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Ringer T

Meet Me in the Middle

About Me

It all started in the 8th grade when lead guitar played Kyle Schonewill, singer / songwriter / acoustic guitar player Grant Geertsma and former drummer Tyson Wevers, got together and started playing their own music. They had been playing together for a couple of years already, but it wasn’t until then that they started playing their own music. Soon, another electric guitar player, Josh Gritter, was added to the band as well. A couple of years, shows, and a debut c.d. later, drummer Tyson Wevers had to go to college so Ringer T replaced him with new drummer, Justin DeWaard. Grant Geertsma continued writing all of the songs and bringing them to the rest of Ringer T to figure our new parts to them. When Kyle, Grant, Josh, and Justin reached their junior years of high school, they added a bass player, Kyle’s brother, Kristopher Schonewill. The newly permanent band clicked really well. Over the next couple of years they continued to play shows, write more music, and record new C.D.’s. To this day, they have recorded two C.D.’s and an E.P. In the summer of 2008, ringer t parted ways with josh gritter. That is where things stand now. Just 4 guys, trying to make great music and let people sing along.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/15/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/ringert
Band Members: Guitars and backup vocals- Kyle Schonewill,Writer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic- Grant Geertsma,Drums- Justin Dewaard,Bass- Kristopher Schonewill,Recorded, mixed, produced - Kyle Schonewill,Mastered- Kirk Laninga
Influences: The Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Denison Witmer, Pete Yorn, Josh Rouse, Sufjan Stevens, Switchfoot, Phantom Planet, The Jayhawks, Radiohead, Tyler James, Ron Sexsmith, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, many many Oldies songs, The Beach Boys, AC/DC, Coldplay, Ryan Adams, Iron and Wine, Damien Jurado, Damien Rice, Patty Griffin, Pedro the Lion, Richard Swift, Belle and Sabastian, Jose Gonzalez, Taylor Sorenson, Griffin House, Neil Young, Feist, The Bees, Beck, Lovedrug
Sounds Like: A mix of our influences.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

4:37

It is 4:37 on sunday morning and i still cant sleep. My body is worn out from this weekend and i am sick, but i still cant sleep. I am to excited still. What a weekend. That was the single best experi...
Posted by Ringer T on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:45:00 PST

News, News!

Hey everyone! First off, we really want to thank everyone who came to our acoustic show at lemonjellos. we had a great turnout and it was a really fun time. we really appreeciate all of you guys comin...
Posted by Ringer T on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:59:00 PST

The Times, they are a changin

hello all, I just thought I would inform you all that I will not be playing with Ringer T any longer. There are no hard feelings between anyone in the band and I, it was just the best decision for my ...
Posted by Ringer T on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PST

Small Goals Reached!!!!

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your support over the months. We have officially reached 500 friends on myspace! We are also nearing 12,000 plays, we have broke 150 comments, and over 10,000 profile ...
Posted by Ringer T on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:38:00 PST

Favorite Ringer T Song?

taking a poll. what is your favorite ringer t song u have ever heard. here is a list of every song we have ever written! this placewont have to worryanewHolland, MichiganDon't You KnowYou Got your Min...
Posted by Ringer T on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:25:00 PST

Garageband

hey everyone. garageband.com is a sight were independent artists can get their music reviewed. at the end of the reviewing (which is about 22 reviews by random people) you get a 5 star rating for the ...
Posted by Ringer T on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:50:00 PST

Happy New Year

happy new year everyone. 2007 has come to a close and upon looking back, it was a wonderful year for us. 2007 saw us release our favorite cd of ours yet along with quite a few shows. Yes 2007 was a gr...
Posted by Ringer T on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:56:00 PST

New Pics!

hey guys, we just put up about 30 pics from our show at lemonjellos. they are under the album entitled "christmas at lemonjellos". hopefully you can check them out. thanks alot.
Posted by Ringer T on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:35:00 PST

FEATURED REVIEW!!!

Hey guys, we have some exciting news in the life of ringer t. our semi-new ep "Around the Bend" is the featured review in independentclause's online magazine.  Over 40 cds were sent in for this e...
Posted by Ringer T on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:09:00 PST

thank you

Hey all, just wanted to say thanks to everybody who came to the show friday. we really appreciate all the support and you know what they say you can't have bands without fans. Pictures of the show wil...
Posted by Ringer T on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:14:00 PST