The Academy Is... is an American
rock
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band from
Chicago, Illinois
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, formed in 2003.
Before disbanding, they were signed by the
Decaydance
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imprint of the
Fueled by Ramen
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History
John Janick conceived of the lab ...
label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2004 to avoid legal complications with other established bands already under that name. The band released three studio albums, ''
Almost Here'', ''
Santi
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'', and ''
Fast Times at Barrington High
''Fast Times at Barrington High'' is the third studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released in August 2008.
Background
It was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo. The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam ...
'', and four EPs. The band announced their disbandment on October 8, 2011. In May 2015, lead singer
William Beckett announced that the band would reunite at Riot Fest 2015 in Chicago. In addition the core members of the band Beckett,
Mike Carden
The Academy Is... is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before disbanding, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2 ...
, Adam Siska, and
Andy Mrotek
The Academy Is... is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before disbanding, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2 ...
, as well as Jamie Reed Schefman and
Ian Crawford (both of whom had not originally been part of the band), reunited for a farewell tour that took place during December 2015. They announced that they would be reuniting again on May 11, 2022, alongside the announcement of their participation in the 2022 Riot Fest.
History
Formation and early years (2003–2004)
William Beckett and Adam T. Siska decided to start a band together on March 4, 2003 after becoming friends during their time attending
Barrington High School, recruiting
Mike Carden
The Academy Is... is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before disbanding, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2 ...
(guitar) after his former band, Jodie, which had members of Victory records act June, broke up
then eventually adding AJ LaTrace as a lead guitarist and Michael DelPrincipe (Little Mike) as a drummer. They recorded their self-titled debut EP, ''
The Academy'' (2004), for the Chicago-based label LLR Recordings. LLR Recordings had previously released Beckett's solo project Remember Maine's debut album ''The Last Place You Look'' in 2002 and
Mike Carden
The Academy Is... is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before disbanding, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2 ...
's solo folk album in 2003. The EP was recorded in Villa Park, IL at The Gallery of Carpet by producer Brian Zieske.
Pete Wentz
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from
Fall Out Boy
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heard it and was impressed. The label
Fueled by Ramen
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History
John Janick conceived of the lab ...
immediately signed the band. In July and August, the group went on tour with Fall Out Boy,
Bayside,
Name Taken
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, and
Armor for Sleep.
''Almost Here'' (2005–2006)
In 2004 the band headed to Florida to record their Fueled by Ramen debut ''
Almost Here'', produced by James Paul Wisner, who has worked with
Dashboard Confessional
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Early h ...
,
Something Corporate
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,
Further Seems Forever
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, and
Underoath
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. After recording the album and doing a summer tour, the band underwent a lineup change. Thomas Conrad, formerly of Chicago local band 5o4plan, replaced LaTrace as the second guitarist/backing vocalist, and
Andy Mrotek
The Academy Is... is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before disbanding, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2 ...
, formerly of Last Place Champs, replaced DelPrincipe as the drummer. Andy Mrotek and Thomas Conrad are listed in the liner notes but were added to the band after the recording of Almost Here to replace DelPrincipe and LaTrace, respectively. The band toured extensively in support of the album, touring with
Fall Out Boy
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,
Something Corporate
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,
Midtown,
Matchbook Romance
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,
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and
Armor for Sleep. The album was released on February 8, 2005 and the following summer, the band embarked on their first headlining tour alongside
Plain White T's
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,
Days Away
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Biography
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and
June
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. On Billboard's charts Almost Here peaked at No. 7 on Top Heatseekers, No. 16 on
Independent Albums
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, and No. 185 on The Billboard 200.
Later on in 2005, while Pete Wentz was finishing up work on Fall Out Boy's second album
From Under the Cork Tree
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and his
"latest side project" with John Janick of Fueled by Ramen, he discovered
Panic! at the Disco
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and helped them release their debut album ''
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
''A Fever You Can't Sweat Out'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Panic! at the Disco. Produced by Matt Squire, the album was released on September 27, 2005, through Decaydance and Fueled by Ramen. The group formed in Las Vegas i ...
'' through his label Decaydance. The Academy Is... was also signed to Decaydance that year.
On October 26, 2006, The Academy Is... had announced via the blog on their official website that Thomas Conrad and the band had parted ways.
Michael Guy Chislett
Michael Guy Chislett (born 6 April 1982) is an Australian musician and producer. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Christian worship band Hillsong United and was the lead guitarist of the rock band the Academy Is...
Care ...
joined the band to replace Conrad on guitar.
''Santi'' (2007)
While touring as a main act on the 2006
Warped Tour
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, the band began the process of writing songs for their second album. Once finished, the band flew to
Los Angeles
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to record their record with
Butch Walker
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. As of December 23, 2006, the band had officially finished the recording process and the album, entitled ''
Santi
Santi is used as:
People with the surname
* Brenden Santi (born 1993), Australian-Italian rugby league player
* Domenico Santi (1621–1694), also known as il Mengazzino, Italian painter
* Emanuele Santi, Italian economist and political scienti ...
'', was released April 3, 2007 on the Fueled By Ramen label. The release of this album was listed on ''
Blender
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s 25 reasons to love 2007. On January 26, 2007 a sample of "LAX to O'Hare" was released on the band's
AbsolutePunk
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profile. The album peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
[
The band went on to release the song "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" as the album's first single, before releasing the album on April 3, 2007. ]Fall Out Boy
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, +44, Cobra Starship
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, and Paul Wall
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all joined the band on the 2007 Honda Civic Tour
The Honda Civic Tour was an annual concert tour, sponsored by American Honda Motor Company and produced by Marketing Factory.
2001
First half
*Headliner: Blink-182
*Supporting: No Motiv, Sum 41, The Ataris, and Bodyjar
Second half
*Headliner: ...
, after which the band moved on to the "Sleeping With Giants" tour with support from The Rocket Summer
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H ...
, Armor for Sleep and Sherwood
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. Partly through the tour, labelmates Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enliste ...
were added to the support. The tour ended on November 24, 2007, in Chicago.
''Fast Times at Barrington High'' (2008)
The band's third studio album, ''Fast Times at Barrington High
''Fast Times at Barrington High'' is the third studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released in August 2008.
Background
It was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo. The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam ...
'', was released on August 19, 2008, through Fueled by Ramen
Fueled by Ramen LLC is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by 300 Elektra Entertainment. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida in 1996, is now based in New York City.
History
John Janick conceived of the lab ...
. The title refers to the high school William Beckett, Adam Siska, and videographer Jack Edinger attended. The first single, " About a Girl," was added to the band's MySpace page on July 15, 2008, and was subsequently made available from various download sites. The lead model in the official music video for "About a Girl", Brittany Moser, also went to Barrington at the same time Adam and William were in high school. On August 25, 2008 "About a Girl" was played on The Hills (season 4, episode 2). The album made it onto Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Best Albums of the Year ranked as No. 46. It peaked at No. 17 on The Billboard 200.[
]
''Lost in Pacific Time'' EP and breakup (2009–2011)
On William Beckett's Twitter
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page, it was said The Academy Is... have finished recording their new EP, '' Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP''. It was released on September 22, 2009 on iTunes, and was sold on the AP Fall Ball Tour. A limited number were also sold on their webstore The track "I'm Yours Tonight" was released on the band's Myspace page. Another track, "Days Like Masquerades" was played at an anti-suicide benefit at Barrington High School, in Barrington, Illinois. Another song, "Sputter" (featuring Jack's Mannequin
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The band was signed to Maverick Records and re ...
singer Andrew McMahon), streamed on Banana's Music club, linked by both William and Pete Wentz via Twitter on September 21. On September 29, 2009, Pete Wentz announced via Twitter that TAI would replace The All-American Rejects
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tour, due to an injury to The All-American Rejects
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.
On May 24, 2011, the band made an announcement on their official website that said that bandmates, Andy Mrotek and Michael Guy Chislett, were leaving the band to pursue their own musical careers. There has reportedly been no hard feelings during this decision. William Beckett also stated that the three remaining members would be entering the studio soon to record their fourth full-length album. On October 8, 2011, the band announced their disbanding on their official Facebook page, stating that they had "decided to go their separate ways" but "though we may not be together, you can look forward to hearing new music from each of us".
Andy Mrotek has been continuing his artistry and his solo project, The Animal Upstairs. Adam Siska has become the touring bassist for Say Anything Say Anything may refer to:
Film and television
* '' Say Anything...'', a 1989 American film by Cameron Crowe
* "Say Anything" (''BoJack Horseman''), a television episode
Music
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and Carly Rae Jepsen
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. Lead singer William Beckett announced he would be releasing his debut solo EP in 2012. On March 13, 2012 he released his first solo single "Compromising Me" and on April 17, 2012 he released his new EP ''Walk the Talk''. Beckett released his sophomore EP, ''Winds Will Change'' and his third, ''What Will Be'', on 30 October 2012. Genuine & Counterfeit is the debut solo full-length album by William Beckett. The album is the first full-length released by William since the break-up of his band The Academy Is.... It was released by the NY based independent record label Equal Vision Records on August 20, 2013 and it was produced by Marc McClusky. The Academy Is...'s website (www.theacademyis.com) currently redirects to the band's Facebook page and is occasionally updated by their former label, Fueled By Ramen.
Reunions and ''Almost Here'' Tenth Anniversary Tour (2015–present)
On September 12, 2015, The Academy Is... reunited to play their album '' Almost Here'' cover-to-cover at Riot Fest
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Chicago, an annual outdoor music festival. Former lead guitarist Michael Guy Chislett was the only final member who did not join the reunion. Ian Crawford, known for his roles in The Cab
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, Panic! at the Disco
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and Never Shout Never
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filled in for Chislett. In December 2015, the band embarked on a sixteen-date tour throughout the United States, in which they played Almost Here in its entirety and five additional songs from their back catalog. The band had their final show at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, California on December 30, 2015.
On May 11, 2022, the band's Facebook page announced they would be playing Riot Fest 2022, alongside the comment “We’re back” in reference to the band’s future career plans.
On July 8, 2022, former lead guitarist AJ LaTrace announced on Twitter that he and former drummer Michael DelPrincipe would return to the band for a short guest appearance during their set at Riot Fest.
TAITV
TAITV was a video podcast series created by the band. The show, whose initials stand for The Academy Is... TV, was created to allow fans a peek into the offstage life of the band. TAITV episodes are available on iTunes
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and YouTube, and new episodes aired every Sunday night at 9/8c at the band's website. Guy Ripley, played by Ryland Blackinton
Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enliste ...
(of Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enliste ...
) has his own show on TAITV called "Guy Ripley's True Things". The third season of TAITV premiered June 1, 2008. TAITV episodes are made by the band's photographer and friend, Jack "the Camera Guy" Edinger. Jack has appeared in many episodes as cameos, does all voice overs, co-writes, edits, and shoots each episode. He took a break from TAITV to tour with Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enliste ...
filming their podcast, CobraCam.Tv, until their new album, Hot Mess, was released. No new episodes have been released since mid-2009. However, on December 5, 2009, bassist Adam Siska stated via his Twitter account that "TAITV is not dead. It's like Han Solo in the carbon tomb between Empire and Jedi. Sooner or later Luke will come kick Jabba's fat ass..."
Because of their disbandment, TAITV was discontinued.
Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour
On October 1, 2008, the band embarked on their fall co-headlining tour with good friends We the Kings
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, named "Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour". The name refers to the 1991 movie ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
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''. Carolina Liar
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History
The band is best known for the platinum certified single "Sh ...
and fellow Decaydance band, Hey Monday
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also performed on the tour. On November 6, 2008 at House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois, William Beckett debuted a new song called "Winter Passing" that the band had written only days before. Beckett has said the song is about winter time in the Midwest. He has since incorporated the song into other show sets. The track was released on December 2, 2008 on iTunes.
Band members
Current members
* William Beckett — lead vocals, piano, additional guitar (2003–2011, 2015, 2022–present)
* Adam T. Siska — bass (2003–2011, 2015, 2022–present)
* Mike Carden — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–2011, 2015, 2022–present)
* Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek — drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004–2011, 2015, 2022–present)
Touring members
* Ian Crawford – lead guitar, backing vocals (2015, 2022–present)
* Jamie Reed Schefman – guitar, backing vocals (2011, 2022–present)
Past members
* Michael DelPrincipe — drums, percussion (2003–2004, 2022)
* AJ LaTrace – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2004, 2022)
* Thomas Conrad – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–2006)
* Michael Guy Chislett
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Care ...
— lead guitar, backing vocals (2006–2011)
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
*'' The Academy'' (2004, later rereleased as ''The Academy Is...'')
*''From the Carpet
''From the Carpet'' is an acoustic EP by The Academy Is..., released as a digital-only release on February 21, 2006. It included three songs from ''Almost Here'': "The Phrase That Pays", "Down and Out" and "Black Mamba"; new songs "Pour Yourself ...
'' (2006)
*''Warped Tour Bootleg Series'' (2006) (only in Rhapsody)
*'' Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP'' (2009)
Singles
''Almost Here''
*"Checkmarks" (2005), No. 115 UK
*"Slow Down" (2006)
*"The Phrase That Pays" (2006)
''Santi''
*"We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands
"We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" is the first single by The Academy Is... from their 2007 album ''Santi''. The song impacted radio on March 13, 2007.
Music video
The music video directed by Alan Ferguson focuses on William Beckett, beginning ...
" (2007)
*"Neighbors" (2007)
*"Everything We Had
"Everything We Had" is a single by the band The Academy Is... from their album ''Santi''. The song debuted on the radio on July 17, 2007 and was featured in the soundtrack of the film '' P.S. I Love You''.
This song was ranked #87 on MTV Asia's ...
" (2007)
*"Sleeping with Giants (Lifetime)" (2007)
*"Same Blood" (2007)
''Fast Times at Barrington High''
*" About a Girl" (2008), No. 88 US Pop
*"Summer Hair = Forever Young" (2008)
*"His Girl Friday" (2009)
*"The Test" (2009)
''Winter Passing''
*"Winter Passing
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" (2008)
''Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP''
*"I'm Yours Tonight" (2009)
*"Sputter" (2009)
Original compilation appearances
*''MySpace Tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins'' (2007), contributed "Mayonaise"
*''Sound of Superman
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'' (2006), contributed "Superman
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"
*''When in Rome (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2010), contributed "Fox on the Run"
References
External links
Official website
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