Getting Tingly With Matt Sams

Summary: We've got an exciting episode for you! Not only are we Starbuckin' it, but we have our first-ever guest for this iteration of our ongoing pod project. It's Matt Sams, also known as Somnistatic. Matt has undertaken an ambitious song-a-day project for the year 2014. He's recording a new song every day and releasing it online. As of this recording, Matt is on song number 239. He's just about 75% of the way there and he hasn't missed one day! During the interview, we discuss Matt's songwriting inspiration/process. We talk about marketing and "making it" as a creative person in the Internet age. We meander thru a couple fun digressions and we play a couple of Matt's songs.<br> <br> More notes:<br> <br> <br> <br> Jen and I tried the RPM Challenge. We failed.<br> Matt came into the project with some songs already written, but most of the songs have been written on the day they were recorded.<br> Jen and I have done NaPodPoMo. Everyone who does that is excited at the beginning, and by day 10, they're ready to quit.<br> Want to write a song? Just pick a key and go!<br> Matt's lead-guitar secret: Jimi Hendrix mashed up with Slash.<br> "German Dance Robots"<br> Walking pneumonia and ear infections aren't good for recording vocals.<br> "Ashes On The Broken Threshold"<br> Sampling. It ain't songwriting, despite what Bob Lefsetz thinks.<br> Matt wrote a song about the Chicago Cubs. I thought he was a White Sox fan.<br> Melody Fusion article about Matt's project.<br> 1,000 true fans = bullshit. Do what you do and keep doing it.<br> If you need a gimmick to get ahead, you're in the wrong business.<br> Diablo III - you only pay once. World Of Warcraft has a subscription.<br> Playing games thru an emulator. It's extra legal, not illegal.<br> Internet marketing. it's just like Kindergarten Cop.<br> Write more about the dildos!<br> Be awesomerish. Donate to Matt's project.<br> Jen does a mean Sarah Palin impersonation.<br> Matt is a sponge. Especially when it comes to Spice Girls lyrics.<br> We played Matt's song "We Are Loved."<br> Matt needs a press kit.<br> Songs in F#. Not the best for guitar solos.<br> Possible future project: 365 soundbites.<br> I played guitar on Matt's song "The Wind."<br> Follow Matt here: @somnistatic, Matt's Bandcamp account, Matt's WordPress blog.<br> Hypernonsensism: It's a religion.<br> <br> Get in touch with us!<br> <br> e-Mail: show@hypernonsense.com<br> <br> Twitter: @hypernonsense<br> <br> Call our voicemail line: 805-725-5085<br> <br> Subscribe to Hyper Nonsense: RSS | iTunes | Spreaker | Stitcher | TuneIn | Android | Google Play Music<br> <br> Let us know if your favorite podcast app/platform isn't listed above!