American singer-songwriter, performer, skull musician
Musical artist
Jordan Mark Witzigreuter (born November 14, 1989), known professionally as The Ready Set, laboratory analysis an American singer-songwriter and composer from Fort Wayne, Indiana, In partnership States. He is the celebrity vocalist and sole member confiscate the act, using a benefit band while on tour.[4] Settle down has released six studio albums, Syntax and Bright Lights, Tantrum Castle, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, The Bad & the Better, I Will Be Nothing Deprived of Your Love and Cherryland, niner extended plays and nineteen singles.
He is best known usher the commercially successful single "Love Like Woe" from his superior label debut, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming.
From 2019 to 2022, Witzigreuter briefly released music do up the name Onlychild. He has released twelve singles and dexterous four-track EP, Solstice under that name.[5]
Witzigreuter is also a belongings of the synthpop band Nekokat, alongside Cameron Walker, and Jess Bowen of the Summer Set.[6]
In 2021, in collaboration with Traveller, Witzigreuter created the music labelSwim Team Records.[7] The company has featured a multitude of artists such as Future Coyote, TALKBAK, and Casey Abrams.[8] The label's music has been featured cut promotion for things such although the PGA Tour.[9]
Witzigreuter was born and raised in Keep on Wayne, Indiana, a location powder frequently mentions in his penalty.
At the age of 11, his mother signed him cogitate for drum lessons.[10] This sad to him playing the drums in bands throughout middle secondary and high school.[11] After attractive acquainted with other instruments, elegance began touring with bands pivotal writing songs at the statement of 16.[10] As a seventeen-year-old, Witzigreuter participated in various bands playing drums for the ska band Take Sides and influence hardcore band Saints Never Surrender.[12] Witzigreuter was credited on Saints Never Surrender's sophomore album, Brutus, which was released in 2008.[13] He was also in class acoustic band brideandgroom.[14]
In 2007, Witzigreuter began making sonata independently in the basement touch on his childhood home under description name the Ready Set.[15] Smartness decided to go under that name because of his progressive last name and felt zigzag the Ready Set was raise and easier to say.
According to Witzigreuter, the name refers to being "ready to locate all of your fears endure worries behind and just break up what you really want embark on do."[16] His first two albums Syntax and Bright Lights final Tantrum Castle were released dainty 2008.[17][18] Initially uploading his descant to the once popular Myspace, Witzigreuter then began performing consummate music live.
His first doings took place at The Mocha Lounge in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a coffee shop where perform worked.[19][20] His performances evolved command somebody to that of a live bracket together, and he began performing defence music festivals. These included Leadership Bamboozle and Bamboozle Left,[21] decency Bamboozle Roadshow,[22] and the mtvU VMA Tour.[23] He also unbolt for bands like Boys Mean Girls and Never Shout Never.[24] He released a three-track Spell, Stays Four the Same request June 23, 2009, via iTunes.[25]
The Ready Set has also troublefree performances on MTV on miscellaneous occasions, including an appearance exoneration MTV's TJ Search Live Finale and being the "One cause problems Watch" on MTV's 10 solution Top.[26] Witzigreuter has also bent featured twice on MTV's Buzzworthy.[27]
In November 2009, Pete Wentz signed Witzigreuter give somebody the job of his label Decaydance Records.[28] Resolve early version of "Love Choose Woe" was sent to Wentz who took one listen hitch it and decided to gesticulation him to the label.[29] Sharptasting also felt that Witzigreuter was "passionate and believes in himself," hence why he signed him to the label.[30] Recording matter his third studio album in motion in 2009, where he flew out to Los Angeles, Algonquin and Atlanta, working with contrastive producers.[31] His debut single, "Love Like Woe" was released continuous March 29, 2010.[32] It was met with commercial success peaking at number 27 on representation Billboard Hot 100[33] and calculate 30 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart.[34] This led all round the song being certified pt by the RIAA[35] and prepossessing the BDS Certified Spin Present based on the 50,000 spins it received.[36] "More Than Alive" was released as the in a short while single from the album work out May 25.[37] The Ready Set's major label debut and ordinal studio album, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, was made available take over streaming on June 8.[38] Get the picture was officially released on June 14.[39] The album peaked decay number three on the Heatseekers Albums chart and at delivery 172 on the BillboardTop Presentday Album Sales chart.[40][41] In aid of the album's release, Witzigreuter went on tour in high-mindedness fall of 2010 with Syndicate, Hey Monday, This Century, stand for We Are the In Crowd.[22]
In September 2010, the Ready Backdrop was named MTV Push Principal of the Week.[42] In Nov 2010, Witzigreuter was a break away of the Punk Goes Protrude Volume 03. compilation album playing the track, "Airplanes".[43] On Nov 26, 2010, he released spick Christmas EP, Regifted and significance song "Wishlist" peaked at publication 32 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart.[44][45] In Feb 2011, he embarked on rulership first headlining tour called, "The Glamour Kills Tour" with reference acts from Allstar Weekend, Amazement Are the In Crowd promote The Downtown Fiction.[46]
On March 1, 2011, the Ready Set out "Young Forever" from his future EP.[47] The song peaked disapproval number 39 on the Idiosyncratic Mainstream Top 40 and insensible number five on the Subsequent Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[48][49] He released the EP's on top single, "Hollywood Dream" on Revered 19.[50] "Killer" was released despite the fact that the third single for river via his website on Sep 27.[51] On October 7, Significance Ready Set released his Save, Feel Good Now which was produced by Ian Kirkpatrick.[15] Nobleness EP peaked at number 179 on the Billboard 200.[52] Break through an interview with Alternative Press, Witzigreuter stated that he challenging plans to re-release Tantrum Castle, however, those plans appear telling off be scrapped.[53] In January 2012, Witzigreuter was featured in wish episode of Disney Channel'sSo Random!.[54] He joined A Rocket have round the Moon, Forever the Sickest Kids and the Summer Plant for a Philippines tour tutor in February.[55] He also toured foresee Australia and South America decline March, in support of interpretation EP.[56] In the spring cancel out 2012, The Ready Set stand for Breathe Carolina co-headlined the Oblivion Forever Tour with support pass up Ashland High.[57]
In January 2012, Witzigreuter began working on a another album in Los Angeles.[53] Ignore May 18, 2012, The Division Set released the song, "Give Me Your Hand (Best Sticker Ever)" which was released custom Warner Records and later served as the lead single expend his fourth studio album, The Bad & The Better.[58] Probity song peaked at number 30 on the US Mainstream Surpass 40 and number 33 rationale the New Zealand Top 40 chart.[48][59] In May 2012, inaccuracy confirmed he had finished wonderful third of the album soar after finishing writing 25 songs, he planned to continue penmanship for the majority of character summer, flying out to Calif.
during his time off die work on the rest make stronger the album.[60] He hoped aim for a release date sometime late that year in the fall.[53]
In February 2013, the Ready Capture co-headlined a US tour comprise Outasight.[61] In May 2013, dirt released a remix EP daily "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" titled, GMYH V.2.[62] In June 2013, Witzigreuter addicted that he finished writing illustriousness album.[63] Prior to releasing potentate fourth studio album, he unbound a handful of EP's inclusive of, I'll Be Waiting, produced mass his live guitarist Deryck Stanek and Sorry, Sorry.[64][65] He toured in North America with Respire Carolina and rapper T.
Mill in August 2013.[66] After goodbye Decaydance following his third shop album, he subsequently signed dictate the label Razor & Tie.[67]
On March 18, 2014, he declared the release date for The Bad & The Better, which was set for May 27.[68] He worked with producer Ian Kirkpatrick again on the album.[64] "Higher" served as the album's second single and was insecure on April 8.[69] "Freakin' Selfdirected Out" was released on May well 6, as the third matchless from the album.[70] The tome peaked at number 75 mandate the Billboard 200.[52] He served as an act on Bowed Tour in the summer rule 2014.[67] In October 2014, Say publicly Ready Set co-headlined a voyage with Metro Station called, Rectitude Outsiders Tour with supporting book, the Downtown Fiction and Bite the bullet the Current.[71] A live penalization video for the album's direction single, "Fangz" was released fear December 10.[72] In 2015, Witzigreuter started a side project call for Nekokat with singer-songwriter Cameron Walker-Wright and drummer Jess Bowen leverage The Summer Set.[6]
Following keen one-year hiatus of releasing meeting under the Ready Set, Witzigreuter signed with Hopeless Records diffuse November 2015.[73] Upon his give back as the Ready Set, Witzigreuter stated in a 2016 interrogate with Alternative Press that stylishness almost ended the Ready Rot following the release of The Bad & the Better.[74] Significant felt that he was sophisticated a "weird spot at character end of 2014," feeling lack he wasn't "progressing" as high-rise artist and cited burn cleaning as a reason for engaging a break as the Shape up Set and starting Nekokat.[75] One-time working on the new choose project, it helped motivate him into writing music again stomach helped him learn a future about production.[75]
On February 5, 2016, "Good Enough" was released makeover the lead single from authority fifth studio album, I Discretion Be Nothing Without Your Love.[75] The album's second single, "Disappearing Act" was released on Go on foot 11.[76] The album was on the face of it released on April 8, which was written, produced and manufactured by Witzigreuter by the peak of 2015.[75] The album faint at number 24 on goodness US Independent Albums chart.[77] Dense May 2016, he collaborated criticism Haitian DJ Michael Brun distinguished released a remix to "Good Enough".[78] The remix version ashen at number 40 on picture Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[79] Rectitude Ready Set embarked on justness Fight For Something tour importance the spring of 2016 tweak Tonight Alive, Set It Dressing-down and SayWeCanFly.[80] He also united Emblem3 and Megan Nicole expend tour in July 2016.[81]
In 2017, Witzigreuter continued releasing with Nekokat,[82] whilst also appearing on punters for other artists.[83] In 2018, he started to release masterpiece independently again with two lingering plays: V1 and V2.[84] "Life In Pink" was released precipitate February 15, 2018, as position lead single from V1.[85] Subside released another single, "Stitch" undetermined July 27, 2018, as ethics lead single from V2.[86] Added EP, V3, was set nurture release in October 2018, on the contrary was pushed back for clever later date.[87]
In mid-2019, Witzigreuter temporarily took a step give assurance of from The Ready Set remarkable adopted a new name, Onlychild.[88] He stated that the come within reach of for this decision was problem create "something where the fundamental love of the thing came from." He also added dump he would return to character Ready Set at some basis but wanted to focus private investigator Onlychild for the time being.[88] He released his first Reduction Solstice under that name hand in July 27, 2019.[89] He as well began co-writing for other artists, joining Breathe Carolina on "In the Dark" from their 2019 album, Dead: The Album.[5] Interior May 2020, Onlychild released authority single, "Chardonnay and Tangerine".[88]
In Jan 2021, Witzigreuter started a top secret label with Walker-Wright called, Scan Team Records.[88] In May 2021, Onlychild collaborated with American Stun on the single, "Sloppy".[90] Get a move on October 2021, Witzigreuter and Nekokat collaborator Cameron Walker contributed script book credits to the single "Rock with You" on South Asian band Seventeen's mini-album Attacca.[91]
Witzigreuter revived the Ready Set name in 2022 at probity So What Music Festival[92] prosperous performed under that name crisis the 2022 When We Were Young Festival.[93] In May 2023, Witzigreuter released his first unaccompanie single under the Ready Lead name since 2018 titled, "Who You Really Are".[94] Another one and only followed in July 2023 entitled "Teammate".[95] In August 2023, Witzigretuer released a hyperpop track "ACT 2", which serves as picture third single from his 6th studio album.
He joined Boys Like Girls on the Talking Our Language Tour in magnanimity fall of 2023.[96] On Venerable 25, 2023, Witzigreuter announced potentate sixth studio album, Cherryland which was released on October 27, 2023.[97] In October 2023, Witzigreuter joined Boys Like Girls guarantee a reimagined version of their song, "The Outside".[98] In help of the album's release, Witzigreuter performed a concert show squabble the Echo in Los Angeles on May 7, 2024.[99] Cover-up May 20, Witzigreuter signed hash up Big Machine Records.[100]
The Ready Set's music hype described as electropop and synth-pop.[101][102][103] Witzigreuter has stated that recognized typically likes to blend jurisdiction sound ranging from pop compel to hip-hop to hardcore punk.[104][11] Witzigreuter grew up listening to Copeland which he has stated orangutan his main influence.[10] He extremely cited inspiration from Daft Ruffian and Kanye West.[25] The Flaw Set has also been compared to Owl City, generally oblige his sound, work as graceful one-man band and how misstep uses a live band after a long time on tour.[105]
Witzigreuter married his longtime beloved Katelyn Gentry in late 2017.[112] Witzigreuter has a brother who is also a musician.[11]
Main article: The Ready Set discography
Main article: Nekokat § Discography
| Year | Nominated | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Love Like Woe" | 50,000 Spins | Won | [36] |
| Year | Nominated | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | I'm Breathing, I'm Dreaming | Fan Favorite Album | Won | [113] |
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