The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band that was formed in Middleburg, Florida, in 2003. The band has released five studio albums to date. The current members are Ronnie Winter (lead vocals), Joey Westwood (bass), Josh Burke (lead guitar), Randy Winter (rhythm guitar), Daniel Resnick (keys) and John Espy (drums).

The band is best known for the material from their 2006 major-label release ''Don't You Fake It''. The lead single " Face Down" became their biggest success, and "False Pretense" and " Your Guardian Angel" were strong follow-up hits for the band. ''Don't You Fake It'' is the band's only RIAA-certified record, and all of its singles have also received awards from the institution.

History

2003–2004: Early years

Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP Music Theory class in 2001.
/ref> The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was officially formed in 2003 after the addition of other members who were then in other bands. The band name was chosen by the band voting for random words they threw on a wall.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus worked with Vision Sound studios in Orange Park, Florida, which released a "6 song EP CD that was spread throughout different countries to promote the band in 2005". The band began to become more popular as they used certain social media, namely Myspace, to advertise their music. While popular in their local scene, the band found it difficult to secure label support. This is why the band took 18 months to write songs before going into the live scene. They built a fan base with continued live shows, which attracted the attention of Jason Flom of Virgin Records in 2005, after which they began work on their first album.

2005–2007: ''Don't You Fake It''

In 2006, they released their first LP, ''Don't You Fake It'', with the singles "Face Down," "False Pretense", " Your Guardian Angel", and "Damn Regret".

The album was certified gold on November 27, 2006 by the RIAA for sales shipments exceeding 500,000 copies.

In February 2007, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus headlined the US Take Action Tour organized for the prevention of youth suicide, along with bands such as My Chemical Romance and Rise Against.TICKETS: Dave Matthews Band to play MGM Grand on March 23-24
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Their song "In Fate's Hands" is featured in the video game ''Madden NFL 07''; their song "Face Down" is featured in the video games '' Saints Row 2'' and '' MX vs. ATV: Untamed''; and their song "False Pretense" is featured in the movie ''Never Back Down''.

From 2006 to 2008, the band performed several headliner and supporting shows with bands like Thirty Seconds to Mars, Madina Lake, The Audition, Saosin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Taking Back Sunday, Lorene Drive, The Used, Monty Are I, Amber Pacific, Boys Like Girls, Halifax, Emery, A Static Lullaby, and So They Say.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus ''Don't You Fake It'' Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) was released on February 23, 2007. The CD features the album and two exclusive songs, an acoustic version of "Face Down", and a never released out of Australia bonus track, "Disconnected".

On May 3, 2007, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performed at Fort Rucker, Alabama, to help benefit the rebuilding of Enterprise High School after it was destroyed by a tornado on March 1, 2007.

In May 2007, the single "Face Down" was featured in the movie ''Georgia Rule''. The song was also used in ''Madden NFL 07'' as well as the 2007 EVER OSL ''Starleague (Ongamenet)''. Additional songs used during that OSL season were "Waiting" and "Atrophy".

In a 2007 interview with the ''Florida Entertainment Scene'', The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus teamed up with Virgin Records to raise funds for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. They also headlined the Take Action! Tour, which sponsors awareness against teen suicide, animal cruelty, and domestic violence.

2008–2009: ''Lonely Road''

In June 2007, according to Billboard.com, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus began to work on their second album, '' Lonely Road'', that had a tentative release date of summer 2008.Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Hoarding New Songs
Billboard.com The band was then pulled out of their confirmed appearances at the Australian Soundwave festival tour 2008, after their label president promised to pay money that was owed and have the band in the studio, but instead didn't pull through.

In April 2008, the band began an acoustic tour on the east coast in various locations with the group Amaru, who is from the same home town. Ronnie said that the tour felt like they were "Getting back where we all started."

After pulling out of the 2008 Soundwave festival, the band took part in the line-up for 2009.

On September 30, 2008, the band announced in a Myspace blog post that on October 3 they would be premiering a demo version of a song from the upcoming album. The song was available a day earlier for members of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Alliance" fan group. However, the studio of the song "Pen and Paper" was released to members of the fan group on October 9, and was released on the band's Myspace the following day. Another song, "You Better Pray", the first single from ''Lonely Road'', was premiered worldwide on PlanetRadio1073.com for free listening beginning on October 21 and began streaming the next day on the band's Myspace page.

Their second studio album, titled '' Lonely Road'',The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus To Release Lonely Road In February
, Komodo Rock.com was released on February 3, debuting in the fourteenth spot on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Daughtry, Less Than Jake, Hoobastank, P.O.D., The All-American Rejects

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