What was the title of the Pixar short shown before Cars in 2006?

One Man Band was the Pixar short shown before Cars in 2006.

The short follows two street musicians competing for the attention of a young girl who wants to spend a coin. Each performer tries to outdo the other with increasingly elaborate music, turning a simple exchange into a comic contest. The story relies heavily on visual performance and musical timing rather than spoken dialogue.

One Man Band was directed by Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez and produced by Pixar. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 79th Academy Awards, held in 2007.

Pixar theatrical features commonly had an original short attached to their release, which can lead to mix-ups among films from the same era. Boundin’ preceded The Incredibles, Lifted preceded Ratatouille, and Presto preceded WALL-E. One Man Band is specifically associated with Cars.