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The Beanies are an
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group, formed in 2016. The band consists of three theatre performers,
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-born Laura Dawson and Miriam "Mim" Rizvi, and
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-born Michael Yore. The group have drawn acclaim and garnered an Australian Podcast Award for their educational podcast of the same name, with their albums garnering two ARIA nominations.


About

The Beanies were formed in Sydney in 2016. As a response to the rising usage of tablets and
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amongst young children, the group aimed to produce Australian-made children's entertainment which encourages creativity and imagination without the use of screens. They write and produce all their own material, in collaboration with Sydney-based
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and music producer James Court. In October 2018, The Beanies premiered their one-act musical for children, entitled ''The Beanies' Eggs-traordinary Day'', at the
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, which has since been performed at various regional locations throughout
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. The group performs regularly at fairs, festivals, and community events Australia-wide, including shows at City Recital Hall and the
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Sydney Children's Festival, and their episodes and songs are broadcast internationally. The trio has also been guests on ABC's
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, Channel 9's
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and
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, 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. The group also began live-streaming concerts, due to live shows being postponed during the
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, and released a single called ''Quarantunes'' during that time. In July of that year, the group also moved their podcast to the Podcast One network, which has since rebranded to LiSTNR. The group also maintains a
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channel, where they release
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, comic sketches, and concert livestreams.


Members

The Beanies consists of Laura Dawson (Laura Beanie), Miriam Rizvi (Mim Beanie), and Michael Yore (Michael Beanie & Professor Know-It-All). The three also play all of the characters in the podcasts. Understudies Brendan Paul (‘Brendan Beanie’) and Cypriana Singh (‘Cyppie Beanie’) occasionally perform with the group, as does James Court as keyboardist and 'Music Wizard'. For larger concerts, the trio perform with the 'Big Beanie Band', consisting of a revolving group of Sydney-based session musicians.


Podcast

With the support of the Mamamia Podcast Network, The Beanies produced ten 15-minute podcast episodes, which were released in April 2017. A second season was confirmed soon after, with sponsorship from
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, and was released in December 2017. Since the third season, released July 2018, the podcast has diversified into multiple separate formats: * Story Time, including a story, a brief guided meditation (or 'brain break'), an original song, and an educational segment with 'Professor Know-It-All'. * Show & Tell, where the trio interact with fans via voice messages and answer their questions. * Kids News, where the group break down three of the week's top news stories for a young audience. * Beanies Breakthroughs, standalone mini-episodes focusing on a single topic. As of June 2023 the podcast is currently on hiatus. To date, the podcast consists of over 80 regular 'Story Time' episodes and have amassed in excess of 3 million downloads from over 30 different countries. Each episode of The Beanies podcast is written, performed, and edited entirely by The Beanies.


Music

The Beanies' songs and albums are produced independently, and released on the
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label. All tracks have lyrics by Dawson, Rizvi, and Yore, with music composed and produced by James Court. As of October 2022, The Beanies' songs have collectively been streamed over four million times.


Awards and nominations


AIR Awards

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, ''Let's Go!'' , Best Independent Children's Album or EP , ,


ARIA Awards


Australian Podcast Awards


MMMA Awards


References


External links


The Beanies official websiteThe Beanies on FacebookThe Beanies on YouTubeThe Beanies on Apple Podcasts
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