Harry James Angus


Harry James Angus is an Australian singer-songwriter, trumpet player and guitarist. He is one of the lead vocalists in the Melbourne band The Cat Empire along with Felix Riebl. He joined the group in early 2000. He is the nephew of comedian, actress and writer, Mary-Anne Fahey.

History

Angus has been playing trumpet since the age of twelve and learnt to scat from listening to the Jazz greats. He went to primary school at Malvern Primary School, where he would often perform as a vocalist at school assemblies. He then went to high school at McKinnon Secondary College and was taught by Ian Orr in Melbourne before studying at the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2006, he appeared twice as a panelist on the ABC Australian Music Quiz show Spicks and Specks. Angus is also part of The Conglomerate, a four-piece Melbourne jazz band. He also played basketball for the Malvern Tigers Basketball Club, and used to wear the club's black and yellow singlet while performing at gigs.
He is married to Emily Lubitz, the lead singer of Tinpan Orange.

Jackson Jackson

His current side project, Jackson Jackson, is a partnership with producer and film composer Jan Skubiszewski. "Jackson Jackson and the New Apocalypso Beat" features Melbourne trio "The Genie". His backing singers are known as "The Jackson Jackson 5". Jackson Jackson are signed to EMI and their debut album The Fire Is on the Bird was released in March 2007.
Jackson Jackson played shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in mid-March 2007 as part of their "Sneak Preview" tour.
In 2008 they released their second album Tools for Survival.

Other projects

Angus is a member of The Conglomerate, and plays trumpet on four tracks of the debut album Aroona Palace by Tinpan Orange, which also features Ollie McGill.
He has also released two folk/acoustic solo albums, Live at the Famous Spiegeltent in 2008, and Little Stories in 2011.
In 2012 Angus wrote the club song for the newest club in the AFL, the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Discography

The Cat Empire