[1][2] The earliest example was filk music, from the 1950s onwards, played by fans at science fiction conventions.
Nerd-folk (also nerd folk, geek-folk, or dork-folk)[7] is a musical genre derived from filking that features humorous original songs involving geeky topics performed in a folk style.
Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner of The Doubleclicks credit Marian Call and others with creating the genre.
[8] The music festival Nerdapalooza (2007–13) described itself as "the first of its kind to invite all genres of the nerd music movement under one roof, including nerd rock, nerdcore hip hop, chiptunes, and video game music.
"[9] Other conventions and events such as MAGFest and Rock Comic Con have since hosted nerd music acts of a range of styles.