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| Also known as | The JumpArounds |
| Genre | Musical fiction 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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The Fresh Beat Band (originally known as The JumpArounds) is an American live-action musical children's television series created by the duo of Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde and developed by Kraft, van der Velde, and Alice Prodanou for Nickelodeon. Kraft and van der Velde additionally serve as executive producers, while most of the episodes were written by Tom Mason, Dan Danko, and Alice Prodanou during season 1, Carla Banks Waddles, Kim Duran, Scott Kraft, Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious, and Nadine van der Velde during season 2, and Duran, Kraft, MacGillvray, Mathious, and van der Velde during season 3, with additional contributions from Bradley Zweig, Matt Sheppo, John Ritchie, Amy Keating Rogers, Laurie Israel, Rachel Ruderman, script supervisor Kerri Grant, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Tom Saunders, and script coordinator Calvin Leung. Scott Kraft also directed three episodes during the second and third seasons; other directors include Linda Mendoza (seasons 1 and 3; 8 episodes overall), Neal Israel (seasons 1, 2, and 3; 12 episodes overall); Jonathan Judge (seasons 1, 2, and 3; 15 episodes overall), Henry Chan (seasons 1, 2, and 3; 9 episodes overall); James Wahlberg (seasons 2 and 3; 5 episodes overall), Jody Margolin Hahn (season 2; 1 episode), and Savage Steve Holland (season 3; 4 episodes). The show stars Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose (later Tara Perry), and Jon 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.
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:
Also, they appeared in the Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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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 as The 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 the Nick Jr. website, then made its debut on television.[3]
The show's main characters are:[4] 
Kiki (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer) – guitar, violin, vocals 
Shout (Thomas Hobson) – keyboards, vocals
Marina (Tara Perry - who replaced Shayna Rose) – drums, vocals
Twist (Jon Beavers) – turntables, beatbox, vocals
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There are also four children known as "The Junior Beats" who are essentially the child equivalent of their grown-up counterparts. They sing, dance, and dress as a corresponding character.
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 included Matthew Gerrard, Elizabeth Ashley Saunig-Gerrard, Chip Whitewood, Peter Zizzo, Andrew Schlesinger, Shelley Rosenberg, Michael Smith, Matthew Tishler, and Phil Galdston.
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.[8][9][10][11]
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The Fresh Beats’ album cover
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| 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 | |||
| Director | Thomas Hobson Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Zendaya | |||
| Producer | Norman, Yusry, Edry | |||
| Compiler | Arena Wan | |||
| The Fresh Beat Band chronology | ||||
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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 the Bubble Guppies) | 2:10 |
| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| The Wizard of Song | August 14, 2012 | 3 |
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| Season 1 | March 6, 2012[12] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 5(Disc 4) |
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| Season 2 | March 6, 2012[13] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 4(Disc 4) |
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| Season 3 | April 10, 2014[14] | 5(Disc 1) 5(Disc 2) 5(Disc 3) 4(Disc 4) |
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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) |
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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 MagaryofDeadspin describes the show as "pure evil, as much as an innocent and friendly show about good friends can be pure evil".[15]
