Jem and The Holograms

For other uses, see Jem and The Holograms (disambiguation).

Jem and The Holograms
Jem and the Holograms. From left to right: Aja, Jem, Kimber and Shana.
Alias	The Holograms
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Ballad, glam metal, hard rock, jazz, new wave, pop rock, rock, rock and roll, swing
Labels	Starlight Music
Associated acts	The Battle of the Bands The World Hunger Shindig Music & Magic
Members	Jem Kimber Benton Aja Leith Shana Elmsford Raya
Manager	Rio Pacheco

Jem and The Holograms, or simply The Holograms, is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. Their executive producer is Jerrica Benton, co-owner of Starlight Music, a record company to which the band is signed under, and their road manager is Rio Pacheco. Jerrica does not only take care of the band's business affairs, though, and she's in fact their main vocalist, who performs under the secret identity of Jem.

The band's four founders are siblings Jerrica and Kimber Benton, and foster sisters Aja Leith and Shana Elmsford. The fifth member is Raya (Carmen Alonso), who joined later in the band's career.

Background

The band derives its name from the main concept of the show, which are the holographic images projected from Synergy, a supercomputer built by Jerrica's father, via her earrings. These earrings have remote micro-projectors in them, allowing Jerrica to assume the persona of her alter ego, Jem. She can also project images around her, which she uses in many cases as a distraction if her cover is about to be blown or to protect herself and her friends from danger.

The band has made much progress throughout the series, starting with their formation in the first episode, and would often reach the top of the charts. All of the band members are close friends, with Kimber Benton being Jem's sister, although the band has been separated a few times. Examples include: The Day the Music Died and The Bands Break Up.

Band members

• Jem: Main vocalist
• Aja Leith: Lead guitar, backup vocals
• Shana Elmsford: Bass guitar, backup vocals (former drummer)
• Kimber Benton: Keyboards, backup vocals, lyrics
• Raya Alonso: Drummer

Music style

Unlike the style of The Misfits or The Stingers, who mainly focus on topics such as self-indulgence and greediness, Jem and The Holograms' style deals with themes such as love, tolerance, understanding and redemption.

Despite being rock and ballads the main focus of their songs, they are known to frequently venture into a wide variety of other music styles as a result of their exciting adventures. These range from classic styles such as from rock and roll or jazz, to the more modern hard rock, pop rock, and new wave.

Songs

All Across This Country All's Right With The World Aztec Enchantment Back In Shape Beat This Believe In Yourself Between Me And You Broadway Magic Can't Get My Love Together Come On In. The Water's Fine Dear Diary Deception Everybody Wears A Mask Falling In Love With A Stranger Family Is First Love Flowers In My Hair Freedom Friend Or Stranger Gettin' Down To Business Glitter and Gold Happy Ever After Here Comes Trouble Hollywood Jem How You Play The Game I Believe In Happy Endings I Got My Eye On You I'm Coming From Behind I'm Taking A Train Imagine Me In The Land Of The Midnight Sun It Could Be You It Depends On The Mood I'm In It's Fun To Be Scared Jazz Has Jealousy Jem Girls KJEM Let Me Take You To The Mardi Gras Let The Music Play Like A Dream Look Inside Yourself Love Is Doin' It To Me Love Is Here

Love Unites Us Love Will Show The Way Love's Not Easy Midsummer Night's Madness Music And Danse Music Is Magic Nightmare One Of Those Days Only The Beginning Open A Book Our Love Makes You Beautiful People Who Care Putting It All Together Rock And Roll Is Forever Rockin' Down Through Time Runnin' Like The Wind Safe And Sound Set Your Sails Shangri-La She Makes An Impression She's Got The Power Show Me The Way Something Is Missing In My Life Straight From The Heart Take The Time Takes Work The Last Laugh The Real Me There's A Melody Playin' Time Is Runnin' Out To The Rescue Tomorrow Is My Wedding Day Too Close For Comfort Too Much Truly Outrageous Twilight In Paris We Can Change It We Can Make A Difference We're Making It Happen When It's Only Me And The Music Who Is He Kissing? You Already Know You'll Never Win My Love You're Always In My Heart

Collaborations with other artists

Song	Featured artists
Bad Influence Believe/Don't Believe Click/Clash It's Workin' Out / It's Doin' Me In Jam All Night Long Jem Theme Now Share A Little Bit Of Yourself This Is Farewell We're Up/You're Down	The Misfits The Stingers The Misfits The Misfits Luna Dark, Johnny Deacon, Lena Lerner, Ron Cox, Roland Owens The Misfits The Stingers, The Misfits The Misfits The Stingers, The Misfits, Rio The Misfits

Gallery

Artworks

Artwork of Jem and The Holograms.

First edition Holograms' artwork.

The title characters with their logo.

Animated series

The Holograms and their road manager, Rio Pacheco.

Dolls

Integrity adult collector dolls and 1986 and 1987 original dolls by Hasbro.

Classic Outfit Jem doll by Integrity Toys.

Kimber doll by Integrity Toys.

Aja doll by Integrity Toys.

Shana doll by Integrity Toys.

Raya doll by Integrity Toys.

Jem and The Holograms Stage Stage Essentials accessory pack by Integrity Toys.

Jem first edition doll with original outfit shoes, bracelet, tights, light-up earrings, microphone and an extra outfit with extra shoes and a hat to change Jem into Jerrica Benton from Hasbro.

Aja first edition doll with original outfit, tights belt, shoes, blue guitar and cassette tape from Hasbro.

First edition Kimber doll with purple keytar and cassette tape from Hasbro.

First edition Shana doll with original outfit, Shoes, hair bow, pink guitar and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Raya doll with original outfit, vest, skirt, tights, earrings, belt drum set and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Glitter 'n Gold Jem doll with hair bow, cape, body suit, skirt, tights, bracelets, shoes, microphone, Suede skirt, sunglasses, sandals and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Rock' n Curl Jem with earrings, pink hair tie, purple hair tie, dress, tights, bracelets, shoes, microphone and hair pick from Hasbro.

Flash'n Sizzle Jem with hair bow, dress, tights, yellow bracelet, shoes, microphone, tunic for Jerrica, sunglasses, boots, hair pick and cassette tape.

Second edition Kimber with headband, purple jacket, green pants, earrings, shoes, dark pink plastic keytar, hair pick and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Second edition Aja with headband, shirt, belt, miniskirt, tights, earrings, shoes, darkish blue guitar, hair pick and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Second edition Shana doll with blue jacket, green and pink jumpsuit, earrings, yellow pumps darkish purple guitar, hair pick and cassette tape from Hasbro.

Miscellaneous

The Holograms from the film adaptation.

Trivia

• Out of the three bands, Jem and The Holograms have the most songs repeated throughout the series.
• The Holograms are the only members out of the three main bands who don't go by an alias.