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Biography
Distinguish|Parachute BandInfobox musical artist| name = Parachute| image =| caption = Parachute | image_size = 120x120px| background = group_or_band| alias = Sparky's Flaw| origin = Charlottesville, Virginia , United States|U.S. | genre = Alternative rock , blue-eyed soul , pop rock , indie rock | years_active = 2008-present| label = Mercury Records|Mercury , Island Records|Island | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.weareparachute.com/| current_members = Will Anderson (singer)|Will Anderson small|(vocals, guitar, keyboard) Johnny Stubblefield small|(drums) Alex Hargrave small|(bass) Kit French small|(saxophone, keyboard, vocals) Nate McFarland small|(guitar, vocals)| past_members = Dave Glover small|(guitar) Peter De Jong small|(guitar) Eric Prum small|(piano) Parachute is a rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia , United States.Mercury/Island Def Jam Music Group. " http://weareparachute.com/bio.aspx Parachute." 2008. The members graduated from college in May 2008 and since then have been touring and promoting their debut album Losing Sleep (Parachute album)|Losing Sleep and sophomore album The Way It Was full-time.
History
Originally named "Sparky's Flaw", the band changed its name to "Parachute" in 2008. Since their graduation from college, Parachute has been touring with artists such as Of a Revolution|O.A.R. , Switchfoot , Duffy (singer)|Duffy , Matt Nathanson , Michelle Branch , Jon McLaughlin , and The Goo Goo Dolls As a part of their first major tour following the release of Losing Sleep (Parachute album)|Losing Sleep in the summer of 2009, they toured with artists such as 3 Doors Down , The Script ," http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090520006129/en The Script Announce First National U.S. Headlining Tour with Special Guest Parachute." Business Wire . May 2009 Secondhand Serenade and Kelly Clarkson ." http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx? artistID=7290& nid=4572." Mercury Records . July 2009
Their songs "She is Love" and "Under Control" were used on Nivea 's national skincare TV commercials. As part of the campaign, Parachute shared the Nivea Countdown Stage with the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift in front of over one million people in Times Square for New Year's Eve in 2008.
Parachute's debut album Losing Sleep (Parachute album)|Losing Sleep became available in stores and online on May 19, 2009. Produced by Chris Keup, John Shanks , and John Fields (producer)|John Fields , Losing Sleep highlights unabashed emotional affairs. On May 12, Losing Sleep (Parachute album)|Losing Sleep was released exclusively on iTunes , including an additional bonus track, "Strange World". The second single off of the album, "Under Control", was also highlighted as the Free iTunes Single of the Week. A deluxe edition of the album was released on August 4, 2009.cite web|url= http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=325206413& s=143441 |title=iTunes - Music - Losing Sleep (Deluxe Edition) by Parachute |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2009-08-04 |accessdate=2012-01-29 The song "Back Again" is featured on the video game Band Hero which was released on November 3, 2009.
On June 15, 2009, Will Anderson and Kit French appeared as Parachute on the 20th episode of "Live From Daryl's House", the monthly internet concert from Daryl Hall . They performed four songs from their debut album ("All That I Am", "She Is Love", "Under Control" and "She") as well as the Hall & Oates tracks " Say It Isn't So (Hall & Oates song)|Say It Isn't So " and "It's A Laugh".cite web|url= http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php? page=ep20 |title=Live From Daryl's House |publisher=Livefromdarylshouse.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-29
On October 17, 2009, Parachute performed at the 13th Annual Bite of Las Vegas food and musical festival alongside Katharine McPhee , Uncle Kracker , Blue October , and Train (band)|Train . http://mix941.fm/pages/5180619.php dead link|date=January 2012 The Bite of Las Vegas is a festival presented by Las Vegas' Mix 94.1 radio station and features 45 of Las Vegas' restaurants, including Serendipity 3 , Pick Up Stix , Panda Express and more.
Tour
Parachute toured North America alongside Kelly Clarkson between October and December 2009, opening on October 6 in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom and making stops in Chicago , Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , and Seattle .cite web|url= http://popawesome.com/music/music-news/parachute-to-tour-with-kelly-clarkson-2/ |title=Parachute To Tour With Kelly Clarkson & #124; Pop Music at PopAwesome |publisher=Popawesome.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-29 In January 2010, Parachute embarked on another three-week string of performances, sharing the stage with alt-rock band SafetySuit .
From February to March 2010, Parachute rejoined Clarkson for the European leg of her 'All I Ever Wanted Tour', where they performed for the first time all over the United Kingdom , Germany , as well as in The Netherlands and Denmark . Their experience abroad prompted Parachute to sign on for more dates in the U.K later on that May.cite web|url= http://www.weareparachute.com/news_d.aspx? nid=6440 |title=Parachute & #124; Download Parachute Band Music & MP3 & #124; Official Site |publisher=Weareparachute.com |date=2010-03-15 |accessdate=2012-01-29
In the Fall of 2010 the band headlined U.S. tour with singer/songwriter Joe Brooks (singer)|Joe Brooks and pop rock outfit Hot Chelle Rae . The band played many songs from their upcoming album on tour, as well as favorites from the Losing Sleep (Parachute album)|Losing Sleep album. Parachute also held a contest in which winners were given an exclusive advance listen of two new songs from their new album before each show.
Spring 2011, Parachute is on tour and opening for the Plain White T's . The band also announced on their official website that they would be touring with Michelle Branch and the Goo Goo Dolls throughout the summer of 2011.cite web|title=Parachute Official Fan Site|url= http://www.weareparachute.com/news_d.aspx? nid=9144|work=parachutefan.com|accessdate=17 May 2011
October/November 2011: Parachute is touring with Courrier and Kate Voegele all over the United States, plus a date in Canada. The band recently tacked on two North Carolina shows to the end of the tour.cite web|title=Parachute Official Site|url= http://www.weareparachute.com/tour.aspx|accessdate=17 May 2011
Television appearances
May 2010 also marked the band's television debut, when they appeared on CBS 's The Early Show to play "She Is Love" and "Under Control". They later performed on American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live as well. Their music has also been featured in such television programs as One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill , 90210 (TV series)|90210 and Vampire Diaries .
To promote the release of "The Way It Was" the band appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 19, 2011
Discography
Albums
Year
Title
2009
Losing Sleep
2011
The Way It Was
EPs
''(as Sparky's Flaw)
Year
Title
2002
Live From The Recording Studio (only 1000 were printed)
2005
One Small Step (only 2000 were printed)
2007
''Sparky's Flaw EP
Singles
Year
Single
Hot 100
Adult Pop songs
Album
2009
She Is Love "
66
14
Losing Sleep (Parachute album)
" Under Control "
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28
2011
"Something to Believe In"
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14
The Way It Was (Parachute album)
"Kiss Me Slowly"
111 reference?
20
"You and Me"
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"What I Know"
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External links
Official website| http://www.weareparachute.com/
http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php? page=ep20 Parachute on "Live From Daryl's House"
http://evadethenoise.com/2009/06/24/parachute-losing-sleepparachute-losing-sleep/ Full review of "Losing Sleep" on evadethenoise.com
References
Parachute DEFAULTSORT:Parachute (Band) Category:Musical groups established in 2008 Category:Musical groups from Virginia Category:Mercury Records artists Category:American pop rock music groups
