Jordan Maron

Jordan Maron
Personal information
Born Jordan Maron
(1992-02-10) February 10, 1992
Los Angeles, California[1]
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation YouTuber
Video game developer
Music producer
Height 5'7"[2]
YouTube information
Pseudonym CaptainSparklez
Channel CaptainSparklez
Years active 2010–present
Genre
Subscribers 9.7 million
Total views 2.6 billion
Network Polaris (Maker Studios)
Associated acts SeaNanners, Markiplier, Crainer, Ssundee, Steve Suptic, Aureylian
Subscriber and view counts updated as of November 21, 2016.

Jordan Maron (born February 10, 1992), known by his online pseudonym Captainsparklez, is an American YouTube personality whose channel primarily consists of videos of Minecraft let's plays. His main channel is currently the 66th most subscribed on YouTube,[3] not counting auto-generated channels.

Early life

Maron was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. When he was 4, his mother and him moved to Santa Barbara. He went to Santa Barbara High School for 8th grade. Maron then went to the University of California, Santa Barbara as a chemical engineering major. He decided to switch his major to computer science midway through his freshman year based on his interest in video games. After the first quarter of his sophomore year, he decided to drop out. In December 2011, he finally made YouTube his full-time job.[1]

Career

Maron had previously worked for Machinima Inc. He originally started up a Call of Duty gaming channel called ProsDONTtalkSHIT, which was not family friendly, unlike his current channel, where he is mainly appropriate.[4] In 2010, he moved over to a new channel named CaptainSparklez, where his channel mainly focuses on Minecraft. He was featured in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[5] In June 2016, he made an appearance in the sixth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode;[6] and he also started a channel called Maron Music where he releases electronic music to promote music producers, as well as his own tracks.[7][8]

XREAL

Maron started a mobile gaming company called XREAL with Howard Marks, cofounder and former CEO of Activision and cofounder of Acclaim Games and StartEngine. XREAL released their game Fortress Fury in May 2015, which received over 1.5 million downloads within its first month of launch.[9] Fortress Fury was originally titled Fortress Fallout, however, Bethesda Softworks' —known for the Fallout series— parent company ZeniMax Media sent a cease-and-desist letter that requested that XREAL "immediately expressly abandon the application for Fortress Fallout and cease any and all current or proposed use of any mark incorporating the term Fallout."[10][11]

Discography

Minecraft music videos

Maron is best known for his many Minecraft-themed music videos. He began with parodies to popular songs in pop culture, but has more recently produced original music videos as well.[12][13]

"TNT"

On February 26, 2011, he released his first Minecraft music video, "TNT", originally a parody of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite". However, in late 2015, the video, after being privated, has been unprivated and replaced with new and original lyrics.[14]

"Revenge"

On August 19, 2011, her released his second Minecraft music video titled "Revenge", that was originally a Minecraft parody of Usher's "DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again". However, in late 2015, the video, after being privated, has been unprivated and replaced with new and original lyrics.[14]

"Minecraft Style"

Maron created a parody video called "Minecraft Style", based on "Gangnam Style" by South Korean entertainer PSY, that used animated Minecraft models.[15] He published it on YouTube under the username CaptainSparklez. According to MSN, within a few days, it had been viewed more than a million times.[16] The video was referenced in technology and gaming articles published by NBC,[17] The Daily Telegraph,[18] Mashable[19] and the Huffington Post.[15] By December 2012, his video, Minecraft Style, had amassed more than 37 million views.[20]

Music Released As Jordan Maron

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Jordan Maron (January 20, 2014). "Draw My Life - CaptainSparklez". YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Maron height". www.twitter.com. November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 YouTuber Channels by Most Subscribers". socialblade.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ ProsDONTtalkSHIT. "ProsDONTtalkSHIT". YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30". forbes.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 6 Release Date Announced". IGN. May 31, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maron Music - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ CaptainSparklez (August 26, 2016). "CAPTAINSPARKLEZ EXPOSED" – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "CaptainSparklez's Mobile Game Company Crowdfunds Capital Through StartEngine". tubefilter.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bethesda parent forces Fortress Fallout developer into name change". Arstechnica. February 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bethesda hits Fortress Fallout maker with legal name-change demand". Polygon. February 16, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ CaptainSparklez (August 31, 2013). ""Take Back the Night" - A Minecraft Original Music Video" – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ CaptainSparklez (April 25, 2015). ""Find the Pieces" - A Minecraft Original Music Video" – via YouTube.
  14. 1 2 Maron, Jordan. "Good News and Bad News...". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  15. 1 2 "'Minecraft Style' - Gamers Get Their Own 'Gangnam Style' Spoof (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post UK. October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Minecraft wiz obsessively recreates Gangnam Style vid". MSN. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  17. ↑ Winda Benedetti. "Dig this 'Minecraft'-style 'Gangnam Style' parody". NBC. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Minecraft parody of Psy's Gangnam Style". The Daily Telegraph. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  19. ↑ Anita Li (October 22, 2012). "Minecraft Meets 'Gangnam Style' in Block-Building Parody [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  20. ↑ Vittorio Hernandez (December 27, 2012). "Top 5 Gangnam Style Parodies (VIDEOS)". International Business Times AU. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  21. ↑ work in progress thing that probably sucks i dunno - SoundCloud
  22. ↑ Moonbeam - YouTube
  23. ↑ Moonbeam - SoundCloud
  24. ↑ Once Upon A Time - YouTube
  25. ↑ Once Upon A Time - SoundCloud
  26. ↑ CaptainSparklez. "Minecon Recap And A Golden Play Button Plaque". YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Jordan Maron - The Shorty Awards". Shortyawards.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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