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The Fold is an American
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band from
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, United States. The Fold formed in 2002, and promptly began work on their album '' This Too Shall Pass'' for
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. They have released four full-length studio albums and three EP's over their career, with a fifth full-length slated for release on September 9, 2022, titled ''Stereo Fire''. Career highlights include surpassing 130 million views on their YouTube channel and the nomination of '' Secrets Keep You Sick'' for a
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in the category of "Best Recording Package". Their single "Gravity" from the album ''This Too Shall Pass'' reached No. 1 on the CHR Rock charts. The band has more recently written themed music for sports and television, most notably the theme songs for '' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'', the
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History

Their debut album ''Not Of This World'' was released 2003. '' This Too Shall Pass'' was their second album released on February 22, 2006, on
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. The follow-up '' Secrets Keep You Sick'' was released May 22, 2007. ''Secrets Keep You Sick'' was nominated for a Grammy under the "Best Recording Package" category, but the band lost to '' Cassadaga'' by Bright Eyes. Directly following the release of ''Secrets'', the band spent their summer on the Vans Warped Tour. The Fold played alongside friends
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and The Spill Canvas on their own dollar to support their 2008 sold-out UK tour. Upon returning to the U.S., The Fold parted ways with Tooth & Nail, and completed their fourth studio album ''Dear Future, Come Get Me'' with Zack and Kenneth (
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, Mayday Parade), who also recorded '' Secrets Keep You Sick''. In December 2009, the band released a self-shot music video for "Every Band in the USA"'','' a parody of the
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hit " Party in the U.S.A.". The video has been viewed on
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nearly 500,000 times. On June 29, 2010, the band released a video for the song "Neverender" of ''Dear Future, Come Get Me''. The video was filmed at Willowbrook High School, the former high school of frontman Dan Castady and also of Tom Higgenson, the lead singer of the
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. In November 2010, The Fold released the song "This Christmas" on
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, along with two unofficial, self made videos. One of which featured all of the best crowd reactions from Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Things, 2010. The video can be seen here on their
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channel. In January 2011, the band recorded a song titled "The Weekend Whip", the theme song for the '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''
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. The band announced in early 2012 that they would release a full EP of ninja-themed pop rock songs aimed at the Ninjago demographic; rolling it out a single at a time via digital outlets, and then completing the process in late Summer 2012 with a full EP release, along with karaoke sing-a-long versions, and various other exclusive content entitled "For The Spinners". In 2012, The Fold wrote and released "Let's Go Cubbies" which was adopted as the official song of the
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. It continues to be played during every Cubs broadcast on WGN Radio 720AM. The Fold performed live at
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on opening day April 5, 2012. The Fold's fifth album, ''Moving Past'', was co-produced by the band and Sean O'Keefe, and mixed by J.R. McNeely. The album came out October 15, 2013. In 2016, The Fold was tasked with writing more music for the Cubs, including a song called "Let The Games Begin", which they played at Opening Day at Wrigley Field, and again at the final rally before the post-season. The Cubs went all the way and won the
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that year, the first time in 108 years. The Fold continue to write and record music in 2017, mostly for
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, but there has been talk of late of a new full-length album. In the season 9 finale of ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'', The Fold appear as LEGO Minifigures to congratulate the Ninja for defeating Lord Garmadon. Appearing as characters from the show, as they sing "The Weekend Whip." Also in a short of Season 10 named "The Weekend Drill", they appeared as inmates in Prison. "The Weekly Whip" is a series on YouTube, bringing new Episode every week starting 2 August with Episode "Arcadian Whip lost title + artwork". On November 13, 2020, The Fold released a song titled “Young & Free”, their first song unrelated to Ninjago in seven years. On April 16, 2021, The Fold released “World Gone Mad”, another song that is unrelated to Ninjago. On September 9, 2022, The Fold released their newest album titled "Stereo Fire". Which consisted of the two previous singles, "Young and Free", and "World Gone Mad". The album also contains 12 other songs. Including a version of "Young and Free" remixed by Alexander Wakim. They also made a music video for "World Gone Mad".


Touring

The Fold has played over 500 shows since 2002 and toured non-stop in 2009. *SXSW 2010 *Warped Tour 2011 *
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2012


Current members

*Daniel Castady –
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*George Castady –
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, Backing and Lead Vocals *Matt Pittman –
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, Backing and Lead Vocals *Nate Burgard –
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Former members

*Mark Rhoades –
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*Mike Emmons/Stanzione –
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*Aaron Green —
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*Austin Marshall —
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*Keith Mochel —
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Unofficial (former) members

*Joseph Martin - creator of "5 best friends" series on YouTube


Discography


Studio albums

*''Not of This World'' - independent release (2003) *'' This Too Shall Pass'' -
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
(2006) *'' Secrets Keep You Sick'' -
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
(2007) *''Dear Future, Come Get Me'' - independent release (2009) *''Moving Past'' - independent release (2013) *''Stereo Fire'' - independent release (2022)


Compilations

*''For the Spinners, Vol. 1'' - JAM Music Company (2012)


EPs

*''Feeling Like Failure Now'' (EP) - independent release (2002) *''Rarities EP'' - independent release (2004) *''Stargazer EP'' -
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
(2008)


Singles

*"Neverender" - independent release (2009) *"This Christmas" - independent release (2010) *"Can't Stop Twitterin'" (
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parody) - independent release (2011) *"Every Band in the USA" (
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parody) - independent release (2011) *"Let's Go Cubbies" - independent release (2012) *"Young & Free" - independent release (2020) *"World Gone Mad" - independent release (2021) *"Behind Us Now" - independent release (2022) *"The Hallowhip" - independent release (2023)


'' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' soundtrack


Vol. 1 - ''Masters of Spinjitzu'' - Seasons 12

*''The Weekend Whip'' (2011) *''Born To Be a Ninja'' (2012) *''Ninja Go!'' (2012) *''A-W-E-S-O-M-E'' (2012)


Vol. 2 - ''Rebooted'' - Season 3

*''The Weekend Whip (Michael AM Remix)'' (2014) *''After the Blackout'' (2014) *''Full Digital'' (2014) *''We Are Ninja'' (2014) *''Spinnin' Out in Color'' (2014) *''Eye of The Storm'' (2014) * ''Digital Love'' (July 2020)


Vol. 3 - ''The Tournament of Elements'' - Season 4

*''The Weekend Whip (The Anacondrai Remix)'' (2015) *''The Ninja Roll'' (2015) *''Back To Ninjago'' (2015) *''Enter The Tournament'' (2015) *''21st Century Ninja'' (2015) *''21st Century Ninja: Demo'' (2020)


Vol. 4 - ''Possession/Skybound'' - Season 56

*''The Ghost Whip'' - from ''Possession'' (2015) *''The Pirate Whip'' - from ''Skybound'' (2016) *''Bring On The Pirates'' - from ''Skybound'' (2016) *''We Are Ninjago'' - from ''Skybound'' (2016) *''We Are Ninjago: The Lost Verse'' - from ''Skybound'' (2020) *''The Pirate Whip (Demo)'' - from ''Skybound'' (December 2020)


Vol. 5 - ''Day of the Departed'' - 2016 Halloween Special

*''The Rift Whip'' (2016) *''Close the Circle'' (2016) *''Day of the Departed'' (2016)


Vol. 6 - ''Hands of Time'' - Season 7

*''The Temporal Whip'' (2017) *''The Time is Now!'' (2017) *''Rise of the Vermillion'' (2017)


All Ages: Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu: The Complete Ninjago Discography of The Fold

*''A full-length album that includes all The Fold songs of the TV show from Season 1 to Season 7, as a result of the little break the band has until the new music release for Season 11''


Vol 7. - ''Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu/Prime Empire'' - Season 11- 12

*''The Wicked Whip'' - from Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu (July 2019) *''The Miracle Whip'' - from Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu (November 2019) *''The Arcadian Whip'' - from Prime Empire (March 2020)


Vol 8. - ''Master of the Mountain'' - Season 13

* ''The Shintaro Dungeon Whip'' (July 2020) * ''The Dungeon Whip (Demo)'' (November 2020) * ''The Christmas Whip'' (December 2020)


Ninjago 10 Anniversary Soundtrack

* ''Ten For Ninjago'' (June 2021) * ''Weekend Whips'' (2011 - 2020)


Vol 9. - ''Crystalized'' - Season 15

* ''The Crystalized Whip'' (October 2023)


''The LEGO Ninjago Movie'' Soundtrack

*''The Weekend Whip Re-mastered'' (2017)


Filmography

The Fold, in minifigure form, appeared in the episodes "Green Destiny" and "The Weekend Drill" from '' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''. Their songs are often heard as instrumentals in the series.


References


External links


Official siteOfficial PurevolumeBurning Stars Interview with The Fold - 2007"Neverender" on YouTubeOfficial Youtube Channel - "TheFoldMusic"Dan & George (Podcastady) podcasts
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