The Fresh Beat Band
| The Fresh Beat Band | |
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| Genre | Live Action, Kids edutainment |
| Created by | Scott Kraft Nadine van der Velde |
| Developed by | Alice Prodanou Scott Kraft Nadine van der Velde |
| Written by | Scott Kraft Nadine van der Velde Heather MacGillvray Kim Duran Linda Mathious Carla Waddles Banks Tom Saunders Alice Prodanou Dan Danko Tom Mason Kerri Grant |
| Directed by | Scott Kraft Neal Israel Henry Chan Jonathan Judge James Wahlberg Linda Mendoza Savage Steve Holland Jody Margolin Hahn |
| Starring | Thomas Hobson Jon Beavers Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Shayna Rose (2009-2011) Tara Perry (2011-) |
| Theme music composer | Matter Music |
| Opening theme | The Fresh Beat Band Theme File:The Fresh Beat.ogg |
| Ending theme | Great Day The Fresh Beat Band Theme Instrumental |
| Composer | Matter Music |
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Scott Kraft; Nadine van der Velde |
| Producers | Jim Kukucka; Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg; Chris Robinson |
| Production locations | Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California, U.S.A. |
| Cinematography | Tim Gonuos; Carlos Gonzalez (DP) |
| Editors | Mitch Sinoway; Cindy Parisotto |
| Production company | Nickelodeon Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network |  Nickelodeon Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. |
| Release | August 24, 2009 – present |
The Fresh Beat Band (formerly The JumpArounds)[1] is a children's TV show with original pop songs produced for Nick Jr. The Fresh Beats are Shout, Twist, Marina, and Kiki, described as four best friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance. The show is filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.
All episodes follow the same basic structure:
- Each episode begins with a song that foreshadows a problem that the band will solve.
- The band works together to solve the problem.
- When the problem is solved they perform a song with the problem and solution incorporated into the lyrics.
- Each episode concludes with a version of The Fresh Beat Band's closing song, "Great Day".
- The main characters dance to choreography by Mandy Moore;[2] Sean Cheesman; Chuck Maldonado; Scotty Nguyen; Dreya Weber; Mary Ann Kellogg; Nakul Mahajan; Mihran Kirakosian; Susan Austin and Fred Tallaksen.
Music
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show will be released sometime in January 2012. The soundtrack album is scheduled to feature their hit singles, including "Great Day", the theme song, "Here We Go", "Bananas", "A Friend Like You", and "Just Like a Rock Star".
Singles
Three singles were released to iTunes; "Great Day" was released February 2, 2010, "Here We Go" was released June 28, 2011, and "A Friend Like You" was released September 13, 2011.
Cast
Main characters
The show's main characters are[3]:
- Twist the Disc jockey (Jon Beavers) - turntables, beatbox, vocals
- Marina the Drummer (Tara Perry, who replaced Shayna Rose[4] - drums, vocals
- Shout the Keyboardist (Thomas Hobson) - keyboards, vocals
- Kiki the Violinist (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer) - guitar, violin, vocals
Recurring characters
- Harper the Pizza Maker - owner of the Pizza Cafe. Played by Shane Blades.
- Melody the Smoothie Maker - owner of the Groovy Smoothie Shop. Played by Dioni Michelle Collins.
- Reed the Guitar player - owner of the Good Note Music Store, and occasional guitar player. Played by Hadley Fraser (Season 1), and later Patrick Levis in Season 2.
There are also four children known as "The Junior Beats" who are essentially the child equivalent of their grown up counterparts. All can sing and dance, and dress as a corresponding character.
Former characters
- Ms. Piccolo the Teacher - music school teacher. Played by Monica Lee Gradischek.
Other characters
- Banjo the dog
- Ice cream vendor - played by Corey Lay.
- Delivery woman - played by Molly Baker, then Mallory Low
Episodes
During the buildup to the show's debut, the band was initially advertised as The JumpArounds. Commercials promoting the band under that name were in heavy rotation on Nick Jr. prior to the series debut. The change occurred approximately in mid July 2009. The name was revealed on the Nick Jr. website, then made its debut on television.[citation needed]
Nominations and awards
- 26th Annual Imagen Awards Nomination for Best Young Actress/Television : Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer in The Fresh Beat Band [5]
- Parents Choice 2011 Award: The Fresh Beat Band – Fun Stuff (Ages: 2 - 5 years) [6]
References
- ^ "The Fresh Beat Band: Trivia". IMDB. Retrieved 18 Nov 2010.
- ^ http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20100620/NEWS/100619793
- ^ http://www.nickjr.com/the-fresh-beat-band/about-the-fresh-beat-band/the-fresh-beat-band-characters_ap.html
- ^ "Fresh Beat Band Cast". imdb. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ http://www.imagen.org/news/imagen-awards/2011/06/nominees-26th-annual-imagen-awards-announced
- ^ http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=29211&StepNum=1&award=aw
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