įall 2013, the Imagination Movers teamed with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to present the Think Big Tour, an educational 60-minute concert traveling throughout the state of Louisiana.
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In the summer of 2013, Imagination Movers released their fourth album on Disney records, entitled "Back in Blue." The album consists of 26 songs, covering most of the songs written for season three of the TV series as well as any other unreleased material penned by the Movers for the television show. Imagination Movers can be seen on the Disney NOW app and is available On Demand. The album Rock-O-Matic itself is produced independently of Disney and has a notably more mature, contemporary rock-and-roll sound, though still very appropriate for children. The tour promoted the Imagination Movers' new album/DVD release, "Rock-O-Matic", which featured all new music from the band.
The show maintained several elements of the original TV concept, such as an on-stage "idea emergency" and several sets from their older catalog. įrom March to October 2012, the Imagination Movers toured North America on their post-Disney "Rock-O-Matic" tour. īeginning in early-February 2011 and wrapping up in late May 2011, the Imagination Movers presented their "In a Big Warehouse Concert Tour," playing more than 100 shows in 50+ cities across North America. Traveling from mid-October to mid-December 2009 their live performances include many of their favorite songs and dancing, as well as video appearances of Warehouse Mouse. In October 2009, the Imagination Movers started the "Live from the Idea Warehouse Concert Tour 2009". Moreover, the Imagination Movers have received critical kudos for their live concert performances.
The Movers wrote and performed all of the songs heard on their show. The Movers starred and were also co-executive producers of the show. In September 2008, a 22-minute show featuring the group began airing on the Disney Channel's preschool programming block known as Playhouse Disney, and eventually airing on Playhouse Disney's replacement, Disney Junior. In 2008, Walt Disney Records introduced the Imagination Movers' music to the nation with the release of the Movers' first nationally released CD, "Juice Box Heroes." The resulting floodwater claimed the band's office, as well as the homes and jobs of Collins, Durbin, and Poche – but the deal was signed in the spring of 2006. These were interrupted in August when the flood protection designed and built by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect New Orleans failed. In early 2005, Disney took notice and initiated negotiations to add the Movers to the company's roster. Their three indie CDs: "Good Ideas," "Calling All Movers," and "Eight Feet" along with their grass roots DVD "Stir It Up" have, combined, won fourteen national awards, from such groups as the National Association of Parenting Publications (NAPPA) and Parents' Choice. They sold more than 100,000 copies of their self-produced CDs and DVDs. The Movers built a sizable regional following by setting educational songs for kids to melodies and rhythms that adults appreciate as well. Soon after, LPB began airing one-minute videos produced by the Imagination Movers themselves. WLAE-TV was the first to take an interest in the group and later introduced them to Beth Courtney, the President & Chief Executive Officer at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Rich Collins went on to create a production company, Refugee Productions, by 2011.Ĭreated by four friends in New Orleans, the Imagination Movers began as a television/music concept that was pitched to local PBS affiliates. Scott Durbin as the progenitor, worked in combination with his other Movers to create a live-action TV show that was a cross between Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Captain Kangaroo, the foursome worked every night after bedtime, from 9 PM to midnight, to write songs and develop TV show plot lines. They started with the four members seeing a need to encourage creativity in children, provide positive male role models, and create music and content that "spoke to them, not down to them". Members of the group were longtime friends and neighbors.
The line-up includes drummer Rich Collins, keyboardist and mandolin Scott Durbin, bassist Dave Poche, and guitarist Scott "Smitty" Smith. The Imagination Movers are an American children's band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2003.