Jetset Getset
| Jetset Getset | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dearborn County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, country pop |
| Years active | 2011–2014 |
| Labels | Playback Records |
| Website | JetsetGetset.com |
| Members |
Tori Little Avery Eliason Jason Owens Justen Jette Paul Kelley Gillian Bowman Terry Ranck |
Jetset Getset is an American, teenage country pop musical group based in Dearborn County, Indiana. The group has released two albums: the independently produced "JetSetGetSet" and "Saturday Night" (Playback Records). In 2013, Jetset Getset was named one of the Country Music Association’s “Who New to Watch.” Originally a vocal trio, the group is now composed of two lead singers and five musicians.
Jetset Getset’s origin dates to 2009, when manager Kelli Jette, a former elementary school music teacher, decided to form a small musical group to perform at local fairs and festivals, primarily for fun. After working with various combinations of child singers, she eventually settled on singers Tori Little, Sadie Loveland and Avery Eliason, each of whom she recruited locally through personal connections.
Using the original, single-word name JetSetGetset, the trio performed cover songs to pre-recorded Karaoke tracks at local festivals, as well as some larger venues, including the Kentucky Speedway, the Minnesota State Fair, and the nationally syndicated television program “The Molly B Polka Party” on the RFD-TV network. Within a few months, Jette decided that the group should include some original songs in their performances, which necessitated the formation of a band.
Jette began searching for musicians who were close in age to the singers. The first musician she invited to join the band was guitarist Jason Owens. Owens had been recommended by Jette’s father, Terry Ranck, who was acquainted with Owens through a local music store. Jette’s son, Justen Jette, was so impressed with Owens’ guitar-playing skills that he decided to learn to play guitar, as well. Soon, Jette joined the band, as rhythm guitarist.
In addition to the singers, Owens and Jette, the original band also consisted of bass guitarist Paul Kelley, drummer Aaron Smith, and keyboard player Terry Ranck, the only adult member of the group. By the summer of 2011, JetSetGetSet was venturing farther from their home in southeastern Indiana, performing at larger fairs and festivals throughout the South, Midwest and Upper Midwest.
In 2011, group released their first album, the self-titled '"JetSetGetSet," which included their signature song, "Indiana Baby." That song and all others on the album were written by Jennifer Eliason, the mother of singer Avery Eliason.
In the spring of 2012, JetSetGetSet was performing on The Shotgun Red Variety Show, a nationally syndicated program on the RFD-TV network in Nashville, when retired record producer and radio personality Jack Gale saw them. Impressed with the singers' harmonies, he contacted Jette the next day and invited her to sign a recording contract. Gale came out of retirement and reactivated his company, Playback Records, with help from longtime friend and co-producer Jim Pierce, another veteran of the country-music industry. Together and individually, Gale and Pierce had previously worked with many top names in country music, including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens and others.
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