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{{Infobox YouTube personality
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| name = Jordan Maron
| name =fat dumb
| image = Jordan Maron headshot 2018.jpg
| image = Jordan Maron headshot 2018.jpg
| caption = Maron in 2018
| caption = Maron in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1992|2|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1892|2|10}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="DML">{{cite web|author=Jordan Maron|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TexLwzN_PiU/|title= Draw My Life - CaptainSparklez|publisher=''YouTube''|date=January 20, 2014|accessdate=January 20, 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="DML">{{cite web|author=Jordan Maron|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TexLwzN_PiU/|title= Draw My Life - CaptainSparklez|publisher=''YouTube''|date=January 20, 2014|accessdate=January 20, 2014}}</ref>
| nationality = American
| nationality = American

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fat dumb
Maron in 2018
Personal information
Born (1892-02-10) February 10, 1892 (age 132)
Los Angeles, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
Websitejordanmaron.com
YouTube information
Also known as
  • CaptainSparklez
  • Jardon
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genres
Subscribers
  • 10 million (CaptainSparklez)
  • 598,000 (CaptainSparklez 2)
  • 365,000 (Jordan Maron)
  • 390,000 (Fortnite Cinema)
  • 173,000 (Maron Music)
  • 209,000 (Jordan Reacts)
  • 43,000 (ProsDONTtalkSHIT)
  • 26,000 (Jordan Games)
[2]
Total views
  • 3.3 billion (CaptainSparklez)
  • 74 million (CaptainSparklez 2)
  • 20.5 million (Jordan Maron)
  • 77 million (Fortnite Cinema)
  • 16.9 million (Maron Music)
  • 26.6 million (Jordan Reacts)
  • 2.7 million (ProsDONTtalkSHIT)
  • 175,000 (Jordan Games)
[2]
NetworkPocket.watch
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2011
1,000,000 subscribers2012
10,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 4 May 2019

Jordan Maron (born February 10, 1992), better known through his online nickname CaptainSparklez, is an American YouTube personality, gamer–commentator, and electronic musician. Maron is primarily known for the video game Minecraft, which is featured on his main Channel and the channel CaptainSparklez 2. His main channel is currently the 319th most-subscribed channel on YouTube with over ten million subscribers as of October 2, 2018.[3]

Born in Los Angeles, California, Maron dropped out of the University of California, Santa Barbara, deciding to pursue a career on Youtube as a full-time job. Maron's first channel, "ProsDONTtalkSHIT", featured gameplay videos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.[4] Maron later created his main channel "CaptainSparklez" on July 2010, uploading both Minecraft and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gameplay before focusing mainly on Minecraft.

Maron has produced several Minecraft-themed songs and music videos, including Revenge, a parody of "DJ Got Us Falling in Love Again" by Usher, featuring vocals from himself and TryHardNinja. Other notable music videos include his "Falling Kingdom" tetralogy. Maron also uploads gameplay of various other games including Fortnite and Trials Fusion, which are uploaded on his secondary channel and the Jordan Games channel.

Maron is an electronic music enthusiast, having used tracks from the label Monstercat on his gameplay videos. He has experimented with music production himself. On March 27, 2016, he created "Maron Music", a music promotion channel where he would share other artists' music, as well as his own original music; "Moonbeam" was the first of his tracks to be uploaded to the channel.[5]

Beginning in early 2017, Maron uploaded videos featuring his reactions and commentary to various communities on Reddit. This led to a temporary decrease in Minecraft-related content. Maron ultimately decided they were not what his core audience enjoyed watching.[6] He proceeded to create the channel "Jordan Reacts", where he continued to upload Reddit reaction videos, and refocused on making Minecraft videos for his main channel.

Early life

Maron was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. When he was four years old, he and his mother moved to Santa Barbara. He attended Santa Barbara High School beginning in ninth 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 dropped out. In December 2011, he made YouTube his full-time job.[1]

Maron is a notable car enthusiast, owning various luxury and sports cars. He was chosen by the Ford Motor Company as one of the select few individuals to purchase a 2017 Ford GT, after making several comments in videos in 2016 that Ford was setting up a selection process, noting it would be very unlikely that he would be chosen. Maron's shoe size is 13.5 - 15.

Career

Maron owns a total of nine YouTube channels. Seven of his channels are currently active. On February 9, 2010, he created his first channel titled "ProsDONTtalkSHIT" (PDTS) where he primarily uploaded gameplay videos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.[4] When PDTS began to become more popular, Maron decided he wanted a less vulgar name. He created a new channel named "CaptainSparklez" on July 20, 2010, and left PDTS inactive.[7]

Later Maron assisted in the creation of a mobile game called Fortress Fury, and created a new channel of the same name where he uploaded tutorial videos for the game. On May 15, 2015, he created a channel called "CaptainSparklez 2", where he began uploading unedited videos of his Twitch live streams, uncut videos, and other content which he felt did not belong on his main channel. On March 27, 2016, he created "Maron Music", a music promotion channel where he would share other artists music, as well as his own original music.[8] On February 9, 2017, Maron created a dedicated channel for his personal vlogs. Maron later created "Fortnite Cinema" a channel which features short films created in the game Fortnite Battle Royale.

In early 2017, Maron began to frequently upload videos featuring his reactions and commentary on top Reddit posts to his main channel. These reaction videos gained popularity, but Maron ultimately decided they were not what his core audience enjoyed watching.[6] As a result, Maron created a new channel called "Jordan Reacts" on August 11, 2018, where he continued to upload Reddit reaction videos, and refocused on making Minecraft videos for his main channel. Maron's newest channel is "Jordan Games", where he uploads gameplay videos that would be irrelevant on his main channel.

Maron was featured in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[9] In June 2016, he made an appearance in the sixth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode.[10][11]

XREAL

Maron started a mobile gaming company called XREAL with Howard Marks, co-founder 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.[12] 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."[13][14] The main reason Bethesda took legal action was that they did not want any competition in the mobile game market for their game Fallout Shelter, which had been in development. Maron and the XREAL's legal team were not informed of this,[15] because Bethesda had been keeping Shelter a secret at the time and did not reveal its existence until its release on June 14, 2015.

Discography

Minecraft music videos

Maron is well known for his various Minecraft-themed music videos. He began with parodies to popular songs in pop culture, but has more recently produced original music videos as well.[16][17]

"TNT"

On February 26, 2011, he released his first Minecraft music video, "TNT", a parody of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite", with vocals from singer TryHardNinja. In late 2015, the video was made private at the request of Maron's network and replaced by a new video with original music. In May 2018, the original video was made public again.[18] The video is currently the fourth-most-viewed video on Maron's channel with over 100 million views as of September 22, 2018.

"Revenge"

On August 19, 2011, he released his second Minecraft music video titled "Revenge", which is a Minecraft parody of Usher's "DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again". TryHardNinja reprises his role as the main singer on the track. It depicts a Minecraft character encountering creepers, eventually managing to fend them off, while Maron is depicted as a separate character rapping. The video currently is the most viewed video on Maron's channel with over 160 million views, and is the most viewed Minecraft-related video on Youtube. In late 2015, along with "TNT", it was made private and replaced by a new video with original music. In May 2018, along with "TNT", the original video was restored.[18]

"Minecraft Style"

Maron created a parody video called "Minecraft Style", based on "Gangnam Style" by South Korean entertainer PSY, that used animated Minecraft models.[19] He published it on YouTube on his main channel. According to MSN, within a few days, it had been viewed more than a million times.[20] The video was referenced in technology and gaming articles published by NBC,[21] The Daily Telegraph,[22] Mashable[23] and the Huffington Post.[19] As of September 2017, the video has over 16 million views.[24]

"Fallen Kingdom" tetralogy

Maron is also known for his "Fallen Kingdom" series of four Minecraft music videos. They depict a storyline of a king and his son of a fictional kingdom in the Minecraft universe. The first installment of the series, "Fallen Kingdom", was released on April 1, 2012.[25] The video's music is a parody of the Coldplay song "Viva la Vida," with lyrics changed to fit elements of Minecraft as well as to tie into the narrative of the video, which shows a king wandering through a ruined town he once ruled interspersed, with flashbacks revealing what happened to the town. The video currently is the third-most-viewed video on Maron's channel, with over 110 million views. The song in the video was performed by singer TryHardNinja, whose YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers.[26]

The second video in the series, "Take Back The Night", was released on August 31, 2013.[27] The video, at over 110 million views, is the second-most-viewed video on Maron's channel, after "Revenge." The video contains the titular track, an original song by TryHardNinja, and tells the story of what happened to the son of the king from "Fallen Kingdom." It shows a prince, the son of the king in "Fallen Kingdom", being taken in and raised by villagers due to his father's absence, later pursuing and defeating the character Herobrine after an attack on the village. "Take Back The Night" is the second most viewed video on Maron's channel.

The third video in the series, "Find The Pieces", was released on April 25, 2015.[28] The video currently has over 30 million views and is the fifth-most-viewed video on Maron's channel. The video contains another original song by TryHardNinja, called "Pieces", and is a continuation of the story of the king's son, who is looking for his father. He is reunited with his father at the music video's end.

The fourth and final video in the series, "Dragonhearted," was released on November 19, 2016.[29] The video currently has over 16 million views. The video contains yet another original TryHardNinja song, for which the video is named, and brings the tale of the king and his son to completion.

Various Minecraft music videos

On May 27, 2017, Maron released a Minecraft music video for the song “Rush Over Me” by Seven Lions, Illenium, and Said The Sky, featuring vocalist Haliene. The video has gained over 1.7 million views.[30]

On September 9, 2017, Maron released a Minecraft music video for the song “We Are The Night” by Madison Mars, featuring vocalist Sanjana Ghosh. The upload has received over 600,000 views.[31]

Music released as Jordan Maron

Singles

Year Title
2014 "Work in Progress Thing That Probably Sucks, I Dunno"[32]
2016 "Moonbeam"[5][33]
"Once Upon a Time"[34][35]
2017 "Crusade"[36]
"Midnight Drive"[37]
2018 "Turn It Up" (feat. TryHardNinja)[38]

Remixes

Year Title Artist
2016 "Rockabye"[39] Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
2017 "Take Back the Night"[40] TryHardNinja
"Closer"[41] The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"Stay"[42] Zedd and Alessia Cara

Personal Life

Maron continues to reside in Los Angeles, California.

Maron Music

The following lists rank tracks and songs promoted under the Maron Music channel by views and plays.

Top 10 YouTube uploads by views[43]

Top 10 SoundCloud tracks by plays[44]

Awards

  • Nominated in 2016 Shorty Awards[45]

References

  1. ^ a b Jordan Maron (January 20, 2014). "Draw My Life - CaptainSparklez". YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "About CaptainSparklez". YouTube.
  3. ^ "CaptainSparklez". socialblade.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018..
  4. ^ a b ProsDONTtalkSHIT. "ProsDONTtalkSHIT". YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Maron Music (August 26, 2016). "Jordan Maron - Moonbeam". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b Maron, Jordan (August 21, 2018). "Goodbye For Now". YouTube.
  7. ^ Maron, Jordan (July 20, 2010). "A New Main Channel: Why?". YouTube. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Maron Music - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30". forbes.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 6 Release Date Announced". IGN. May 31, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  11. ^ CaptainSparklez (August 26, 2016). "CAPTAINSPARKLEZ EXPOSED" – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "CaptainSparklez's Mobile Game Company Crowdfunds Capital Through StartEngine". tubefilter.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bethesda parent forces Fortress Fallout developer into name change". Arstechnica. February 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Bethesda hits Fortress Fallout maker with legal name-change demand". Polygon. February 16, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  15. ^ "What Ever Happened to Fortress Fury? - YouTube". CaptainSparklez. October 31, 2016.
  16. ^ CaptainSparklez (August 31, 2013). ""Take Back the Night" - A Minecraft Original Music Video" – via YouTube.
  17. ^ CaptainSparklez (April 25, 2015). ""Find the Pieces" - A Minecraft Original Music Video" – via YouTube.
  18. ^ a b Maron, Jordan. "Good News and Bad News..." YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "'Minecraft Style' - Gamers Get Their Own 'Gangnam Style' Spoof (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post UK. October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  20. ^ "Minecraft wiz obsessively recreates Gangnam Style vid". MSN. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Winda Benedetti. "Dig this 'Minecraft'-style 'Gangnam Style' parody". NBC. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  22. ^ "Minecraft parody of Psy's Gangnam Style". The Daily Telegraph. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ CaptainSparklez (July 27, 2013). ""Minecraft Style" - A Parody of PSY's Gangnam Style (Music Video)". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ CaptainSparklez (April 1, 2012). ""Fallen Kingdom" - A Minecraft Parody of Coldplay's Viva la Vida (Music Video)". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ "TryHardNinja - VIDEO GAME SINGER". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  27. ^ CaptainSparklez (August 31, 2013). ""Take Back the Night" - A Minecraft Original Music Video". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ CaptainSparklez (April 25, 2015). ""Find the Pieces" - A Minecraft Original Music Video". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ CaptainSparklez (November 19, 2016). ""Dragonhearted" - A Minecraft Original Music Video". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ CaptainSparklez (May 27, 2017). "♪ "Rush Over Me" - A Minecraft Music Video/Song ♪". Retrieved September 28, 2017 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ CaptainSparklez (September 9, 2017). "♪ "We Are The Night" - A Minecraft Music Video/Song ♪". Retrieved September 28, 2017 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ "work in progress thing that probably sucks i dunno". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  33. ^ "Moonbeam (Original Mix)". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  34. ^ Maron Music (October 22, 2016). "Jordan Maron - Once Upon A Time". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ "Once Upon A Time (Original Mix)". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  36. ^ Maron Music (June 24, 2017). "Jordan Maron - Crusade". Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via YouTube.
  37. ^ Maron Music (October 28, 2017). "Jordan Maron - Midnight Drive". Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via YouTube.
  38. ^ Maron Music (January 13, 2018). "Jordan Maron - Turn It Up (feat. TryHardNinja)". Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via YouTube.
  39. ^ Maron Music (December 17, 2016). "Clean Bandit - Rockabye ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie (Jordan Maron Remix)". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  40. ^ Maron Music (February 15, 2017). "TryHardNinja - Take Back The Night (Jordan Maron Remix)". Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  41. ^ Maron Music (February 15, 2017). "The Chainsmokers - Closer ft. Halsey (Jordan Maron Remix)". Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
  42. ^ Maron Music (August 26, 2017). "Zedd, Alessia Cara - Stay (Jordan Maron Remix)". Retrieved August 26, 2017 – via YouTube.
  43. ^ https://youtube.com/maronmusic
  44. ^ https://soundcloud.com/maronmusic
  45. ^ "Jordan Maron - The Shorty Awards". Shortyawards.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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