It's like a piece of art. You don't stare at it every day, but when you take the time to really look and appreciate it, it is mind-blowing and achingly raw and beautifully real. He's an auditory artist.
Great reaction! You don't need to protect Ren's videos from copyright - just challenge them or reach out if any get blocked and Ren's crew will make it right. He loves reactors! Looking forward to more reactions. Sick Boi is a great one to follow up this song. Also the Tales of Jenny and Screech (full version with Violet's tale) are amazing! Ren is a musical genius and his catalogue is extensive and impressive ❤❤
"This is how we're gonna start? OK, this is how we're gonna start" - now just imagine - for LOTS of us, this WAS the start of it all! This was the first song so many of us found of Ren's. I've never been a concert pianist, but I did my Royal Conservatory exams and have now played for my own *great* enjoyment for 44 years. I VERY MUCH want to see you react to Ren's most recent full video, Money Game part 3, and technically you *could* just jump right into it because they're stand-alone pieces but I really think it's better for people who are *appreciating* Ren's material to watch Money Game part 1 and Money Game part 2 first. But part 3 is on piano, and I'm curious to see another classical pianist's take on it, when you get to it. Having said that... Money Game part 1 is my favourite of the trilogy, both for the lyrics and the video. (Ren also plays piano on "For Joe" but that's a super heavy one and it's kinda built on knowing some of Ren's back catalogue, musically... you might want to put that one aside for now and check it out after you've seen/heard some of the other stuff he's written about Joe) ... now, circling back to your first 3 reactions to Ren/The Big Push - MY FRIEND, you have to be taking THE MOST UNIQUE path EVER through the Ren "Choose Your Own Adventure" reaction channel journey! 1st exposure - Bongo Bong??????? It's lovely and charming, but I'll hazard a guess that you might be one of the only humans on the planet who'll ever have Bongo Bong as the first time they hear Ren. Obviously, you don't have much control over what your first Ren song will be if it's a request/recommendation (go thank your brother for that one tho, it was an INSPIRED suggestion), but wow nonetheless. Also, I laughed pretty hard when you identified the lack of a closing chord to Bongo Bong, knowing you had yet to see Hi Ren. You'll see Ren choosing to leave a song unresolved again on more than a few occasions. Power - I'm sure others mentioned it, but it sounds like this was a song that poured out of Ren in a burst of creativity when he parted ways with his independent management, and he got his videographer Samuel Perry Falvey to drive around with him jamming out to the track, so that they could just get a simple video made with the right energy without overthinking it. It's one of my favourite songs of Ren's. The lyrics are so important to me. Sheriff/Zion/Hip Hop - such a huge fan favourite. I loved how clear it was that you were appreciating the guitar playing. The way The Big Push seamlessly fuses their medleys together is so amazing. I know it's not some rocket science thing for jazz musicians, or The Grateful Dead, lol, but this is just 4 guys in Brighton, coming up out of nowhere, and they're doing *this?* It's worth pointing out that even though we (Ren fans, new and old) are hugely excited about Ren on guitar... technically, Romain is the lead guitarist for The Big Push. Partly because Ren does more front man/lead vocalist stuff, but also because Romain is just *that* good. The 3 guitarists swap roles a bunch (tho I'm not sure I've ever seen Romain play bass? Ren & Gorran swap the bass around between them), and they all give each other room to do amazing things. So you get Romain on lead guitar for Sheriff/Zion/Hip Hop... except the video starts and the guitar, which is SO PERFECT, is all Ren. idk how to describe it. It's a dynamic I've never run across in rock music before (that I know of, anyway). and then, this one - Hi Ren... yeah, so many people see different musical forms in this one; he really pulls inspiration and structure from all over the musical map. He hasn't studied, formally - other than a few early lessons for piano and I think guitar, he's entirely self-taught and RUclips taught. He also went to the Bath School of Music and Performing Arts... I've never heard him or anyone else say what classes/material he did while he was there. Point being - it was during (or immediately after?) his university days that he got very sick with undiagnosed Lyme disease, and for a ridiculous number of years he had "all the time in the world" to sink into practicing instruments, developing his voice, writing music & lyrics, and continuing to learn how to mix audio/produce his own stuff. I say "all the time in the world" but that's a flippant way of putting it. An unfortunate amount of that chunk of time, he was barely well enough to get out of bed; I know he wasn't really able to spend ALL of those years immersed in music. Anyway - I'm looking forward to wherever you go next with your Ren journey! Subscribed.
What would you like from the perfect companion? One day funny and happy, one day deep and reflective, one day brilliant and talented, one day insightful and the next playing the dumb kid, one day master of words, one day playing a range of instruments with talent and knowledge. And when you think he's doing it accidentally, he'll explain the literary and cultural history behind it! On YT you can see him in pain, you can see him hard at work and you can see him celebrate reaching the top! Ren is THE artist for our times!
From a " bed where he never deep rest and a bed where he was (always) depressed" he rose to his feet and gave us the best music I have ever heard.... And I live, breathe and feed on music. Thanks to him. Respect for your presence to his UNIQUE creativity.
Omg shout out for mentioning Schumann 😄 As to you saying you’ve never heard anything like this, you might be saying this for a lot of his catalog haha. And there are a lot of us who had never really been into lyrics until we were introduced to Ren because he’s so bloody brilliant with them - blows your mind with his story telling and how freaking clever he is, makes every word count, and makes you care. Highly recommend next: Ren - Money Game (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/0ivQwwgW4OY/видео.html Ren - Money Game 2 (4K Official Video) ruclips.net/video/DxNUwVuG6Lw/видео.html Ren - Money Game Part 3 (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/nyWbun_PbTc/видео.html Ren - The Tale of Jenny & Screech (Official Music Video) (this has all 3 parts in one video) ruclips.net/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/видео.html Great reaction, man - thank you!
REN’s live busking performances with The Big Push band. This is REN’s roots and its where he rose to fame. Playing on the streets of Brighton, UK. Great reaction BTW. Ren is genius, musically.
Ren is a genius 😍 singer, rapper, musician, he plays guitar but also piano and drums, lyricist, song writer, storyteller, producer and he makes his own beats in his songs... I became a fan as soon as I heard that song and the journey is awesome ! And it still is ! Welcome to Ren's world ! Thanks for this great reaction 👍😘
Glad to see you do Hi Ren. It is the video that got me started on my REN journey eight months ago. This video was shot as a live performance piece. They ran through the entire thing, using multiple cameras to get the different angles, I think three or four times and took the best take. Ren does quite a few of his songs and videos, live, and as a one take. I don’t think he has a song that I don’t like. If you were looking for more bardcore then I would say tails of Jenny and screech. If you were looking for something on the lighter side, then I would say losing it or what you want and if you’re looking to hear him sing a duet, you can’t go wrong with chalk outline or how to be me. Wherever you go next enjoy your journey.
This was shot multiple times with 2 takes being used. He has a lot of 1 takes but the close up camera that starts before "stand on my own two feet" is a 2nd take. Not that it diminishes the performance in anyway. 1 takes are impressive but the close shot camera adds more than you'd lose imo anyways. Cheers.
No need for the copyright thing with Ren! He wants yall to monetize his reaction videos! He says... if ya ever get a automated strike... dispute it... he'll whitelist ya so no more issues!
Of course the Tale of Jenny and Screech(full) has to be on the list. Ren is the modern Shakespeare. He's willing to expose his vulnerability for the sake of the art. There's alot going on in his videos. Lyrics, lighting, shots, music, composition, audio, all working together to propel the narrative. I'm not a big hip hop/rap fan but Ren's such a master of lyricism he makes you a fan. I think maybe in part it's his ability to meld genres. He pulls from different worlds and draws comparisons that expreas our commonalities as humans.
I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on this. A bit of information on Ren (Hope I am correct and do him justice. Someone will correct me if I get something wrong, I hope) Not multiple takes. One shot from 4 tries. (got kicked out of the basement they were in!) Ren has worked on a shoestring for all his videos so far, apart from Money Game 3 where he had a larger budget. His friend, Sam, does his videography. He does not suffer multiple personalities, but as stated, he has suffered from psychosis. For 10 years he was physically very ill and mis-diagnosed and mis-treated for the wrong conditions. This resulted in a lot of time in great pain and confined to bed , also suffering associated episodes. Eventually he was diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. He has spent the past 12 months in Canada receiving daily treatment. At the same time he released his 2nd album Sick Boi as an independent artist. Being unable to tour and promote it, he arranged The Money Game, an interactive online (collaborative) game in the lead up. He gained #1 on the album sales charts on its release, beating Rick Astley to the position. Approach Ren and he will step in if you get a copyright strike. He encourages reactions to his works. Just give him credit for each video you watch and send viewers to his channel. He has given some good interviews which take little searching for online if you are interested in his techniques for music, singing, productions, writing, muses etc... His 1 million subscriber live cast is worth listening to. He was in a band (the Big Push) with 3 other very talented artists and they spent years mainly busking around Brighton, UK. They split up for Ren to go to Canada. Look them up also. To say they were not your average buskers is a bit of an understatement. If you are left wanting to hear more of Ren's catalogue, The Tales of Jenny and Screech followed by Violet's Tale is a good one to hear next. Then perhaps Money Games 1, 2 &3. His works are all different and diverse. He is not limited to any genre, flitting happily (often mid song) from Jazz to Reggae to rap, to hip hop, and ska, then to metal or rock, or anything in between.
"...I might be becoming a fan" was what all of us thought when they first heard of Ren, often "Hi Ren"! We all became fans after the second of third song, we heard from him! Welcome to the Ren rabbit hole, fellow Renegade.😉 If you are more into music than rap, you can also try songs of his busking band "The Big Push" ("Red Suspender" sessions are an excellent introduction) or collaborations with "Chinchilla" or other singers like "Sam Tomkins" or "Eden Nash". Or you can just wait for his next album (he said he has a more singing album min the works). For excellent story telling listen "The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full)" or "Money Game" parts 1-3. Especially the third one might be interesting to you. If you are interested in Rap, you can of course react to his UK#1 album "Sick Boi", using music videos where available. He is one of very few artists who makes a song their own, even when covering another song, Ren made his take of "Bittersweet Symphony", which earned him a guitar from a band member of "The Verve". That reminded me of what Johnny Cash did with "Hurt". You will learn that Ren is different, producing fans that are different. Here it is all about inclusion to counterpoint division. I subscribed to follow you on your amazing journey!
It's a one take, live performance. REN also does not copyright his music and has said in the past to just challenge it if they hit you and they will let it through. He loves reactors. He sees it as symbiosis. 😊
To be fair, it's neither a one take nor one shot. The audio is live, but the video is comprised of multiple takes. This doesn't take away from anything, but it's not accurate to suggest that they just walked in, turned the cameras on, got it all in one take and left. You can tell that it's multiple takes in a single video from the fact that the person shooting the handheld camera isn't visible when it switches back and forth to the center fixed camera.
@@robert_39eyou’re wrong. There were multiple cameras all filming simultaneously. What you see is a switch from one to another but it’s all from the same take. He said he did multiple takes all the way through and they chose the best one.
@@thatguyfromtexas13 lol okay, go tell Sam and Ren they're full of shit and don't know what they're talking about. They have both explained this many times.
This song marks the first time Ren openly exposes his mental and physical struggles.He was rewarded with it going viral ,with 23 million views in a year. Ren lost most of his 20s being bedridden with pain, fatigue and neurological issues. He was misdiagnosed as Bipolar and then Chronic fatigue syndrom. Told it was all in his head and fed drugs that made it worse due to his undetlying MCAD condition. 7 years to get a correct diagnosis. His weight spiraled to 112 lbs on his 6'1" frame. After treating the lyme he recieved 2 stem cell transplants which helped but he still has major health issues with autoimmunity and brain,organ and joint damage. But even as a young child he had voices in his head which he banished at the age of 9. I think he was born to walk this narrow knife edge. He is a beautiful, empathic, creative soul, who speaks for the chronically ill and the mentally ill. Well worth being a fan for. Enjoy the ride.
Buckle up Buddy... Ren Truly is the Deepest Rabbit Hole on the interwebs!!! Lol
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My friend, you’ll be a big fan when you see how he actually shoots his videos (one take) and does all his own beats and production - good luck getting your head around that amount of talent - welcome to the RENaissance , you’ll be a renegade soon
Loved the comparison to classical music ! You will definitely find multiple genres weaving their way through all of Ren’s catalogue, often intermingling in the same song yet always managing to be cohesive and sound as if they always belonged together - it just took someone really creative like Ren to make it so. Other's have mentioned it, but you won't need the copyright watermark for Ren. He has a great relationship with the reaction community and will make sure any strikes are removed. In a lot of his videos, the videography is stunningly well done and really complements the music and the lyrics and really augmenting the experience - especially if you are introducing new people to Ren. Also pointed out below, but worth mentioning, this is a one-take video. Please put Money Games, parts 1, 2, and 3 on your list if they are not there already. Soooo good!
Thank you for your reaction and welcome to the RENegades. Ren has over 10 years of pretty unique music for you to discover beginning with his indy band Trick The Fox, his busking band The Big Push and his incredible music videos either solo or with other talented artists. You can safely remove the copyrights from your videos because Ren does not claim copyright with his reactors. His team can be contacted directly and any copyright strikes automatically removed. I hope you can continue to react to Ren beginning with the song Sick Boi and then the (full version 13 minutes) Tales Of Jenny And Screech.
Ancient Ren watch ,Trick the Fox, a bit later The big push. Both early Ren bands,the latter busking on the streets of Brighton. Albums, Freckled Angeles. Later, Love music, and the #1 UK album also #3 in USA Sick Boi.. Some way to go yet,keep going you'll be a Renagade.!! Big ❤ fron a UK Renagade..👍👍😁
It's not about winning. You can't banish the darkness. It's part of life. It's part of us and it helps shape who we are. Once you accept this simple but painful fact, life becomes a little easier and the dark things of life become slightly easier to deal with too. Btw, as Ren himself has said and as the closing monologue makes clear, this isn't a song about mental illness. It's about the human condition generally. He references his illnesses, mental AND physical, a couple of times but he references a lot of other things too. People attach personal meanings to art and a lot of people who have experienced mental illness or chronic illness, directly or indirectly have decided it's about illness, because that's what resonates with them. That's ok. All interpretations of art are valid. However many then claim that this is THE meaning of the song, Ren's meaning and it's just not true. Ren's stated quite clearly, both within the song and in interviews, that it's about the internal struggles that all human beings face.
You have to do the tales of Jenny and screech full version trilogy Jenny screech and finally violet's tale otherwise it won't make sense... one of my favourites is Humble ft Eden Nash great reaction btw.....Ren will never copyright you if you did just appeal it, just look at all the other thousand reaction channels 👍👍
I really love Heretic because I feel a lot of him in there as well. Sadly underrated still. And Seven Sins, the beginning of the Sick Boi album is the counterpart to it.
First, you don’t have to flip, opaque or play around with Ren’s videos. He said “Feel free to press 'dispute claim' and it’ll all be approved and get rid of the copyright claim for you”. Second, good reaction. This is live one-take with multiple cameras but with 1 cut. The monologue at the end was from the 3rd take. It took 4 takes in total. He is a rapper and a Bard. He's Bardcore. He is a Lyricist. He also produces most of his own stuff. Ren has lots of styles. Performance: JENNY & SCREECH (FULL) - ruclips.net/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/видео.html (turn off captions... spoilers) Also check out these rap hits (with incredible rhymes and double time): HUNGER - ruclips.net/video/1T_fLytBFM4/видео.html GENESIS - ruclips.net/video/YzsTdLIcbzU/видео.html LOSING IT - ruclips.net/video/mLvAGjhDssc/видео.html ILLEST OF OUR TIME - ruclips.net/video/tB-JGSdBerE/видео.html SEVEN SINS - ruclips.net/video/v16IGHPKQ8Y/видео.htmlfeature=shared WICKED WAYS - ruclips.net/video/B81BZJPKjlI/видео.htmlfeature=shared ANIMAL FLOW - ruclips.net/video/F4mUnmFbVNg/видео.html SICK BOI (his follow up to HI REN) - ruclips.net/video/3Q6uCrpzbPY/видео.htmlfeature=shared Ren was with a group called The Big Push. I Shot the Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop - ruclips.net/video/uSeCuR51rek/видео.html Also, Ren & Sam with Earned It / Man’s World / Falling - ruclips.net/video/d8nBzrhd8Ro/видео.html He also does live duet ballads (one take) with Chinchilla CHALK OUTLINES - ruclips.net/video/35yALr_opeg/видео.html And HOW TO BE ME (LIVE) - ruclips.net/video/SDR7sup3DsU/видео.html Obviously, there are more on his channel - www.youtube.com/@RenMakesMusic/videos And on The Big Push channel - www.youtube.com/@TheBigPushBand/videos And trickthefox channel (his earliest stuff) - www.youtube.com/@trickthefox/videos The 3 Money Games: #1(performance) - ruclips.net/video/0ivQwwgW4OY/видео.htmlfeature=shared #2 (lyrical) - ruclips.net/video/YonS9_QJbp8/видео.htmlfeature=shared #3 (performance) - ruclips.net/video/nyWbun_PbTc/видео.htmlfeature=shared And there are many, many more but this is a start.
Try a duet with Ren. Chalk Outlines ft. CHINCHILLA. Its live as well. Then.......watch CHINCHILLA. Fingers, live for hunger tv. It has a lovely pianist and her voice is just stunning.
Beautiful thoughts PJ thanks for reacting to #REN. If you want to see him and his gentle gratitude check out his RUclips clip when he speaks and thanks everyone for reaching 1 million subscribers. If you want to see him playing in his old band The Big Push especially live on the streets “I shot the sheriff mashup” “War Pigs 🐷” Black Sabbath mashup “Paint it Black” mashup all on the same day in that order. If you want to see him sing beautiful duets check out “Chalk Outlines” or “How to be me” Piano 🎹 checkout “For Joe” and then watch Money Game 1,2 & 3 as there is a piano treat in 3. I’m no expert I’m a humble guy fighting my way through Type 1 diabetes and Epilepsy and thanks to Ren have returned to running at the age of 57 I’m so grateful to be a Renegade. Wishing you every success with your channel. Peace and Love from Australia ❤
The trilogy (Jenny & Screetch) and the Money Game (one is piano-based!) series are the biggest. There should be a rule, "Thou shall start with 'Hi Ren.'" The Hunger, Animal Flow, Sick Boi, and Losing all Faith would be my suggestions after those.
I’m not sure if I have posted this yet, probably, but if not here’s some info and songs. You don’t need to modify Rens videos as he encourages reactors. I have a contact if you get any issues 🖤 Ren songs in best order to watch them 📚Serious/storytelling📚 Hi Ren The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full) SickBoi Chalk outlines live How to be me live Suic*de For Joe Money Game 1, 2, 3 🎤Showing off his rap etc talent🎤 Losing it The hunger Power Illest of our time Genesis Genesis acoustic Murderer Murderer acoustic Animal flow Animal flow acoustic what you want (beastie boys homage) 🎸The big push 🎸 I shot the sheriff/ road to Zion/ hip hop Wade in the water/ Nina Simone/ trouble so hard Englishman in New York live Swan song Watch out (red suspenders) Sweet little lady Sweet little lady live Why my woman? War pigs (red suspenders) Paint it black (red suspenders) 🎶Ren and Sam Tompkins🎶 Blind eyed Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant Blind eyed MC sessions Walking on the moon/ no diggity Earned it/ man’s world/ falling ⛔️More full list below.⛔️ 🔥🔥🔥 Welcome to the Renaissance! Ren is my favourite artist of all time. I say artist because he is a multifaceted diamond! From singing (all styles) to rapping (bars/flows/schemes for days), Bardcore (story telling) beatbox, makes his own beats, scatting and a multi instrumentalist (guitars, bass, drums, melodica and more). On top of that he is the most beautiful human being inside and out who has been through and continues to go through absolute hell. He’s 33 from Anglesey, Wales originally but spent most his life in Brighton, England. He’s been living in Calgary, Canada all year receiving intense medical treatment for his brain damage and mast cell activation disorder amongst other things. He started off making beats at 12 and selling CDs then moved on to busking. He was part of a band called Trick The Fox and was signed to Sony but they didn’t renew the contract after his health deteriorated. He then started The Big Push. They went on hiatus the end of last year after 5 years partly due to his move to Canada and also because the other members are also soloists and were moving around too. I have a list of songs to check out of all styles. Obviously this is no where near everything but gives you places to start. 🖤 REN ET AL SONG LIST Here’s a list to get you going (I know you’ve seen a few) 🖤 RAP The hunger Illest of our time Power Genesis (also the acoustic one) Sick boi Animal flow (also the acoustic) What you want (beastie boys homage) Murderer (also the acoustic one) Masochist Lost All Faith Down On The Beat ft Viktus 16 bar challenge Seven Sins Wicked Ways SickBoi 2 Loco RETAKES Wildfire (SBTRKT retake) Right here, right now - fat boy slim All my life - foo fighters Bittersweet Symphony - the verve Losing it - fisher BARDCORE The tale of Jenny and screech (full) Hi Ren MoneyGame part 1 MoneyGame part 2 MoneyGame part 3 SINGING Humble ft Eden nash Ocean ft Eden nash Fire FUNNY 1990s (watch the video one) Love music Love music part 2 Love music part 3 Love music part 4 Uninvited SAD Su!cide For Joe Crutch ft Bibi Depression Insomnia OTHERS Dear God Crucify your culture Ahiahiahoha Hold On Penitence ft Molly Mckinna Everybody drops Heretic Diazepam Ready for you Children of the moon Girls It’s alright Jessica ft orlean Hold on Life is funny Do you believe Satellite girl French song ft domain Axisa Can’t help falling in love (Elvis cover) Screech’s tale Instagram stories Wade in the water (live in Berlin) Freckled angels - live performance Freckled angels Pixie Make my way Run away Pocket full of pain Meaning Bullet Patience - Ren Gill M.E. RANDOM Love you CNN One Million Subscribers - defining success Loads of busking ones with his band The Big Push, Trick The Fox, Sam Tompkins and Chinchilla. THE BIG PUSH - MUSIC VIDEOS / LIVE Swan song sweet little lady Sweet little lady - live bongo bong Englishman in New York live what kind of woman is this It’s alright GAK sessions - the big push live These boots are made for walking/satisfaction/everybody The big push live from home (live nation broadcast) Icarus Acustarus (Icarus acoustic) Xbox marijuana Dignity Oh my woman THE BIG PUSH - BUSKING I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hiphop N johnny B Goode sweet little lady I shot the sheriff (Bob Marley cover) My generation Damien Marley live Sympathy for the devil live Guns of Brixton Watch out (live busking) Lonely boy (black keys cover) Love will tear us apart (joy division) Jumpin jack flash (the Rolling Stones cover) Lonely boy/paint it black Watch out (live busking 2020) Heroes (David Bowie) REN & SAM TOMPKINS earned it/mans world/falling blind eyed live performance Blind eyed live Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant Blind eyed MC sessions walking on the moon/no diggity improvising around Stevie Wonder what went wrong 1&2 Wild thoughts/crazy in love Latch (live disclosure cover) Same old situation REN & CHINCHILLA Chalk Outlines (live) How To Be Me (live) one dance/drunk in love sexual healing CHINCHILLA fingers (live) Elements Little girl gone Cut you off TRICK THE FOX living room poetry The mash up Lost boy Street lights
Audio was a single take BTW. Performed live. It would have been a one-take if he wasn't kicked out of the filming location. Most of his live stuff is single take. Money Game part 3 is a great example of his video style, as is the Tales of Jenny and Screech trilogy. Welcome to the rabbit hole of Ren.
He supports reactors, I saw a video somewhere that he said if you get a copyright hit reach out to him. He understands that reactors brings people to his work that may have never seen him.
Ren seriously thought he'd failed this performance, he usually does dozens if not 100+ attempts to get a one take video that he thinks is worth releasing. This day, the last day he had to record before going off to Canada for treatment, he only got 30 minutes to try get it right (four tries). He'd rented a space to use for the day, his friends picked him up from hospital to get him and equipment down to the basement, and after half an hour the landlord said he was too noisy and kicked them out. He was barely even warmed up, so was devastated to have wasted his friends time, and his own limited time and limited health resources. He believed he'd failed to get any performance up to his standards, but after looking through the videos thought he at least had something usable. He decided he'd rather just put it out, because "sometimes no time for double takes" and at least it documented a time and place before he had to be far from friends and family in another country. He didn't know if the experimental treatment in Canada was going to improve his health, or if it was going to make him worse, like other treatments had. The best he could hope for was to not go downhill, the hope of getting better and being able to live a slightly "normal" life was terrifying. But he's spent a year now hooked up to an IV 5 days a week, having various treatments including stem cell therapy, and they seem to be working. He'd love to be able to perform live and tour and do all that but his health situation has so far made that impossible. But he did manage some great busking videos on the occasional days when he was "okay" but even in some you can see him almost collapse/black out and still push through. Having "lost" most of his 20s with extreme ill health, been bedridden for up to 23hrs a day and needing assistance with everything, he puts his all into performance. He also aspires to be a film director/ screenwriter and he uses his music videos to nurture that dream. Some are beyond exceptional... utterly insane with tiny budget (if not zero budget) and his loyal close friends. Now with a bigger fan base he's been able to work with a bigger budget on a music video (money game part 3) but use it to make every bit of expenditure when with his vision and with the same group of friends helping him.
Hi Ren, The Tale of Jenny + Screech + Violet = 3 pieces linked together, Money Game 1-3 (although 1+3 are theatrical and 2 is a lyric video but all 3 are connected) are the "theatrical artpieces" so to say and totally out of the norm and therefore a "must watch" But everything he does is genius anyway with poetic lyrics imbedded in different genres and subgenres of music. And by the way everything Ren releases has no copyright claims because everything he releases is solely owned by Ren himself and he wants his videos to be shared...so no need to hide the videos.. And last but not least ..that was a live prerformance recorded in one take...multiple trys but just done in on take....that is "his thing" when it comes to most of his videos.
There is no need to blank the screen. Ren has already revoked copyright. He actually supports reactors and endorses the whole use of his material. He ethic is once he's dropped it online, it's no longer his,its ours.. That's Ren top bloke and musician..
Why would anybody want to read a song? Turn off the lyric subtitles and watch the performance and let the vocalist deliver the lyrics; that's what they're there for. The subtitles are full of errors anyway.
Ren doesn’t copywrite, so you can take that off. I just started the video, but I can’t stand the “copywrite” screen cover…sorry. Best of wishes to you ❤
It's like a piece of art. You don't stare at it every day, but when you take the time to really look and appreciate it, it is mind-blowing and achingly raw and beautifully real. He's an auditory artist.
No need to worry about copyright stuff with REN. He appreciates reaction vids. In his words "A rising tide raises all ships".
Beautifully said ❤
Great reaction! You don't need to protect Ren's videos from copyright - just challenge them or reach out if any get blocked and Ren's crew will make it right. He loves reactors! Looking forward to more reactions. Sick Boi is a great one to follow up this song. Also the Tales of Jenny and Screech (full version with Violet's tale) are amazing! Ren is a musical genius and his catalogue is extensive and impressive ❤❤
"This is how we're gonna start? OK, this is how we're gonna start" - now just imagine - for LOTS of us, this WAS the start of it all! This was the first song so many of us found of Ren's.
I've never been a concert pianist, but I did my Royal Conservatory exams and have now played for my own *great* enjoyment for 44 years.
I VERY MUCH want to see you react to Ren's most recent full video, Money Game part 3, and technically you *could* just jump right into it because they're stand-alone pieces but I really think it's better for people who are *appreciating* Ren's material to watch Money Game part 1 and Money Game part 2 first.
But part 3 is on piano, and I'm curious to see another classical pianist's take on it, when you get to it.
Having said that... Money Game part 1 is my favourite of the trilogy, both for the lyrics and the video.
(Ren also plays piano on "For Joe" but that's a super heavy one and it's kinda built on knowing some of Ren's back catalogue, musically... you might want to put that one aside for now and check it out after you've seen/heard some of the other stuff he's written about Joe)
... now, circling back to your first 3 reactions to Ren/The Big Push - MY FRIEND, you have to be taking THE MOST UNIQUE path EVER through the Ren "Choose Your Own Adventure" reaction channel journey! 1st exposure - Bongo Bong??????? It's lovely and charming, but I'll hazard a guess that you might be one of the only humans on the planet who'll ever have Bongo Bong as the first time they hear Ren. Obviously, you don't have much control over what your first Ren song will be if it's a request/recommendation (go thank your brother for that one tho, it was an INSPIRED suggestion), but wow nonetheless.
Also, I laughed pretty hard when you identified the lack of a closing chord to Bongo Bong, knowing you had yet to see Hi Ren. You'll see Ren choosing to leave a song unresolved again on more than a few occasions.
Power - I'm sure others mentioned it, but it sounds like this was a song that poured out of Ren in a burst of creativity when he parted ways with his independent management, and he got his videographer Samuel Perry Falvey to drive around with him jamming out to the track, so that they could just get a simple video made with the right energy without overthinking it. It's one of my favourite songs of Ren's. The lyrics are so important to me.
Sheriff/Zion/Hip Hop - such a huge fan favourite. I loved how clear it was that you were appreciating the guitar playing. The way The Big Push seamlessly fuses their medleys together is so amazing. I know it's not some rocket science thing for jazz musicians, or The Grateful Dead, lol, but this is just 4 guys in Brighton, coming up out of nowhere, and they're doing *this?*
It's worth pointing out that even though we (Ren fans, new and old) are hugely excited about Ren on guitar... technically, Romain is the lead guitarist for The Big Push. Partly because Ren does more front man/lead vocalist stuff, but also because Romain is just *that* good. The 3 guitarists swap roles a bunch (tho I'm not sure I've ever seen Romain play bass? Ren & Gorran swap the bass around between them), and they all give each other room to do amazing things. So you get Romain on lead guitar for Sheriff/Zion/Hip Hop... except the video starts and the guitar, which is SO PERFECT, is all Ren. idk how to describe it. It's a dynamic I've never run across in rock music before (that I know of, anyway).
and then, this one - Hi Ren... yeah, so many people see different musical forms in this one; he really pulls inspiration and structure from all over the musical map. He hasn't studied, formally - other than a few early lessons for piano and I think guitar, he's entirely self-taught and RUclips taught. He also went to the Bath School of Music and Performing Arts... I've never heard him or anyone else say what classes/material he did while he was there. Point being - it was during (or immediately after?) his university days that he got very sick with undiagnosed Lyme disease, and for a ridiculous number of years he had "all the time in the world" to sink into practicing instruments, developing his voice, writing music & lyrics, and continuing to learn how to mix audio/produce his own stuff.
I say "all the time in the world" but that's a flippant way of putting it. An unfortunate amount of that chunk of time, he was barely well enough to get out of bed; I know he wasn't really able to spend ALL of those years immersed in music.
Anyway - I'm looking forward to wherever you go next with your Ren journey! Subscribed.
Yeah what they say I second that motion.
Welcome to the Ren rabbithole! So. Many. Great. Songs. More Ren please!
Enjoyed this, great reaction. I’ll be looking out for more Ren on this channel.
What would you like from the perfect companion? One day funny and happy, one day deep and reflective, one day brilliant and talented, one day insightful and the next playing the dumb kid, one day master of words, one day playing a range of instruments with talent and knowledge. And when you think he's doing it accidentally, he'll explain the literary and cultural history behind it! On YT you can see him in pain, you can see him hard at work and you can see him celebrate reaching the top! Ren is THE artist for our times!
So well said. Thank you,
From a " bed where he never deep rest and a bed where he was (always) depressed" he rose to his feet and gave us the best music I have ever heard.... And I live, breathe and feed on music. Thanks to him. Respect for your presence to his UNIQUE creativity.
Omg shout out for mentioning Schumann 😄 As to you saying you’ve never heard anything like this, you might be saying this for a lot of his catalog haha. And there are a lot of us who had never really been into lyrics until we were introduced to Ren because he’s so bloody brilliant with them - blows your mind with his story telling and how freaking clever he is, makes every word count, and makes you care.
Highly recommend next:
Ren - Money Game (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/0ivQwwgW4OY/видео.html
Ren - Money Game 2 (4K Official Video) ruclips.net/video/DxNUwVuG6Lw/видео.html
Ren - Money Game Part 3 (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/nyWbun_PbTc/видео.html
Ren - The Tale of Jenny & Screech (Official Music Video) (this has all 3 parts in one video) ruclips.net/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/видео.html
Great reaction, man - thank you!
REN’s live busking performances with The Big Push band. This is REN’s roots and its where he rose to fame. Playing on the streets of Brighton, UK. Great reaction BTW. Ren is genius, musically.
He does a lot of one take videos. He’s definitely one in a billion and his RENegades are very passionate about his health struggles ❤
Ren is a genius 😍 singer, rapper, musician, he plays guitar but also piano and drums, lyricist, song writer, storyteller, producer and he makes his own beats in his songs... I became a fan as soon as I heard that song and the journey is awesome ! And it still is ! Welcome to Ren's world ! Thanks for this great reaction 👍😘
Glad to see you do Hi Ren. It is the video that got me started on my REN journey eight months ago. This video was shot as a live performance piece. They ran through the entire thing, using multiple cameras to get the different angles, I think three or four times and took the best take. Ren does quite a few of his songs and videos, live, and as a one take. I don’t think he has a song that I don’t like. If you were looking for more bardcore then I would say tails of Jenny and screech. If you were looking for something on the lighter side, then I would say losing it or what you want and if you’re looking to hear him sing a duet, you can’t go wrong with chalk outline or how to be me. Wherever you go next enjoy your journey.
This was shot multiple times with 2 takes being used. He has a lot of 1 takes but the close up camera that starts before "stand on my own two feet" is a 2nd take. Not that it diminishes the performance in anyway. 1 takes are impressive but the close shot camera adds more than you'd lose imo anyways. Cheers.
Four takes before the building owner chucked them out
They used different shots from all four
Audio was take 3
You'll dig Ren especially because he lets his music be used without the copyright infringements
No need for the copyright thing with Ren! He wants yall to monetize his reaction videos!
He says... if ya ever get a automated strike... dispute it... he'll whitelist ya so no more issues!
Of course the Tale of Jenny and Screech(full) has to be on the list.
Ren is the modern Shakespeare. He's willing to expose his vulnerability for the sake of the art.
There's alot going on in his videos. Lyrics, lighting, shots, music, composition, audio, all working together to propel the narrative.
I'm not a big hip hop/rap fan but Ren's such a master of lyricism he makes you a fan. I think maybe in part it's his ability to meld genres. He pulls from different worlds and draws comparisons that expreas our commonalities as humans.
Jenny and screech (full) is a staple follow up song to this!! His playing and story telling is next level…
That's a one take , sir. Welcome to the RENaissance
I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on this.
A bit of information on Ren (Hope I am correct and do him justice. Someone will correct me if I get something wrong, I hope)
Not multiple takes. One shot from 4 tries. (got kicked out of the basement they were in!) Ren has worked on a shoestring for all his videos so far, apart from Money Game 3 where he had a larger budget. His friend, Sam, does his videography.
He does not suffer multiple personalities, but as stated, he has suffered from psychosis. For 10 years he was physically very ill and mis-diagnosed and mis-treated for the wrong conditions. This resulted in a lot of time in great pain and confined to bed , also suffering associated episodes. Eventually he was diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. He has spent the past 12 months in Canada receiving daily treatment. At the same time he released his 2nd album Sick Boi as an independent artist. Being unable to tour and promote it, he arranged The Money Game, an interactive online (collaborative) game in the lead up. He gained #1 on the album sales charts on its release, beating Rick Astley to the position.
Approach Ren and he will step in if you get a copyright strike. He encourages reactions to his works. Just give him credit for each video you watch and send viewers to his channel. He has given some good interviews which take little searching for online if you are interested in his techniques for music, singing, productions, writing, muses etc... His 1 million subscriber live cast is worth listening to.
He was in a band (the Big Push) with 3 other very talented artists and they spent years mainly busking around Brighton, UK. They split up for Ren to go to Canada. Look them up also. To say they were not your average buskers is a bit of an understatement.
If you are left wanting to hear more of Ren's catalogue, The Tales of Jenny and Screech followed by Violet's Tale is a good one to hear next. Then perhaps Money Games 1, 2 &3. His works are all different and diverse. He is not limited to any genre, flitting happily (often mid song) from Jazz to Reggae to rap, to hip hop, and ska, then to metal or rock, or anything in between.
"...I might be becoming a fan" was what all of us thought when they first heard of Ren, often "Hi Ren"! We all became fans after the second of third song, we heard from him! Welcome to the Ren rabbit hole, fellow Renegade.😉
If you are more into music than rap, you can also try songs of his busking band "The Big Push" ("Red Suspender" sessions are an excellent introduction) or collaborations with "Chinchilla" or other singers like "Sam Tomkins" or "Eden Nash". Or you can just wait for his next album (he said he has a more singing album min the works).
For excellent story telling listen "The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full)" or "Money Game" parts 1-3. Especially the third one might be interesting to you.
If you are interested in Rap, you can of course react to his UK#1 album "Sick Boi", using music videos where available.
He is one of very few artists who makes a song their own, even when covering another song, Ren made his take of "Bittersweet Symphony", which earned him a guitar from a band member of "The Verve". That reminded me of what Johnny Cash did with "Hurt".
You will learn that Ren is different, producing fans that are different. Here it is all about inclusion to counterpoint division.
I subscribed to follow you on your amazing journey!
Simply a MASTERPIECE full stop, bravo, bravo REN, and now he is successful. Out of darkness comes greatness.
It's a one take, live performance. REN also does not copyright his music and has said in the past to just challenge it if they hit you and they will let it through. He loves reactors. He sees it as symbiosis. 😊
Yep, use the "dispute" mechanism (not "appeal") against any of RUclips's automated copyright claims, and Ren's team will clear it.
To be fair, it's neither a one take nor one shot. The audio is live, but the video is comprised of multiple takes. This doesn't take away from anything, but it's not accurate to suggest that they just walked in, turned the cameras on, got it all in one take and left. You can tell that it's multiple takes in a single video from the fact that the person shooting the handheld camera isn't visible when it switches back and forth to the center fixed camera.
@@robert_39eyou’re wrong. There were multiple cameras all filming simultaneously. What you see is a switch from one to another but it’s all from the same take. He said he did multiple takes all the way through and they chose the best one.
@@robert_39eyou can remove that person with editing software. I do it all the time.
@@thatguyfromtexas13 lol okay, go tell Sam and Ren they're full of shit and don't know what they're talking about. They have both explained this many times.
Beautiful reaction
This song marks the first time Ren openly exposes his mental and physical struggles.He was rewarded with it going viral ,with 23 million views in a year. Ren lost most of his 20s being bedridden with pain, fatigue and neurological issues. He was misdiagnosed as Bipolar and then Chronic fatigue syndrom. Told it was all in his head and fed drugs that made it worse due to his undetlying MCAD condition. 7 years to get a correct diagnosis. His weight spiraled to 112 lbs on his 6'1" frame. After treating the lyme he recieved 2 stem cell transplants which helped but he still has major health issues with autoimmunity and brain,organ and joint damage.
But even as a young child he had voices in his head which he banished at the age of 9. I think he was born to walk this narrow knife edge. He is a beautiful, empathic, creative soul, who speaks for the chronically ill and the mentally ill. Well worth being a fan for. Enjoy the ride.
Buckle up Buddy... Ren Truly is the Deepest Rabbit Hole on the interwebs!!! Lol
My friend, you’ll be a big fan when you see how he actually shoots his videos (one take) and does all his own beats and production - good luck getting your head around that amount of talent - welcome to the RENaissance , you’ll be a renegade soon
It's not a song, it's an opera.
Ren allows reactors to play his videos. No worry about copyrights. 🎉
Subscribed for the Rennercoaster. Next is Tale of Jenny and Screech or Money Game 1-3!
More ren please
New subs. Great reaction Sir, more Genius Ren please. Love from Italy ❤
Loved the comparison to classical music ! You will definitely find multiple genres weaving their way through all of Ren’s catalogue, often intermingling in the same song yet always managing to be cohesive and sound as if they always belonged together - it just took someone really creative like Ren to make it so. Other's have mentioned it, but you won't need the copyright watermark for Ren. He has a great relationship with the reaction community and will make sure any strikes are removed. In a lot of his videos, the videography is stunningly well done and really complements the music and the lyrics and really augmenting the experience - especially if you are introducing new people to Ren. Also pointed out below, but worth mentioning, this is a one-take video. Please put Money Games, parts 1, 2, and 3 on your list if they are not there already. Soooo good!
Thank you. You recognized and acknowledged his understanding of arrangements that few do. He’s not bad for a kid that grew up in the streets?
Thank you for your reaction and welcome to the RENegades. Ren has over 10 years of pretty unique music for you to discover beginning with his indy band Trick The Fox, his busking band The Big Push and his incredible music videos either solo or with other talented artists. You can safely remove the copyrights from your videos because Ren does not claim copyright with his reactors. His team can be contacted directly and any copyright strikes automatically removed. I hope you can continue to react to Ren beginning with the song Sick Boi and then the (full version 13 minutes) Tales Of Jenny And Screech.
If you rewind a little, after pausing, you won't miss anything. :)
New subscriber. Welcome to Ren. Remember, he doesn't copyright his songs or videos. Also, the video was live and one take.
U remind me of the day I discovered ren. Same song too. Deeper than the mariana trench
Ancient Ren watch ,Trick the Fox, a bit later The big push. Both early Ren bands,the latter busking on the streets of Brighton.
Albums, Freckled Angeles. Later, Love music, and the #1 UK album also #3 in USA Sick Boi..
Some way to go yet,keep going you'll be a Renagade.!! Big ❤ fron a UK Renagade..👍👍😁
Rens team should take care of the copyright issues if you react to him. Thanks for checking him out - he has deeply impacted my life. ❤
It's not about winning. You can't banish the darkness. It's part of life. It's part of us and it helps shape who we are. Once you accept this simple but painful fact, life becomes a little easier and the dark things of life become slightly easier to deal with too.
Btw, as Ren himself has said and as the closing monologue makes clear, this isn't a song about mental illness. It's about the human condition generally. He references his illnesses, mental AND physical, a couple of times but he references a lot of other things too. People attach personal meanings to art and a lot of people who have experienced mental illness or chronic illness, directly or indirectly have decided it's about illness, because that's what resonates with them. That's ok. All interpretations of art are valid. However many then claim that this is THE meaning of the song, Ren's meaning and it's just not true. Ren's stated quite clearly, both within the song and in interviews, that it's about the internal struggles that all human beings face.
Genius...he is amazing thanks for reacting...appreiate you.
Found your channel through this video reaction... Subbed so I can follow your Ren journey! 😊 Great reaction! Much Love ❤
I can't wait to see your Money Game 3 reaction! 😀
You have to do the tales of Jenny and screech full version trilogy Jenny screech and finally violet's tale otherwise it won't make sense... one of my favourites is Humble ft Eden Nash great reaction btw.....Ren will never copyright you if you did just appeal it, just look at all the other thousand reaction channels 👍👍
Yeah subbing to see more Ren reactions..👍👍👌😁
4 individual takes edited into one continuous flow for the video, but Ren did only 1 live audio take for the entire video.
I really love Heretic because I feel a lot of him in there as well. Sadly underrated still. And Seven Sins, the beginning of the Sick Boi album is the counterpart to it.
First, you don’t have to flip, opaque or play around with Ren’s videos. He said “Feel free to press 'dispute claim' and it’ll all be approved and get rid of the copyright claim for you”.
Second, good reaction. This is live one-take with multiple cameras but with 1 cut. The monologue at the end was from the 3rd take. It took 4 takes in total.
He is a rapper and a Bard. He's Bardcore. He is a Lyricist. He also produces most of his own stuff.
Ren has lots of styles.
Performance: JENNY & SCREECH (FULL) - ruclips.net/video/TYAnqQ--KX0/видео.html (turn off captions... spoilers)
Also check out these rap hits (with incredible rhymes and double time):
HUNGER - ruclips.net/video/1T_fLytBFM4/видео.html
GENESIS - ruclips.net/video/YzsTdLIcbzU/видео.html
LOSING IT - ruclips.net/video/mLvAGjhDssc/видео.html
ILLEST OF OUR TIME - ruclips.net/video/tB-JGSdBerE/видео.html
SEVEN SINS - ruclips.net/video/v16IGHPKQ8Y/видео.htmlfeature=shared
WICKED WAYS - ruclips.net/video/B81BZJPKjlI/видео.htmlfeature=shared
ANIMAL FLOW - ruclips.net/video/F4mUnmFbVNg/видео.html
SICK BOI (his follow up to HI REN) - ruclips.net/video/3Q6uCrpzbPY/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Ren was with a group called The Big Push. I Shot the Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop - ruclips.net/video/uSeCuR51rek/видео.html
Also, Ren & Sam with Earned It / Man’s World / Falling - ruclips.net/video/d8nBzrhd8Ro/видео.html
He also does live duet ballads (one take) with Chinchilla CHALK OUTLINES - ruclips.net/video/35yALr_opeg/видео.html
And HOW TO BE ME (LIVE) - ruclips.net/video/SDR7sup3DsU/видео.html
Obviously, there are more on his channel - www.youtube.com/@RenMakesMusic/videos
And on The Big Push channel - www.youtube.com/@TheBigPushBand/videos
And trickthefox channel (his earliest stuff) - www.youtube.com/@trickthefox/videos
The 3 Money Games:
#1(performance) - ruclips.net/video/0ivQwwgW4OY/видео.htmlfeature=shared
#2 (lyrical) - ruclips.net/video/YonS9_QJbp8/видео.htmlfeature=shared
#3 (performance) - ruclips.net/video/nyWbun_PbTc/видео.htmlfeature=shared
And there are many, many more but this is a start.
There are no copyrights you can just play it and show it Ren freely gives his stuff out.
Try a duet with Ren. Chalk Outlines ft. CHINCHILLA. Its live as well.
Then.......watch CHINCHILLA. Fingers, live for hunger tv. It has a lovely pianist and her voice is just stunning.
Beautiful thoughts PJ thanks for reacting to #REN.
If you want to see him and his gentle gratitude check out his RUclips clip when he speaks and thanks everyone for reaching 1 million subscribers.
If you want to see him playing in his old band The Big Push especially live on the streets
“I shot the sheriff mashup”
“War Pigs 🐷” Black Sabbath mashup
“Paint it Black” mashup all on the same day in that order.
If you want to see him sing beautiful duets check out “Chalk Outlines” or “How to be me”
Piano 🎹 checkout “For Joe” and then watch Money Game 1,2 & 3 as there is a piano treat in 3.
I’m no expert I’m a humble guy fighting my way through Type 1 diabetes and Epilepsy and thanks to Ren have returned to running at the age of 57 I’m so grateful to be a Renegade. Wishing you every success with your channel.
Peace and Love from Australia ❤
"Goosebumps" says it all...
The trilogy (Jenny & Screetch) and the Money Game (one is piano-based!) series are the biggest. There should be a rule, "Thou shall start with 'Hi Ren.'" The Hunger, Animal Flow, Sick Boi, and Losing all Faith would be my suggestions after those.
I’m not sure if I have posted this yet, probably, but if not here’s some info and songs. You don’t need to modify Rens videos as he encourages reactors. I have a contact if you get any issues 🖤
Ren songs in best order to watch them
📚Serious/storytelling📚
Hi Ren
The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full)
SickBoi
Chalk outlines live
How to be me live
Suic*de
For Joe
Money Game 1, 2, 3
🎤Showing off his rap etc talent🎤
Losing it
The hunger
Power
Illest of our time
Genesis
Genesis acoustic
Murderer
Murderer acoustic
Animal flow
Animal flow acoustic
what you want (beastie boys homage)
🎸The big push 🎸
I shot the sheriff/ road to Zion/ hip hop
Wade in the water/ Nina Simone/ trouble so hard
Englishman in New York live
Swan song
Watch out (red suspenders)
Sweet little lady
Sweet little lady live
Why my woman?
War pigs (red suspenders)
Paint it black (red suspenders)
🎶Ren and Sam Tompkins🎶
Blind eyed
Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant
Blind eyed MC sessions
Walking on the moon/ no diggity
Earned it/ man’s world/ falling
⛔️More full list below.⛔️
🔥🔥🔥
Welcome to the Renaissance! Ren is my favourite artist of all time. I say artist because he is a multifaceted diamond! From singing (all styles) to rapping (bars/flows/schemes for days), Bardcore (story telling) beatbox, makes his own beats, scatting and a multi instrumentalist (guitars, bass, drums, melodica and more). On top of that he is the most beautiful human being inside and out who has been through and continues to go through absolute hell.
He’s 33 from Anglesey, Wales originally but spent most his life in Brighton, England. He’s been living in Calgary, Canada all year receiving intense medical treatment for his brain damage and mast cell activation disorder amongst other things.
He started off making beats at 12 and selling CDs then moved on to busking. He was part of a band called Trick The Fox and was signed to Sony but they didn’t renew the contract after his health deteriorated. He then started The Big Push. They went on hiatus the end of last year after 5 years partly due to his move to Canada and also because the other members are also soloists and were moving around too.
I have a list of songs to check out of all styles. Obviously this is no where near everything but gives you places to start. 🖤
REN ET AL SONG LIST
Here’s a list to get you going (I know you’ve seen a few) 🖤
RAP
The hunger
Illest of our time
Power
Genesis (also the acoustic one)
Sick boi
Animal flow (also the acoustic)
What you want (beastie boys homage)
Murderer (also the acoustic one)
Masochist
Lost All Faith
Down On The Beat ft Viktus
16 bar challenge
Seven Sins
Wicked Ways
SickBoi 2
Loco
RETAKES
Wildfire (SBTRKT retake)
Right here, right now - fat boy slim
All my life - foo fighters
Bittersweet Symphony - the verve
Losing it - fisher
BARDCORE
The tale of Jenny and screech (full)
Hi Ren
MoneyGame part 1
MoneyGame part 2
MoneyGame part 3
SINGING
Humble ft Eden nash
Ocean ft Eden nash
Fire
FUNNY
1990s (watch the video one)
Love music
Love music part 2
Love music part 3
Love music part 4
Uninvited
SAD
Su!cide
For Joe
Crutch ft Bibi
Depression
Insomnia
OTHERS
Dear God
Crucify your culture
Ahiahiahoha
Hold On
Penitence ft Molly Mckinna
Everybody drops
Heretic
Diazepam
Ready for you
Children of the moon
Girls
It’s alright
Jessica ft orlean
Hold on
Life is funny
Do you believe
Satellite girl
French song ft domain Axisa
Can’t help falling in love (Elvis cover)
Screech’s tale Instagram stories
Wade in the water (live in Berlin)
Freckled angels - live performance
Freckled angels
Pixie
Make my way
Run away
Pocket full of pain
Meaning
Bullet
Patience - Ren Gill M.E.
RANDOM
Love you CNN
One Million Subscribers - defining success
Loads of busking ones with his band The Big Push, Trick The Fox, Sam Tompkins and Chinchilla.
THE BIG PUSH - MUSIC VIDEOS / LIVE
Swan song
sweet little lady
Sweet little lady - live
bongo bong
Englishman in New York live
what kind of woman is this
It’s alright
GAK sessions - the big push live
These boots are made for walking/satisfaction/everybody
The big push live from home (live nation broadcast)
Icarus
Acustarus (Icarus acoustic)
Xbox marijuana
Dignity
Oh my woman
THE BIG PUSH - BUSKING
I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hiphop
N
johnny B Goode
sweet little lady
I shot the sheriff (Bob Marley cover)
My generation
Damien Marley live
Sympathy for the devil live
Guns of Brixton
Watch out (live busking)
Lonely boy (black keys cover)
Love will tear us apart (joy division)
Jumpin jack flash (the Rolling Stones cover)
Lonely boy/paint it black
Watch out (live busking 2020)
Heroes (David Bowie)
REN & SAM TOMPKINS
earned it/mans world/falling
blind eyed live performance
Blind eyed live
Blind eyed ft angry carpark attendant
Blind eyed MC sessions
walking on the moon/no diggity
improvising around Stevie Wonder
what went wrong 1&2
Wild thoughts/crazy in love
Latch (live disclosure cover)
Same old situation
REN & CHINCHILLA
Chalk Outlines (live)
How To Be Me (live)
one dance/drunk in love
sexual healing
CHINCHILLA
fingers (live)
Elements
Little girl gone
Cut you off
TRICK THE FOX
living room poetry
The mash up
Lost boy
Street lights
Audio was a single take BTW. Performed live. It would have been a one-take if he wasn't kicked out of the filming location.
Most of his live stuff is single take. Money Game part 3 is a great example of his video style, as is the Tales of Jenny and Screech trilogy.
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Ren.
He supports reactors, I saw a video somewhere that he said if you get a copyright hit reach out to him.
He understands that reactors brings people to his work that may have never seen him.
I f#%$ing love this guy ❤
Just so you know, Ren will clear any infringement claims. You don't need to mask the videos.
Great reaction - new sub from me - and yes Ren is a great Artist!
Happy holidays and Greetings from Germany 👏👏👍🤝🙋♀️
Ren seriously thought he'd failed this performance, he usually does dozens if not 100+ attempts to get a one take video that he thinks is worth releasing.
This day, the last day he had to record before going off to Canada for treatment, he only got 30 minutes to try get it right (four tries).
He'd rented a space to use for the day, his friends picked him up from hospital to get him and equipment down to the basement, and after half an hour the landlord said he was too noisy and kicked them out. He was barely even warmed up, so was devastated to have wasted his friends time, and his own limited time and limited health resources.
He believed he'd failed to get any performance up to his standards, but after looking through the videos thought he at least had something usable.
He decided he'd rather just put it out, because "sometimes no time for double takes" and at least it documented a time and place before he had to be far from friends and family in another country.
He didn't know if the experimental treatment in Canada was going to improve his health, or if it was going to make him worse, like other treatments had. The best he could hope for was to not go downhill, the hope of getting better and being able to live a slightly "normal" life was terrifying. But he's spent a year now hooked up to an IV 5 days a week, having various treatments including stem cell therapy, and they seem to be working.
He'd love to be able to perform live and tour and do all that but his health situation has so far made that impossible. But he did manage some great busking videos on the occasional days when he was "okay" but even in some you can see him almost collapse/black out and still push through.
Having "lost" most of his 20s with extreme ill health, been bedridden for up to 23hrs a day and needing assistance with everything, he puts his all into performance.
He also aspires to be a film director/ screenwriter and he uses his music videos to nurture that dream. Some are beyond exceptional... utterly insane with tiny budget (if not zero budget) and his loyal close friends. Now with a bigger fan base he's been able to work with a bigger budget on a music video (money game part 3) but use it to make every bit of expenditure when with his vision and with the same group of friends helping him.
Ren's songs are not copyrighted so you don't need to block out the screen
ONE take...!
Very good reaction. So many good cuts in Ren’s catalog.Please check out “Losing it” ,”Genesis, or “Hunger”. I’ll be waiting ,lol. Peace.
Hi Ren, The Tale of Jenny + Screech + Violet = 3 pieces linked together, Money Game 1-3 (although 1+3 are theatrical and 2 is a lyric video but all 3 are connected) are the "theatrical artpieces" so to say and totally out of the norm and therefore a "must watch"
But everything he does is genius anyway with poetic lyrics imbedded in different genres and subgenres of music.
And by the way everything Ren releases has no copyright claims because everything he releases is solely owned by Ren himself and he wants his videos to be shared...so no need to hide the videos..
And last but not least ..that was a live prerformance recorded in one take...multiple trys but just done in on take....that is "his thing" when it comes to most of his videos.
Don't have to worry about copyright on tens videos, he doesn't block his videos, quite the opposite.👍
thanks, but it seems I am having problems with his videos though
Ren in his band-- video - The Big Push - I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop
There is no need to blank the screen. Ren has already revoked copyright. He actually supports reactors and endorses the whole use of his material. He ethic is once he's dropped it online, it's no longer his,its ours.. That's Ren top bloke and musician..
Ren❤❤❤
Great reaction to this masterpiece.
You won’t get copyright strikes with Ren or Tom McDonald! Their both independent artist! No label!!!
If you get a copyright claim, dispute it and Ren and team will remove it asap. From Ren himself
Jenny and screech tale😊
Ren loves the reaction comunity, he dont copy claim any reaction videos. No need for big water marks.
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Please react to ready for you, heretic and everybody drops ❤❤❤
Just contest the copyright and they will waive it, also for future reactions.
Ren has copyright requirements, so it's not necessary to cover his videos.
Watch 1 million subscribers thank you video
Can’t watch this with the text over the video. Not necessary with Ren. He will approve it
You can show the videos of tens music by the way, he encourages it, if you get shit off RUclips he sorts it n tells them you have permission
Not copyrighted, I'm off to watch the original...
No need for copyrights over the video man... its Ren. He loves reactors.
One take
Copyright? You may have missed a meeting.
FYI you don't have to hide ren's videos
Nope One take live . If your trying too figure put REN that's a long journey
You don't have to cover the screen. He let's anyone react to the videos without it.
nope, it actually blocked me the first time
Did you dispute? That usually brings you to the team's attention and then they whitelist your channel.
Why would anybody want to read a song? Turn off the lyric subtitles and watch the performance and let the vocalist deliver the lyrics; that's what they're there for. The subtitles are full of errors anyway.
Ren doesn’t copywrite, so you can take that off. I just started the video, but I can’t stand the “copywrite” screen cover…sorry. Best of wishes to you ❤