Joe Brumm

**Joe Brumm** (born 1978) is an Australian film director and founder of StudioJoho. He is also the main creator of the Dan The Man series. His composer is his younger brother, Dan Brumm. He has also worked with Halfbrick, who they share an Australian hometown with, to make Dan The Man. As of now, he is working on a preschool show he created named *Bluey*.

## Background

### History

Joe has been an animator for about 10 years in London. He has worked on many cartoons and short films. It’s clients include CollegeHumor, ABC’s Good Game, GOMA and Halfbrick. He also animated for BBC/Disney.

### Dan The Man (Series)

In March 23rd, 2010, Joe Brumm created the first episode of Dan The Man, Stage One. The video was received very well. Later in 2013, six more videos were uploaded, and were met very well with positive responses. On Stage Seven, He announced that the next episode would be playable. The game was released on October 6th, 2016.

### Animations

Joe Brumm has worked on other animations besides Dan The Man. They have also made animations for Halfbrick Studios, Barry Steakfries' Rock Opera songs. They have also worked with Dorkly and CollegeHumor at one point. They have also worked on other shows and animations. He has made Cleverman (2008), The Meek (2015), The Lion's Blaze (2017), and Final Space (2018).

### Bluey

After Dan The Man, and other animated projects, his team began to work on their own preschool show. On October 2018, Brumm created a cartoon named *Bluey*, which is about a family of dogs and shows the importance of childhood and parenthood. The show was met with positive reception. The show won two nominees. In 2019/2020, the show won a AACTA Award for the Best Children's Program. The show, given its success, is still running.

## Trivia

* Joe Brumm has a wife named Suzy Brumm, who is a storyboard artist. Brumm also has two kids.
* Brumm’s daughter was 3 years old when she was first admitted to a hospital with an asthma-like illness. She spent a week in intensive care.
* *Ghosts 'n Goblins* was his favorite game growing up.
* When making *Stage Six*, he always had a fascination for MMOs.
* Joe Brumm has been on podcasts about *Bluey*, answering questions.
* On the *Stage Seven* video on Newgrounds, he said that it was the end of the first season, possibly hinting more episodes.
	+ He also said that the PC version of the game would happen, but it has yet to come.
		- However, he has revealed the reason the game was not that popular: he is not great at marketing and updating.
* When he and a few others at Ludo Studio were in talks with Disney about the distribution of *Bluey*, he said that a redub would not be necessary, and that it might detract from the Australian charm of the show. However, series director Tim Lagasse drew his attention back to the the 2016 pilot which was an extended, more refined version of a short the studio made in 2014 that was deemed "unsafe." He noted how much Brumm liked the casting of that pilot, though was dissapointed that the real Nathan Lane wasn't able to participate and instead had Steve Whitmire fill in. At that moment, Brumm changed his mind and allowed BBC to distribute the Australian version of the show. As a result, the ABC Kids version airs in Australia and the United Kingdom, while the Disney version airs everywhere else.