Song:False Pretense
Album:Don't You Fake It
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (RJA) is probably best known for their 2006 major label debut CD Don't You Fake It. Their music is best described as screamo which is emo music with screaming vocals. They are from Middleburg, FL led by lead singer and main songwriter Ronnie Winter. He started the band in 2003 with guitarist and childhood friend Duke Kitchens. Winter says the band name was chosen from random words suggested in a band meeting. The original version of RJA released a CD independently. When they had difficulty getting a record deal, they basically split up. But Winter and Kitchens brought in Elias Reidy on lead guitar, Joey Westwood on bass and Jon Wilkes on drums. This is the band that signed with Virgin Records. Don't You Fake It was produced by veteran producer David Bendeth who probably gave them a more polished sound than what they had. Face Down was a top 40 single and Don't You Fake It was certified Platinum. Their albums since then haven't done nearly as well. The 2008 CD Lonely Road was produced by Howard Benson who has produced Hoobastank and Seether among others. The album did not do as well. RJA wasn't happy with Virgin's promotion of the album and they left for Universal's Collective label. Matt Carter replaced Reidy. They released an EP and a CD on Collective but they didn't sell. Carter and Kitchens left RJA to be replaced by Josh Burke and Ronnie Winter's brother Randy Winter. Wilkes then left and was replaced by John Espy. Since then they have recorded on their own label. The CD Awakening was released Mar. 2018. They are currently on tour. Here's the video for False Pretense by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
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