The Jumpmen (band)
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The Jumpmen are an a cappella group specializing in video game music. In 2005, they performed in UCLA Spring Sing
at the University of California Los Angeles and took home a trophy for honorable mention. The video of their performance, which featured a medley of music from Super Mario Bros.
, was widely viewed on youtube.com. They were approached by G4 (TV Channel)
and taped for an appearance on the pilot episode of Geek-Out, but the show, unfortunately, did not air.
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UCLA Spring Sing
Spring Sing is UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition, an annual music competition held in May at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The competition brings together UCLA students to perform as solo artists, duets, bands, and a cappella groups in front of an audience of over 7,000 UCLA students, alumni,...
at the University of California Los Angeles and took home a trophy for honorable mention. The video of their performance, which featured a medley of music from Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
is a 1985 platform video game developed by Nintendo, published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. In Super Mario Bros., the player controls Mario as he travels through the Mushroom Kingdom in order to rescue Princess Toadstool from the antagonist...
, was widely viewed on youtube.com. They were approached by G4 (TV Channel)
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
and taped for an appearance on the pilot episode of Geek-Out, but the show, unfortunately, did not air.
History
The group's four original members met at UCLA, where they were involved in choir and theater groups. Hanibal, the group's founder, approached the other members with the idea of performing in Spring Sing. Jeff, a composition student, became the group's arranger. The Jumpmen's name, suggested by member Hanibal, is a reference to Jumpman, the original name of Nintendo character MarioMario
is a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
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Current members
- Sean Friar (Mario)
- Ian Martyn (Toad; formerly Question Mark Box)
- Jeff MooreJeff MooreJeff Moore may refer to:* Jeff Moore , former American professional basketball player* Jeff Moore , former American football running back in the National Football League...
(Luigi) - Hanibal Sonderegger (Bowser; formerly Toad)