Choo Choo Soul

Choo Choo Soul
Choo Choo Soul
	Choo Choo Soul at the Kidaroo Music Festival in San Francisco, September 2010
Background information
Genres	Children's
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Walt Disney Records
Members	Genevieve Goings; Constantine "DC" Abramson

Choo Choo Soul (also known as "Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve") is a children's entertainment act composed of Genevieve Goings and her partner Constantine "DC" Abramson,^[1] a dancer and beatboxer dressed as a railroad conductor and engineer, respectively.^[2]

History and recordings

Choo Choo Soul began as a collaboration between video game developer Greg Johnson, recording engineer and sound designer Burke Trieschmann, and vocalist Genevieve Goings during dialogue recordings for ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, the first Xbox installment of the ToeJam & Earl video game franchise.^[3] Johnson created the concept and recorded melodies and accompaniment tracks onto his cellphone and e-mailed them to Treischmann to develop. Once in the studio, Goings provided vocals.^[4]

The act debuted in 2004 as a 16-track CD Baby studio album that described itself as "kids' music that won't drive parents crazy." It is now out of print.

On October 31, 2006, Walt Disney Records released Choo Choo Soul, a 12-track album available through the iTunes Store and other online music outlets. It features most of the same songs as the 2004 release.

In 2007, "Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve!" was honored with a Parents' Choice Award for children's television.^[5]

In May 2008, Disney released featured a two-disc set which consisted of the Choo Choo Soul album on CD, and a DVD featuring ten music videos.^[6]

Disney Channel series

Beginning in May 2006, a series of interstitial programs titled Choo Choo Soul commenced airing in the United States as part of the Playhouse Disney programming block on the Disney Channel. These music video-style segments showcase Goings and D.C. performing Choo Choo Soul songs alongside a group of young children, combining live action with computer animation. Choo Choo Soul has seen numerous premieres and has been dubbed into several languages, including Hebrew, Spanish, and Italian, with Hebrew versions broadcast on Israeli Educational Television (now Kan Educational), Spanish dubs featured during Univision's Disney Junior programming, and Italian versions airing on Playhouse Disney following reruns of the episodes on Disney Junior.

In July 2011, Choo Choo Soul produced eight new video shorts, reinterpreting Disney songs in their unique style for the newly launched Disney Junior preschool block and 24/7 network. Genevieve also performed the network's theme song "I Wanna Go," along with 16 additional short songs for the channel. Genevieve Goings continues to compose and record music for the Disney Junior Network, including holiday-themed songs and nursery rhymes.

Live concerts

Choo Choo Soul tours regularly across the U.S. and Canada.

Choo Choo Soul has performed live on several occasions in 2007, including September and October shows at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, a performance at the Boston Globe Children's Book Festival in Boston, Massachusetts on September 15 and several shows in June 2009 at Sesame Place located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have performed at SeaWorld Orlando in 2012 and 2013 at the "Just for Kids" Event in January.

Choo Choo Soul has been touring the U.S. and Canada from 2007, and was the opening act for the Imagination Movers during their Big Warehouse Tour in 2011. They toured 56 cities.^[7]

Choo Choo Soul also performed at the 2011 California State Fair in Sacramento.^[8]

Choo Choo Soul read two stories at the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll.

References

^ "Celebrity Interview Constantine "DC" Abramson". celebrityparentsmag.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^ "Choo Choo Soul Official Facebook Page". facebook.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^ Sega ToeJam & Earl III User Manual, p. 40
^ "Disney Juniors Genevieve Goings Talks About Choo Choo Soul". mediamikes.com. February 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^ "Choo Choo Soul". Parents-choice.org. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^ "Choo Choo Soul [CD+DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^ "Choo Choo Soul to Join the Movers!". Imagination Movers. January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^ Meyer, Carla (May 4, 2011). "Things to do in Sacramento and Beyond: Reserve tickets available for state fair concerts". Blogs.sacbee.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

External links

Playhouse Disney site

[1] "Celebrity Interview Constantine "DC" Abramson". celebrityparentsmag.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[2] "Choo Choo Soul Official Facebook Page". facebook.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[3] Sega ToeJam & Earl III User Manual, p. 40

[4] "Disney Juniors Genevieve Goings Talks About Choo Choo Soul". mediamikes.com. February 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

[5] "Choo Choo Soul". Parents-choice.org. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

[6] "Choo Choo Soul [CD+DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

[7] "Choo Choo Soul to Join the Movers!". Imagination Movers. January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

[8] Meyer, Carla (May 4, 2011). "Things to do in Sacramento and Beyond: Reserve tickets available for state fair concerts". Blogs.sacbee.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

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