Warren Zeiders Artistfacts

August 22, 1999
Warren Zeiders (real name: Brady Zeiders) was born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 1999. He grew up in a family of entrepreneurs; his mother was a CFO, and his father sold insurance and investments.
Zeiders was a star lacrosse player in high school. He continued playing lacrosse while studying business at Frostburg State University but suffered a pair of concussions during his freshman season, which forced him to give up the sport.

"I had an identity crisis when I had to give up lacrosse," Zeiders told Billboard. "I was a collegiate athlete; that's what me and my family had worked for — the money invested, the travel, the tournaments and leagues. They were always at sporting events, traveling with me, meeting with colleges and all that. So going through seven concussions, I went through a bit of depression, because concussions are not easy to go through. I had a really severe one my freshman year of college. I was confined to a black room for a while, missing classes, missing exams. I could barely watch TV, because of how jacked up I was."
The COVID-19 pandemic also had a major impact on Zeiders' life. He was forced to take a break from school and move back home with his parents. During this time, he began to focus on his music career.
Zeiders plucked at his first guitar strings back in sixth grade, but beyond occasional participation in Sunday church services and the casual strumming of his guitar around bonfires, he didn't have the usual childhood musical avenues that singer-songwriters often recount. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zeiders began posting acoustic cover songs on TikTok. As the views on his videos ticked higher and higher, it wasn't long before his audience started clamoring for originals.
Zeiders' success on TikTok caught the attention of record labels and he signed a contract with Warner Records in 2021. His debut single, "Ride The Lightning," co-written with Eric Paslay and Rob Crosby, was released that same year and quickly became a hit, certified Gold by the RIAA.
Zeiders played his first stadium show on May 27, 2023, when he performed to a sold-out Ohio Stadium alongside George Strait, Chris Stapleton, and Little Big Town.

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