The Fold

:Not to be confused with their TV show counterparts.
The Fold is an American pop-rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois in 2005. From 2011-2022, they created music for Ninjago, including its theme song The Weekend Whip.
It comprises of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dan Castady, percussionist Mark Rhoades, vocalist and bass guitarist Matt Pittman, and vocalist and lead guitarist George Castady. Their releases pertaining to Ninjago are released under the JAM Music Company, headed by Jeppe Riddervold.
==Credits==
===2011===
*The Weekend Whip
===2012===
*A-W-E-S-O-M-E
*Born to be a Ninja
*Ninja-Go!
*The Weekend Whip (Chris Lord-Alge mix)
===2014===
*After the Blackout
*Digital Love (released 2020)
*Eye of the Storm
*Full Digital
*Spinnin' Out In Color
*The Weekend Whip (Michael AM 2014 Remix)
*We Are Ninja
===2015===
*21st Century Ninja
*Back to Ninjago
*Enter the Tournament
*The Ninja Roll
*The Weekend Whip (The Anacondrai Remix)
*The Ghost Whip
===2016===
*Bring on the Pirates
*The Pirate Whip
*We Are Ninjago
*Close the Circle
*Day of the Departed
*The Rift Whip
===2017===
*Rise of the Vermillion
*The Temporal Whip
*The Time is Now
*No More
===2019===
*The Wicked Whip
*The Miracle Whip
===2020===
*The Arcadian Whip
*The Shintaro Dungeon Whip
*The Christmas Whip
===2021===
*Ten for Ninjago
=== 2023 ===
* The Crystalized Whip
==Albums==
*For the Spinners
*The Complete Ninjago Discography of The Fold
==Appearances==
Several of The Fold's songs appear instrumentally in the Ninjago TV series as background music.
Episode 	Song(s)
Tick Tock 	The Weekend Whip
Darkness Shall Rise 	Ninja-Go! (with vocals)
Ninja Roll 	The Ninja Roll, 21st Century Ninja, After the Blackout
Kingdom Come 	Back to Ninjago
Infamous 	Back to Ninjago
The Tall Tale of Dogshank	The Ninja Roll
Day of the Departed 	We Are Ninjago, The Rift Whip, Day of the Departed
Vehicles and Mechs 	The Temporal Whip, The Weekend Whip (The Anacondrai Remix), Rise of the Vermillion
The Digiverse and Beyond 	The Ghost Whip
Music Night Part 1 	No More
Music Night Part 2 	No More, Bring on the Pirates, Eye of the Storm
Samurai X-Treme 	Born to be a Ninja
;Other media
Installment 	Song(s)
LEGO Ninjago: Rebooted	The Weekend Whip (Michael AM 2014 Remix)
Installment 	Song(s)
Ninjago Skybound 	Enter the Tournament
==Trivia==
*The Fold makes their first appearances in the show as minifigures in "Green Destiny" and "The Weekend Drill."
*The Fold returned in Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu with a new version of The Weekend Whip after three season hiatus.
*In addition to "No More," the intro music for "Wu's Teas" was composed by The Fold.https://youtu.be/6c-N3cuIFYs?t=748
*The Fold has a video series on YouTube called "The Weekly Whip" where Dan Castady reveals behind-the-scenes information about their various Ninjago songs."The Weekly Whip" playlist on YouTube
*To keep the costs lower for creating the Rebooted songs, the band reused elements from previous songs of theirs. For example, "Spinnin' Out In Color" took inspiration from "Moving Past" and "Eye of the Storm" took inspiration from an unfinished song called "White Flag."https://youtu.be/Cv8RpRCBigk?t=652https://youtu.be/OZo4ASHK8qg?t=325
*As of 2020, they were producing more Ninjago songs aside from remixes of the Weekend Whip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD-7wP1RSgI
**One of them is the longest Fold song for Ninjago ever made.
*The songs not to appear in the TV series in any form are A-W-E-S-O-M-E, Full Digital, Spinnin' Out In Color, We Are Ninja, Enter the Tournament, Close the Circle, The Time is Now, and Digital Love.
*In the fourteenth episode of the Weekly Whip, the lead singer of The Fold, Dan Castady, revealed his mother passed away in 2006.https://youtu.be/-DCU4ngx5fE
==Videos==
Dan Chats with Fans!
Dan Chats with Fans (Part 2)!
Ninjago WEEKLY WHIP EP24 - Celebrating Ninjago's 10 Year Anniversary!
==References==
Category:The Fold
Category:Real-Life Articles
Category:2011
Category:2012
Category:2013
Category:2014
Category:2015
Category:2016
Category:Rise of the Snakes
Category:Rebooted
Category:Tournament of Elements
Category:Possession
Category:Skybound
Category:Day of the Departed
Category:2017
Category:2018
Category:The Hands of Time
Category:Sons of Garmadon
Category:Hunted
Category:2019
Category:Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu
Category:Music
Category:2020
Category:Prime Empire
Category:Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu
Category:Master of the Mountain
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