Little Airplane's Small Potatoes Inks Exclusive Deals With iTunes, Penguin Group
Press Release from Little Airplane Productions
NEW YORK, September 6, 2011 - Little Airplane Productions' "Small Potatoes," the animated musical sensation that has become a Facebook phenomenon with 75% growth in 'likes' month over month, has inked exclusive deals for an original album on iTunes and a book series from Penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Pre-sale for the iTunes "Small Potatoes" album begins today, September 6, with the album on-sale date coming September 13. Penguin Young Readers Group, through its Grosset & Dunlap imprint, will begin rolling out a series of 10 "Small Potatoes" book titles in early 2013.
The iTunes launch coincides with the singing spuds' U.S. TV debut. Starting today, the short-form series begins its daily run on Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block for kids 2-7 and their families. SiriusXM Radio's Kids Place Live has been celebrating this wave of "Small Potatoes" activities with special programming.
The "Small Potatoes" album, exclusive to iTunes, is priced at $7.99 and includes 11 songs.
Song titles include:
Imagination
You Can Be What You Want To Be
Playtime
Small Potato Rock
Today's The Perfect Day (Haircut)
I Just Want To Be Me
Potato Train
A Musical Show
Science
This Is My Family
Small Potatoes' Mash-Up
The song Small Potatoes' Mash-Up is also available for download during the week of September 13. A Small Potatoes" Imagination video is available for free with purchase of the album or can be purchased separately.
The album is also available at iTunes stores in the U.K./EU, Canada, Japan and Mexico.
The four members of the "Small Potatoes" band are Ruby, the diva, Nate, the artist, Olaf, the caretaker, and Chip, a quirky little spud. The band's songs cover every popular musical genre, from Motown to reggae and rock & roll. Composers and lyricists for "Small Potatoes" include such luminaries as Jerry Bock, Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Composer and Lyricist of the classic "Fiddler On The Roof." All the music for "Small Potatoes" is produced by Little Airplane's three-time Emmy Award-winning Musical Director, Jeffrey Lesser. The series was created, directed and executive produced by Josh Selig, Founder and President, Little Airplane Productions.
"Small Potatoes" has become one of social media's hottest dishes at www.facebook.com/thesmallpotatoes. In addition to interacting with the band members, fans of the Facebook page are invited to request their own free custom potato based on their Facebook profile picture. These 'Photatoes' are adopted by their fans and used as avatars for all their Facebook activity. The "Small Potatoes" Facebook page has a strong following among teens and college students as well as parents of preschoolers.
SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, channel 78, has been running a one-hour radio special titled "Small Potatoes, Deep Roots." The radio special is airing multiple times on Kids Place Live in conjunction with the Disney Junior TV launch. An introduction to the band and its history, the radio show includes narration by the legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell who voices the role of the band's manager Lester "Loops" Koop. An interview with Selig and Kids Place Live's "Absolutely Mindy" host Mindy Thomas is also airing in conjunction with the special.
In addition, Mindy has been awarding customized Photatoes to her listeners on air. In conjunction with the iTunes launch, Kids Place Live is also airing a second, half-hour radio special that features a DJ introducing the iTunes songs and talking about the growing "Small Potatoes" mania sweeping the nation.
Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) is releasing a "Small Potatoes" DVD and CD. Due out in October in Australia only, the DVD features all 26 "Small Potatoes" episodes and the CD features all 26 songs.
NEW YORK, September 6, 2011 - Little Airplane Productions' "Small Potatoes," the animated musical sensation that has become a Facebook phenomenon with 75% growth in 'likes' month over month, has inked exclusive deals for an original album on iTunes and a book series from Penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Pre-sale for the iTunes "Small Potatoes" album begins today, September 6, with the album on-sale date coming September 13. Penguin Young Readers Group, through its Grosset & Dunlap imprint, will begin rolling out a series of 10 "Small Potatoes" book titles in early 2013.
The iTunes launch coincides with the singing spuds' U.S. TV debut. Starting today, the short-form series begins its daily run on Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block for kids 2-7 and their families. SiriusXM Radio's Kids Place Live has been celebrating this wave of "Small Potatoes" activities with special programming.
The "Small Potatoes" album, exclusive to iTunes, is priced at $7.99 and includes 11 songs.
Song titles include:
Imagination
You Can Be What You Want To Be
Playtime
Small Potato Rock
Today's The Perfect Day (Haircut)
I Just Want To Be Me
Potato Train
A Musical Show
Science
This Is My Family
Small Potatoes' Mash-Up
The song Small Potatoes' Mash-Up is also available for download during the week of September 13. A Small Potatoes" Imagination video is available for free with purchase of the album or can be purchased separately.
The album is also available at iTunes stores in the U.K./EU, Canada, Japan and Mexico.
The four members of the "Small Potatoes" band are Ruby, the diva, Nate, the artist, Olaf, the caretaker, and Chip, a quirky little spud. The band's songs cover every popular musical genre, from Motown to reggae and rock & roll. Composers and lyricists for "Small Potatoes" include such luminaries as Jerry Bock, Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Composer and Lyricist of the classic "Fiddler On The Roof." All the music for "Small Potatoes" is produced by Little Airplane's three-time Emmy Award-winning Musical Director, Jeffrey Lesser. The series was created, directed and executive produced by Josh Selig, Founder and President, Little Airplane Productions.
"Small Potatoes" has become one of social media's hottest dishes at www.facebook.com/thesmallpotatoes. In addition to interacting with the band members, fans of the Facebook page are invited to request their own free custom potato based on their Facebook profile picture. These 'Photatoes' are adopted by their fans and used as avatars for all their Facebook activity. The "Small Potatoes" Facebook page has a strong following among teens and college students as well as parents of preschoolers.
SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, channel 78, has been running a one-hour radio special titled "Small Potatoes, Deep Roots." The radio special is airing multiple times on Kids Place Live in conjunction with the Disney Junior TV launch. An introduction to the band and its history, the radio show includes narration by the legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell who voices the role of the band's manager Lester "Loops" Koop. An interview with Selig and Kids Place Live's "Absolutely Mindy" host Mindy Thomas is also airing in conjunction with the special.
In addition, Mindy has been awarding customized Photatoes to her listeners on air. In conjunction with the iTunes launch, Kids Place Live is also airing a second, half-hour radio special that features a DJ introducing the iTunes songs and talking about the growing "Small Potatoes" mania sweeping the nation.
Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) is releasing a "Small Potatoes" DVD and CD. Due out in October in Australia only, the DVD features all 26 "Small Potatoes" episodes and the CD features all 26 songs.
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