Debs and Errol
Canadian musical duo
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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.
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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 |
| Instruments | 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
The 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
Other projects
Daily Webcomic
Debs & 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
Debs & 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.[citation needed]
In 2012, Debs & Errol did a Project for Awesome video for NaNoWriMo, helping them win first place.[14][15][16]
Crowdfunding
In 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
Albums available on CD
- Songs in the Key of Geek (April 2012)
Online-only releases
- CTRL+ALT+DUETS (October 2013)
- NaNoMusical 2012 Soundtrack (EP) (November 2012) – Written by Debs & Errol but not performed