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Revision as of 23:30, 12 December 2012
Jordan Maron/CaptainSparklez | |
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| File:Jordan Maron Captain's Vlog.jpg Jordan doing one of his weekly "Captain's Vlogs" | |
| Born | Jordan Maron February 10, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | CaptainSparklez, Captain |
| Occupation | YouTube partner |
| Known for | Musical parodies using Minecraft and 3D renderings of the game, |
Jordan Maron, better known as his YouTube username and online name, CaptainSparklez, is an American YouTuber. Maron is best known for his song parodies made using Minecraft textures. He also regularly posts gameplay commentary videos that mainly focus on Minecraft.[1] However, other games are also played during the video such as Team Fortress 2, and Call of Duty, among others. In November 2012, Maron's YouTube channel surpassed 2 million subscribers.[2] Maron collaborated with Andrea Rene of Machinima in a video published by What's Trending.[3] In December 2012, Maron appeared in the inaugural episode of The Fine Brothers' YouTubers React.[4]
History
Maron's original channel was Prosdonttalkshit. Maron mostly posted Call of Duty videos and worked for Machinima.
On July 20 2010, he created his new channel CaptainSparklez due to the explicit language on his other YouTube channel, and kept posting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gameplay. As Minecraft got mildly popular, Jordan posted a few Minecraft videos and soon he completely switched his channel from Call of Duty to Minecraft.
Songs parodies
Maron has (as of December 2012) parodied four popular songs. In music videos Maron is always accompanied by fellow YouTuber, "TryHardNinja", who provides the lead vocals in all of the parody videos. All of the parodies published by Maron have gone viral to different degrees. As of November 4, 2012,TNT has earned 46 million views, Revenge has earned 70 million views, Fallen Kingdom has earned 37 million views, and Minecraft Style has earned 30 million views. Minecraft Style particularly also achieved media coverage by NBC,[5] MSN,[6] and The Daily Telegraph,[7] among several other online news publications.[8][9] However, due to copyright technicalities, Maron's Gangnam Style spoof was blocked in "99.9%" [sic] of countries.[10]
Accomplishments
- 2 million subscribers, becoming the second most popular Minecraft Channel on YouTube
- Holds the top 4 most viewed Minecraft videos ever, with the top one "Revenge" at 70 million views
- "Minecraft Style" featured in Google's year in review, many news sites
- more than half a billion total video views
- exclusive panel at Minecon 2012
| Song | Parody of | Released | Ref |
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| TNT | Dynamite by Taio Cruz | February 26, 2011 | |
| Revenge | DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love by Usher | August 19, 2011 | |
| Fallen Kingdom | Viva la Vida by Coldplay | April 2, 2012 | |
| Minecraft Style | Gangnam Style by PSY | October 21, 2012 | [5] |
References
- ^ Sam Gutelle (November 20, 2012). "New Option For Gamers: Hulu Launches Video Games Hub". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fruzsina Eördögh (April 30, 2012). "Captain Sparklez Hits 2 Million Subscribers". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Amanda Walgrove (October 31, 2012). "Assassin's Creed III First Look With CaptainSparklez And Andrea Rene". What's Trending. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sam Gutelle (November 30, 2012). "New Fine Bros Show To Feature All Of Your Favorite YouTubers". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Winda Benedetti. "Dig this 'Minecraft'-style 'Gangnam Style' parody". NBC. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Minecraft wiz obsessively recreates Gangnam Style vid". MSN. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Minecraft parody of Psy's Gangnam Style". The Daily Telegraph. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Anita Li (October 22, 2012). "Minecraft Meets 'Gangnam Style' in Block-Building Parody [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "'Minecraft Style' - Gamers Get Their Own 'Gangnam Style' Spoof (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post UK. October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maron, Jordan (December 8, 2012). "So... What Happened To Minecraft Style?". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved December 8, 2012.