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The Fresh Beat Band (formerly The JumpArounds) 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; Sean Cheesman; Chuck Maldonado; Scotty Nguyen; Dreya Weber; Mary Ann Kellogg; Nakul Mahajan; Mihran Kirakosian; Susan Austin and Fred Tallaksen.Cast
Main characters
The show's main characters are:
Twist the Disc jockey (Jon Beavers) - turntables, beatbox, vocalsMarina the Drummer (Tara Perry, who replaced Shayna Rose - drums, vocalsShout the Keyboardist (Thomas Hobson) - keyboards, vocalsKiki the Violinist (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer) - guitar, violin, vocalsRecurring 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 dogIce cream vendor - played by Corey Lay.Delivery woman - played by Molly Baker, then Mallory LowEpisodes
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.
Nominations and awards
26th Annual Imagen Awards Nomination for Best Young Actress/Television : Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer in The Fresh Beat Band Parents Choice 2011 Award: The Fresh Beat Band – Fun Stuff (Ages: 2 - 5 years)Music
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show was be released on January 31, 2012.
Singles
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.