Name: Jonathan Isaksson
Born: 1982 in Pietarsaari, Finland
E-mail: jisaksso(at)gmail.com
Interests: Music, History, Philosophy etc.
Home: Apartment in Turku, Finland
Education: Filosofie magister (Master of Arts) in General History. Minors in Social Science (including Economics, Law, Political Science and Public Administration) and Pedagogics at Åbo Akademi University in Turku. Graduated 2008. Specialized in 1960s countercultural history and the hippie movement.
Occupation: Program host, musician and writer
Politics: Left, Socialism with a tendency towards Anarchism
Religion: Freethinker
Speaks: Swedish (native language), Finnish, English, German and Spanish
Drinks: Whiskey, Wine and Beer
Eats: Almost anything, but Pizza's never wrong
Sports: Used to train martial arts, nowadays I mostly exercise my lungs with tobacco
Music taste: Mainly 60's and 70's rock but everything from Classical to Death Metal is all right
Influences: Jim Morrison, Søren Kierkegaard, W.B. Yeats
Plays: Guitar, piano and bass, some drums, tries to sing, can use a harmonica
Band history: Solvent: Lead singer and guitarist 1996-2001, The Tumbling Dice: Lead singer and guitarist 2001-present, Frank Treason: Lead guitarist 2005-2006, Thy Trubadours/San Fransisco Afterglow member since 2000. Several other projects over the years. Professional troubadour since 2008.
Discography: Solvent: The Flying Alien EP (1999)
The Tumbling Dice: Sellout on Salvation Street EP (2003), Russian Roulette EP (2004), No Mercy No Light EP (2006)