The Resume

(December 1, 1970- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Singer/songwriter
Plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, harmonica, accordion, zendrum and tenori-on
Recorded the albums 'Smoking Monkey' (2003), 'Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow' (2004), 'Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms' (2005), 'Thing a Week One' (2006), 'Thing a Week Two' (2006), 'Thing a Week Three' (2006), 'Thing a Week Four' (2006) and 'Best.Concer.Ever' (2009)
Songs include 'Still Alive,' 'Code Monkey,' 'Re: Your Brains,' 'The Future Soon' and a cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a self-described geek.
His lyrics for the song 'Mandelbrot Set' actually describe the procedure for generating a Julia Set. (Geeks are supposed to get that kind of thing right, dang it!)
He has expressed worries that moving from his geekier numbers to more traditional pop fare might alienate his audience.
His fans nicknamed him JoCo.
He said, 'I find it hard to write about myself or to write from a personal point of view. So the way I get around that is by writing from the perspective of a giant squid.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His lyrics have been described as 'if Bob Dylan and the internet had a baby.'
He provided music for John Hodgman's book tours.
He quit a programming job to perform music full-time shortly after his daughter's birth, feeling that if he did not take a stab at achieving his dream, he would be telling his daughter that dreams are not worth pursuing.
He carved out a career on the internet without any record company contract at all.
He allows free use of his songs in non-commercial works, resulting in scores of fan-created videos for his songs.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Accordionists
• Banjo Strummers
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 34]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12011970)
• CNN's Top 10 Geek Anthems of All Time (Ranked: 6)
• Computer Geeks
• Dr. Demento's Top 100 (Or So) Demented Hits [Through 2011] (Ranked: 51)
• Entertainers Loved by Geeks and Nerds
• Folk Singers
• Harmonica Players
• Hartford Courant's Top 10 Songs for Halloween - Eric Danton [2009] (Ranked: 4)
• I Attended Yale
• I Covered a Beatles Song
• I Sang in a Collegiate A Cappella Group
• I Sing About Butts
• I Sing About Computers
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Headphones
• Look at My Blackboard or Whiteboard
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 30501-30750 (Ranked: 30607)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 46.77% Annoying