The Fresh Beat Band is an American live action musical preschool television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The show stars the "Fresh Beats", described as four best friends in a silly and jolly band who graduate together from music school and 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. The series returned on Nick Jr. on Pluto TV on May 1, 2019.
| Genre | Musical fiction |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Editor(s) | Mitch Sinoway, Cindy Parisotto |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Productions |
| Distributor | Viacom Media Networks |
| Original network | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. |
Over The Fresh Beat Band
While attending school for music, four teens perform pop songs. The show ran for three seasons and aired a total of 60 episodes.
Prestaties van The Fresh Beat Band
The show spawned an animated spin-off called Fresh Beat Band of Spies. The show won a Parents Choice Award in 2011 in the Fun Stuff category.
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2000s American children's television series.
Laatste informatie over The Fresh Beat Band bijgewerkt op 28 Juli 2021.
