The Ready Set: Facts about Jordan Witzigreuter

The Ready Set is the solo project of 21 year old Jordan Witzigreuter, started November 17th, 2007.

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, his interest in music formed when he began playing drums at the age of 10. He says that he came home one day and his mom told him that she had signed him up for drum lessons. He states that those lessons are the main reasons he is where he is in music today. By the age of 14 he was playing in bands, playing drums while getting more familiar with other instruments, and by the age of 16 he was touring in them. He later found a different outlet for his creativity through writing lyrics and music in an acoustic duo, which eventually led to the formation of The Ready Set. He was a member of a ska band, “Take Sides”, an acoustic band, “brideandgroom” and a hardcore band, “Saints Never Surrender” before creating The Ready Set in the fall of 2007.

During the summer of ‘07, Jordan wrote a few songs and kept them to himself, as his main focus was the acoustic duo he was a part of. When the other member left to pursue a different career, Jordan decided to take the songs he had started, finish them up, and put together a Myspace page just for fun. In January of 2008, he released his first EP “Syntax and Bright Lights”, which was completely written and recorded in his basement. He soon after began writing for his second release, a full-length titled “Tantrum Castle”, also recorded in his basement.

Shortly after his high school graduation, he began touring in other bands, which made it clear to him where his heart was: The Ready Set. In July of 2008 he released “Tantrum Castle” and began touring full-time as The Ready Set. His live performances have evolved greatly since his early days, changing from a two-man show with keys, vocals, and a computer, to a complete full-band show with bass, drums, and lights. Witzigreuter says that his first performance for The Ready Set was at a coffee shop (The Mocha Lounge) where he worked in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since then, The Ready Set has toured with numerous bands, including a supporting slot on a full US tour with Boys Like Girls, both The Bamboozle and Bamboozle Left, the Bamboozle Roadshow, the MTV VMA Tour, as well as many smaller tours.

The Ready Set has also made performances on MTV on multiple occasions, including an appearance on MTV’s TJ Search Live Finale and being the “One to Watch” on MTV’s 10 on Top. Witzigreuter has also been featured twice on MTV’s Buzzworthy: once on December 11, 2009 as an up and coming artist, and again the following year on September 7, 2010, complete with an interview video and a live performance video.

Throughout multiple self-booked tours, The Ready Set has continued to prove itself as a show worth seeing as well as hearing with it’s abundant energy and emphasis on showmanship. In November 2009, Witzigreuter signed with Decaydance Records and Sire Records, both subsidiary labels of Warner Bros. Records. He released his first full–length studio album, I’m Alive, I’m Dreaming, on June 15, 2010.

The lead single, “Love Like Woe” has reached #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #33 on the Billboard pop chart, and #15 on the Mediabase Top 40 Radio chart. 




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FUN FACTS  about Jordan

We are going to play Q & A! that means you leave a comment on this blog asking me whatever you want, and I respond. To get things started, here are 11.5 things about me you may not know. 



1. I am very shy in person. It’s easier for me to communicate on the internet, as such technological advancements have badly damaged the youth’s social skills.. Or at least mine :D 

2. Every comment, message, etc I’ve ever sent you has been authentic, as with my song plays. In my opinion, ANY sort of myspace bot is ridiculous. Any band that uses one is deducted 10 respect points. Haha 

3. I graduated highschool in January of 08 and spent my second semester of senior year in college/in college computer labs/my house working on TRS things, booking shows, writing, designing, etc… 

4. I devoted 90% of my time to this project since the start of it, so I take lots of pride in getting things done on my own.

 5. My main instrument is and always will be drums, regardless of if I’m playing them in a band. On a side note, there will be some real drums [and bass] on my next album.. Along with electronic ones of course:D 

 

6. Every bit of music by The Ready Set is and will always be written/recorded by me, Jordan. No one else!! :-o 

7. I am terrible at keeping in touch with people! This is something I am working on! 

8. If you see me at a show I will be doing 1 of 2 things: texting or rushing around to get things ready for our performance.. But please don’t hesitate to come up and talk to me! I get very very stoked when people holla/take pictures with me/talk about whatever! Once again, please don’t mistake shyness for butthead-ness. 

9. When I’m not spending time doing TRS things, I’m spending time with my girlfriend Katelyn! You can find us at pet stores, coffee shops, and the 2 cool clothing stores our city has to offer. If it is food time, you can find us at a Thai restaurant or Panera :D yumm 

10. I try to keep things personal with fans! I think it brings a better understanding of my lyrics and whatnot.. And I like to be friendly! 

11. When I started The Ready Set, I was under the impression that there were 2 other electronic bands of this variety. I was very wrong. 

11.5. I’m short in person and I can’t grow a legit moustache. Or beard for that matter. 

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HOLLYWOOD DREAM by the The Ready Set

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