The Fresh Beat Band
| The Fresh Beat Band | |
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| Also known as | The JumpArounds |
| Genre | Live action, children's television series |
| 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 Calvin Leung 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 | Jon Beavers Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Thomas Hobson Shayna Rose (2009–11) Tara Perry (2011–13) |
| Theme music composer | Matter Music |
| Opening theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" |
| Ending theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Matter Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 60 + 1 stand-alone special(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Scott Kraft Nadine van der Velde |
| Producer(s) | Jim Kukucka Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg Chris Robinson |
| Location(s) | Paramount Studios, Hollywood |
| Cinematography | Tim Gonuos Carlos Gonzalez (DP) |
| Editor(s) | Mitch Sinoway Cindy Parisotto |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format |
4:3 480i (SDTV) 16:9 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | August 24, 2009 – December 7, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show | ||
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| Studio album by The Fresh Beat Band | ||
| Released | January 31, 2012 | |
| Recorded | 2009–2011 | |
| Genre | Children's music | |
| Label | Viacom International Inc., Legacy Recordings | |
| Singles from The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show | ||
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The Fresh Beat Band (formerly The JumpArounds) is an American preschool television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The show stars the "Fresh Beats" (Twist, Kiki, Shout and Marina), described as four best friends in a band who go to music school and graduate together as musicians who are determined to follow their dreams. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 24, 2009. In December 2013, it was announced that the series would not be renewed for a fourth season.
In 2015, an animated television series Fresh Beat Band of Spies premiered on Nickelodeon. All four members of the band lend their voices to their respective characters in the spin-off.
All episodes follow the same basic structure:
There are also four children known as "The Junior Beats" who are essentially the child equivalent of their grown up counterparts. They sing and dance and dress as a corresponding character.
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.
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show was released on January 31, 2012. The album sold 189,000 copies in the US in 2012. A second collection, Vol 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show was released on October 9, 2012.
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.
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