// singer · songwriter · lyricist · writer
Every song starts as a page of writing. The voice compiles it.
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new single · out now · single · jonathan anderson · 6 november 2026
The newest single, 3:50. Written by Jonathan Anderson, produced by President Anderson. Play it in full here, then stream it on your platform.
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released singles · as President Anderson · 26 released since 2024
Apple Music · President Anderson ↗ Spotify ↗ Amazon Music ↗ YouTube Music ↗ Deezer ↗
Full discography: 26 singles, from Rédemption: Un Voyage À Travers L'Inconnu (2024) to Five Movements, Fourre Tout, SBC Sweet Black Cock and Cages You Can't See (November 2026), on every major platform: Spotify · Apple Music · Amazon Music · YouTube Music · Deezer.
new singles · full listen · tap a cover to play · tap a title for lyrics and sharing
coming soon · single · from the Size Queen EP · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
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A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
coming soon · single · president anderson
A new single, coming soon. Play it in full here.
Song by song, with a cover for every track: Love, Unhurried · Ville-Marie.
coming soon · EP · jonathan anderson
The full EP. Includes If I Stand Still My Demons Catch Up and the single Five Movements, both out now. Full tracklist to be announced. Produced by President Anderson.
coming soon · EP · jonathan anderson
Un château de cartes. Tracklist to be announced. Produced, mixed and mastered by President Anderson.
coming soon · EP · 10 songs · jonathan anderson
Ten electronic dance tracks. In production; the two finished mixes play in full below.
8 · Midnight Satellites · full song
10 · Afterglow · full song
coming soon · EP · jonathan anderson
Tracklist to be announced. Produced, mixed and mastered by President Anderson.
coming soon · EP · jonathan anderson
Tracklist to be announced. Produced, mixed and mastered by President Anderson.
coming soon · EP · jonathan anderson
Includes Sugar Daddy, playable in full in the singles above. Full tracklist to be announced. Produced, mixed and mastered by President Anderson.
album · 2026 · impact narrative records
Eleven songs. Crown on the Table plays in full; the rest arrives with the streaming release.
11 tracks · 1 play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
Fifteen songs, 31 minutes, from the overture to the curtain call: opera arias meet Jersey club on Ferry Street. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
Fifteen songs, one passport: from Marrakech Morning and Berlin, 4 Uhr to Ciudad de México and Home Port. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon
Histoire avant le verdict. Épisode 1 : Arrestation, seven songs. Every track plays in full.
7 tracks · all play in full
album · out 15 November 2026 · impact narrative records
A love record across soul, R&B, bossa nova and bachata. Fifteen songs, out 15 November 2026. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
Un album entièrement en français, à Montréal. Fifteen songs. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
Jonathan’s natural voice: soul, boom bap, folk, gospel and ballads. Fifteen songs. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
An acoustic album, live in the hostel common room. Fifteen songs. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
album · coming soon · impact narrative records
Hip-hop stories about building, rejection and justice. Fifteen songs. Every track plays in full.
15 tracks · all play in full
soundtrack · in production · 101 ways to die in a hostel · #1
Original soundtrack for Sparks Fly, death #1 of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel. 15 songs, in production. Tracklist may change.
15 tracks
soundtrack · in production · 101 ways to die in a hostel · #2
Original soundtrack for Curry, Wi-Fi, and a Cryptic Curse, death #2 of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel. 14 songs, in production. Tracklist may change.
14 tracks
soundtrack · in production · 101 ways to die in a hostel · #3
Original soundtrack for The Floor Is Lava (It's Gone), death #3 of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel. 17 songs, in production. Tracklist may change.
17 tracks
soundtrack · in production · 101 ways to die in a hostel · #4
Original soundtrack for Wet Floor, death #4 of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel. 15 songs, in production. Tracklist may change.
15 tracks
soundtrack · in production · 101 ways to die in a hostel · #5
Original soundtrack for Silent But Deadly, death #5 of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel. 15 songs, in production. Tracklist may change.
15 tracks
commercial jingle · mécaniciens mobile
The commercial jingle for Mécaniciens Mobile, mobile mechanics in Montreal. Written by Jonathan Anderson. Plays in full.
Stories, emotions, and ideas—in words and music. Explore Jonathan Anderson’s lyrics, organized by song and album.
You can also open individual lyrics using the lyrics & share button beside a track, where available.
Jonathan Anderson is a singer, songwriter, lyricist and writer. The written word is at the centre of the work: lyrics are drafted as text before they become songs, and the same voice runs through the music and the prose.
Jonathan writes, sings and directs the records. Credited as President Anderson, the same person produces, mixes and masters them. The album Every Rhythm (2026) was released on Impact Narrative Records.
Music runs in the extended family, which includes the singers Lennie Gallant and Patsy Gallant — both Juno Award winners and members of the Order of Canada.
Early in life, Jonathan worked as a model and extra for Orlando Galletta in Montreal in 1984.
Jonathan's first time on screen came as a teenager, in the National Film Board of Canada documentary series Listen to Us… (1991), directed and produced by Sally Bochner and Wolf Koenig.
Jonathan also owns PVT Hostel, a grassroots hostel in Montreal: a meeting point for travellers that also feeds the stories in 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel.
Outside music and writing, Jonathan works in software and brings an engineer's precision to the craft: structure, revision, and nothing wasted on the page.
On how he works with AI, in his own words: AI Is a Tool of Artistry, his manifesto.
// training
How the story got here, in photos and milestones.
Model and extra for Orlando Galletta, Montreal.
His father died of cancer.
On screen in the NFB documentary series Listen to Us…. Watch the film ↓
Lip-sync technician, audio dubbing and post-synchronisation, at Softimage in Montreal (later Avid Softimage). A brief job.
ADR director at Cinélume, Montreal: audio dubbing and post-synchronisation.
Business Administration, Audrey Cohen College (now Metropolitan College of New York).
Before 9/11: the innocence of that life was blissful, with its growing pains.
His niece, Skye Whitman, died at 18 when her car struck a collapsed section of road in Worthington, near Sudbury. The grief broke part of the family apart.
In the media: Sudbury.com
On 23 August 2023, on the Plateau in Montreal, he survived an attempted murder. He cut three tendons in his hand taking the knife from his attacker. Playing the piano and string instruments became much harder, so he turned to his voice.
In the media, 23 August 2023: Radio-Canada · La Presse · CTV News
Recovery. He turned the suffering into art, taking survival and death to another level of existence: he dictated the stories that became 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel.
First singles as President Anderson.
After a decade of writing lyrics and songs, he decides to release the bulk of his work, convinced by his coach Peter Defreitas that he is ready.
Every Rhythm released on Impact Narrative Records.
The first four books of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel are scheduled for publication through IngramSpark, available to order worldwide through its network of more than 40,000 retailers and libraries.
Books by Jonathan Anderson.
book series · darkly comic thrillers
101 destinations, 101 deaths, and a world of bad ideas. A darkly funny thriller series for anyone who has ever chased a cheaper bed, a wilder night or a story worth telling. Written by a Montreal hostel owner who knows exactly what can go wrong.
103 books in all: 101 deaths, plus a series hub and a grand finale. Editions rolling out through 2026–2027.
books 1–20 · environmental hazards
status: store links (Amazon, Kindle, Books-A-Million, Audible) are added as each edition goes live.
Available to speak at conferences, festivals and special events, and to perform.
Licensing, publishing, casting, press and rights enquiries use the same form, so nothing gets lost.
Keynotes, panels, workshops and private events. His central talk is a survival story: in 2023 he survived an attempted murder, cutting three tendons in his hand as he took the knife from his attacker. Playing the piano and string instruments became much harder, so he turned to his voice, and during his recovery he dictated the stories that became 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel.
Other talks draw on the craft behind the work: writing as the foundation of song, the voice as instrument, and what code and lyrics teach each other about structure and revision.
travel: available across Canada, Europe and South America · languages: French, English, Spanish
Updates on music, books, film, and performances.
The first twenty books in 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel form a slate of potential screen adaptations. Explore the stories, discover storyboard studies for books 1–4, and view producer pitches for the first five projects as they become available. Live action, animation, and hybrid approaches remain under exploration. Explore Cutting Board →
No Safe Country is in pre-production, with a target release in 2027. Further creative and production updates will follow as the project develops. Explore Film & Visuals →
jonathanandersonproductions.com is now the official home for A. Jonathan Anderson's music, lyrics and writing.
26 singles since 2024, 23 of them in 2026, including If I Stand Still My Demons Catch Up and Toujours Dans Mon Coeur. Apple Music ↗
The album: eleven songs written and directed by Jonathan Anderson, produced, mixed and mastered as President Anderson. Released on Impact Narrative Records. Impact Narrative Records ↗
The new album from President Anderson: fifteen songs, 31 minutes. Listen in full
A fifteen-song album from Marrakech to Mexico City. Hear the album · Album page ↗
Sugar Daddy, Except I Can't Breathe, Just to Say I Love You, Just Wanna Be A Kid, Mirrorball Circuit, New York to LA, Sorry, Spin Me Like a Ballerina and Stupid Games (Reworked). Listen in full
A ten-song electronic dance EP from President Anderson. Hear Midnight Satellites and Afterglow
Film, photography and animation. Each project's credits say how it was made: conventional, AI-generated or a combination. Appearances are listed apart from acting roles.
in pre-production: No Safe Country, a film · target release 2027.
Telling It All (1991), directed by Sally Bochner & Wolf Koenig. © National Film Board of Canada. Embedded via the NFB player.
The first twenty books of 101 Ways to Die in a Hostel, each a potential screen adaptation. Storyboard previews are development concepts.
Producers and screen partners: get in touch about a project.
death #1 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1920s party hostel, one overloaded wire, and a Halloween foam party in a flooding basement.
Storyboard preview · development concept
View storyboard Read the book ↗ Producer pitch (spoilers)
Soundtrack: Sparks Fly · original soundtrack
death #2 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A Portuguese-era villa on the cliffs of Goa, fourteen gas cylinders under the terrace, and a New Year's Eve vindaloo cook-off streamed live to millions.
Storyboard preview · development concept
View storyboard Read the book ↗ Producer pitch (spoilers)
Soundtrack: Curry, Wi-Fi, and a Cryptic Curse · original soundtrack
death #3 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 260-year-old Lisbon building with its walls knocked out, a rooftop hot tub, and 180 guests at the Santo António sardine party.
Storyboard preview · development concept
View storyboard Read the book ↗ Producer pitch (spoilers)
Soundtrack: The Floor Is Lava (It's Gone) · original soundtrack
death #4 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A converted fish-freezing plant by Reykjavík's old harbour, a black basalt megashower, and a midnight polar plunge under the northern lights.
Storyboard preview · development concept
View storyboard Read the book ↗ Producer pitch (spoilers)
Soundtrack: Wet Floor · original soundtrack
death #5 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A six-storey trekkers' hostel in Kathmandu, twenty-two smart gas heaters, a yeti made of laundry, and a farewell party on the coldest night of January.
Storyboard preview · development concept
View storyboard Download storyboard (PDF) Read the book ↗ Producer pitch (spoilers)
Soundtrack: Silent But Deadly · original soundtrack
death #6 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1908 courtyard hostel in Mexico City, a smart kitchen that lights its own burners, and a Friendsgiving fry-off with thirty-one guests.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #7 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
An Ottoman townhouse in Istanbul, a rooftop deck on rusting scaffold, and a sunset yoga class trying for a selfie-train record at the edge.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #8 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A Kowloon tower, a smart lift the size of a wardrobe, and six strangers heading down on the morning of Lunar New Year's Eve.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #9 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
Two leaning canal houses, a forty-metre bunk bed, and a King's Night record attempt with ninety-five people on one frame.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #10 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A black-tiled party pool, a smart cover that seals it in ninety-four seconds, and a lifeguard who can't put her face in the water, in the week of Bali's Day of Silence.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #11 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1981 squat on its last eleven days, five storeys of scaffolding, twenty-three old toilets and one final rave before the co-living brand moves in.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #12 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
The cleanest capsule hostel in the cleanest city on Earth, three cleaning robots, and a live Deep Clean Night on the eve of Deepavali.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #13 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A fifteenth-century palazzo sealed in plastic paint, a romantic canal room with a canopy bed, and a masked ball at high tide.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #14 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A drained fountain, a glass-roofed courtyard, the only two fans in the building, and a siesta survival challenge at 46 °C.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #15 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
An 1851 ice house, a cedar hot tub in a courtyard at minus thirty-five, and a Florida man planning to spend twelve hours in it.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #16 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A tropical backpackers in cyclone season, sixty-two free heated mattress pads, and one bed that stays cool and damp for a reason.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #17 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
An 1896 Budapest tenement, a hundred and twelve motorised heritage windows, and a grand facade unveiling with an influencer standing on a pink chalk X.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #18 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1791 Georgian townhouse, an 1883 dumbwaiter with a motor and a very bad splice, and forty people playing sardines with the lights down.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #19 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1974 fan-cooled hostel off Khao San Road, a thirty-eight-kilo ceiling fan called Grandmother, and a Songkran water war in a locked dorm.
Storyboard preview · development concept
death #20 of 101
Potential screen adaptation · Format under exploration
A 1961 stilt hostel under the busiest lightning storm on Earth, a brand-new copper art roof that leaks, and a storm-chaser who wants to sit right under the hole.
Storyboard preview · development concept
uncut · area footage
Raw footage from the streets and skies of Montreal.
A curated photography series is on its way_
A selection of original photographs, from New York to Montréal and beyond, will be published here soon.
Drone photography — panoramas captured in 2022.
hostel cartoon
Cartoon illustrations of hostel life — the chaos, the characters, the stories.
What feeds the work.
// acting
A singer is already an actor: every song is a character with something to say. Acting is a passion Jonathan is drawn to for the same reason as lyrics, which is telling the truth through someone else's words.
on screen Listen to Us… · National Film Board of Canada documentary series, 1991
// film
Film is where writing, music and performance meet. It shapes how Jonathan thinks about a song: scenes, cuts, and the moment the music changes the meaning of the image.
in pre-production No Safe Country, a film · target release 2027
// dance
Jonathan studied tango in New York City at Paul Pellicoro's DanceSport, the studio whose founder choreographed the tango in Scent of a Woman. A singer who has trained as a dancer hears a song differently: phrasing, tempo and the space between beats are things the body learns first.
// software
Jonathan builds software, including Phoenix and Bunkmate. Code and lyrics have more in common than people expect: both reward economy, rhythm and ruthless revision.
// public speaking
Jonathan has spoken to audiences of up to 2,000 people, including at the Landmark Forum's Leadership Programme in Long Beach, California. The skills transfer both ways: a performer learns to hold a room, and a speaker learns to land a moment.
Alongside the music and the books, Jonathan founds and runs companies, several of them large, long-term builds under constant development.
Plus several more projects in active development.
Works and credits by role with ISRC, ISWC and ISBN codes, his identifiers (ISNI, BOWI, artist profile IDs) and cross-references in public registries are on one page: Works, credits & identifiers ↗
Music, books, the label and the software, all in one place.
status: store and streaming links going up shortly.
