Jordan Maron

Jordan Maron (born February 10, 1992), also known by his online alias CaptainSparklez, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, gamer, and musician. Maron is primarily known for playing the video game Minecraft, which is featured on his main channel, CaptainSparklez. As of September 2022, his 11 YouTube channels have collectively earned over 13.77 million subscribers and 4.48 billion video views, and his main channel is the 281st most-subscribed channel on YouTube with over 11.3 million subscribers.[2] Maron has produced several Minecraft-themed songs and music videos, one of his best known being Fallen Kingdom.

Jordan Maron
Maron in 2018
Personal information
Born (1992-02-10) February 10, 1992
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genres
Subscribers11.4 million (main channel)
13.86 million (combined)[lower-alpha 1][1]
Total views3.98 billion (main channel)
4.52 billion (combined)[lower-alpha 2][1]
NetworkPocketWatch
100,000 subscribers2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
1,000,000 subscribers2012
10,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: January 15, 2023

Early life

Maron was born in Los Angeles, California.[3] At four years old, he and his mother moved to Santa Barbara. He attended Santa Barbara High School, beginning in ninth grade. Maron then went to the University of California, Santa Barbara as a chemical engineering major.[4] He then decided to switch his major to computer science midway through his freshman year, based on his interest in video games.[4] After the first quarter of his sophomore year, he dropped out.[4] In December 2011, he made YouTube his full-time job.[3]

Internet career
Maron at Minecon 2016

Content

Maron operates eleven YouTube channels, four of which are currently active. Maron is best known for his internet content in the video game Minecraft.[4][5] Maron releases daily videos, which aided in the creation of his fanbase.[6]

History

On February 9, 2010, he created his first channel titled ProsDONTtalkSHIT (PDTS) where he primarily uploaded gameplay videos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.[7] When the channel became more popular, Maron wanted a less vulgar name.[8] He created a new channel named CaptainSparklez on July 20, 2010, and left PDTS inactive.[8] Maron began creating Minecraft content in 2010.[5] Maron began livestreaming since 2011 on justin.tv, which was later migrated to Twitch.[4] In April 2012, the CaptainSparklez channel reached 1 million subscribers on YouTube.[9] In September 2013, CaptainSparklez reached 1 billion video views, becoming the fifth solo YouTube gaming channel to reach the milestone behind PewDiePie, SkyDoesMinecraft, UberHaxorNova and TobyGames.[10]

Maron started a mobile gaming company called XREAL with Howard Marks, co-founder and former CEO of Activision and co-founder of Acclaim Games and StartEngine.[6] XREAL released their game Fortress Fury in May 2015, which received over 1.5 million downloads within its first month of launch.[6][11] Fortress Fury was originally titled Fortress Fallout; however, ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, known for the Fallout series, sent a cease and desist letter which requested that XREAL "immediately expressly abandon the application for Fortress Fallout and cease any and all current or proposed use of any mark incorporating the term Fallout."[12][13] The letter was sent to prevent competition in the mobile game market for their game Fallout Shelter. Maron and the XREAL's legal team were not informed of this,[14] because Bethesda kept Shelter a secret at the time and did not reveal its existence until its release on June 14, 2015.

Maron was featured in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[15] In June 2016, he made an appearance in the sixth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode.[16] On May 28, 2022, Maron was on a winning MC Championship team for the first time.[5]

Musical career

On February 26, 2011, he released his first Minecraft music video, "TNT", a parody of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite", with vocals from singer TryHardNinja. The video is currently the fourth-most-viewed video on Maron's channel with over 116 million views, surpassing the number of views of the original song.[A]

On August 19, 2011, he released his second Minecraft music video titled "Revenge",[5] which is a parody of Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". The video has over 280 million views,[A] making it the most viewed video on Maron's channel. In July 2019, following the 10th anniversary of Minecraft, the song received renewed attention as an internet meme.[17] This has led to "Revenge" reaching the number one spot on Genius' Top Songs chart.[18]

Released April 1, 2012, "Fallen Kingdom" is a parody of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida".[5][6]

Maron created a parody video called "Minecraft Style", based on "Gangnam Style" by PSY,[6] that used animated Minecraft models.[19] According to MSN, within a few days, it had more than a million views.[20] The video was referenced in technology and gaming articles published by NBC,[21] The Daily Telegraph,[22] Mashable[23] and the Huffington Post.[19] The original video was removed from YouTube due to copyright issues. Since its reupload, the video has gained over 46 million views.[A]

Discography

Singles
Year Title
2014 "Work in Progress Thing That Probably Sucks, I Dunno"
2016 "Moonbeam"
"Once Upon a Time"
2017 "Crusade"
"Midnight Drive"
2018 "Turn It Up" (feat. TryHardNinja)
2022 "Lift Off"

Remixes
Year Title Artist
2016 "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
2017 "Take Back the Night" TryHardNinja
"Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"Stay" Zedd and Alessia Cara
Year Title Artist Album
2018 Let's Not Talk About That Whitney Avalon Unknown

Awards
  • Nominated in 2016 Shorty Awards[24]

Notes
  1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    11.4 million (CaptainSparklez)
    911 thousand (CaptainSparklez 2)
    403 thousand (Jordan Maron)
    406 thousand (Fortnite Cinema)
    177 thousand (Maron Music)
    363 thousand (Jordan Reacts)
    51.7 thousand (Jordan Games)
    37.0 thousand (SparkleShorts)
    59.6 thousand (SparklyPants)
    17.4 thousand (Jordan Lifts)
    42.8 thousand (ProsDONTtalkSHIT)
  2. Views, broken down by channel:
    3.98 billion (CaptainSparklez)
    245.77 million (CaptainSparklez 2)
    28.73 million (Jordan Maron)
    107.30 million (Fortnite Cinema)
    25.61 million (Maron Music)
    132.56 (Jordan Reacts)
    608.92 thousand (Jordan Games)
    4.07 million (SparkleShorts)
    301.02 thousand (SparklyPants)
    97.61 thousand (Jordan Lifts)
    2.85 million (ProsDONTtalkSHIT)
A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 as of 29 August 2019.[25]
B1 as of 29 August 2019[26]

References
  1. "About CaptainSparklez". YouTube.
  2. "CaptainSparklez". socialblade.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019..
  3. Maron, Jordan (January 20, 2014). Draw My Life - CaptainSparklez. CaptainSparklez. Retrieved January 20, 2014 – via YouTube.
  4. "Jordan 'CaptainSparklez' Maron lives the fairy tale life of getting paid to play Minecraft (interview)". VentureBeat. September 30, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. Fay, Kacee (May 28, 2022). "CaptainSparklez finally wins his first MC Championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. "YouTube Minecraft star CaptainSparklez starts crafting mobile games". the Guardian. August 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. ProsDONTtalkSHIT. "ProsDONTtalkSHIT". YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  8. Maron, Jordan (July 20, 2010). "A New Main Channel: Why?". YouTube. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. Eördögh, Fruzsina (April 30, 2012). "Captain Sparklez hits 1 million subscribers". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. Gutelle, Sam (September 5, 2013). "YouTube Billionaires: All Hail Captain Sparklez". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  11. "CaptainSparklez's Mobile Game Company Crowdfunds Capital Through StartEngine". tubefilter.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  12. "Bethesda parent forces Fortress Fallout developer into name change". Arstechnica. February 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  13. "Bethesda hits Fortress Fallout maker with legal name-change demand". Polygon. February 16, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  14. "What Ever Happened to Fortress Fury? - YouTube". CaptainSparklez. October 31, 2016.
  15. "Forbes 30 Under 30". forbes.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  16. "Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 6 Release Date Announced". IGN. May 31, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  17. toaster_strudel. "Minecraft "Creeper, Aw Man," Memes are Taking Over Discord". www.ebaumsworld.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  18. "CaptainSparklez's 'Minecraft' Parody Song "Revenge" Sees Renewed Interest Thanks To A Discord Meme". Genius. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  19. "'Minecraft Style' - Gamers Get Their Own 'Gangnam Style' Spoof (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post UK. October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  20. "Minecraft wiz obsessively recreates Gangnam Style vid". MSN. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  21. Winda Benedetti. "Dig this 'Minecraft'-style 'Gangnam Style' parody". NBC. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  22. "Minecraft parody of Psy's Gangnam Style". The Daily Telegraph. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  23. Li, Anita (October 22, 2012). "Minecraft Meets 'Gangnam Style' in Block-Building Parody [VIDEO]". Mashable. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  24. "Jordan Maron - The Shorty Awards". Shortyawards.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  25. "CaptainSparklez". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  26. "Maron Music". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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