Hi Raffi! I’ve watched many “Hi Ren” reactions and really appreciate/learned from your commentary on the guitar playing. I’d love to see you react to Ren’s trilogy “The Tale of Jenny and Screech,” where he uses the guitar in some interesting ways to enhance the story. I will check out more of your stuff. Great video!
Not sure if anyone told you but this was all in one take, live with two cameras shooting the whole time. Fyi he's amazing! Eminem and hendrix combined but the drama of Freddie mercury
@@cmacbybs4748 The performance was the best of four takes. the video was a little bit more complicated. They pieced together the best parts of the four performances to create the final video.
Normally, when a chord structure isn't finished, I lose my mind (like not singing the last note in Happy Birthday,) but Ren's not singing that last note to resolve the music at the end is so fitting. His life isn't done, so there's room to tell more of the story, which he accomplishes by not including one note. Genius.
If we can't even say the word suicide then we can't have a meaningful conversation about it and how to prevent it. One thing i noticed is when ren released the song su!cide it got age restricted and demonetized but then when he released murderer, that was fine. It seems funny that they'll allow murder but not suicide.
Exactly how can we help and support about a subject we cant can’t give recognition and talk freely about, how many rappers especially uk drill literally “confess”(under artistic license to not have any repercussions) to murders, drug dealing/use, yet we can’t talk about a suicide, whenever we lose someone to it, all ya hear is “they seemed so happy, we had no idea they were feeling like that” maybe because the society we live in basically tells you to shut up and not talk about about it
There's a good reason why the word 'suicide' in any video is banned and censored by YT: Because YT think's such talks about it are asinine. If you're affliction's this type, then better off doing therapy time, instead of seeking help from randos!
@@hetherpickwell5174 I believe you lie, that's not the whole reason why He wrote murderer cuz he can't suicide? You got a sewage mind sick with his lies, so I gotta dissuade with this swage of mine!
Ren uses 'The Devils Interlude', a classical musical term used when a set of notes are played in a certain order to make the listerner feel a particular way, a sense of unese and foreboding in the music. So Ren uses it when the personna of the Devil takes over. Totally intentional as while Ren isn't a classically trained guitarist, he has and does study all form and structures of music. He's the Bruce Lee of music, and takes all the best techniques from every style and picks and chooses what and how he wants to make us feel in his expression. If that's not the definition of a master craftsman, then I don't know what is! 💕🐷
In the midst of the reaction and just came to say Ren is self taught on all the instruments he plays as far as I'm aware bc he has ADHD and found traditional lessons didn't work for him. He explained that he learnt guitar by watching YT videos of Hendrix and others and would slow them down to catch how they were doing it.
Yep - in one interview, he says he had 2 piano lessons when he was little and bailed; he said something to the effect of he figures he did the teacher a huge favour to not put them through any more than that. I'm a classically-trained pianist... his self-taught piano is pretty impressive, although the tension he holds in his wrists/hands/fingers marks him pretty immediately as someone who hasn't studied formally. He can't "properly"/"fully" control his touch on the keys (like, the range of sound & expression professional musicians have to be able to access *at will*) but he's absolutely more than able to play in ways that suit what he needs out of the instrument.
I would love to hear his reaction to the Tales of Jenny, Screech, and Violet with how Ren uses his guitar to add to the storytelling. I think he would have a great perspective
Definately do more together because you both ask and answer each others questions its like the reaction is a basis/source for a thoughtful conversation around music.
@@RaffiDonoianMusic honestly with Ren expect the unexpected. When you think you’ve got a handle on his music and kinda know what to expect the next thing you hear is completely different and seems to come out of the blue. You can go from Hi Ren, to a bar heavy triple time rap and then on to a piano instrumental. He keeps you on your toes, lol.
As a guitarist, would you find playing and rapping really hard? I play and can sing to some stuff but I'd imagine to keep the right speed and change your voice like Ren with switching randomly would be hard.
Ren is not a rapper as in only a rapper. He is a singer/songwriter too. With a lot of other skills. 😊 Your talk about the guitar playng made me really pat attention to it today. I've always been aware of it in the background. I just realised what variety is on display here!
I just saw your Hi Ren reaction, and put this journal entry of Ren's as my comment to that reaction. jAN 01, 2023 rEN~ Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly different to mine, and always negative. It would self criticize or urge me to do things I knew to be morally wrong. The most peculiar thing about the voice was that it took no effort on my behalf to produce. My own thoughts always felt like there was a process that required effort to bring them to the forefront of my mind, this voice appeared as though it was spoken by another. The sentences felt predetermined like they had already been constructed. I remember very vividly at 9 years old, becoming very frustrated with the voice. I stood in my back yard, internally screaming at the voice to be silent again and again, and it did. In a flash there was silence, to the point where my head felt like an empty room. I wasn't used to the quiet and that voice never returned. It almost felt lonely in my head. When I got older I had intermittent bouts with auditory hallucinations where I would hear perfect symphonies, usually at night when drifting off to sleep. They were so clear that they sounded like they were emanating from a radio in the corner of my room. I knew they weren't there, but for some reason they never came with the feeling of fear. I also recall sitting on a bus at the age of 15, and hearing the sound of a crowded room, with about 100 voices chattering away, I was the only person apart from the driver on the bus. These experiences were always very brief, and few and far between. My last hallucination was during an intense bout of psychosis in 2015, and was my first visual hallucination. I was walking down a pavement after jumping out my mums car in a crossroads in a moment of frustration and distress with my condition. I was trying to run from myself. What appeared to be a homeless man with a dark complexion approached me, and asked me what was wrong. I explained that I had been sick most my life, and I wasn't sure I had the strength to continue. He looked at me, and smiled and told me 'everything is going to be okay in the end Ren.' I had not told him my name. There was something so overpoweringly sincere about this very simple message, which brought with it an overwhelming feeling of inner peace, and in a flash, he vanished. My rational brain always linked these experiences to what the doctors have told me, that there are parts of my brain compromised by the autoimmunity in my body. That the myelin sheaths surrounding the complex electrical system that conduct my thoughts were damaged and compromised, causing these lucid experiences that I knew did not exist inside the physical world. The part of me that edges away from logical and rational thought always attributed these thoughts to some kind of otherworldly intervention, that made my thoughts the battleground of some spiritual tug of war. For a long time I never really acknowledged this part of myself, for with it brought the danger and stigma of sounding like a crazy person. I decided with my latest release, to the best of my ability, to capture and express this chess match of thought. Hi Ren comes out in just over 24 hours. I can't wait for you all to hear it.
This was very cool! I hadn't heard of Ren but I will be checking his stuff out more. Also Raffi, you're highly entertaining and at your best when you combine music with life, I bet you could take a bunch of rants from your streams and title them stuff like "Classical guitarist PRO has OPINIONS on skateboarding". cheers!
Fun reaction, would be interesting to hear more from your guest about like the Tales of Jenny and Screech, Fred again mashup, Animal flow (live version on a bus rapping the song along with playing the classical guitar), Live version of Murderer, again classical guitar, Troubles live again classical guitar to name a few.
Thank you for a great reaction to Ren. I'm now a new sub because I really want to see you react to more of Ren. Not only his amazing guitar playing but also his piano playing.
@@marydelaney9113 No, Ren and Sam have clarified that the video was edited together from the four takes. You can also see it when in some cuts the gown length and mic positions change.
From what I have heard, Ren is almost entirely self-taught. Certainly no classical training. I am so pleased you didn't put up the subtitles. They hardly ever work for Ren. Thank you for the lack of interruptions. Ren's accent puzzles me. A bit of North Wales mixed with Southern English. This was a great reaction as far as I am concerned. Thank you.
Ok yeah that makes sense to me. And yeah I tried to be really careful about interruptions! I wanted to avoid messing with the music as much as I could. Thanks for the kind words and response!
Yes, it seems like a mix, sometimes he uses southern England dialect and then odd bits of north Wales creeps in. It's a weird one to place for people who aren't native English. His accent is definitely more Southern, nowadays. (this is coming from a Yorkshire-woman!). :D
I'm a southerner, but I hear more of a Greater London accent in Ren, not southern. My mum has a similar accent to him, who is from what used to be called Middlesex, now Greater London. I barely hear any Welsh in his accent, which is usually a strong accent, it comes out occasionally though.
@@debbee0867 I was born in the same region, Middlesex / Greater London. I have never heard anyone from there sounding remotely like Ren but I do struggle to place his accent. I say Northern Welsh because that is where he grew up and that accent is nothing like the Southern Welsh accent we are all more familiar with. I just watched some short videos about accents from the north and there are several. Some sound very Welsh while others sound English. Ren's vowels sounds reveal a northern sound we rarely see in the South. He spent time in Bath as well as Brighton so that may have influenced him. Anyway, thanks for your comment. I have great respect for anyone who cares enough about Ren to wonder about his accent and take the time to share that care.
@@catsandcrafts171 I just listened to recordings of the North Wales accent and sometimes it sounds like a Lancashire accent and other times it is quite similar the South Wales. His accent is not like a London accent either and I am not that familiar with Brighton to know for sure. One more mystery that only Ren can reveal. Thanks for your input.
Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega! I recognize that anywhere. I grew up I a house full of all kinds of classical music and this was one of my mother’s favorite pieces!!!
Ren is the full package - singer, rapper, beatboxer, multi-instrumentalist, produces his own beats, actor, composer... Insane. I've been on this earth for a couple years and have never seen so much brilliance in one package. I hope that one day, he is able to tour.
I hope we get to see a reaction from the "Tales of Jenny and Screech" his guitar playing in that is unique and wonderful. And for keyboards a good one is "Mackay". Enjoyed this!
Its really good to see your different reactions......1st time hearing - shock, i wasn't expecting that! 2nd/3rd listen - totally into it and visably vibing along. I'm on about my 30 listening and still blown away x
I had first watched Murderer first. I was lucky to find him just after this came out. I love the sound of a welsh accent and find it sounds melodic itself and any who I’ve heard sing just has a beautiful sound. Also welcome to the Ren rabbit hole. Coincidence and Ren nah. How many references will you catch and where you have help from everybody. Ren is an awesome beautiful soul. I would say more about what I think about him. Just one thing that when said had to have it explained because I wouldn’t have understood but knew it had to mean more than a skipping game. Double Dutch is word play for simplicity double talk. Have fun! Love and peace
Ren just blows me away, hes so talented. His style is a theatrical musical of different sounds and influences and somehow he makes it all work. You should check out the Money Game next! its three parts but absolutely worth it and its a masterpiece in of itself!
This is a gift that you gave Rafi today. He really likes it. It was perfect. Ren is so exceptional that is jaw dropping every time. Or tearing. He connects like few. This is an amazing song, shared and reacted by your friend, who loves music and knows talent when he sees it. Another one hooked on Ren?
If you want to see Ren play another instrument, check him out with his band, The Big Push in their track ‘Swan Song’ he plays a mean melodica! And you’ll love the feel of this song too 😊
ya love his reaction u need him to do more i struggle with alot everyday if i did not have ren and weed id be messed up or maybe worse this dude is everything...the last yr is been the best in a while
Hey Raffi I’m new to you. I loved the music you were playing at the beginning of this and looked through your other videos. There weren’t any songs quite as warm as what you played. If you have any twitch compilations I’ll definitely give them a listen
Ren has a piano piece - MacKay - that is strictly instrumental, that might be interesting to check out. He plays some creative guitar in Fred again mashup, and in the live version of Murderer.
LOL, request was "so pick up the guitar and and play a short little jingle", then he blew my fucking mind ❤❤ Raffi mate, you could not stop smiling at the start and then at one point you changed, committed fully, Brilliant!!! I really enjoy this! BTW, the diminished cords is very much intentional, everything he does is intentional. He creates it all himself almost 100% of the time. This is fully his vision.... I have watched other reactions talking about this as well. I know he is a massive fan of Jimi Hendrix and think he used this as well. BTW, Ren taught himself to play guitar by slowing down tracks by Jimi Hendrix and John Frusciante.
I like the philosophical conversation particularly regarding the idea that some of the most talented and skilled are likely the most hypercritcal while simultaneously not being as afraid to share that part of themselves - something those not as talented or skilled may not be as capable of doing. I enjoy observing people (probably why I am drawn to various reaction channels) and will add that to my things to try to pay attention to.
I'm definitely climbing on board to witness your discovering more about Ren!! There is so much to find out, rock, rap, blues, beatboxing storytelling. He is a modern-day minstrel. He plays guitar, piano, (self taught) and has had a stint on drums. What are you interested in hearing and seeing? There are enough of us "renegades" to point you in a good direction :) I didnt hear mention of Ren being the master of one takes. He did this video as a live performance, no cuts. He has a few more like that :) have fun digging in!😅
Thank you Raffi … Hi Ren and The Tales is how many of us were introduced to Ren…. Brother, these are just the beginning, there is sooooo much ahead for you and also much in the past, REN is world class, independent and no money behind him is the only reason he isn’t a world wide name. But he will be, and you guys will be a part of that Thank you Raffi
Accent : I totally agree with the pronounced effect of REN’s British accent. It’s a mix of accents as he said once on Instagram. There are vowel sounds that are close to a more northern English accent, but some strong South Eastern English, even London cockney sounds. If there is a trace of Welsh it is very light as I can’t hear it. I’m from London with a parent who grew up on the Welsh border. Attentive as Ren is to detail, he no doubt makes use of the landscape of accents from the British Isles like another musical instrument.
Being self taught may well be how he is able to do what pleases him, and has no ingrained "do's & dont's" on guitar to stifle his creativity? It is not just artists who second guess themselves daily. Every human experiences this, it is just some pay more attention. Very interesting getting this perspective. The up and down scales (?) of classical and jazz mentioned show up more in Violet's tale. Perhaps the *Tales of(Jenny, Screech and Violet, would be a good trilogy to do next, Raffi, since guitars are featured to the max. in all 3 tales. If you do the Tales on your own, Please, please watch all three in one sitting. Use the Official Video which starts with Jenny, then Screech and ends with Violet's tale. I look forward to seeing more reactions and discovering your music as well.
Some people definitely thrive by learning completely on their own. Someone like me loves studying as much as possible. Again it's up to each person to learn what works best for them though. I mentioned this to some others but that's the most requested song right now so I'm doing it next and I'm planning on doing it all in one sitting. Thank you for the response and the support!
He said he pretty much taught himself guitar by watching professionals on you tube and elsewhere. He plays the piano fluently and that I think he was playing since a very young man with some type of instruction.
I like how you invite him to show off at the start and he just plays something simple and sweet. I guess it looks very impressive from the outside (and it does take a lot of practice to get that precise and get the dynamics right and everything) but he could have gone haywire and it wouldn't have come across nearly as well.
Ren is self taught, mainly from youtube videos. He has an unorthodox style when it comes to guitar and he has an ability to meld melodies and technique.
Great reaction gentlemen and yes Respect for knowing when to pause and when to let if flow/play. I agree with someone's comment. Please PLEASE Please!!!!!!!! Do tale of Jenny and Screech FULL Version. Also ren took courses bur because of way he was taught he couldn't get/do it their way so he took the general chords he learned and taught/practiced for years. And created what we saw in The Tale of Jenny and Screech. Which I'd like to learn from your Guitarist friend which song is Technically more difficult. I think The Tale of Jenny and Screech is.
Awesome reaction! I dropped a sub! Us humans have been hardwired since the caveman days towards what's called "Negative Bias" It means we automatically get drawn to the negative. It's what kept us alive when we first started walking the earth. it put fear into us to know hey I shouldn’t go pet that line over there because I saw him eat my friend Jimmy yesterday. Or, I shouldn't eat those red berries that Sarah ate because she's been throwing up and having horrible stomach issues for over a week. Back then we needed that fear to teach us what to do what not to do to keep us alive. It's all scientific fact and well documented. UNFORTUNATELY nowadays all negative bias does for us is it has us focus on the negative. Like when you’re reading through the comments on one of your RUclips videos and there's over a 1000 positive comments from viewers that should make you feel awesome that so many people like what you're doing. BUT when you see one negative comment from a hater saying you suck, you should quit and stop making videos or you should stop making music ect. Then it won’t matter that there was 1000 positive positive comments and just one negative comment because that’s all you will focus on and think about. We use more brain power to process negative comments, negative feedback and negative situations than we do positive ones and that's why we dwell on thvs bad and overlook the good. And the news media knows about human negative bias and our hardwired brains that focus on the bad over the good and that’s why the news is constantly, bad news. People can’t stop watching when there’s bad stuff happening in the world and the media uses it against us. That’s another thing the scientific studies talk about. How the media and politicians constantly tell us everything is bad, the world is falling apart, and this politician is the cause of all your pain and suffering yadda yadda. It's a messed up psychological game they play Because they know not everybody knows about negative bias and they can play with our emotions and manipulate us to do what they want.
Dudes, I am half way through the video, but that mic arm spitting fire drives me crazy. Beside that intresting thoughts an a nice new perspectiv. Thanks
With all respect, Ren is not a one off. Hi Ren is just an introduction. I'm so thrilled Raffi, that you are aware of his work with others. I just encountered The Big Push earlier today and I am so hyped on what I heard. What did I learn from that? I learned that Ren has an amazing ear, which explains a lot to me. He can use what he hears in a context unlike where he heard/learned it.
There are several Ren pieces that I'd like to here Raffi react to, including The Tales of Jenny and Screech Trilogy and Fred Again Mashup because they feature bits of classical guitar.
The classical guitarist could not commit to a Genre, for Rens guitar style!! Ren is the Genre, distortion with purpose, planned imperfection that is perfection.Great job guys ❤
Ren had/has Lime Disease for many years but didn't know it. That disease cost him a contract with Sony and almost cost him his life. Check out his hour long interview where he talks about how he figured out what disease he had and how stem cell research cured him.
Go check out my FIRST REACTION to REN - Murderer with Eshplume here: ruclips.net/video/REC160UP4E0/видео.html
Hi Raffi! I’ve watched many “Hi Ren” reactions and really appreciate/learned from your commentary on the guitar playing. I’d love to see you react to Ren’s trilogy “The Tale of Jenny and Screech,” where he uses the guitar in some interesting ways to enhance the story. I will check out more of your stuff. Great video!
Not sure if anyone told you but this was all in one take, live with two cameras shooting the whole time. Fyi he's amazing! Eminem and hendrix combined but the drama of Freddie mercury
Also with chinchilla- chalk outlines
@@cmacbybs4748 The performance was the best of four takes. the video was a little bit more complicated. They pieced together the best parts of the four performances to create the final video.
Normally, when a chord structure isn't finished, I lose my mind (like not singing the last note in Happy Birthday,) but Ren's not singing that last note to resolve the music at the end is so fitting. His life isn't done, so there's room to tell more of the story, which he accomplishes by not including one note. Genius.
That's the power of structure!
If we can't even say the word suicide then we can't have a meaningful conversation about it and how to prevent it. One thing i noticed is when ren released the song su!cide it got age restricted and demonetized but then when he released murderer, that was fine. It seems funny that they'll allow murder but not suicide.
Exactly how can we help and support about a subject we cant can’t give recognition and talk freely about, how many rappers especially uk drill literally “confess”(under artistic license to not have any repercussions) to murders, drug dealing/use, yet we can’t talk about a suicide, whenever we lose someone to it, all ya hear is “they seemed so happy, we had no idea they were feeling like that” maybe because the society we live in basically tells you to shut up and not talk about about it
I believe that's the whole reason why he wrote murderer
Murderers and still be exploited and taxed, sewersliders escape the system
There's a good reason why the word 'suicide' in any video is banned and censored by YT: Because YT think's such talks about it are asinine. If you're affliction's this type, then better off doing therapy time, instead of seeking help from randos!
@@hetherpickwell5174 I believe you lie, that's not the whole reason why He wrote murderer cuz he can't suicide? You got a sewage mind sick with his lies, so I gotta dissuade with this swage of mine!
Ren uses 'The Devils Interlude', a classical musical term used when a set of notes are played in a certain order to make the listerner feel a particular way, a sense of unese and foreboding in the music. So Ren uses it when the personna of the Devil takes over.
Totally intentional as while Ren isn't a classically trained guitarist, he has and does study all form and structures of music. He's the Bruce Lee of music, and takes all the best techniques from every style and picks and chooses what and how he wants to make us feel in his expression.
If that's not the definition of a master craftsman, then I don't know what is!
💕🐷
Pushing our buttons and pulling our strings!
In the midst of the reaction and just came to say Ren is self taught on all the instruments he plays as far as I'm aware bc he has ADHD and found traditional lessons didn't work for him. He explained that he learnt guitar by watching YT videos of Hendrix and others and would slow them down to catch how they were doing it.
Ok that makes sense based on what I was seeing
Yep - in one interview, he says he had 2 piano lessons when he was little and bailed; he said something to the effect of he figures he did the teacher a huge favour to not put them through any more than that.
I'm a classically-trained pianist... his self-taught piano is pretty impressive, although the tension he holds in his wrists/hands/fingers marks him pretty immediately as someone who hasn't studied formally. He can't "properly"/"fully" control his touch on the keys (like, the range of sound & expression professional musicians have to be able to access *at will*) but he's absolutely more than able to play in ways that suit what he needs out of the instrument.
@@rebeccaburnell9319 That's really interesting to hear. Thank you 😊
Cool that you’re a friend of AR, huge fan of his. I’ll have to check out some more of your videos
I think he also used YT tutorials
I would love to hear his reaction to the Tales of Jenny, Screech, and Violet with how Ren uses his guitar to add to the storytelling. I think he would have a great perspective
He reminds me of the minstrel rooster in Disney's Robin Hood in those songs, a very sinister minstrel though
@@daftgowk1 He reminded me of the "Alex" character in Clockwork Orange.
Definately do more together because you both ask and answer each others questions its like the reaction is a basis/source for a thoughtful conversation around music.
Thanks! We already have more stuff planned!
The classic Hi Ren ‘I wasn’t expecting that!’, lol.
I had no idea what to expect lol
The most uttered words in the world of Ren lol especially to this video
@@deedii92I’ve heard versions of that about 50 times so far 😂
Almost as iconic as the other classic: who's Violet?
@@RaffiDonoianMusic honestly with Ren expect the unexpected. When you think you’ve got a handle on his music and kinda know what to expect the next thing you hear is completely different and seems to come out of the blue. You can go from Hi Ren, to a bar heavy triple time rap and then on to a piano instrumental. He keeps you on your toes, lol.
Loved doing this bro, more to come!!!!
For sure Esh!
You are right. Almost everything Ren does is different. He's a genre bender.
You need to show him the Tales, I’m really interested in seeing his take on the guitar playing on the trilogy…
As a guitarist, would you find playing and rapping really hard? I play and can sing to some stuff but I'd imagine to keep the right speed and change your voice like Ren with switching randomly would be hard.
Eshplume, thank you for introducing us to Raffi. Thank you brother🙏
Ren combined so many genre's of music classical, rap, opera, reggae, rock, metal, its all in there. an amazing job and a great reaction video.
Ren is not a rapper as in only a rapper. He is a singer/songwriter too. With a lot of other skills. 😊
Your talk about the guitar playng made me really pat attention to it today. I've always been aware of it in the background. I just realised what variety is on display here!
I just saw your Hi Ren reaction, and put this journal entry of Ren's as my comment to that reaction.
jAN 01, 2023
rEN~
Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly different to mine, and always negative. It would self criticize or urge me to do things I knew to be morally wrong. The most peculiar thing about the voice was that it took no effort on my behalf to produce. My own thoughts always felt like there was a process that required effort to bring them to the forefront of my mind, this voice appeared as though it was spoken by another. The sentences felt predetermined like they had already been constructed.
I remember very vividly at 9 years old, becoming very frustrated with the voice. I stood in my back yard, internally screaming at the voice to be silent again and again, and it did. In a flash there was silence, to the point where my head felt like an empty room. I wasn't used to the quiet and that voice never returned. It almost felt lonely in my head.
When I got older I had intermittent bouts with auditory hallucinations where I would hear perfect symphonies, usually at night when drifting off to sleep. They were so clear that they sounded like they were emanating from a radio in the corner of my room. I knew they weren't there, but for some reason they never came with the feeling of fear. I also recall sitting on a bus at the age of 15, and hearing the sound of a crowded room, with about 100 voices chattering away, I was the only person apart from the driver on the bus.
These experiences were always very brief, and few and far between.
My last hallucination was during an intense bout of psychosis in 2015, and was my first visual hallucination. I was walking down a pavement after jumping out my mums car in a crossroads in a moment of frustration and distress with my condition. I was trying to run from myself. What appeared to be a homeless man with a dark complexion approached me, and asked me what was wrong. I explained that I had been sick most my life, and I wasn't sure I had the strength to continue. He looked at me, and smiled and told me 'everything is going to be okay in the end Ren.' I had not told him my name. There was something so overpoweringly sincere about this very simple message, which brought with it an overwhelming feeling of inner peace, and in a flash, he vanished.
My rational brain always linked these experiences to what the doctors have told me, that there are parts of my brain compromised by the autoimmunity in my body. That the myelin sheaths surrounding the complex electrical system that conduct my thoughts were damaged and compromised, causing these lucid experiences that I knew did not exist inside the physical world.
The part of me that edges away from logical and rational thought always attributed these thoughts to some kind of otherworldly intervention, that made my thoughts the battleground of some spiritual tug of war.
For a long time I never really acknowledged this part of myself, for with it brought the danger and stigma of sounding like a crazy person.
I decided with my latest release, to the best of my ability, to capture and express this chess match of thought.
Hi Ren comes out in just over 24 hours.
I can't wait for you all to hear it.
Thanks for the insight!
Ren your writing and musical talent is amazing, I love everything I have heard so far. I’m also happy your health is improving every day.
The increasing sense of awe and wonder on your faces is so precious. Ren is a treasure
Every note and every word are deliberate. Enjoy the genius that is Ren. We love our Ren❤
The tale of jenny and screech, while a very dark song the guitar work is very reminiscent of classic music, it’s fantastic but deep, very, very deep.
That's up next!
This was very cool! I hadn't heard of Ren but I will be checking his stuff out more. Also Raffi, you're highly entertaining and at your best when you combine music with life, I bet you could take a bunch of rants from your streams and title them stuff like "Classical guitarist PRO has OPINIONS on skateboarding". cheers!
Fun reaction, would be interesting to hear more from your guest about like the Tales of Jenny and Screech, Fred again mashup, Animal flow (live version on a bus rapping the song along with playing the classical guitar), Live version of Murderer, again classical guitar, Troubles live again classical guitar to name a few.
Murderer live is a killer-performance
:love
Ooh yes! Animal Flow live on the bus busking :-D
Thank you for a great reaction to Ren. I'm now a new sub because I really want to see you react to more of Ren. Not only his amazing guitar playing but also his piano playing.
Thanks! I'm about to do more!
@@RaffiDonoianMusic That's great. I know you are a classical guitarist and pianist but I would love to hear your comments on self taught Ren.😁
Welcome to the wonderful world of ren, where you can always expect the unexpected 😊 💜💜
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Mounted ❤
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This was done with several camera angles, in one take, live. Impressive kid!
The audio is one-take but the final video is a combination of four takes. Ren and the cameraman Samuel have explained that in several interviews.
@@hmo_mackey I did not realize that. Still...impressive kid!
@hmo_mackey I thought it was 4 takes but one was chosen, not that they were cut together (?)
@@marydelaney9113 No, Ren and Sam have clarified that the video was edited together from the four takes. You can also see it when in some cuts the gown length and mic positions change.
@@hmo_mackey Thanks for the clarification.
Everything Ren does is deliberate.
Yes, absolutely everything. It's one of my favorite things about his art
ok i love this channel already, just because once in a while the guy takes the guitar and plays it, or demonstrate it..cool man
8:13 is it just me or has the sound of Ren’s video died? Shame, I was keen to hear what the classical guitarist had to say.
I loved this reaction. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and analysis.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
There is no one thing Ren does that will give you the full picture. Never experienced such a diverse artist. He’s an enigma.❤
Ren is self taught on guitar and piano, he plays, electric acoustic and nylon strung guitars to suit whatever the song needs.
From what I have heard, Ren is almost entirely self-taught. Certainly no classical training. I am so pleased you didn't put up the subtitles. They hardly ever work for Ren. Thank you for the lack of interruptions. Ren's accent puzzles me. A bit of North Wales mixed with Southern English. This was a great reaction as far as I am concerned. Thank you.
Ok yeah that makes sense to me. And yeah I tried to be really careful about interruptions! I wanted to avoid messing with the music as much as I could. Thanks for the kind words and response!
Yes, it seems like a mix, sometimes he uses southern England dialect and then odd bits of north Wales creeps in. It's a weird one to place for people who aren't native English. His accent is definitely more Southern, nowadays. (this is coming from a Yorkshire-woman!). :D
I'm a southerner, but I hear more of a Greater London accent in Ren, not southern. My mum has a similar accent to him, who is from what used to be called Middlesex, now Greater London. I barely hear any Welsh in his accent, which is usually a strong accent, it comes out occasionally though.
@@debbee0867 I was born in the same region, Middlesex / Greater London. I have never heard anyone from there sounding remotely like Ren but I do struggle to place his accent. I say Northern Welsh because that is where he grew up and that accent is nothing like the Southern Welsh accent we are all more familiar with. I just watched some short videos about accents from the north and there are several. Some sound very Welsh while others sound English. Ren's vowels sounds reveal a northern sound we rarely see in the South. He spent time in Bath as well as Brighton so that may have influenced him. Anyway, thanks for your comment. I have great respect for anyone who cares enough about Ren to wonder about his accent and take the time to share that care.
@@catsandcrafts171 I just listened to recordings of the North Wales accent and sometimes it sounds like a Lancashire accent and other times it is quite similar the South Wales. His accent is not like a London accent either and I am not that familiar with Brighton to know for sure. One more mystery that only Ren can reveal. Thanks for your input.
Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega! I recognize that anywhere. I grew up I a house full of all kinds of classical music and this was one of my mother’s favorite pieces!!!
Yup! Your mom has good taste. This piece is a classic!
@@RaffiDonoianMusicI love it! And loved the piece you played in closing by Albeniz ❤
Ren is the full package - singer, rapper, beatboxer, multi-instrumentalist, produces his own beats, actor, composer... Insane. I've been on this earth for a couple years and have never seen so much brilliance in one package. I hope that one day, he is able to tour.
Ren is freaking awesome
You all get 💯 for your art and showing your talents from beat boxing to classic 🎸
Webby and Ren just dropped a banger last week Baggage.
"I've never been the biggest fan of thinking in genres"
Oh boy, this man is going to fall down the Ren rabbit hole hard. Love it.
hahaha it's true though! lol
Came here right away after the Ren Murderer steam to check this out❤
Thanks for being there for the premiere too!
Thank you guy's. Great breakdown. 🎉🎉🎉
I hope we get to see a reaction from the "Tales of Jenny and Screech" his guitar playing in that is unique and wonderful. And for keyboards a good one is "Mackay". Enjoyed this!
That's what's been recommended the most so it'll definitely happen!
Another good guitar one is his fred again mash up.
Its really good to see your different reactions......1st time hearing - shock, i wasn't expecting that! 2nd/3rd listen - totally into it and visably vibing along. I'm on about my 30 listening and still blown away x
Ren does everything intentionally. 😂.
I had first watched Murderer first. I was lucky to find him just after this came out. I love the sound of a welsh accent and find it sounds melodic itself and any who I’ve heard sing just has a beautiful sound. Also welcome to the Ren rabbit hole. Coincidence and Ren nah. How many references will you catch and where you have help from everybody. Ren is an awesome beautiful soul. I would say more about what I think about him. Just one thing that when said had to have it explained because I wouldn’t have understood but knew it had to mean more than a skipping game. Double Dutch is word play for simplicity double talk. Have fun! Love and peace
Yeah I think the accent really works well with his style. Also I would have never picked up on the double dutch word play lol
Raffi! So good to get a notification of you 😊 good to see you back at it on yt! ❤
Ren just blows me away, hes so talented. His style is a theatrical musical of different sounds and influences and somehow he makes it all work. You should check out the Money Game next! its three parts but absolutely worth it and its a masterpiece in of itself!
This is a gift that you gave Rafi today. He really likes it. It was perfect. Ren is so exceptional that is jaw dropping every time. Or tearing. He connects like few. This is an amazing song, shared and reacted by your friend, who loves music and knows talent when he sees it. Another one hooked on Ren?
I'm definitely gonna look at more soon!
If you want to see Ren play another instrument, check him out with his band, The Big Push in their track ‘Swan Song’ he plays a mean melodica! And you’ll love the feel of this song too 😊
Can't beat a classic guitar ❤
I very much enjoyed your interesting discussion on the different accents and instruments and so on. Thanks guys!
Gotta check out the tales of Jenny and screech (the trilogy) especially if you want to hear the more classical sounding guitar
I'll check it out!
ya love his reaction u need him to do more i struggle with alot everyday if i did not have ren and weed id be messed up or maybe worse this dude is everything...the last yr is been the best in a while
love you are sharing Ren with others
Very interesting reaction. I love how many reactors are bringing in others to react to. Thanks!
He always bookends his stories… he’s a Shakespeare we get today ❤
Hey Raffi I’m new to you. I loved the music you were playing at the beginning of this and looked through your other videos. There weren’t any songs quite as warm as what you played. If you have any twitch compilations I’ll definitely give them a listen
Loved it! Can't wait for more
Thanks!
nice to watch you guys 🔥🤘
Just started watching and I love it already.
Great musical pick ups man!!! His tuning is drop d and I’ve heard others say the “dark”” comparison or forbidden chords in classical.
Ren has a piano piece - MacKay - that is strictly instrumental, that might be interesting to check out. He plays some creative guitar in Fred again mashup, and in the live version of Murderer.
I heard he did this all in one take. Video audio and all. Unreal!!!
LOL, request was "so pick up the guitar and and play a short little jingle", then he blew my fucking mind ❤❤ Raffi mate, you could not stop smiling at the start and then at one point you changed, committed fully, Brilliant!!! I really enjoy this! BTW, the diminished cords is very much intentional, everything he does is intentional. He creates it all himself almost 100% of the time. This is fully his vision.... I have watched other reactions talking about this as well. I know he is a massive fan of Jimi Hendrix and think he used this as well. BTW, Ren taught himself to play guitar by slowing down tracks by Jimi Hendrix and John Frusciante.
Interesting reaction guys, thanks.
Here for this journey!! ❤
I like the philosophical conversation particularly regarding the idea that some of the most talented and skilled are likely the most hypercritcal while simultaneously not being as afraid to share that part of themselves - something those not as talented or skilled may not be as capable of doing. I enjoy observing people (probably why I am drawn to various reaction channels) and will add that to my things to try to pay attention to.
Enjoyed this....more Ren and Friend plz.
He started music school in Bath UK but had to leave when he got sick. Early guitar self taught by watching videos of Jimmy Hendricks slowed down.
I'm definitely climbing on board to witness your discovering more about Ren!! There is so much to find out, rock, rap, blues, beatboxing storytelling. He is a modern-day minstrel. He plays guitar, piano, (self taught) and has had a stint on drums. What are you interested in hearing and seeing? There are enough of us "renegades" to point you in a good direction :)
I didnt hear mention of Ren being the master of one takes. He did this video as a live performance, no cuts. He has a few more like that :) have fun digging in!😅
Thank you Raffi
… Hi Ren and The Tales is how many of us were introduced to Ren…. Brother, these are just the beginning, there is sooooo much ahead for you and also much in the past, REN is world class, independent and no money behind him is the only reason he isn’t a world wide name.
But he will be, and you guys will be a part of that
Thank you Raffi
great content Hi ren we already know is class but the beatbox and guitar playing at the end magic.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
When in school he played with a band called Trick the Fox, some is on RUclips, yes he came from Wales.
Finally I found an armenian who appreciates Ren! 😅 I'd like to find someone near me so that we could share our thoughts and exitement, but anyway 😂
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Accent : I totally agree with the pronounced effect of REN’s British accent. It’s a mix of accents as he said once on Instagram. There are vowel sounds that are close to a more northern English accent, but some strong South Eastern English, even London cockney sounds. If there is a trace of Welsh it is very light as I can’t hear it. I’m from London with a parent who grew up on the Welsh border. Attentive as Ren is to detail, he no doubt makes use of the landscape of accents from the British Isles like another musical instrument.
wellcome to the rabit hole of Ren, Raffi!!!!! new suscriber here!!!!! i hope you enjoy the journey!!!
Ayy thanks!
Don't forget that this was recorded in a single take - live. If he messed up he started over. So hard but so amazing.
It's quite derivative but his piano arrangement on 'Money Game 3' is classical.
Being self taught may well be how he is able to do what pleases him, and has no ingrained "do's & dont's" on guitar to stifle his creativity?
It is not just artists who second guess themselves daily. Every human experiences this, it is just some pay more attention.
Very interesting getting this perspective. The up and down scales (?) of classical and jazz mentioned show up more in Violet's tale.
Perhaps the *Tales of(Jenny, Screech and Violet, would be a good trilogy to do next, Raffi, since guitars are featured to the max. in all 3 tales. If you do the Tales on your own, Please, please watch all three in one sitting. Use the Official Video which starts with Jenny, then Screech and ends with Violet's tale.
I look forward to seeing more reactions and discovering your music as well.
Some people definitely thrive by learning completely on their own. Someone like me loves studying as much as possible. Again it's up to each person to learn what works best for them though. I mentioned this to some others but that's the most requested song right now so I'm doing it next and I'm planning on doing it all in one sitting. Thank you for the response and the support!
He said he pretty much taught himself guitar by watching professionals on you tube and elsewhere. He plays the piano fluently and that I think he was playing since a very young man with some type of instruction.
2:00 - Than was a cell's ringtone back in the days. 😄
Please more! Ren and Sam Tompkins Earned it/Man's world/Fallin (the guitar work on that one matches the extraordinary vocals) and of course the Tales.
Ren's guitar style is entirely self taught.
I like how you invite him to show off at the start and he just plays something simple and sweet. I guess it looks very impressive from the outside (and it does take a lot of practice to get that precise and get the dynamics right and everything) but he could have gone haywire and it wouldn't have come across nearly as well.
Ren is self taught, mainly from youtube videos. He has an unorthodox style when it comes to guitar and he has an ability to meld melodies and technique.
REN’s parents were into folk music festivals when he was a kid, so that sort of folk/classic guitar us in his mental database
Great reaction gentlemen and yes Respect for knowing when to pause and when to let if flow/play. I agree with someone's comment. Please PLEASE Please!!!!!!!! Do tale of Jenny and Screech FULL Version. Also ren took courses bur because of way he was taught he couldn't get/do it their way so he took the general chords he learned and taught/practiced for years. And created what we saw in The Tale of Jenny and Screech. Which I'd like to learn from your Guitarist friend which song is Technically more difficult. I think The Tale of Jenny and Screech is.
Awesome reaction! I dropped a sub!
Us humans have been hardwired since the caveman days towards what's called "Negative Bias" It means we automatically get drawn to the negative. It's what kept us alive when we first started walking the earth. it put fear into us to know hey I shouldn’t go pet that line over there because I saw him eat my friend Jimmy yesterday. Or, I shouldn't eat those red berries that Sarah ate because she's been throwing up and having horrible stomach issues for over a week. Back then we needed that fear to teach us what to do what not to do to keep us alive. It's all scientific fact and well documented.
UNFORTUNATELY nowadays all negative bias does for us is it has us focus on the negative. Like when you’re reading through the comments on one of your RUclips videos and there's over a 1000 positive comments from viewers that should make you feel awesome that so many people like what you're doing. BUT when you see one negative comment from a hater saying you suck, you should quit and stop making videos or you should stop making music ect. Then it won’t matter that there was 1000 positive positive comments and just one negative comment because that’s all you will focus on and think about.
We use more brain power to process negative comments, negative feedback and negative situations than we do positive ones and that's why we dwell on thvs bad and overlook the good.
And the news media knows about human negative bias and our hardwired brains that focus on the bad over
the good and that’s why the news is constantly, bad news. People can’t stop watching when there’s bad stuff happening in the world and the media uses it against us.
That’s another thing the scientific studies talk about. How the media and politicians constantly tell us everything is bad, the world is falling apart, and this politician is the cause of all your pain and suffering yadda yadda. It's a messed up psychological game they play Because they know not everybody knows about negative bias and they can play with our emotions and manipulate us to do what they want.
Thank you! ❤❤
Thanks!
I'll recommend the Ren & Chinchilla collabs, especially "Chalk Outlines".
Dudes, I am half way through the video, but that mic arm spitting fire drives me crazy.
Beside that intresting thoughts an a nice new perspectiv. Thanks
With all respect, Ren is not a one off. Hi Ren is just an introduction. I'm so thrilled Raffi, that you are aware of his work with others. I just encountered The Big Push earlier today and I am so hyped on what I heard. What did I learn from that? I learned that Ren has an amazing ear, which explains a lot to me. He can use what he hears in a context unlike where he heard/learned it.
2nd time, 3rd time, 100th time...whatever lol...great reaction guys. Yes, he resides in Brighton born in Bangor Wales.
"I think I have heard that before" - yeah, from every Nokia phone ever :D
Ok, out of left field here. I'd love to hear you two react to Roy Clark perform Malaguenia (sp?) from the TVshow Odd Couple.
There are several Ren pieces that I'd like to here Raffi react to, including The Tales of Jenny and Screech Trilogy and Fred Again Mashup because they feature bits of classical guitar.
Those are up next on the list!
Yup, thank you very much!
Now please show him the Tales, I would just love his comments on those baroque tunes...
I'm gonna do that one soon! I'll keep the baroque idea in mind when I listen to it too
Enjoy many many more to come from Ren.❤
For his genre bending variety and also other instruments, try the Money Game trilogy or 'For Joe'.
I'd love to hear him react to the Tales of Jenny and Screech. Lots of classical influences there.
The classical guitarist could not commit to a Genre, for Rens guitar style!! Ren is the Genre, distortion with purpose, planned imperfection that is perfection.Great job guys ❤
He's self taught. He learned by watching youtube and slowing down those he liked. This is live 1 take 4 times to get the take multiple cameras.
Ren had/has Lime Disease for many years but didn't know it. That disease cost him a contract with Sony and almost cost him his life. Check out his hour long interview where he talks about how he figured out what disease he had and how stem cell research cured him.
He grew up with all sorts of music, and has spent the years learning additional techniques.