Jonathan Coulton is a geek artist and performer responsible for such oeuvres as Code Monkey, Still Alive, and Want You Gone. Currently the house musician for NPR’s Ask Me Another, Jonathan has just released an original Christmas album, One Christmas at a Time, and will be touring the US later this month.
During the call we’ll auction off a surprise mystery thing! So mysterious even we don’t know what it is yet!
JoCo (as we like to call him) will be calling in on Tuesday at 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT. Questions and cogitations should be left in the comment section.
dear dr coulton
absolutely love your music, which was your favourite song to write, and why? also, what is your favourite sandwich?
You guys should sing a JoCo song to him. Or get him to perform one song from his new christmas album. Either/or.
Dear Dr. JoCo, what was the inspiration for the song “First of May”?
Dear Dr Coulton,
Will you be writing a song for another game soon?
Dear Dr. Not GladOS: What was your favorite project write music for, and what was you favorite song in that project?
JoCo,
The crew interviewing you has, after a long time operating just fun, managed to make a living doing goofy creative work online. You have too, while acknowledging how much the business model is changing under your feet. Can we get some fun discussion on the future of making money as creative (and nerdy) people in the digital age? I know your stances but I would love to here you discuss it with the LRR team.
Where did your inspiration come from to write the lyrics for Still Alive and Want You Gone?
Dear Dr. Coulton.
During your concert in Stockholm, you played a lot of sad songs. ‘Cause we like that in Sweden. So I’m wondering, what’s your favorite sad song?
Also: The concert was awesome and I hope you come back soon!
What was it like touring with They Might Be Giants? I’m a huge fan of theirs and know you take inspiration from them.
Dear Dr. Coulton,
What was it like collaborating with John Roderick on Nemeses the new Christmas album?
(Also, please tour more on the East coast soon. Thank you. <3)
JoCo,
Where do you get your ideas?
(Best Concert *Ever*, btw.)
Love,
Dr. JoCo:
When writing Still Alive and Want You Gone, how were you informed of the storyline? Both songs mainly consist of plot points in the games, so I was wondering if they gave you a draft of the storyline, or let you play through the games before writing the songs, or anything else.
Dear Dr. Coulton,
If you’re sick of music questions, tell us about your worst bus trip or other long-distance touring travel.
JoCo:
Could you talk a bit about the recording setup you used for your Thing A Week project?
Dear Dr Jonathan,
What are you doing here already? How long was I in the toilet? Did I miss Paul And Storm?
Dear Dr. Coulton,
Will you be appearing at MAGfest in January? Any plans to get revenge on Danimal Cannon for his diss rap last year?
Which came first: Code Monkeys song, or Code Monkeys show?
Dear Dr. JoCo What would you like to write the soundtrack too? (Game, Movie, etc. Portal doesn’t count :P)
Favorite game?
Dear Dr. Coulton, was that you I heard on the radio this weekend singing a song about the capitals of countries live?
Dear JoCo,
If you could write a song for another video game, what would it be?
Dear Dr. Coulton,
I hear you have a Christmas album coming out. Let’s talk about that.
Also, does Storm always sing 80s medleys when you break guitar strings?
Dear Mr. Monkey,
Would you consider writing a Desert Bus song?
We love you in Toronto. Come back soon!
Dear Dr. Mr. Monkey,
Considering an upcoming movie, and thinking back to games you loaded from tape… Do you know a song about Gold?
Dear Dr. JoCo, I love all of your work, and some of my favorite songs are not always the funny ones. Big Bad World One, and You ruined everything are my favorites. Do you feel pressured to make funny songs, or do you still get to make heartfelt ones like these?
Dear Dr. Coulton.,
Do you have any stories or anecdotes on how you recharge your batteries after such exhaustive projects as Thing-A-Week?
What did you take from the change in process when working on Artificial Heart? What was your favourite song from the album? Off topic: You Ruined Everything makes me tear up every damn time.
Dear JoCo,
Do you have a FancyPantsMachine nearby?
Dear Dr Coulton, is there anything you learned about the Portal games while working with them that isn’t in the games?
Hey Jonathan, massive fan of your music, just wondering how did you go about writing Washy ad jeffy?
Whats your favorite song to preform?
Hey, Dr. JoCo, What song launched you into the lofty fame you now enjoy?
How do you feel about Code Monkey: the Musical
What would you rather be doing than what you are currently doing? And how long do you think you could play Desert Bus?
Have you ever been in a position where you knew there was a fan of your standing nearby, but it’s obvious that they’re too nervous to go up to you to say hi?
(I was that guy.)
Dear Dr JoCo,
How often (if ever) do you play your own songs on Rock Band?
Hey, Dr. JoCo, what was your favorite Christmas gift EVAR!
Does Good Morning Tucson have anything to do with Desert Bus?
H20?
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