Fantastic "Halloween Night" Video Is A Sweet Treat!!!

A Dance-Dance Party In A Car Seat?!? YES!!!

New Facebook page!

Stay in touch with all the latest and greatest regarding the Wubbzy songs and related events! New Facebook page here.

And the Twitter page is still rolling along here.

AND...Remember...All Wubbzysong Videos can be watched here!

See YOU somewhere online!

New Song!!! On Sesame Street!!! The Number 20.

And here's the second of the two animated songs the Wubbzy songwriters created for this current season of Sesame Street! This one is about a young lad's passion for his favorite number....20!

More info. here!

New Song!!! On Sesame Street!!! The Letter Y.

Here it is! The first of two animated songs the Wubbzy songwriters created for the current season of Sesame Street! This one is an ode to the Letter Y!

More info. here!

Wubbzy Songwriters Collaborate Again...With Pens and Paper!!!

When not creating songs, the Wubbzy songwriters Bob Boyle and b. Mossman are usually drawing.... And here's a piece they did together! Can you see who did what? If you're a Wubbzy fan, you can spot Bob's style immediately! Hint: Bob is of the sea!

Stay tuned for further collaborations...Until then, you can check out The Doodle Dorks where they drew separate pieces for the same subjects...

New Song!!!! New Animation!!!

Wubbzysongs' singer/music composer, b. Mossman has just released another episode in his "Mossbits!" 2D animated series. Mossman creates and directs all the drawings, voices, music and sounds. Jake Armstrong animated the piece.

This particular episode is SORT OF like a Wubbzysong video! Well, it's the same singer anyway!

Check other original Mossman animations here! Enjoy....

From Wuzzleburg To The "Street!"

W is for WOW!

The Wubbzysong songwriters (Bob Boyle & Brad Mossman) are currently in production, creating two, one minute song, animations for Sesame Street!

Brad will be singing and playing and Bob will be providing visuals.

Jake Armstrong will be animating.

Both clips are scheduled to be delivered in July and we'll keep you posted with any and all opportunities to see the results! Stay tuned!

UPDATE! Here's the first of the two animated songs!: The Letter Y

New Song Promoting Bob Boyle Web Comic "Geek Life"

Introducing "Geek Life"

New web comic! New song!

Wubbzy creator/director/song lyricist Bob Boyle has launched a new web comic called "Geek Life" about a geeky, young couple, their genius 10-year-old son and his crotchety pet frog.

The comic will be posted usually twice a week (but occasionally five days per week for longer story arcs) on the Wired.com blogs GeekDad and GeekMom and you can check out the episodes anytime on the geeklifecomic.com website.

RE Mixin'!

Every once in awhile we stumble upon a re-mix of a Wubbzy song.

Here's some treats!

Our Musical Fans!!!

Excellent to see and hear the Wubbzy songs inspiring musicians to play their own versions of them!

Here's a keyboard with vocals version of the Wubbzy Theme Song:



Here's a ukulele with vocals version of "By The Book:"



Here's a guitar, bass, drums instrumental version of the Wubbzy Theme Song:


Thanks for the mighty musical posts!

Fabulous Fans!!!

It's so great to find clips of folks enjoying the show and the songs!
We're always on the lookout for videos related to the songs so thanks for posting them!

NEW SONG!!!! For Bob Boyle's New Book, "Hugo & The Really, Really, Really Long String." OUT NOW!!!

Wubbzy creator, director AND song lyricist, Bob Boyle

has just released a fantastic new children's book,"Hugo And The Really, Really, Really Long String" published by Random House. To promote and celebrate its release, Bob put together a couple of excellent videos. Of course one of them had to be an original song! This one is called "Follow The String" and here it is:

And here's the other promo clip he crafted:

Be sure to pick up a copy of the book at your favorite bookseller or you can order it online!

Here's some nice photos of Bob in a stylish, and warm (!!!) Wubbzy hat signing copies of Hugo for fans at the recent L.A. Times Festival Of Books :

And here's some excellent footage, recapping an extensive tour of elementary schools throughout the state of Virginia Bob recently went on to talk about the book, drawing and storytelling:

Congratulations Bob!!!

All Seasons 1 and 2 Songs Posted!

We've updated the Wubbzy Song Videos page. All seasons 1 and 2 songs are up for viewing (and listening)! Click here!

If you keep scrolling down there's some other fun clips as well, such as all (20!) Wubb Club, Jukebox Robot intros, some different versions of songs and a short documentary on the making of Wubbzy.

You can always get to the videos page link just to the right on this main page, along with the song lyrics page and the international songs page.

Enjoy!

Wubbzysongs Composers on NPR!

NPR (National Public Radio) put forth a fun challenge to "Create A Song In A Weekend" for songwriters who wished to compose, record and submit a song within 48 hours. They posted all of the over 150 entries on their website. Bob penned lyrics to a song called "NPR" and Brad composed and recorded it.

NPR played their "NPR" song on the air during the Weekend Edition Saturday show and Scott Simon chatted with Brad about the tune and composing with Bob. You can hear the November 21, 2009 interview here!

Thanks Lou!

Amazing songwriter/performer Lou Barlow has been a fine friend to the Wubbzy songs! As fans of his solo works and his bands over the years (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion), we were so glad when he contacted us to say "hi."

Check out his kind words in the latest issue of Magnet Magazine about how he and his daughter are enjoying the Wubbzy songs. (Click here!)

And be sure to buy his latest, excellent CD/downloads "Goodnight Unknown." It's on iTunes as well. Here's a video from the new CD (click here).

There's a great film of the making of this new CD here!

Wubbzy Songs On Facebook, Twitter & My Space!

We're now on some other sweet sites!!!

You can join up with Wubbzy Songs pages by clicking here on Facebook, Twitter and My Space. 10 songs from seasons 1 and 2 are currently blasting away on the My Space player if your computer has good (or bad!) speakers!

We'll still be home with the latest and greatest here on this blog but it will be excellent to spread the Wubbzy songs with videos, news, links, topics and chats about them on these other pages as well. So....See YOU there!

The Singing Fans!!!

How great it is when we find videos posted of fans singing their favorite Wubbzy songs.

We're always on the lookout so keep 'em coming!

Always remember, no one else can sing it like you and therefore...YOU'RE A STAR!!!

Here's a few samples of some kickin' crooners!

Wubbzy Songs International!!!

The Wubbzy songs are popping up all over the world! You can hear familiar melodies in different languages any time. The link to all the international versions we find is on the right column of this blog page. You can also click here!

Here's a few samples:

Wubbzy Theme: Spanish



Don't Lie: Portuguese



Ya Gotta Be Free: Hebrew



You're A Star: German


Kooky: French

Beyonce's Version Of "Sing A Song" Now Available For Download On iTunes!!!

Beyonce's version of Sing A Song is now available on iTunes for download!
The song is .99 cents. The song and video together is $1.49.
Once you're on iTunes, just search "Beyonce as Shine & Wubb Girlz" and you'll get to the downloads. It's listed under "Children's Music."

We'll post any other sites offering it for download as well.


This is the first official download of any Wubbzy song. Hooray!

Stay tuned for some good news on the way regarding CD releases (and more downloads) of the songs later this year! Yup!

Beyonce "Sing(s) A Song"!!!

Here! Here! (and Hear! Hear!) Read all about it!
Beyonce sings a Wubbzy Song! (click on the article to actually read it!)


The song, "Sing A Song" will be featured in the "Wubb Idol" movie airing on TV April 27th to May 3rd and then to be released on DVD later this year. Beyonce also performs the voice for the character "Shine" who, along with "Sparkle" and "Shimmer," is a member of the all women group "The Wubb Girlz."

And now for your viewing and listening pleasure is Beyonce's version of the song:



Here are some great promo pieces that have been created to celebrate the Beyonce/Wubbzy collaboration:





Here's one with a more up tempo version "Sing A Song" remixed by Maurice Joshua:

Wubbzy Songs At Live Stage Show in Sydney, Australia!

About a minute into the below clip, along with this excellent baby, you can see the stage where Wubbzy and some pals are dancing around to the Wubbzy song "Kooky." The show was a Nickelodeon Australia production at the 2009 Sydney Royal Easter Show. The 20 minute show has played twice a day for two weeks since Easter. If anyone has anymore footage or photos we could post here, let us know. Could this be just the beginning of Wubbzy and the songs hittin' the road for some live touring around the globe? We shall see... and hear!

Currently on Australian TV, Wubbzy is broadcasting about 3 times a day Nick Jr. and 3 times a week on ABC2.

Here's another clip of a live stage show in Germany starring Wubbzy!

"Come Play With Me" - Wubbzy Raps!

Mike Reagan, who is responsible for the incredible score music that we hear throughout ALL Wubbzy episodes, teamed up with Bob on words to create a genuine Wubbzy Hip Hop song "Come Play With Me"! That's Mike singing as well. The song will be included as a DVD extra with the "Wubb Idol" movie, which airs on TV April 27 - May 3 and should be out on DVD later this year as well. You can also see/hear it right here!

Wubbzy Songs In Some Recent Television Commercials!

This first one uses "Love Is All Around" music from Season 1:



And this one uses the Wubbzy Theme:



We'll post more as we find them!

New Holiday Song Posted!

The new (season 2) holiday song "Gift Of Joy" has been posted!
"You don't need a present with a fancy bow. Just give the gift of joy!!!!"



And here's "Holiday Light" from Season 1.
"Let It Shine!!!!"



Have a great holiday and an excellent New Year!!!!

"Wubbzy Wiggle" Sing-Along Version Posted!!!

Another Season 2 song has been posted. And with Sing-Along lyrics floating by as it wiggles!
Perhaps Wubbzy karaoke is on the way! Enjoy!

Halloween Song Posted (Season 2)!!!

The animation for the Season 2, Halloween Song, "Halloween Night"

has been posted!  We hope you had a sweet night filled with

loads of "...tricky, sticky, icky things!"

Remember, you can sing along with all the Wubbzy songs by

clicking the "Lyrics To Wubbzy Songs!" link to the right.  Or click here.

Wubbzy Song Lyricist Wins Emmy Award!!!

Bob Boyle, creator and executive producer of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and also the writer of the words to the Wubbzy songs, recently won his first Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Animation. Here's Bob (left) holding the trophy. Is it heavy? Is it warm? Does it glow in the dark? Can you hear a low hum if you put your ear to it? Only the winners shall know! Congratulations Bob!!!

Partial Wubbzy Songs CD Released With New Wubbzy DVD At Kmart, Costco & BJ's!!!

Hi Wubbzysongs Fans!!!

The new Wubbzy DVD "A Tale Of Tails" has been released featuring 8 episodes from Season 1 and loads of fun DVD extras.

For those who wish to purchase from Kmart, Costco or BJ's, a bonus audio CD is packaged with the DVD.The CD contains 8 songs:

-That's Kooky
-Life Is Filled With Treasure-Pet Party
-That's What Friends Are For
-You're A Star
-It's A Perfect Day
-You're The Coolest
- Imagine

On the DVD, along with the usual song videos at the end of each episode, the "EXTRAS" menu category includes 4 more song videos of:

- That's Kooky
- Look Don't Touch
- Pet Party
- Don't Lie

If you can get the DVD with bonus CD at one of those three outlets we hope you'll enjoy having a disc with a few of the songs.

We'll get back to you when there's a more formal CD/Downloads released so you can have more of the songs if you so desire.

Thanks!
The Wubbzy Song Crew

Wecome To The Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Songs Blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Here's where you can learn all about the original songs in the Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! cartoon on Nick Jr.!!!

Along with the catchy Theme Song at the beginning of the show, there's a specially written song at the end of each episode to compliment the subject of that particular show.

You can watch some of these animated music videos right here now!



Feel free to email us if you have any questions or just want to say "Hi"! Let us know if you want news and updates regarding the Wubbzy songs emailed to you as they come in. We'll also
keep posting on this WubbzySongs blog so keep checking in from time to time.

The Theme Song..."Wow-Wow-Wubbzy...Wubbzy-Wubbzy-Wow-Wow!"

This is as good of a place to start as any! The opening Theme Song!

Bob wrote the lyrics and asked a few composers to put some
music to his words. Here's what we came up with:



This is also the end theme music (at the end of this clip). Bob did an excellent edit by just removing the vocals. The music sounds really nice on it's own as the end credits flash by on screen.  

And even without the singing, it's still really excellent to dance to! See for yourself:

This instrumental version is available for your cell phone's ringtone here!

And now let's enjoy the magical effects of the opening song on one happy fan!



And on TWO happy fans!



AND on THREE happy fans!

How To Create A Wubbzy Song...Step 1: Lyrics

Introducing...Mr. Bob Boyle. Bob created and directs Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! He also created and directs Yin Yang Yo! on the Disney Channel /Jetix!

If you find yourself singing the wonderful words to a Wubbzy song...they're Bob's! He'll send me a batch of possible verses and choruses based upon the subject of the particular episode that the song plays in and I'll edit the lyrics until it gets to a structure that works for me. Also the songs have to be just about 1 minute and 30 seconds so unless we write really fast songs (which we often do!), there can't be too many lyrics.

I'm not sure how Bob comes up with the words and rhymes he does to create a song structure. Whatever he's doing, it sure is fun to make music and sing to!

You can read more about Bob and how he created and continues to create Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! here...

How To Create A Wubbzy Song...Step 2: Music, Singing & Recording

Introducing...Mr. b. Mossman. That's me! Do you like my whiskers?
I've done alot of song writing, music composition and singing for bands, cartoons, films, games and commercials. I wrote many of the songs sung by the talented kids doing the character voices for the Disney Channel's, Higglytown Heroes.

OK...so, usually, if I'm lucky, as soon as I read Bob's lyrics, especially what he wants for the chorus, I start to hear the melody in my head and I strum the guitar or ukulele, or tap the keyboard to begin supporting this melody with chords and other lead instrumental lines. I like to stand up and move/dance around with the guitar to get my whole self into the process and help me find some music!

This doesn't mean that my first thoughts on the song will be anything at all like the final that appears on the show. This is just the first sketch. I rely on Bob's feedback and direction to drive the creation of the song. Sometimes, when lucky, I'll hit a bull's eye and he'll like the first sketch. But mostly I just send him sketch after sketch until he's pleased and approves it to go toward final production. This "final" version then must also be approved by the Nickelodeon network as well before we can really finish up.

So I play through this first sketch over and over and over...and over....and over again....and over.....until I feel like there's a satisfactory and comfortable link between the lyrics and the music that I've written. Then....maybe.... it's time to press the "Record" button to begin laying down the first sketch!

(For the gear geeks out there who might be interested in the set up of my home studio...I use a Mac Pro and record audio with MOTU Digital Performer. I link to trigger Reason,

Spectrasonics and EZdrummer to generate drums and some synths)

Here's some photos of this process in the studio:


When Bob finally approves a version of the basic song that he likes. I can then start making it sound "pretty"! I might re-record some instruments so they sound "better" (this might result in Bob saying, "I like the way it sounded before"... Oops!), add more vocal harmonies to my lead vocal and record some fun sounds to add a little spice. Just like in these photos!




Bob will let me know if he likes all the "bells and whistles" I've added or not until we get to
a version that's ready to be mixed.

How To Create A Wubbzy Song...Step 3: Animation

It just wouldn't be a Wubbzy song without the visual link to an animated piece. How excellent that the show contains these animated "music videos" at the end of a pleasant half-hour of Wubbzy viewing! A cool and cozy way to conclude before signing off.


I'm more on the music end of things but I can somewhat explain the general process that goes from Bob's lyrics to animating.

The final song goes to the storyboard artists who gather around with Bob and they come up with visual ideas to match his lyrics. Bob may very well have written some of his lyrics based on coming up with some visual ideas first.

What kind of images would you come up with if you had to draw pictures for "Pet Party"? What do you think of when you hear the lines, "Lili has a Zorkle! Johnny has a sneet"? Those are, indeed, silly lines but perhaps they might be easier to think up images for than more "plain" ones. For example, what about the lines "Pet Party! Yeah Yeah!...Pet Party! Yeah! Yeah!...If you've got a pet, it's the place to be. Everyone's at the Pet Party." Those are more general lines with less specific description. This is the challenge: To create something effective and fun because it's so wide open to thinking up anything at all. As you can see in the animation for those lines, the Wubbzy creators struck gold! The way the characters move and their timing to the music and lyrics are exquisite....AND FUN!

After they decide on which images they will use as the song plays along, the storyboard artists draw out those images in pencil on panels, one after the other, as they envision it will look.
Here's a couple of storyboard panels from the intro theme song animation at the very beginning of the show:
They erase and draw over continually. They make endless notes. They cut and edit and move things around like a puzzle until it fits. They have to place all the storyboard frames next to each other and make sure they line up with the song from start to finish. It has to be timed correctly to the timing of the song.

The entire cartoon is storyboarded this way but here's how the storyboards look for a song!
When the team is satisfied with the storyboard as it's pinned up on a bulletin board, all the panels are then scanned into the computer and lined up next to each other in an animation program where they'll appear one after the other in a timeline on the screen as the song plays. This "flip book" animation of the storyboards is called the "animatic". The frames are then moved around in the timeline so scenes happen where they are meant to during specific points in the song. Maybe even to match exact beats, notes, sound effects or words (such as "Yeah! Yeah!" in Pet Party).

It becomes clearer how the final will look as the animatic is continually viewed over and over and frames are further edited and timed to the song. Even more edits, cuts and adds are made until it lines up nicely with the song and has a good feel and energy to it.

Once the animatic is locked, the individual frames used will be inked and painted (in this case, in the computer rather than with a pen, paint and sheets of acetate). That really lovely black line around all the characters and the solid colors inside are applied and the beautiful backgrounds are created and placed in too. Here's how it looks when the Wubbzy colorists create a "thumbnail color board" to get a sense of how the final will actually look and feel with color rather than in the previous storyboard pencil (This board is for the song "You're A Star").

Now the song is ready to be animated. This is where I'll jump off because I don't know too much about animating...yet! But using the computer software Flash (which you can learn at home on your own computer to animate your creations, by the way) the talented animators bring these boards to life.

To see, yet another, glorious example of how the storyboard artists, colorists and animators of the Wubbzy crew create such amazing visual marriages to the songs, enjoy "Pet Party" here...YEAH! YEAH!:

Are We A Band?

Bob commented about our collaboration in an interview "....I've always wanted to be in a band so I get to live out my fantasies by writing the lyrics and working with a musician/composer..."

Well..I've been in many bands (nice wig!)...

But, it's true...Bob hasn't actually been in any bands...
Yet....I think that we are currently composing, recording and producing the Wubbzy songs very much like a functioning band. We have our lyricist and songwriters. We have our players. And we have our recording engineer. Songs are the most important thing in a band and songs are all we have!

The reason it feels most like a band to me at the moment is because the songs wouldn't be the same if one of our members weren't involved in the process. Bob's lyrics, my music and singing and Scott's production makes it seem like we're actually recording these Wubbzy songs for an album.

I don't know what kind of band Bob wants to be in but from my experience, this is a really good band for now. True, we don't have any live shows scheduled.....YET! But we have a high creative output with an emphasis on fun and trying new things. We're coming up with songs we enjoy, not usually starting out with any genres or styles in mind.

The main objective is to effectively link with and help drive excellent animation. So far it seems to be working.

What should we name the band?!