Jarrod Alonge

Jarrod Alonge
Jarrod Alonge at the 2015 APMAs
Born
Jarrod Michael Alonge

(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 33)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Comedy career
Years active2009–present
Genres
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Websiteboketo.media/about

Jarrod Michael Alonge (born March 25, 1993) is an American comedian, songwriter and media producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. His three independent full-length comedy albums Beating a Dead Horse, Friendville and Awkward & Depressed all reached number one on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of post-hardcore supergroup CrazyEightyEight.

Personal life

Alonge studied biology at Tennessee Technological University and graduated with a BS degree in 2014, having originally planned to attend medical school. He currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Rachel and two daughters.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Artist
2015 Beating a Dead Horse Various
2016 Friendville Sunrise Skater Kids
2017 Awkward & Depressed Canadian Softball
2018 Burning Alive CrazyEightyEight
2020 The Praxis of Prophylaxis Vermicide Violence
2023 Emotaku Sunrise Skater Kids
2025 Milking a Dead Cow Various
2026 Friendworld Sunrise Skater Kids

Singles and EPs

Year Title Artist
2013 I'm So Scene Amidst the Grave's Demons
2014 Eternity (Literally)
Pop Punk Pizza Party Sunrise Skater Kids
2015 12 Days of a Pop Punk Christmas
2016 Space Zombies EP Amidst the Grave's Demons
Pubic Apology SwagChode
2017 How Far I'll Go Sunrise Skater Kids
Covers, Vol. 1 CrazyEightyEight
No Words Spoken
Covers, Vol. 2
2018 Shinebox
To Plant a Seed
Merry Splitmas Various
2020 COSPLIT-19
Killing In the Name CrazyEightyEight
2021 Still Posi Sunrise Skater Kids
What's My Age Again?
Liberté, Egalité, Friendvillé
Homeless Millennial
... and yet, I fish Canadian Softball
The Christmas Shoes
2022 Boybandin' Up Sunrise Skater Kids
2023 Hate the Swim, Love the Swimmer Amidst the Grave's Demons

Music videos

Title From the album
"The Swimmer" Beating a Dead Horse
"Save My Life"
"Inconceivable Somatic Defecation"
"Unbreakable"
"First World Tragedy"
"Pit Warrior" Friendville
"Rylo Ken"
"Friendville"
"These Borders Don't Trump" Space Zombies EP
"Fund Me" Awkward & Depressed
"Tommy's Planet" No Words Spoken
"Your Validation" Awkward & Depressed
"Great Again"
"Shinebox" Burning Alive
"Nitroglycerin"
"Tears in Rain"
"Bastard from a Basket"
"I Am Tetsuo"
"Fortune and Glory, Kid"
"Coronaviscerated" The Praxis of Prophylaxis

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014Jarrod AlongeKerrang! Awards – Best ComedianWon

References

  1. ↑ "Dean's and Graduates Lists". Tennessee Tech. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  2. ↑ "An Interview with Jarrod Alonge, the Guy Who Made Those Pop Punk Videos You Love So Much – Noisey". Noisey. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Jarrod Alonge tops Billboard charts Album". AltPress. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sunrise Skater Kids – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-05-27). Amidst the Grave's Demons - The Swimmer [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-08-11). Amidst the Grave's Demons - Save My Life [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Jared Dines (2015-08-26). Vermicide Violence - Inconceivable Somatic Defecation ft. Jared Dines (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-09-25). Chewed Up - Unbreakable [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Boketo Media (2015-11-27). Sunrise Skater Kids - First World Tragedy [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-03-16). Sunrise Skater Kids - Pit Warrior ft. Dave Stephens [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-03-28). Sunrise Skater Kids - Rylo Ken [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-06-13). Sunrise Skater Kids - Friendville [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Boketo Media (2016-10-26). Amidst the Grave's Demons - These Borders Don't Trump [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  15. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-05-19). CrazyEightyEight - Tommy's Planet [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-07-14). Canadian Softball - Your Validation [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Boketo Media (2017-07-27). Canadian Softball - Great Again [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-01-26). CrazyEightyEight - Shinebox [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-11-30). CrazyEightyEight - Nitroglycerin [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Boketo Media (2018-11-30). CrazyEightyEight - Tears In Rain [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "CrazyEightyEight - Bastard from a Basket [Official Video]". YouTube. 14 December 2018.
  22. ↑ Boketo Media (2019-01-14). CrazyEightyEight - I Am Tetsuo [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ Boketo Media (2019-06-28). CrazyEightyEight - Fortune and Glory, Kid [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ Boketo Media (2020-03-20). Vermicide Violence - Coronaviscerated [Official Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ Barnes, Anthony (June 13, 2014). "Kerrang! Awards 2014: Winners list in full". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.