The Ready Set
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The Ready Set is the stage name of American musician Jordan Mark Witzigreuter.
The Ready Set was formed on November 17, 2007. Jordan Witzigreuter is the vocalist and usually thought of as the only member of The Ready Set; he has stated that he adopted the name because he figured his last name would be too difficult for most people to pronounce. Jordan was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November 14, 1989. He has one brother, Jason Witzigreuter a high school band director, and one sister. He resides in Fort Wayne when he is not on tour or recording in LA.
Jordan started playing the drums at age 11. When he first started writing his lyrics, Jordan was part of an acoustic duo, Brideandgroom. However the other member, Victor Alvarado, decided to pursue the culinary arts in Chicago, before eventually moving west to San Francisco where he now works at Hapa Ramen, and that eventually led to the formation of The Ready Set.[1]
Before forming The Ready Set, Witzigreuter played drums in several bands. One being a hardcore-ska band, Take Sides, and the other being the hardcore band Saints Never Surrender, who he spent a summer on tour with.[2] He was also a vocalist in the band Brideandgroom. Jordan writes and records his own music and he uses a backup band while on tour. Before he was signed to Pete Wentz's record label, he would record in his parents' basement in Fort Wayne. The project began to gain popularity online and on the tours in which Jordan participated, and he soon had an extensive fanbase.[3]
Pete Wentz, known for his work with rock band Fall Out Boy, signed The Ready Set to his label Decaydance Records on November 24, 2009.[4][5] Wentz then helped Jordan release his first studio album, called I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming.
Witzigreuter's work has been gaining in popularity due to his exposure from Wentz and various appearances on MTV. Jordan has been featured as the MTV "Push" artist of the week and "Posted" artist of the month, he was one of the acts on the "MTV VMA Tour," he has appeared on MTV's "Ten on Top" three times, and he recently Tweeted that he was filming an episode of the MTV show "Silent Library". It is set to be released that it will premiere March 31, 2011. He also played his new single "Young Forever" on radionow1009 in Indiana, Then again on the first night of the Glamour Kills Tour.
Touring
The Ready Set has toured with other solo acts like Stephen Jerzak and Chase Coy back in 2008. TRS has participated in various tours, including the Take Action Tour, AP Tour, the Summer Camp for Dope Awesome Kids, the VMA tour and others. The Ready Set has shared the stage with such acts as Forever the Sickest Kids, nevershoutnever, 2AM Club and Ryan Cabrera.[6]
On November 4, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, The Ready Set, along with Miranda Cosgrove and We The Kings, participated in the Christmas-Wish Kick-Off to help raise money for families and children in need for the holidays. In Austin, Texas, The Ready Set will also be performing for the KISS FM Radio Station at the "Bobby Bones Tacky Christmas Sweater Party".
On January 12th, 2011 The Ready Set was named to Vans Warped Tour 2011.
Starting February 2011 and continuing through April 2011, The Ready Set is headlining the Glamour Kills tour. Other bands performing are Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, We Are The In Crowd, and You, Me, and Everyone We Know on select dates.
Live band personnel
- Jordan Witzigreuter - lead vocals
- Andy Snyder - bass guitar
- Deryck Stanek - Guitar
- Travis Rountree - drums
- Former members
- Andrew Reiman - keyboards, synthesizers, piano
- Keegan Weckler - Guitar
- Justin Anderson- Drums
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
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| US Heat [7] | |||||||||
| 2009 | Tantrum Castle
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| 2010 | I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming
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Other Albums
| Album title | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
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| Cascades EP | * Release date: April 29, 2009
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| Blizzard of '89 - Single | * Release date: December 3,2009
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| Regifted - Deluxe Single | * Release date: November 26, 2010
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
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| US [8] |
US Adult [9] |
US Pop [10] | |||||||
| 2010 | "Love Like Woe" | 27 | 35 | 15 | I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming | ||||
| "More Than Alive" | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | "Young Forever" | — | — | — | TBD | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
References
- ^ "The Ready Set-Bio".
- ^ "Saints Never Surrender Myspace".
- ^ "On "The Scene"". MyCentralJersey.com. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "The Ready Set signs to Decaydance Records & Sire".
- ^ "We Have a New Addition to the Family! « Decaydance Records". Decaydance.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "The Ready Set inteview". Highwiredaze.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 29, 2010: The Ready Set certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2010.