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Tapp Brothers LLC.

Tapp Brothers LLC was founded in 2010 by twin brothers, Jonathan and Thomas Tapp. Tapp Brothers LLC provides services sold online such as information products, teaching people (mostly young men), how to do acrobatics and parkour (a new extreme sport that is exploding in popularity).

The Tapp Brothers are freerunners from Dallas, Texas that began their professional career at the age of seventeen and have since worked with businesses including,Sherwin-Williams, Heelys, Inc.,Hasbro and several other companies. In 2010, they created their own company, Tapp Brothers LLC. They provide services such as informational products, live performances, stunt work for movies and commercials, product testing and development, acting, modeling, film and film editing, personal training, workshops and provide a group of qualified parkour and free running athletes for any event you may need. [1]

They are also sponsored by Urban Free Flow, a parkour and free running network, and they are the only U.S. athletes to be sponsored by that group. [2] One of the Tapp Brothers was actually one of the first people to land a dash bomb outside, proving their athletic abilities. [3]The Tapp Brothers also helped to invent a new sport called free boarding that uses The Nano Board invented by Heelys, Inc. [4] This new sport free boarding caused the stocks in Heelys, Inc. to rise up 25%. [5] To highlight the different aspects of free boarding and to show off the Nano in new and creative ways, the Tapp brothers have begun to post a “Clip of the Week” video via www.tappbrothers.com. The two brothers recently put on a 6-man team 30 minute choreographed show for Siemens at Union Station Dallas, Texas. They are also going to be coordinating a commercial for Intermountain Healthcare to be used to generate focus on wellness for kids. The featured athlete for that piece will be Jacob Chung. [6]

The Tapp brothers have a vast range on experience when it comes to their resume. They have been featured in such commercials as Heelys, Inc. Nano International Commercial, Sprint Mobile Spec,Nerf Sports Commercial, Shoebacca Industrial, LifeCirque Industrial, Enlyten Industrial, Mountian Dew Spec, KTXA 21 Commercial and many more. .[7] They also have experience in on stage performances such as Sherwin-Williams business conference at the Dallas Convention Center, Lone Star Circus performance at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX, Lone Star Circus performance at the Galleria Dallas Mall in Dallas, TX, Lone Star Circus performance at the World Trade Center in Dallas, TX, and the Lone Star Circus performance at the Toni & Guy house party. [8]

The Founders

(Jonathan Tapp) Born on February 2, 1989, in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Raised in Greenville, Texas. Attended high school at Greenville High School. He played several sports while attending school. Track, Cross Country, Soccer. He also played club soccer in Dallas, Texas for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. Attended University of Dallas in 2007, transferred to University of North Texas in 2008, and left school in 2009 to Launch Tapp Brothers LLC. [9]

(Thomas Tapp) Born on February 2, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Raised in Greenville, Texas. Attended high school at Greenville High School. He played several sports while attending school. Track, Cross Country, Soccer. He also played club soccer in Dallas, Texas for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. Attended University of Dallas in 2007, transferred to University of North Texas in 2008, and left school in 2009 to Launch Tapp Brothers LLC. [10]

They started their professional careers at the age of 17 with a Local television commercial from Texas' KTXA 21. [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Home” www.tappbrothers.com. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Sarah Blaskovich , Mike Bullock. “Video: Two local free runners make sense of their urban insanity” http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/nov/22/plano-dallas-free-running-jonathan-thomas-tapp/. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.streetstunts.net/wiki/Dash_bomb. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  4. ^ Hellys Inc. “A New Sport Is Born: Heelys Creates ‘Freeboarding’ with Invention of Nano“ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101110007096/en/Sport-Born-Heelys-Creates-%E2%80%98Freeboarding%E2%80%99-Invention-Nano. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011
  5. ^ Hellys Inc. “Viral Nano bumps stock +25%” http://www.pennypayday.com/29/section.aspx/109/post/heelys-nasdaqhlys-viral-nano-bumps-stock-25. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Urban Free Flow. “World Parkour and Free Running News” http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/world-parkour-freerunning-news-usa-10. 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  7. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Resume” http://www.tappbrothers.com/index.html/resume.html. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  8. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Resume” http://www.tappbrothers.com/index.html/resume.html. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011
  9. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Home” www.tappbrothers.com. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011
  10. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Home” www.tappbrothers.com. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  11. ^ Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Thomas. “Tapp Brothers Home” www.tappbrothers.com. 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

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