Debs & Errol was a Toronto, Ontario-based comedy, musical duo consisting of Deborah Isaac (on guitar, ukulele) and Errol Elumir (piano). They are known for performing geek music, originals and parodies, including songs about Totoro,[1] Star Wars, Star Trek,[2] Sherlock,[3] and other similar themes.
Debs & Errol | |
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 Debs & Errol Perform at Lee's Palace | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | parody, singer-songwriter, filk music, geek music |
| Instrument(s) | piano, guitar, ukulele |
| Years active | 2011–2015 |
| Members | Deborah Isaac (guitar, ukulele) Errol Elumir (piano) |
| Website | debsanderrol |
Their work has been featured on Wired's website[4] and their "Geek Love Song" was featured in a segment of CBC Radio's Here and Now (Toronto), for their Valentine's Contest, in February 2012.[5]
History
editThe band started when a mutual friend asked them separately to be musical acts in a geeky theatre showcase. They decided to pair up and started a website, social media, and T-shirts in one week. They write many songs that are funny and emphasize geeky topics.[6]
Debs & Errol announced their retirement on their website on 15 January 2015.[7]
Public Performances
editThey often make appearances at pop culture conventions, including performing at the Ottawa Comiccon,[8] being guests of honor at Orycon 35[9] and the Ohio Valley Filk Festival.[10] They regularly perform at nontraditional music venues such as improv shows and geek theatre showcases.[11][12]
Other projects
editDaily Webcomic
editDebs & Errol have a daily webcomic (except Sundays). Errol said, "That happened by accident, really. I wanted to put out a CD and I thought, foolishly, we could get it done in a short amount of time. Considering I had created the characters for our logo, I decided to do a daily comic so that people could keep coming back every day until the CD was done."[13]
NaNoWriMo
editDebs & Errol first met through National Novel Writing Month and have been huge supporters of the organization ever since. Since then, they have written a musical about NaNoWriMo, and Errol pens the NaNoToons, the webcomic for NaNoWriMo.
In 2012, Debs & Errol did a Project for Awesome video for NaNoWriMo, helping them win first place.[14][15][16]
Crowdfunding
editIn 2012, they successfully crowdfunded their first CD, Songs in the Key of Geek.
In 2013, they ran a successful Indiegogo Campaign to raise funds for their EP CTRL+ALT+DUETS.
Discography
editAlbums available on CD
edit- Songs in the Key of Geek (April 2012)
Online-only releases
edit- CTRL+ALT+DUETS (October 2013)
- NaNoMusical 2012 Soundtrack (EP) (November 2012) – Written by Debs & Errol but not performed
References
edit- ^ "Top 10 Nerd Songs", "A Journal Of Musical Things", August 23, 2012
- ^ "Frozen's 'Let It Go' as sung by the cast of Star Trek is a delight", "iO9", February 6, 2014
- ^ "Sherlock song 'Locked' shows Debs & Errol aren't locked into one genre", "Pop Mythology", March 19, 2014
- ^ Silver, Curtis. "Sci-fi Geek Music Troubadouring with Debs and Errol". Wired.com's Geekdad. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Clip of 'Geek Love Song' Played on CBC Here and Now", March 5, 2012
- ^ "Frozen's 'Let it Go' remade for Star Trek is the best thing of the day", "thestar.com", February 7, 2014
- ^ "D&E: Farewell Comic", January 15, 2015
- ^ ""Ottawa Comiccon", May 2014". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ ""Orycon 35", November 2013". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ ""OVFF 30", October 2014". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "My Entertainment World", April 14, 2012
- ^ ""Mooney On Theatre", April 16, 2012". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ ""Music Monday: Nerd Band Debs and Errol", "Almost Nerdy", May 20, 2013". Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Project 4 Awesome", December 17, 2012
- ^ "NaNoWriMo Facebook", December 17, 2012
- ^ "P4A 2012 Indiegogo Campaign", December, 2012