Jonathan Coulton
Singer / Songwriter
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Biography:
Jonathan Coulton grew up in Colchester CT, a town whose motto is "Where tradition meets tomorrow." He played snare drum in the high school marching band, which was fun, but did not attract any girls (even when he played his tender snare drum arrangement of "You've Got a Friend"). Jonathan switched to guitar and wrote a series of sweet and sad songs about being a teenager and having a vague feeling of overwhelming sadness and sweetness. This worked only marginally better.
Jonathan studied music in college, and sang with an a cappella group called the Spizzwinks, and another one called the Whiffenpoofs. He spent a lot of time on stage in white tie and tails, showing his "jazz hands" only when absolutely necessary.
Jonathan used to write software, but he quit the day job in order to pursue...other things...or something. He is the musical director for Little Gray Books created and hosted by friend John Hodgman, and he is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science Magazine (for whom he does a weekly interview podcast).
Jonathan's most recent project was called Thing a Week, in which he produced a new song every week and released it for free as a podcast for an entire year. All of these songs are now available on four CDs in their original order (and state of completion), but you can also buy them from his online store, or from iTunes.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Origins Game Fair 2024 - June 19-23, 2024 in Columbus, OH, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2024 - March 9-16, 2024 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2023
- JoCo Cruise 2023 - March 5-12, 2023 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2022
- JoCo Cruise 2022 - March 5-12, 2022 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2021
JoCo Cruise 2021 - March 6-13, 2021 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USAConvention Went Online-Only 2020- JoCo Cruise 2020 - March 7-14, 2020 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2019
- New York Comic Con 2019 - October 3-6, 2019 in New York, NY, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2019 - March 9-16, 2019 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2018
- New York Comic Con 2018 - October 4-7, 2018 in New York, NY, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2018 - March 1-4, 2018 in Seattle, WA, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2018 - February 18-25, 2018 in Departing from San Diego, CA, USA 2017
- JoCo Cruise 2017 - March 4-11, 2017 in Departing from San Diego, CA, USA 2016
- Dragon Con 2016 - September 2-5, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Chicago, IL, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2016 - February 21-28, 2016 in Departs from Port Canaveral, FL, USA 2015
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2015 - January 31 - February 8, 2015 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2014
- New York Comic Con 2014 - October 9-12, 2014 in New York, NY, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2014 - February 23 - March 1, 2014 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2013
- Nekocon 2013 - November 1-3, 2013 in Hampton, VA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2013 - February 10-17, 2013 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2012
- PAX East 2012 - April 6-8, 2012 in Boston, MA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2012 - February 16-26, 2012 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2011
- Dragon*Con 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- PAX East 2011 - March 11-13, 2011 in Boston, MA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2011 - January 1-8, 2011 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2010
- PAX Prime 2010 - September 3-5, 2010 in Seattle, WA, USA
- PAX East 2010 - March 26-28, 2010 in Boston, MA, USA
- Ohayocon 2010 - January 29-31, 2010 in Columbus, OH, USA 2009
- Penny Arcade Expo 2009 - September 4-6, 2009 in Seattle, WA, USA 2008
- Penny Arcade Expo 2008 - August 29-31, 2008 in Seattle, WA, USA
29 confirmed guest appearances