Formed in New Orleans, LA, in 2003 by longtime friends Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche, and Scott "Smitty" Smith, Imagination Movers are a fun, vibrant band that concentrates on writing and releasing songs and albums for children.
The group was originally a television concept pitched to local PBS stations, and soon one-minute videos produced by the group began appearing on local stations. Specializing in positive educational songs for kids, but full of rhythms and melodies that adults could also connect with, the Movers soon had a strong regional following across multiple age groups. The group released several independent albums, including Good Ideas in 2003, Calling All Movers in 2004, and Eight Feet in 2005, along with a DVD, Stir It Up, in 2004. Disney began courting the Movers in 2005, but devastation from Hurricane Katrina hit the New Orleans-based group hard, and it was the spring of 2006 before a deal was officially signed. The group's first album for Disney, Juice Box Heroes, was released in 2008. That same year the Movers began appearing as part of Disney's Playhouse Disney preschool television block in a show simply called Imagination Movers. A second Disney album, For Those About to Hop, saw the light in 2009. ~ Steve Leggett
In 2010, they released In A Big Warehouse which consisted much of music from season 2 of their TV series. Emerging from underneath their Disney contract, the Movers signed with Razor & Tie and released the CD/DVD Rock-O-Matic in 2012. 2014 saw their last Disney release Back In Blue, a digital-only compilation of unreleased season 3 music of the show.
"Imagination Movers" has reached millions of viewers in more than 55 countries. The Movers are famous for their high-energy live rock concerts that combine great hooky songs with lots of silly humor and audience participation. Kids and parents alike will crack up at the sight of the
Movers' trademark toilet paper launchers and the show-stopping "smoking trash can" segment. During
the finale, the entire crowd can expect to be jumping up and getting down as the Movers play the song "Jump Up," which is heard at the end of every episode of their Disney show. The Movers pride themselves on creating a shared experience for kids and grownups and are one of the few major kids
touring acts to play live music rather than relying on pre-recorded tracks.
Movers have since performed extensively across North America, Europe and Asia and they've appeared on "Good Morning America," "The View" and "Live with Regis and Kelly." They've also performed twice at the White House for two different presidential administrations.