---
title: "My Pal Floaty"
date: 2015-01-13
author: "Zack Katz"
link: "https://staging.gravitykit.com/pal-floaty/"
---

# My Pal Floaty

I'm a huge fan of [Jonathan Mann](http://jonathanmann.net). The theme song for my favorite podcast is by him ([Accidental Tech Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXItGrjqrw)). His songs are joyful and funny, while always having hooks and melodies that get stuck in your head. I wanted to work with him, so I sent him an email about GravityView. A week later, he presented me with an awesome song. I rewrote the bridge (the "take the data that you've got / design using drag and drop" part), and a few days later, he presented me with the final song and the complete video. I had no input into the video -- and it came out amazing. For anyone interested in working with Jonathan, I highly recommend him! Having a song and video for GravityView makes the plugin come to life. I present "My Pal Floaty":

> **Vimeo Video**: [View interactive content](//player.vimeo.com/video/116675364?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=4d9bbe) 

### Fun tidbits

- In the form that is filled out in the beginning of the video, Floaty's first name is "Floaty" and last name "The Astronaut"
- When the lyrics talk about taking data and designing the View using drag and drop, Jonathan is on screen dragging and dropping the word "Data". Amazing.
- Jonathan's mini-me guys all watch Floaty as he flies across the screen