The Beanies

The Beanies are an Australian children's music group, formed in 2016. The band consists of three theatre performers, Canberra-born Laura Dawson and Miriam "Mim" Rizvi, and Newcastle-born Michael Yore. The group have drawn acclaim and garnered an Australian Podcast Award for their educational podcast of the same name,[1][2][3][4] and their second album was nominated for an ARIA Award.[5][6]

The Beanies
The Beanies (from left to right: Miriam "Mim" Rizvi, Michael Yore, Laura Dawson)
Background information
OriginAustralia
GenresChildren's
Years active2016-present
Websitehttps://www.thebeaniesaus.com
MembersLaura Dawson
Miriam "Mim" Rizvi
Michael Yore

About

The Beanies were formed in Sydney in 2016, as a response to the rising usage of tablets and smartphones amongst young children, with the aim of producing Australian-made children's entertainment and encourage creativity and imagination without the use of screens.[7] They enlisted as their songwriter Sydney-based composer James Court,[8] and with the support of the Mamamia Podcast Network, produced ten 15-minute podcast episodes, which were released in April 2017. A second season was confirmed soon after, with sponsorship from Kinderling Kids Radio, and was released in December 2017. A third season was released in July 2018, and in its leadup a series of mini-episodes, Beanies Breakthroughs, were released weekly.[9] The fourth season, released in late 2019, was accompanied by a series of Show & Tell episodes, where the group interacted with fans and answered their questions. The four seasons have amassed in excess of 500,000 downloads, and a fifth season is currently in production, due to premiere mid-2020.

In October 2018 The Beanies premiered their one-act musical for children, entitled The Beanies' Eggs-traordinary Day, at the Sydney Fringe Festival. The group performs regularly at fairs, festivals, and community events Australia-wide, including shows at City Recital Hall and the Australia Day Sydney Children's Festival, and their episodes and songs are broadcast internationally daily on Kinderling Kids Radio. The trio has also been guests on ABC's Weekend Breakfast, Channel 9's Today and Weekend Today, several parenting and productivity podcasts, and at Australian podcast conference OzPod.

In early 2020, The Beanies were signed to the ABC Kids music label, who released their fourth album in April of that year.[10] The group also began live-streaming concerts, due to live concerts being postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and released a single called Quarantunes during that time.

The group also maintains a YouTube channel, releasing music videos and comic sketches on a regular basis.

Members

The Beanies are:

  • Laura Dawson (Laura Beanie)
  • Miriam Rizvi (Mim Beanie)
  • Michael Yore (Michael Beanie & Professor Know-It-All)

The three also play all of the characters in the podcasts.

Music

Every season the group release an album, featuring all of the songs from the podcast. The Beanies' songs and albums are produced and released independently, with lyrics written by the group and music written and recorded by the band's composer and music producer, James Court (frequently referred to by the group as their 'Music Wizard').

Albums
  • It's Raining Jelly Beans (2016)[11]
  • Imagination Station (2017)[12]
  • Big Day Out (2018)[13]
  • Full of Beans (2020)[14]

Awards

In 2018, The Beanies were winners of an Australian Podcast Award for their eponymous podcast, in the category Best Podcast for Family and Kids.[15] The group was nominated again in 2019 in the same category.

In 2019, the group’s second album, Imagination Station (2017), was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Children's Album, but lost to Dan Sultan for Nali & Friends.

Year Nominated works Award Result Lost to
2019 Imagination Station ARIA Award for Best Children's Album Nominated Dan Sultan – Nali & Friends

Episodes

Each episode of The Beanies podcast is written entirely by The Beanies, and includes a story, a song, and an educational segment with 'Professor Know-It-All'. More recent episodes also include an imaginative meditation section, or ‘brain break’.

Season 1 - The Beanies
Episode # Episode Name Lesson
01 It's Raining Jelly Beans Rain
02 There's a Fish in my Tea Fish
03 The Mean House Fear
04 Silly Dizzy Dance Rhythm
05 A Painting Party Colours
06 Sing in Harmony Harmony
07 Gee Billy! That's a Hot Chilli! Spicy food
08 Space Shake Space
09 Opera Moo Being mean
10 Boss for the Day Manners
Season 2 - Imagination Station
Episode # Episode Name Lesson
11 Power Electricity
12 Jazz Shark Jazz
13 Bubbles Bubbles
14 Sneaky Robber Fan mail
15 New School Bravery
16 Saturday Morning Cuddles Pancakes
17 Sneezes Sneezing
18 Speedy Snails Snails
19 Shoes Tying shoelaces
20 It's a Beanies Christmas! Holidays
Season 3 - Big Day Out
Episode # Episode Name Lesson
21 Brush Your Teeth Brushing teeth
22 The Seasons The seasons
23 Scissors, Paper, Rock! How to play 'Scissors, Paper, Rock'
24 Jinx! Interrupting people
25 The Art of the Fart Smell
26 Dig, Dig, Dig! Sand
27 Wobble Wombat Wombats
28 Shy Shadow Shadows
29 Fingernails Fingernails
30 An Amazing Machine Creativity
Beanies Breakthroughs
Episode Experiment
Unicorns Did Laura really see a unicorn?
Turtles Can a turtle hold its breath longer than Mim?
Spiders Is it a spider, or an insect?
Love Who loves dogs more - Laura or the Professor?
Healthy Eating Fruit or lollies - which one gives you more energy?
Soccer Who can kick a ball the farthest?
Gardening Do flowers grow quicker in a garden, or in a greenhouse?
Robots Building a robot dog-feeder!
Geography How do you use a compass?
Dinosaurs Could Tyrannosaurus Rexes tie their shoelaces?
Golf One glove or two - which helps you hit a golf ball furthest?

References
  1. "Entertain the kids with The Beanies' new podcast!". Kinderling Kids Radio — music for children and families. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "The Beanies launch new podcast on Kinderling Kids Radio - The Dad Website". thedadwebsite.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "The Beanies Group launches new podcast on Kinderling Kids Radio". Mumbrella. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "The kids podcast you're about to be obsessed with". Mamamia. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Aria Awards". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Here Are All The 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations". Music Feeds. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. "Mamamia continues podcast push with new program targeting kids - Mumbrella". Mumbrella. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. "The Beanies". The Beanies. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. "The Beanies by Kinderling Kids Radio on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  10. "Party with The Beanies – LocalNewsPlus". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. Raining Jelly Beans by The Beanies, 1 November 2017, retrieved 8 April 2018
  12. Imagination Station by The Beanies, 11 July 2018, retrieved 27 July 2018
  13. The Beanies Big Day Out by The Beanies, 11 July 2018, retrieved 27 July 2018
  14. "Full of Beans by The Beanies". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  15. "2018 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". 2018 Australian Podcast Awards. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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