Pre-Jazz Emu
This page talks about Archie Henderson's projects before the creation of Jazz Emu.
2014-2016 - Lorelai
Lorelai was a six person jazz/soul/funk band featuring Archie Henderson and his wife Iona Gaskell.
Music
2014 - View From Here
This album was released only on Bandcamp and features three songs.
- View From Here
- Could Be You
- People
2016 - Adaline
This album was released on Bandcamp and Spotify. It features four songs.
- Takedown
- Bones
- Adaline
- Blossom
2015 - Cambridge Footlights
While at Cambridge, Archie was a member of the well known drama society 'Cambridge Footlights' where he worked on a number of sketch shows. A number of these shows have been recorded and put onto Youtube to watch. Archie did shows with Luke Sumner, Ellen Robertson [write the others that have appeared in other Jemu things].
One sketch, Smokehouse, was given a 'cinematic adaptation', filmed by Hunter Allen. It was a musical wild west sketch about an outlaw and a sherriff who fall in love after hunting each other down for fifteen years. This sketch featured Archie Henderson as 'Smokehouse' and Luke Sumner as 'Sherriff'.
2016-2017 - d'Onovan Love
d'Onovan Love was a charcter created and played by Archie Henderson a number of years before the character of Jazz Emu entered the public eye. It is believed that d'Onovan may have been a 'beta design' of Jazz, due to the number of similarities the two share: music style, personality and 70's theming.
He wore the same wire frame glasses that Jazz is frequently seen in and sported short hair and a bushy mustache. His clothing was fairly basic, being a white turtleneck and black trousers. d'Onovan describes himself as a 'Stone cold hot shot with looks that melt butter' and 'Smoulder City'.
d'Onovan had a Twitter account that ran between the 4th and the 16th of Octobver 2016. He made 15 posts.
Additionally, he featured in a Two Plus Ones sketch video that was released on February 14th 2017. In it, he talks about his break from the limelight since the good old days, his fame and connections and his current living conditions.
Music
The Second Coming of d'Onovan Love
This EP released on October 11th, 2016, being the only musical release by the d'Onovan persona. The EP was notable for having two demos of [sic] tracks, Get it Right and Sincerité.
- Get It Right (demo)
- Crank It Up
- Imagination
- Never Enough (demo of Sincerité)
- The Line
2017-2018 - Two Plus Ones
2018-2020 - Lunafruit
Lunafruit was a three person band that had a smooth jazz/pop blend sound.