Mittwoch, 30. September 2009
Joe Jonas 'SEXY' Perfume For New Girl
Joe Jonas blended a special perfume, at the Toronto International Film Festival, for a new female at the Aromachology pop-up store, a custom fragrance line based on personality, reports In Style.
Joe picked three words that best described his new woman to create the fragrance: creative, courageous and sexy. He signed the card 'With Love.' Who do YOU think Joe's new girl is?
Joe Jonas House Hunting in Los Angeles
Funny, we thought that we’d see Kevin Jonas house-hunting first. He is the one getting married, after all!
Regardless, Joe Jonas was scoping out some real estate this weekend. From the look on his face, he doesn’t seem to be finding anything that catches his eye. It’s a bad market, Joe. There should be tons of options for you!
Hey, does this mean little Nick Jonas, 17, is gonna move out soon too?
Source: Perez Hilton
Joe Jonas Blends Scent for New Girl09/30
Does Joe Jonas (center) have a second career as a perfumer? According to our sources, he just might. At the Toronto International Film Festival, the star blended a scent for a female friend at the Aromachology pop-up store, a new custom fragrance line based on personality. To select the top-notes, Jonas picked three words that best described his lady: creative, courageous, and sexy. Also? He signed the card “With Love.” We’re not sure who the lucky recipient was, but we’re seriously considering mixing our own scent online now. (Aromachology officially launches with a trunk show at Henri Bendels in New York City at the end of October.)
Source: In Style
Source: In Style
JONAS’ Review09/30
The Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana have a popularity that’s nearly unmatched in the world of pop culture. They’re not just superstars, they are undeniable phenomena. Just go to the mall this weekend and it won’t be hard to see what I mean. While you’re there, pick up the latest Disney DVDs, “Jonas Rockin’ The House” and “Wizards On Deck With Hannah Montana”.
Both DVDs are products from successful Disney Channel programs and both are perfect examples of the marketing machine that is Disney when it comes to pre-teens. Smiling tween faces stare out from the covers and they announce special features that make these DVDs nearly must-owns for fans who collect everything about their favorite pop and TV stars.
If you’re too old for the Disney Channel remember back to the days of Backstreet Boys or New Kids on the Block or, if we need to go back that far, The Partridge Family or The Monkees, and remember how you needed to have EVERYTHING related to your pop culture icons. Disney knows that feeling and has used it to make an industry.
Volume 1 of “Disney’s Jonas Rockin’ the House” features Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas, three guys supposedly facing the same challenges as teenagers around the country but also living lives as internationally famous rock stars. This seems to be the new theme of Disney pop stars – the balance between fame and “keeping it real” is also a major part of the Hannah Montana persona.
The disc includes five episodes of “JONAS” and “JONAS: Rockin’ the House,” along with two full bonus episodes (“Beauty and the Beat” and “Cold Shoulder”) and premieres the exclusive “You’ve Just Been Bro’d” DVD feature that takes you along with the Jonas Brothers on their laugh-out-loud mission to surprise their co-star. The episodes are presented in full screen and accompanied by Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound tracks.
Source: Hollywood Chicago
Both DVDs are products from successful Disney Channel programs and both are perfect examples of the marketing machine that is Disney when it comes to pre-teens. Smiling tween faces stare out from the covers and they announce special features that make these DVDs nearly must-owns for fans who collect everything about their favorite pop and TV stars.
If you’re too old for the Disney Channel remember back to the days of Backstreet Boys or New Kids on the Block or, if we need to go back that far, The Partridge Family or The Monkees, and remember how you needed to have EVERYTHING related to your pop culture icons. Disney knows that feeling and has used it to make an industry.
Volume 1 of “Disney’s Jonas Rockin’ the House” features Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas, three guys supposedly facing the same challenges as teenagers around the country but also living lives as internationally famous rock stars. This seems to be the new theme of Disney pop stars – the balance between fame and “keeping it real” is also a major part of the Hannah Montana persona.
The disc includes five episodes of “JONAS” and “JONAS: Rockin’ the House,” along with two full bonus episodes (“Beauty and the Beat” and “Cold Shoulder”) and premieres the exclusive “You’ve Just Been Bro’d” DVD feature that takes you along with the Jonas Brothers on their laugh-out-loud mission to surprise their co-star. The episodes are presented in full screen and accompanied by Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound tracks.
Source: Hollywood Chicago
Montag, 28. September 2009
New blog post from the Jonas Brothers
Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to check in with all of our fans and get you all in the
loop. Even without being on the road it’s been quite an eventful
couple of weeks. Starting with Nick’s birthday where we got to spend
some time with our family and some great friends! In fact quite a few
of our friends made the journey up here to Toronto to hang with us and
make it such an incredible night, and we truly thank them for that.
We’ve also had a bunch of other things in the pipeline now, as you’ve
seen we have a really cool YouTube challenge going on…. And the
Verizon kickball game is just around the corner (we love our games!)
And a show! Yes it always comes back to the shows! That’s what we’re
all about. Getting to do what we love and what you’ve all made it
possible for us to do year round… Getting in front of our fans and
playing our music. In a couple of weeks we get to go back to the
States and play a show at Mohegan Sun, so we’re pretty stoked about
that.
Though we have to say it’s been great being up here in Toronto. We’ve
read your comments to our blogs and totally agree that we’ve had the
chance to unwind and just chill while we’ve been up here. We’ve taken
in all that Toronto has to offer from the Royal Ontario Museum, to a
U2 concert at the Rogers Center (amazing!!!!!) and the Kings Of Leon
at Hamilton (also incredible) to just walking around the city with a
cup of coffee our friends in a stellar city.
Until next time!
JB
Kevin, Joe & Nick
Just wanted to check in with all of our fans and get you all in the
loop. Even without being on the road it’s been quite an eventful
couple of weeks. Starting with Nick’s birthday where we got to spend
some time with our family and some great friends! In fact quite a few
of our friends made the journey up here to Toronto to hang with us and
make it such an incredible night, and we truly thank them for that.
We’ve also had a bunch of other things in the pipeline now, as you’ve
seen we have a really cool YouTube challenge going on…. And the
Verizon kickball game is just around the corner (we love our games!)
And a show! Yes it always comes back to the shows! That’s what we’re
all about. Getting to do what we love and what you’ve all made it
possible for us to do year round… Getting in front of our fans and
playing our music. In a couple of weeks we get to go back to the
States and play a show at Mohegan Sun, so we’re pretty stoked about
that.
Though we have to say it’s been great being up here in Toronto. We’ve
read your comments to our blogs and totally agree that we’ve had the
chance to unwind and just chill while we’ve been up here. We’ve taken
in all that Toronto has to offer from the Royal Ontario Museum, to a
U2 concert at the Rogers Center (amazing!!!!!) and the Kings Of Leon
at Hamilton (also incredible) to just walking around the city with a
cup of coffee our friends in a stellar city.
Until next time!
JB
Kevin, Joe & Nick
Nick Jonas BLOG From Camp Rock 2 SET
Nick Jonas Simple Wins blog: Hello from the set of Camp Rock 2- This summer consisted of some memorable moments… Teen Choice Awards, performing on Good Morning America & The Today Show, Speaking in front of a Senate committee and the National Press Club, and traveling across North America on tour… to name a few!
We also had a softball team this summer as well called The Road Dogs. It was so much fun playing with our band. Filming is going well; we should finish shooting at the end of the month. It is great to see everyone again and catch up on what they have been doing since we were last together.
My blog picture this month is from my birthday celebration. My family surprised me with a very special gift this year. I was given the piano that I wrote 'A Little Bit Longer' on while filming the first Camp Rock Movie. The song will always have a special place in my heart and now to be gifted the piano – I was not expecting such a gift and was so thankful to my family.
I can’t believe all the outstanding entries that were turned in for the creativity contest. Well done everyone! It wouldn’t have been such a huge success without all your entries and votes in helping to pick each monthly winner. I can’t wait to work with Bayer to pick the winners! We’ll be announcing the grand prize winners very soon so stay tuned. -Nick. Photo Credit: Disney Channel.
Sonntag, 27. September 2009
Anna Marie , ' Demi Has An Amazing Song '
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle dished Camp Rock 2 details to OK! Have Kevin, Joe and Nick changed since the first Camp Rock? 'Not at all, which is what I love. They’re still the sweet gentleman that pull out your chair and push it back in. It’s easy to talk to them. They’re normal guys, and that’s what I love. They haven’t changed at all. We’ve all just grown; we’ve all just aged.'
What present will she get for Kevin and Danielle's wedding? 'I honestly don’t know because both Danielle and Kevin are amazing people, and just to see them as a couple is incredible. I don’t know what I’d give them because they have everything already.'
What has she learned from JB? 'Just by watching them onstage, I got to see how their stage presence translates onscreen. They’re amazing guys, so any chance I get to talk to them, I do.'
Camp Rock 2 details: 'People are going to be surprised by Camp Rock 2. It’s gonna be a good movie You’ll see amazing songs by the Jonas Brothers, Demi has an amazing song. Just bigger and better dance numbers. It’s more intense this time. It’s more of a musical, so people will look forward to that.'
JOE JONAS: VALENTINE DAY NEWS
Taking a short break from filming Camp Rock 2, Joe Jonas makes a trip back to Beverly Hills to shop around for a new home on Saturday afternoon (September 26).
The 20-year-old musician/actor recently caught up with JJJ and exclusively revealed the mystery behind Valentine’s Day and whether he would be starring opposite Jennifer Garner and Taylor Lautner.
He shared, “I actually went for the audition and it was looking really good, but scheduling just wasn’t working out. They were filming in the summer and we [Jonas Brothers] were touring during the summer. We figured it out on our part but it was just difficult because they’re working with so many superstars, that scheduling is really hard to adjust than a normal film like if it was just me and a few other people.”
Joe continued, “It’s Anne Hathaway and all these other big stars that star in that movie and they have to shift schedules around. I think we’re going to try and do something for that, but it all depends on schedules.”
Source: Just Jared Jr.
Samstag, 26. September 2009
Nick Jonas ALIVE & WELL IN TORONTO
Jonas Brothers LONG HAUL BOMBERS
Jonas Brothers pose with the Long Haul Bombers who were flown in from around the country to celebrate Nick's 17th birthday last Wednesday in Toronto. Red Wing's Rich Buck was one of the celebrity guests for the softball game, according to Post Bulletin.
Kevin Sr. asked the group for some privacy for the 40-person gathering, but the response from the group of middle-aged men surprised him: Rich Buck said: 'They were like, 'Oh, we're here to see the Long Haul Bombers. They had no idea the Jonas Brothers were there.'
Nick Jonas, who is a big softball fan, asked for a new bat for his birthday. Before long, a representative at Softball 360 had turned that request into a full-fledged outing for the Long Haul Bombers. Four hitters were contacted on Tuesday. They flew up to Toronto and played on Wednesday before returning home on Thursday.
New Jonas Brothers Tour Dates
The Jonas Brothers 12 Days of Christmas Tour
Tue, 12/01/09 Bank Atlantic Center
Sunrise, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Wed, 12/02/09 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Thu, 12/03/09 Amway Arena
Orlando, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Sat, 12/05/09 BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
Presale @09/28/09
Sun, 12/06/09 Scope
Norfolk, VA
Presale @09/28/09
Mon, 12/07/09 1st Mariner Arena
Baltimore, MD
Presale @09/28/09
Tue, 12/08/09 Times Union Center
Albany, NY
Presale @09/28/09
Thu, 12/10/09 Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, NY
Presale @09/28/09
Fri, 12/11/09 GIANT Center
Hershey, PA
Presale @09/28/09
Sun, 12/13/09 FedExForum
Memphis, TN
Presale @09/28/09
Mon, 12/14/09 New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, LA
Presale @09/28/09
Tue, 12/01/09 Bank Atlantic Center
Sunrise, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Wed, 12/02/09 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Thu, 12/03/09 Amway Arena
Orlando, FL
Presale @09/28/09
Sat, 12/05/09 BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
Presale @09/28/09
Sun, 12/06/09 Scope
Norfolk, VA
Presale @09/28/09
Mon, 12/07/09 1st Mariner Arena
Baltimore, MD
Presale @09/28/09
Tue, 12/08/09 Times Union Center
Albany, NY
Presale @09/28/09
Thu, 12/10/09 Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, NY
Presale @09/28/09
Fri, 12/11/09 GIANT Center
Hershey, PA
Presale @09/28/09
Sun, 12/13/09 FedExForum
Memphis, TN
Presale @09/28/09
Mon, 12/14/09 New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, LA
Presale @09/28/09
A little YouTube contest from the Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers just tweeted a little contest they're having,
Hey everyone....We saw that a couple of fans made videos to our song "What Did I Do To Your Heart" And it made us think.... A little Challenge!!! Round up your friends or do it on your own, and put together your best dance moves to our song WHAT DID I DO TO YOUR HEART. Submit all videos to YouTube.com/JBHeartVideo, of the TOP VIEWED VIDEOS, and we will choose the best 3 to favorite on our YouTube Channel. The top 3 videos will be chosen and favorited by us on Friday morning, October 30th!!! Good Luck!
Hey everyone....We saw that a couple of fans made videos to our song "What Did I Do To Your Heart" And it made us think.... A little Challenge!!! Round up your friends or do it on your own, and put together your best dance moves to our song WHAT DID I DO TO YOUR HEART. Submit all videos to YouTube.com/JBHeartVideo, of the TOP VIEWED VIDEOS, and we will choose the best 3 to favorite on our YouTube Channel. The top 3 videos will be chosen and favorited by us on Friday morning, October 30th!!! Good Luck!
Freitag, 25. September 2009
Photographer Rob Hoffmann on Tour with the Jonas Brothers
Rob_Hoffman Holy crap! My college newspaper wrote an article about me!
Hanging with the Jo Bros
Former Setonian photographer Hoffman on tour with the Jonas Brothers
At the start of the fall semester in 2007, Seton Hall junior Rob Hoffman was snapping women’s soccer shots in preparation for the Setonian production night.
Mid-game his phone rang,
“Can you be on a plane tonight?” a band manager asked.
The next day Rob was en route to Virginia for what he thought would be a short photo gig with his friend Greg’s band, but it turned into two years of touring the world to take pictures of a family band from Wyckoff, New Jersey.
You may have heard of them: the Jonas Brothers? Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas just finished the third leg of their 73 city Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009.
Last summer’s album, “A Little Bit Longer,” went platinum and this summer’s “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The brothers are kind of a big deal.
Hoffman’s story started when his roommate and hometown friend Greg Garbowsky checked out of Boland Hall to go on tour with the Jonas Brothers.
“I had never heard of them,” Hoffman said in a phone interview with The Setonian. “It was kind of weird. He [Greg] left and about a year later when I was a sophomore he called me and said he was playing a show at Starland Ballroom.”
Garbowsky called Hoffman because he wanted some good press shots. The band’s management liked what they saw and called Hoffman a year later to shoot the band in New York, and again in fall 2007 to join the band on tour.
“At that point I’m sure they knew professional photographers who wanted money to do everything,” Hoffman said. “I thought this was a cool idea, but I obviously planned on coming back to school the next semester. I’ll do this for three weeks, have a little down time, and then finish up school.”
Although familiar with the Jonas Brothers from what Garbowsky had told him, Hoffman was completely new to touring, particularly with burgeoning celebrities. Hoffman said that he realized exactly what he got himself into on his second day of work after flying in a private jet to Texas and being air-lifted to fairgrounds in Dallas.
“When we got there, there were like 50,000 people or something ridiculous, and at that point I still didn’t really know who the Jonas Brothers were apart from what Greg was telling me,” Hoffman said. “At that point I realized that these kids were really becoming huge. I was like ‘Wow, this is kind of serious.’”
Serious enough to need a photographer as a member of the touring staff. Hoffman, along with Garbowsky, John Taylor, Jack Lawless and Ryan Liestman who make up the brothers’ backup band, has spent the last two years touring the United States, with stops in South America and Europe.
Hoffman jokes that he’s currently “on call” while spending some precious downtime in his Los Angeles apartment.
“I think the hardest part about it is all the work, it’s 365 days a year,” he said. “Keeping up with their schedule is very difficult.”
Every day of the tour is a work day for Hoffman who wanders the stage in all black during shows, experimenting with shooting angles and finding hiding places to stay inconspicuous.
“I pretty much have free range,” he said. “I mean, obviously you don’t run up to the boys and stand right next to them.”
His favorite photos to take are behind-the scene shot; including the black and white portrait of the brothers at the Ed Sullivan Theater that was featured in the June 2009 issue of Rolling Stone.
“Having that backstage behind-the-scenes stuff, just having that ability to go places that most photographers can’t gives a more personal feel to the images,” Hoffman said.
Discussing the article in Rolling Stone, which features his biggest photo credit to date, Hoffman laughs: “My Mom bought a box of them,” he said. “I used to sit in the Setonian office on production night for hours on end and think, ‘Man, I really wish I could have taken a picture like that for Rolling Stone’ or ‘How do you even get a picture in Rolling Stone? All the hard work kind of pays off right there.”
Hoffman said that another one of his monumental career moments was when he found out that the Jonas Brothers wanted to publish a book featuring his photography. “Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers” published in 2008 by Hyperion gives a behind the scenes look at the boys’ 48-stop tour.
Although the book was mostly compiled, the publishers were stuck on a cover photo and approached Hoffman about a substitute.
“I didn’t really like it, the boys didn’t really like it, we only had two days to get something in,” he said. “Finally, Nick was the one who came up with it, he said ‘Why don’t you just come on stage and take a picture of us with the fans?’” The cover shot is just one of many of Hoffman’s photos featured in the book.
As much as the book deals and world tours are a part of working for the Jonas Brothers, so are extremely devoted fans. Hoffman said he had a particularly difficult time falling asleep in Peru because six dozen girls were chanting “Jonas” over and over outside of his hotel room.
Besides constantly having to self-edit and work under a deadline, Hoffman said that there are a lot of challenging aspects to photographing on the road, but he’s happy to play the role of curator.
“They really are this pop culture phenomenon, that’s how I view it,” Hoffman said about Kevin, Joe and Nick. “Just to be the photographer with the most access to them is really, really cool.”
Hoffman said that because he’s been with the boys for so long they have a good understanding of boundaries and a sense of trust which makes shooting a lot less complicated and enables him to get the intimate shots that get noticed.
“We have this agreement where if they need a minute, they can just tell me and I’m not going to be offended,” he said.
Business aside, Hoffman said that the best part of touring is getting to spend time with good friends. During the recent tour, the brothers and the backup band had a softball team, Road Dogs, and took a day off in Dallas to go jet-skiing.
“They’re really great kids,” Hoffman said of Kevin, Joe and Nick. “Even though they’re my boss, I still have a really cool personal relationship with these people I work with so often and so closely.”
He never spends too much time apart from the backup guys either. “Greg and I used to room together in Boland and now we’re living on a bus,” Hoffman said.
But the guys are still close in L.A.
“Actually, when I moved out to Los Angeles we were all moving out here at the same time except for Ryan, and we all live in the same neighborhood like two blocks away in either direction.”
During downtime in Los Angeles, Hoffman remembers what he misses about college. “This sounds lazy, but I just miss sitting around watching TV, having nothing to do and nowhere to be,” he said. However, Hoffman still stands by the decision that he made two years ago in a split-second cell phone conversation.
“I do kind of wish I had that senior year of college, everyone talks about how that’s supposed to be the best. As far as all these experiences I’ve had and the fact that I actually have a career, there’s no way I can regret it. I’ve been so many places with the boys and seen so much, it’s honestly the best decision I’ve ever made in my life up to this point.”
Until the next adventure, Hoffman said he’s going to enjoy some time with his grill and Giants football, fixing up the apartment and catching up on some sleep.
“Everything’s kind of happened so fast that I feel like I might not appreciate it as much,” he said. “When I sit down at the end of the night and think about everything that’s happened, I’m proud that I’ve stuck with it for so long.”
Meghan Dixon can be reached at meghan.dixon@student.shu.edu.
All pictures by Rob Hoffman/ JBE
Hanging with the Jo Bros
Former Setonian photographer Hoffman on tour with the Jonas Brothers
At the start of the fall semester in 2007, Seton Hall junior Rob Hoffman was snapping women’s soccer shots in preparation for the Setonian production night.
Mid-game his phone rang,
“Can you be on a plane tonight?” a band manager asked.
The next day Rob was en route to Virginia for what he thought would be a short photo gig with his friend Greg’s band, but it turned into two years of touring the world to take pictures of a family band from Wyckoff, New Jersey.
You may have heard of them: the Jonas Brothers? Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas just finished the third leg of their 73 city Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009.
Last summer’s album, “A Little Bit Longer,” went platinum and this summer’s “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The brothers are kind of a big deal.
Hoffman’s story started when his roommate and hometown friend Greg Garbowsky checked out of Boland Hall to go on tour with the Jonas Brothers.
“I had never heard of them,” Hoffman said in a phone interview with The Setonian. “It was kind of weird. He [Greg] left and about a year later when I was a sophomore he called me and said he was playing a show at Starland Ballroom.”
Garbowsky called Hoffman because he wanted some good press shots. The band’s management liked what they saw and called Hoffman a year later to shoot the band in New York, and again in fall 2007 to join the band on tour.
“At that point I’m sure they knew professional photographers who wanted money to do everything,” Hoffman said. “I thought this was a cool idea, but I obviously planned on coming back to school the next semester. I’ll do this for three weeks, have a little down time, and then finish up school.”
Although familiar with the Jonas Brothers from what Garbowsky had told him, Hoffman was completely new to touring, particularly with burgeoning celebrities. Hoffman said that he realized exactly what he got himself into on his second day of work after flying in a private jet to Texas and being air-lifted to fairgrounds in Dallas.
“When we got there, there were like 50,000 people or something ridiculous, and at that point I still didn’t really know who the Jonas Brothers were apart from what Greg was telling me,” Hoffman said. “At that point I realized that these kids were really becoming huge. I was like ‘Wow, this is kind of serious.’”
Serious enough to need a photographer as a member of the touring staff. Hoffman, along with Garbowsky, John Taylor, Jack Lawless and Ryan Liestman who make up the brothers’ backup band, has spent the last two years touring the United States, with stops in South America and Europe.
Hoffman jokes that he’s currently “on call” while spending some precious downtime in his Los Angeles apartment.
“I think the hardest part about it is all the work, it’s 365 days a year,” he said. “Keeping up with their schedule is very difficult.”
Every day of the tour is a work day for Hoffman who wanders the stage in all black during shows, experimenting with shooting angles and finding hiding places to stay inconspicuous.
“I pretty much have free range,” he said. “I mean, obviously you don’t run up to the boys and stand right next to them.”
His favorite photos to take are behind-the scene shot; including the black and white portrait of the brothers at the Ed Sullivan Theater that was featured in the June 2009 issue of Rolling Stone.
“Having that backstage behind-the-scenes stuff, just having that ability to go places that most photographers can’t gives a more personal feel to the images,” Hoffman said.
Discussing the article in Rolling Stone, which features his biggest photo credit to date, Hoffman laughs: “My Mom bought a box of them,” he said. “I used to sit in the Setonian office on production night for hours on end and think, ‘Man, I really wish I could have taken a picture like that for Rolling Stone’ or ‘How do you even get a picture in Rolling Stone? All the hard work kind of pays off right there.”
Hoffman said that another one of his monumental career moments was when he found out that the Jonas Brothers wanted to publish a book featuring his photography. “Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers” published in 2008 by Hyperion gives a behind the scenes look at the boys’ 48-stop tour.
Although the book was mostly compiled, the publishers were stuck on a cover photo and approached Hoffman about a substitute.
“I didn’t really like it, the boys didn’t really like it, we only had two days to get something in,” he said. “Finally, Nick was the one who came up with it, he said ‘Why don’t you just come on stage and take a picture of us with the fans?’” The cover shot is just one of many of Hoffman’s photos featured in the book.
As much as the book deals and world tours are a part of working for the Jonas Brothers, so are extremely devoted fans. Hoffman said he had a particularly difficult time falling asleep in Peru because six dozen girls were chanting “Jonas” over and over outside of his hotel room.
Besides constantly having to self-edit and work under a deadline, Hoffman said that there are a lot of challenging aspects to photographing on the road, but he’s happy to play the role of curator.
“They really are this pop culture phenomenon, that’s how I view it,” Hoffman said about Kevin, Joe and Nick. “Just to be the photographer with the most access to them is really, really cool.”
Hoffman said that because he’s been with the boys for so long they have a good understanding of boundaries and a sense of trust which makes shooting a lot less complicated and enables him to get the intimate shots that get noticed.
“We have this agreement where if they need a minute, they can just tell me and I’m not going to be offended,” he said.
Business aside, Hoffman said that the best part of touring is getting to spend time with good friends. During the recent tour, the brothers and the backup band had a softball team, Road Dogs, and took a day off in Dallas to go jet-skiing.
“They’re really great kids,” Hoffman said of Kevin, Joe and Nick. “Even though they’re my boss, I still have a really cool personal relationship with these people I work with so often and so closely.”
He never spends too much time apart from the backup guys either. “Greg and I used to room together in Boland and now we’re living on a bus,” Hoffman said.
But the guys are still close in L.A.
“Actually, when I moved out to Los Angeles we were all moving out here at the same time except for Ryan, and we all live in the same neighborhood like two blocks away in either direction.”
During downtime in Los Angeles, Hoffman remembers what he misses about college. “This sounds lazy, but I just miss sitting around watching TV, having nothing to do and nowhere to be,” he said. However, Hoffman still stands by the decision that he made two years ago in a split-second cell phone conversation.
“I do kind of wish I had that senior year of college, everyone talks about how that’s supposed to be the best. As far as all these experiences I’ve had and the fact that I actually have a career, there’s no way I can regret it. I’ve been so many places with the boys and seen so much, it’s honestly the best decision I’ve ever made in my life up to this point.”
Until the next adventure, Hoffman said he’s going to enjoy some time with his grill and Giants football, fixing up the apartment and catching up on some sleep.
“Everything’s kind of happened so fast that I feel like I might not appreciate it as much,” he said. “When I sit down at the end of the night and think about everything that’s happened, I’m proud that I’ve stuck with it for so long.”
Meghan Dixon can be reached at meghan.dixon@student.shu.edu.
All pictures by Rob Hoffman/ JBE
Jonas Brothers : Our Mom still makes our Breakfast
The Jonas Brothers are hardly babies anymore - one's even heading down the aisle pretty soon, so you can imagine our shock at hearing that their mum still makes them breakfast - bless!
Despite being aged 21, 20 and 17, the pop trio have confessed that their mum still likes to send her boys off for the day on a full stomach.
And while we understand that their schedule might not allow for much time in the kitchen, we do worry that Kevin's fiancée Danielle Deleasa doesn't know quite what's she's in for...
Speaking about their breakfast habits, Kevin says: "Each one of us has their own thing. I have a bagel, sometimes oatmeal. Joe has oatmeal and eggs. He's also got that whole omelette thing going on too."
Nick then admits: "Yeah, and mum usually cooks breakfast and gives it to us so we can eat it in the car on the way."
Yep, these three are mommy's boys for sure!
Despite being aged 21, 20 and 17, the pop trio have confessed that their mum still likes to send her boys off for the day on a full stomach.
And while we understand that their schedule might not allow for much time in the kitchen, we do worry that Kevin's fiancée Danielle Deleasa doesn't know quite what's she's in for...
Speaking about their breakfast habits, Kevin says: "Each one of us has their own thing. I have a bagel, sometimes oatmeal. Joe has oatmeal and eggs. He's also got that whole omelette thing going on too."
Nick then admits: "Yeah, and mum usually cooks breakfast and gives it to us so we can eat it in the car on the way."
Yep, these three are mommy's boys for sure!
Donnerstag, 24. September 2009
The Veronicas ‘Joe Jonas Is The Cutest’
It might be hard to believe, but apparently Jonas Brothers star Joe is the person to go to if you want the latest info on which bands are “cool”.
According to The Veronicas – who are good pals with the Jonas Brothers since touring with the trio, Joe’s taste in music is actually far from the usual Disney scene, and the Aussie twins admit that fans of the group would be shocked to see the stars playlist.
“Something people might not realize about Joe is that he has a mad playlist of great indie artists!” Lisa revealed to Mizz. “He loves to discover new music and always puts us on to some cool new bands.”
“I think people have this preconceived perception that they only listen to other Disney artists.”
The girls obviously have a soft spot for Joe, as when asked who the cutest member of the Jonas Brothers was, once again his name cropped up.
“They are really cool guys – and all very cute in their own ways. We’re mostly friends with Joe, so we’re gonna say he’s the cutest.” Answers Jess.
And who is the most famous person’s number that they have on their phone…? Who do you think?
“Oh God! Haha! Umm… Zac Efron or Joe Jonas.” Lucky ladies!
Source: Angry Ape
According to The Veronicas – who are good pals with the Jonas Brothers since touring with the trio, Joe’s taste in music is actually far from the usual Disney scene, and the Aussie twins admit that fans of the group would be shocked to see the stars playlist.
“Something people might not realize about Joe is that he has a mad playlist of great indie artists!” Lisa revealed to Mizz. “He loves to discover new music and always puts us on to some cool new bands.”
“I think people have this preconceived perception that they only listen to other Disney artists.”
The girls obviously have a soft spot for Joe, as when asked who the cutest member of the Jonas Brothers was, once again his name cropped up.
“They are really cool guys – and all very cute in their own ways. We’re mostly friends with Joe, so we’re gonna say he’s the cutest.” Answers Jess.
And who is the most famous person’s number that they have on their phone…? Who do you think?
“Oh God! Haha! Umm… Zac Efron or Joe Jonas.” Lucky ladies!
Source: Angry Ape
Mittwoch, 23. September 2009
Jonas Brothers FOUR SEASONS Meeting
From Stephanie: My friend and I met the Jonas Brothers at the Four Seasons in Toronto on September 10. We saw Joe and Nick drive in and they waved and smiled at the 8 girls waiting.
5 minutes later they came up from underground to meet with us! Paparazzi started to notice they were there so after 10 minutes of chatting and taking pictures with their fans they said goodbye and left. They were so sweet!
Jonas Brothers $ 1 Million Per Cent
Based on box office totals reported by promoters and venues during the most recent reporting week [September 2-8], the Jonas Brothers top the chart. They are No. 1 with reported totals from the last six US dates on their world tour.
Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena was the highest box office gross, among the six arenas reporting, with just over $1.2 million. The totals from Charlotte, Atlanta, Lexington, Nashville and Columbus all passed the $1 million mark.
Who Makes the Jonas Brothers LAUGH ?
Jonas Brothers revealed to Popstar! who makes them laugh, their obsession & changing set list in BRAZIL. On who makes them laugh: Kevin, 'Joe, John Taylor.' Nick, 'We have a group of friends- Demi, Selena and Miley, we shot a music video. It was probably one of the funniest..' Joe, 'Days ever!' Nick, 'We all had, it was such a great thing. It was pretty hilarious! That group of people was good.'
Their obsession: Kevin, 'Doodle jump! It's an application you can get on your iPod touch! Flight Control too, but Doodle Jump has taken over. I've set the high score as of right now, it's all of us in our band! It's a big deal!'
On Brazil set change: Nick, 'While were were in South America, we had a set list that was kind of set in stone, bu tone night that fans, it was in Rio, they kept chanting, 'Please Be Mine!' They wanted us to play it really bad for some reason so we switched it up and put it in the set list. So if the fans ask for a song. I think that we'll try to add it in there!'
What Joe does before the show: 'I do push-ups before I go on stage, work out, get the blood flowing. We usually warm up, pray, normal things like that, nothing too crazy.'
Kevin Jonas ' Good , Clean ' Bachelor Party
Kevin Jonas confirmed ..again.. to People his choice for best man: 'I decided that it's going to be both Joe and Nick. Dani has an older and a younger sister, so it works out really well. I can have two best men, and she can have two maids of honor.' Nick on throwing a bachelor party for Kevvy:
'It will be good, clean fun. We're going to have a good time with friends and family.' Joe, 'It won't be in Vegas. Vegas is not really the ideal place. We are thinking somewhere even cooler and better.' Nick, 'It's a big deal, but Kevin kind of has already planned it himself. He will give us suggestions on what he would like and we keep on trying to tell him no.
We're like, 'You have no involvement in planning this. Just get ready to have a good time.'' Joe, 'We're not going to let that happen. Nick and I are in charge and we have to remind Kevin that we'll take care of it.' Kevin is excited to be a dad: 'It would be incredible to be a dad and raise a family. I hope to someday. But it won't be anytime soon.'
Dienstag, 22. September 2009
Joe Jonas Brenda Song Toronto Encounter
Joe Jonas Brenda Song Toronto Encounter
From Alex K: We saw Brenda Song and Joe Jonas entering their hotel in Toronto together. We ran in to meet them at the elevator. Joe stayed for a picture but Brenda seemed eager to go and ran into the elevator immediately with her head down.. I guess she didn't want to take pictures?
Kevin & Danielle ( Jonas ) Vintage Vacation
This is supposedly when Kevin Jonas met is wife-to-be Danielle Deleasa
on vacation in the Bahamas May 2007. Looks like Kev's checking Dani out!
From Melissa: I was at the Jonas Brothers concert on August 8 at the Staples Center in LA and someone shouted out oceanUP on the main screen. Thx to whoever sent that in! :]
The Jonas Brothers are having a YouTube Groups Dance Contest! You have to do a dance to their song, 'What Did I Do To Your Heart'. The top three videos get Favorited by JB!
Jonas Brothers MAKE A WISH BOYS
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