Interview: Ronnie Winter of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
It’s been a long but fruitful journey for Rockers The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, who are 17 years into their career and still going strong. From their humble beginnings in a small northern Florida town just south of Jacksonville, to playing some of the biggest festivals and stages around the world, the band has persevered through good times and bad. With the release of new EP “The Emergency”, the band continues to espouse hopeful and impactful messages – especially given the current uncertain times. The band will be simultaneously releasing a new video for “Is This The Real World?” from the EP.
Lead singer Ron Winter says of “Is This The Real World?”: “In this era of augmented reality and ‘deep fake’ secrets – we find ourselves more and more asking the question: Is This The Real World? It can be hard to know what is real and what isn’t nowadays. It’s important to question what we see, especially things posted online – before we rush to judgement. Making sure that the information presented to us is correct and that we aren’t being manipulated for a more nefarious purpose is of utmost importance”.
Listen in as we spent a little time with Ron talking about The Emergency EP and what he has been up to in these Covid times
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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has grown a large and loyal following over the years, and has nearly 1.8 million followers across all Social Media platforms. The band has previously released 2 singles from ‘The Emergency” EP: “Brace Yourself” amassed 1.7 million audio streams and 3.2 million video views as the follow up to “A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Called LA”. Both songs received placement on curated playlists on all major streaming platforms. Radio hits like “Face Down”, “Pen & Paper”, “Am I The Enemy”, “The Awakening” and “On Becoming Willing” have helped propel the band’s streaming numbers to a level few bands achieve – they have more than 1.3 Billion streams of their songs, and more than 250 million views of their videos on Youtube. The band has released 5 full length albums: “Face Down” (2006), “Lonely Road” (2009), “Am I The Enemy” (2011), “4” (2014) and “The Awakening” (2018); 6 EPs and 20 singles.
The band has kept their loyal following through constant touring, and have played countless headlining tours along with featured appearances at some of the biggest festivals in the world. These include the Vans Warped Tour, Rock on the Range, Inkcarceration, Bamboozle and SXSW in the U.S.; Soundwave in Australia, and Radstock & Slam Dunk festivals in the UK.
About touring, Ronnie is still thrilled when he plays live and sees the audiences reacting to the band’s music: “I Love the feeling that I get when I see the look on someone’s face in the crowd who loves the new music and then we start up “Face Down” and you see them realize we are that same band.” The band plans to start touring again as soon as conditions permit.
The Emergency EP Track listing: 1). Brace Yourself 2). A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Called LA 3). Don’t Buy Into It 4). Is This The Real World? 5). Stuck On Repeat 6). Please, Unfriend Me
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is:
Ronnie Winter – Lead vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar
Joey Westwood – Bass
Josh Burke – Lead Guitar
Randy Winter – Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals
John Espy – Drums
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Interview: Ronnie Winter of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was originally published on RockRevolt Mag
