The Ready Set

The Ready Set
The Ready Set in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Jordan Mark Witzigreuter
Born	November 14, 1989 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Genres	Electropop[1] indie pop[2] synthpop[3] pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar bass keyboards drums
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Hopeless Records Razor & Tie Sire Decaydance Beluga Heights Reprise
Associated acts	Fall Out Boy The Downtown Fiction Breathe Carolina Metro Station We The Kings Royal Tongues Jake Miller Kitty NEKOKAT
Website	thereadyset.com

Jordan Mark Witzigreuter (born November 14, 1989), known professionally as The Ready Set is an American electropop 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, four 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 is releasing an upcoming fourth studio album titled I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love will be expected to be released on April 8, 2016.

Band members

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

Touring

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

Former touring members

• Mike Naran - guitar, backing vocals
• Deryck Stanek - guitar, backing vocals
• Keegan Weckler - guitar
• Andy Snyder - bass guitar
• Jason Kuipers - merch
• Katelyn Gentry - merch

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top Heatseekers
2009	Tantrum Castle Released: March 27, 2009 Label: Self-released	—	—
2010	I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming Released: June 9, 2010 Label: Sire/Decaydance	—	3
2014	The Bad & The Better Released: May 27, 2014 Label: Razor & Tie	75	—
2016	I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love Released: April 8, 2016 Label: Hopeless Records

Extended plays

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200
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 Released: May 27, 2014 Label: Razor & Tie	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US [9]	US Adult [10]	US Pop [11]	NZ [12]
2010	"Love Like Woe"	27	35	15	—	US: Platinum[13]	I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming
	"More Than Alive"	—	—	—	—
2011	"Young Forever"	—	—	39	—		Feel Good Now	Music Video directed by Joey Boukadakis[14]
	"Hollywood Dream"	—	—	—	—
2012	"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"	—	—	30	33		The Bad & The Better
2014	"Higher"	—	—	—	—
	"Freakin' Me Out"	—	—	—	—
	"Fangz"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Miscellaneous

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

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. "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
10. "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
11. "The Ready Set Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
12. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
13. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – November 29, 2010: The Ready Set certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
14. The Ready Set | Young Forever | Music Video | MTV, retrieved 2016-06-24

http://www.razorandtie.com/the-ready-set-signs-to-razor-tie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5eg9yvHV2M

External links

• thereadyset.com – official website