Parachute (band)
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Parachute performing in June 2008 in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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| Also known as | Sparky's Flaw |
| Origin | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Mercury, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Vanguard, DreamWorks |
| Website | www |
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Parachute is an American pop rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. Originally formed in 2006, they released their major label debut album Losing Sleep in 2009, their second album The Way It Was in 2011 and their third album, Overnight, in 2013. The band's fourth album, Wide Awake, was released on March 11, 2016.
Will Anderson and Johnny Stubblefield, friends from childhood, formed the band Sparky's Flaw while attending Charlottesville High School; Kit French and Alex Hargrave, long-time friends and classmates of the two, soon joined. While in college, the band signed a record deal with Mercury Records in August 2007. In the same month, Nate McFarland, a classmate and friend of Anderson's at the University of Virginia, joined the band. McFarland and Anderson were both part of the all-male a cappella group, the Virginia Gentlemen, while at college.
After graduating from college in May 2008, the band began touring full-time. Later that year, they changed their name to Parachute in anticipation of their major label debut the following year. Parachute has been touring with artists such as Mat Kearney, Kelly Clarkson, The Script, O.A.R., Switchfoot, Matt Nathanson, Michelle Branch, Jon McLaughlin, The Goo Goo Dolls, Needtobreathe, The All-American Rejects, and Andy Grammer. Following the release of Losing Sleep in the summer of 2009, they toured with 3 Doors Down, The Script,Secondhand Serenade and Kelly Clarkson.
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