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Geoff Douville

Geoffrey Douville (May 17, 1971 - February 1, 2020) was a musician, podcaster, filmmaker, and bar owner from New Orleans. He was a founding member of the eclectic band Egg Yolk Jubilee, co-host of an acclaimed New Orleans podcast, and maker of several short films.

Biography

Douville grew up in New Orleans. He attended Archbishop Rummel High School and the University of New Orleans, from which he graduated in 1993.[1]

Douville co-founded Egg Yolk Jubilee in 1996, and remained a member until his death in 2020.[2] He was a guitarist and singer with the band, and he wrote some of the band's songs including "Sex Robots."[3]

With his friend Joel Jackson, Douville hosted the podcast It’s a Good Life, Babe: Geoff and Joel’s Tales from New Orleans, first from 2012 to 2014, during which time they recorded over 150 episodes, and again between 2016 and 2020 when they recorded 225 additional [?] episodes.

Jazzfest, often interviewing guests of renown and significance within the New Orleans community. Podcast guests with broader notability included James Andrews,[7] Ben Jaffe,[8] Kid Koala,[9] Ben Ellman of Galactic,[10] and Tank and the Bangas[11]. The podcast's final four episodes, recorded in 2020 by Jackson after Douville's death, were tributes to Douville.[12]

Douville was a professional film and television cameraman, regularly shooting at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the

Bonnaroo Festival (where he and Jackson met).[1] He made several short films about New Orleans, as writer, director, cameraman, and in one case narrator. "Franklin and Dauphine," a short directed by Douville, was a segment in the 2012 compilation film Where Y'at (hello), the showings of which in 2012-13 included two film festivals and a brief display at a theater.[13][14][15][16] Douville also directed a segment of the 2015 compilation film Dusk/Dark/Dawn.[17]

Douville taught in the music industry program of Loyola University New Orleans (when?).[18]

From 2009 to 2016, Douville co-owned the bar Lost Love Lounge (also called, at different times, Love's Lost Lounge) in New Orleans's Faubourg Marigny neighborhood.[1]

Douville married Traci Birch in December 2019.[18]

In early 2019, Douville was diagnosed with

nasopharyngeal cancer. He died of cancer on February 1, 2020. Tipitina's held a tribute concert for him on March 5, 2020.[18]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Coviello, Will (3 March 2020). "Memorial for musician and filmmaker Geoffrey Douville is Thursday, March 5, at Tipitina's". Gambit (nola.com). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ Miester, Mark Miester (1 June 1999). "Egg Yolk Jubilee: Folks Scramble Jazz Classics". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tipitina's to host memorial concert for Geoff Douville of Egg Yolk Jubilee". OffBeat Magazine. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "4 New Orleans-Centric Podcasts that Are Worth a Listen". Adore Magazine. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ Berg, Lauren (22 October 2020). "Four must-listen NOLA podcasts". The Tulane Hullabaloo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ Haines, Matt (19 March 2020). "The 10 best NOLA podcasts to listen to while we practice social distancing". Very Local New Orleans. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Ep105: James Andrews On His Fats Domino Tribute Album, The NBA Per Pistol Pete, NOLA Street Culture, Jazz Fest & Europe". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ep136: Ben Jaffe Of The Preservation Hall & Preservation Hall Jazz Band". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ep109: Kid Koala On Nufonia Must Fall, Vinyl Vaudeville, Prez Hall & Storyville Mosquito". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Ep102: Ben Ellman On Producing Walter 'Wolfman' Washington's New Album". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Ep64,Pt1: New Orleans' Tank & the Bangas Join the Show". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Ep:Infinity/Finality Four: Traci Birch On It's A Good Life, Douville". It's a Good Life, Babe. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ Wirt, John (26 September 2013). "Five-minute films combine in Where Y'at". The Advocate. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. ^ Arceneaux, Bill (2013-04-13). "Review: "Where Y'at? (hello.)"". Bill Reviews. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. ^ "What are the release dates for Where Y'At - Hello 2012?". Answers.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. ^ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com (7 May 2013). "Popcorn al fresco: Multiple outdoor screenings set to unspool, plus other local movie events". NOLA.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021. {{cite news}}: Text "The" ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Dusk/Dark/Dawn (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  18. ^ a b c Spera, Keith (4 March 2020). "Tipitina's concert to celebrate life of Egg Yolk Jubilee guitarist Geoff Douville". NOLA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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