The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is a band that formed in 2003 in Jacksonville, Florida. The band consists of lead vocalist Ronnie Winter, lead guitarist Elias Reidy, bassist Joey Westwood, guitarist Duke Kitchens, and drummer Jon Wilkes; all perform back-up vocals.
History
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus released their demo, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus in 2005. They then released a demo tour EP with "Ass Shaker", "Justify" and "Face Down" demo versions.[8] Later in 2006 they released their first LP, Don't You Fake It with the singles "Face Down", "False Pretense", "Your Guardian Angel", and "Damn Regret", which was certified gold on November 27, 2006 by the RIAA for sales shipments exceeding 500,000 copies.[9] As of February 2007, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be taking part in the US Take Action! Tour organized for the prevention of youth suicide, along with bands such as My Chemical Romance and Rise Against.[10] Their song "In Fate's Hands" is featured in the video game Madden NFL 07.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Don't You Fake It" Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) was released on April 3, 2007. The CD features the album and two exclusive songs, an acoustic version of "Face Down" and a never released out of Australia bonus track "Disconnected".
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | U.S. Certification | U.S. Sales | Worldwide Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Ass Shaker/Justify/Face Down EP | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Don't You Fake It[11] | #25 U.S. | Gold | 682,182 | |
| 2007 | AOL Sessions Undercover-EP[8] | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Pop 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Mainstream Rock | New Zealand Singles | |||
| 2006 | Face Down[11] | Don't You Fake It | |||||
| 2007 | False Pretense | Don't You Fake It | |||||
| 2007 | Your Guardian Angel | Don't You Fake It | |||||
| 2007 | Damn Regret | Don't You Fake It | |||||
Music videos
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (October 2007) |
- In August of 2007 bassist Joey Westwood became a father to daughter Ella with girlfriend Laura.
- "In Fate's Hands" is used in Madden NFL 07
- The band has been seen on an episode of The Hills.
- Ronnie Winter wrote all the songs in their album, "Don't you fake it".
References
- ^ Don't You Fake It Album Review. Hybrid Magazine. Accessed February 11, 2007.
- ^ Don't You Fake It Album Review. IGN. Accessed February 11, 2007.
- ^ Jocelyn Vena, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Biography. MTV News. Accessed August 2, 2007.
- ^ MTV Biography. MTV.com. Accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. BMI.com. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- ^ Don't You Fake It review. X-Press Online. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- ^ Don't You Fake It review. Rain City Ambience. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- ^ a b The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Google Music
- ^ THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Turns Gold: 'DON'T YOU FAKE IT' Is Certified Gold, PR Newswire
- ^ TICKETS: Dave Matthews Band to play MGM Grand on March 23-24, Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ^ a b The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus discography, AOL music
- ^ Billboard, allmusic.com