The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band formed in Middleburg, Florida, in 2003. The band's current members include Ronnie Winter, K Enagonio, Joey Westwood (bass), Josh Burke, Randy Winter, John Espy, and Nadeem Salam (keyboards).
They have released six studio albums to date.
members: Elias Reidy, Joey Westwood, Randy Winter, Duke Kitchens, Ronnie Winter, Jon Wilkes, Josh Burke, John Espy
formed in: Middleburg
labels: Virgin Records
genres: alternative rock, pop-punk, pop rock, emo, post-hardcore
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Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP Music Theory class in 2001. 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 original drummer and bassist left the band before having playing one show to join the military and to attend college, respectively. Winter took over on drums afterward. He eventually switched to vocals only because he could not stop running out of breath and passing out on the drum set.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has been described as alternative rock, pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, screamo, and emo pop. Kerrang! categorized them as a "MySpace band". Frontman Ronnie Winter said: "The fundamental foundation behind the band was we wanted to be more edgy than your average pop-punk band, but less hardcore than your average hardcore band. We somehow wanted to sit in the middle of those two. And I think we accomplished that." He told Nylon that he used to say he wanted the band's albums to "sound like it's on shuffle but with the same singer."