The Ready Set

The Ready Set
The Ready Set in 2009
Background information
Birth name Jordan Mark Witzigreuter
Born (1989-11-14) November 14, 1989
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • drums
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website thereadyset.com

Jordan Mark Witzigreuter (born November 14, 1989), known professionally as The Ready Set, is an American singer-songwriter from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the lead vocalist and sole member of the act, using a backup band while on tour. Witzigreuter created The Ready Set in the basement of his childhood home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has released four studio albums Tantrum Castle, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, The Bad & The Better, and I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love, five extended plays and seven singles. Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz signed The Ready Set to his label Decaydance Records, in 2009. He is currently with Hopeless Records.[4][5]

He is best known for the commercially successful single "Love Like Woe" from his major label debut I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming. His follow-up EP, Feel Good Now, was released on October 11, 2011 on Sire Records.[6] He released another extended play, Sorry Sorry, as a preview of his new album in 2013. The rest of his third studio album, now titled The Bad & The Better, was released on May 27, 2014. He released his single, "Trash Talking Love" with Kitty Pryde, in August 2014.[7][8] His last tour was Vans Warped Tour 2014, he has since announced a fall coheadling tour with Metro Station and The Downtown Fiction. Witzigreuter announced that he has signed with Hopeless Records and has released a fourth studio album titled I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love. It was released on April 8, 2016.

Band members

  • Jordan Witzigreuter- vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums

Touring musicians

  • Travis Rountree – drums, percussion
  • Cameron Walker-Wright – guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthew Shaughn – bass guitar

Former touring musicians

  • Mike Naran - guitar, backing vocals
  • Deryck Stanek - guitar, backing vocals
  • Keegan Weckler - guitar
  • Andy Snyder - bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions
US
[9]		 US Heat
[10]		 US Indie
[11]
2009 Tantrum Castle
  • Released: March 27, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
 — — —
2010 I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming — 3 —
2014 The Bad & The Better 75 — —
2016 I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love — — 24

Extended plays

Year Album Chart positions
US
[9]
2009 Cascades
  • Released: April 29, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
 —
2011 Feel Good Now
  • Released: October 8, 2011
  • Label: Sire
 179
2013 I'll Be Waiting
  • Released: July 2013
  • Label: Self-released
 —
2014 The Celebrity EP —
2018 V1[12]
  • Released: March 16, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
 —
2018 V2[13]
  • Released: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
 —

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US
[14]		 US
Adult
[15]		 US
Pop
[16]		 NZ
[17]
2010 "Love Like Woe" 27 35 15 — I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming
"More Than Alive" — — —
2011 "Young Forever" — — 39 — Feel Good Now
"Hollywood Dream" — — — —
2012 "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" — — 30 33 The Bad & The Better
2014 "Higher" — — — —
"Freakin' Me Out" — — — —
"Fangz" — — — —
2016 "Good Enough" — — — — I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love
"Disappearing Act" — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featuring artist

  • Streex - Down (feat. The Ready Set) (2017)

Miscellaneous

  • Syntax and Bright Lights (2008)
  • regifted. (2010)
  • GMYH V.2 (2013)
  • Sorry, Sorry (2013)

Other Appearances

- "Airplanes" (originally performed by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore)

- "Roll Up" (originally performed by Wiz Khalifa)

- "I Don't Wanna Spend Another Christmas Without You"

- "I Don't Wanna Spend Another Christmas Without You"

References

  1. ↑ ""I want it to feel like it comes out of nowhere" –The Ready Set sign to Hopeless, release new track". Alternative Press.
  2. ↑ "The Ready Set on His New Album and Hitting the Road for the 2014 Vans Warped Tour". Zimbio.
  3. ↑ "Album Review: The Ready Set – "The Bad & The Better"". New Noise Magazine.
  4. ↑ "The Ready Set signs to Decaydance Records & Sire". Underthegunreview.net.
  5. ↑ "We Have a New Addition to the Family!". Decaydance.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  6. ↑ "The Ready Set – Feel Good Now EP [Official Trailer]". YouTube. August 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  7. ↑ Cheung, Nadine (October 13, 2011). "The Ready Set Opens Up About 'Feel Good Now,' Touring and His Next LP (Exclusive) | Cambio". Jsyk.cohem. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  8. ↑ http://idobi.com/news/2014/03/the-ready-set-announce-new-album-the-bad-the-better/
  9. 1 2 "The Ready Set – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Ready Set – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Ready Set – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/v1-ep/1354877058
  13. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/v1-ep/1354877058
  14. ↑ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  15. ↑ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  16. ↑ "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  17. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
  18. ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – November 29, 2010: The Ready Set certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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