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| The Fresh Beat Band | |
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| Also known as | The JumpArounds |
| Genre | Musical Children's television series Comedy |
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| Opening theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" |
| Ending theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Matter Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 60 + 1 stand-alone special[1](list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Paramount Studios, Hollywood |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | Nickelodeon Productions |
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| Release | August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) – December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) |
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| Fresh Beat Band of Spies | |
The Fresh Beat Band (originally known asThe JumpArounds) is an Americanmusicalchildren's sitcom created byScott Kraft andNadine van der Velde forNickelodeon. The series starsYvette González-Nacer,Thomas Hobson,Shayna Rose (later Tara Perry), andJon Beavers as the "Fresh Beats" (Kiki, Shout, Marina, and Twist), described as four best friends in a band who are determined to follow their dreams. The series aired from August 24, 2009, to December 7, 2013. After the series ended, reruns of the show will air on theNick Jr. Channel until July 2, 2016.
In 2015, an animated television series,Fresh Beat Band of Spies, premiered onNickelodeon. All four members of the band lend their voices to their respective characters in the spin-off.
All episodes follow the same basic structure:
Also, they appeared in the Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 20 | August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) | May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28) | |
| 2 | 20 | August 30, 2010 (2010-08-30) | July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24) | |
| 3 | 20 | June 24, 2011 (2011-06-24) | December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) | |
| Special | April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21) | |||
During the buildup to the show's debut, the band was initially advertised asThe JumpArounds. Commercials promoting the band under that name were in heavy rotation on Nickelodeon prior to the series debut. The change occurred approximately in mid July 2009. The name was revealed on theNick Jr. website, then made its debut on television.[3]
| The show's main characters are:[4]
Kiki (Yvette González-Nacer) – guitar, violin,choreographer, vocals
Shout (Thomas Hobson) – keyboards, vocals
Marina (Tara Perry - who replacedShayna Rose) – drums, vocals
Twist (Jon Beavers) –turntables, beatbox,DJ, vocals |
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show was released on January 31, 2012.[5] The album sold 189,000 copies in the US in 2012.[6] A second collection,Vol 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show, was released later that year on October 9, 2012.[7] The soundtracks contain songs from multiple episodes of the series, as well as songs that did not get performed in the episodes. Most of these songs, including the opening and closing themes, were written by the series' creators and executive producers Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde, as well as the trio of Ric Markmann, Dan Pinnella, and Christopher Wagner (collectively known as Matter Music). Other composers and producers includedMatthew Gerrard, Elizabeth Ashley Saunig-Gerrard, Chip Whitewood, Peter Zizzo,Adam Schlesinger, Shelley Rosenberg, Michael Smith, Matthew Tishler, and Phil Galdston.[8][9]
Four singles were released to iTunes; "Great Day" was released on February 2, 2010, "Here We Go" was released on June 28, 2011, "A Friend Like You" was released on September 13, 2011, and "Just Like a Rockstar" was released on November 29, 2011.[10][11][12][13]
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 The Fresh Beats’ album cover | ||||
| Studio album by The Fresh Beat Band | ||||
| Released | January 31, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2011 | |||
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| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Viacom International Inc.,Legacy Recordings,KRU Music,Varèse Sarabande | |||
| The Fresh Beat Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Fresh Beat Band | ||||
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fresh Beat Band Theme Song" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Here We Go" | 1:53 |
| 3. | "A Friend Like You" | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Just Like a Rockstar" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Reach for the Sky" | 1:55 |
| 6. | "I Can Do Anything" | 2:01 |
| 7. | "Bananas" | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Music (Keeps Me Movin')" | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Good Times" | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Loco Legs" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Get Up and Go Go" | 2:08 |
| 12. | "Another Perfect Day" | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Shine" | 2:19 |
| 14. | "Stomp the House" | 2:15 |
| 15. | "Surprise Yourself" | 2:10 |
| 16. | "We're Unstoppable" | 2:06 |
| 17. | "Friends Give Friends a Hand" | 1:20 |
| 18. | "Freeze Dance" | 1:53 |
| 19. | "Great Day" | 2:08 |
| 20. | "Sun Beautiful Sun" (Bonus track by theBubble Guppies) | 2:10 |
| Name | Release date | Number of episodes | Episode titles[14] |
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| The Wizard of Song | August 14, 2012 | 3 |
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| Season 1 | March 6, 2012[15] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 5(Disc 4) | Disc 1:
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Disc 3:
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| Season 2 | March 6, 2012[16] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 4(Disc 4) | Disc 1:
Disc 2:
Disc 3:
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| Season 3 | April 10, 2014[17] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 4(Disc 4) | Disc 1:
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Disc 3:
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| Name | Release date | Number of episodes | Episode titles |
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| Nickelodeon: Rootin' Tootin' Wild West | January 29, 2013(Walmart) August 6, 2013(retail) | 1 |
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| Nickelodeon: Once Upon a Rhyme | April 30, 2013 |
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| Nickelodeon: Celebrate Fall! | August 18, 2015 |
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| To School We Go! | August 16, 2010 | 1 |
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| Haunted Halloween Vol. 3 | October 25, 2010 |
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| Bundle of Love Vol. 2 | January 31, 2011 |
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| Move to the Music | June 6, 2011 |
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| Let's Learn Music | November 12, 2012 |
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| Let's Learn Science | November 12, 2012 |
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| Let's Learn Weather | November 12, 2012 |
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| Circus | March 4, 2013 |
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| Let's Drive! | April 15, 2013 |
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| Royal Playdates Vol. 1 | July 8, 2013 |
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| Let's Go to the Rainforest! | July 29, 2013 |
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| Back to School | August 13, 2013 |
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| Happy Halloween | October 23, 2013 |
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| Treasure Hunt Vol. 2 | March 31, 2014 |
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| Bedtime Stories | September 29, 2014 |
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Drew Magary ofDeadspin describes the show as "pure evil, as much as an innocent and friendly show about good friends can be pure evil."[18]
Emily Ashby ofCommon Sense Media states that "The Fresh Beat Band treats preschoolers to a music-filled good time while promoting kid-friendly messages about friendship, imagination, self-expression, and cooperation."[19]
