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Peace.

I cannot make a scream filled with enough  agonising horror to justify the past 10 years of my life.

If I were to cry until every of molecule of fluid has left my body, it would not relieve me of the sorrow I carry

I cannot tell you I'm thankful for the wisdom my sickness has bought, it would be like thanking a rapist for making you good at sex.

I can tell you my outer shell has hardened. If all you've known is torture you can stare into your captors eyes and meek...

'Can't stop me' | live from the car

Here's a cheeky number called "can't stop me" performed by myself and Charlie more than 10 ago... oh how time flys! 

enjoy guys, have a great day ! x x

The birth of 'Hi Ren'.

Hey guys❤ :)))

Hope you're all having a great day! Here's a little video of BTS shots around the period of filming 'Hi Ren' and a pre shoot performance (this was connor's first time hearing the song too). And I also go into a little bit of depth with my feelings post shoot and explain the situation regarding the circumstances we were under.

Thankyou so much for the love and support the past year its been amazing reflecting and seeing how far things have came, I can't wait to s...

IDG2F

Now im caught
Feeling sober in October
On a life support
And the summer sun
Has fled and run
And I abort...
Four leaf clovers
Offer closure when your luck is naught
Starving for some food for thought
I hide away
I'm a student of a melancholy protégé
Watching supernovas
Vanish from the milky way
Metamorphasise and awkward eyes will shy away
Maybe I'll get high today...

Some noodling

With extra noodles

A sneak peak at what I'm working on

Throwing together a nice little ballad thought I'd show you some behind the scenes

watch us get naked

I promise this isn't turning into an only fans

enjoy and apologies for the French x x

Jenny's Tale Guitar Tutorial (part 4)

In this video I walk through the songwriting strategies for jenny's tale and talking about setting the scene and creating emotion through metaphors, oxymorons and all that good stuff. 

Hopefully you guys can get some inspiration and maybe use some of these techniques in your own writing :) The main thing is just having fun with it and trying out different approaches in order to help the listener experience the same image you've painted in your head.

go give it a try... you ...

To our Patreon fam... and future members !

Hey Guys!

Would like to thank each and every one of u that has subscribed over the past month!!! I'm glad you've been enjoying the content that's been posted and it's been great to see your feedback/responses and also what you wanna see in the future ! We have some interesting stuff lined up and also a big old list of your suggestions to chew through which will lots of fun!

Here's a lil recap of the past month and also what's to come over the next couple weeks!!

Again, to ou...

Wild Thoughts

I've discovered a tonne of old busking footage we never used for youtube, I will be uploading here over the next coming months!

Kicking off with this little gem from way back in 2018, this was one of the very last times me and Sam put on a busking show, and ended up playing way into it getting dark. This was one of the most exciting periods even now looking back because it was when things first really started kicking off after my stem cell transplant. Me and Sam would show up at the b...

my advice for performers and musicians...

4 of my top tips for gaining the most out of yourself in live performance situations... yet also applicable to performers & musicians of all levels! Hope this helps somebody! I would love to hear  your tips for getting around performance anxiety and tricks for captivating your audiences too :)

Love, Ren X

DIAZEPAM/HERETIC (live from my dinner table)

just a couple acoustic versions of some tunes off the album "demos vol 2".

hope u enjoy :))) x

All the same

I sit alone,
Here in these sheets,
My weary eyes
Estranged from sleep
And here I sit
Like an oak tree bound
My legs grow roots
Into the ground
That chain me here
Right to this bed
A will of stone
In bones of lead
But I won't cry
I won't complain

It's all the same...

It's all the same...


I wait the day
I'm meant to rise
Like birds from ashes
Take to the skies
I wait the day
I'm meant to burn
Oh, tell me life
...

Brighton Open mic w/ special guest !

Hey guys Kai here!! x x

Going on a bit of a different route this Sunday! As some of you may know, i've been brought on to the team pretty recently to start documenting the things that are going on behind the scenes with Ren & the crew, and also putting together videos for the Patreon. However, to give a bit of context... when i moved to Brighton at the beginning of 2021, my friend Sam introduced me to Ren down the beach in Brighton. We spoke about life, music & all that jazz. A ...

Jenny's Tale Guitar Tutorial (Part 3)

In this lesson we'll be going into how you can create tension, emotion, and feeling to tell a story with music! 

Hope you all find this helpful!

Next week we'll be looking more into the songwriting aspect so get ready for that...

Ren x

Morning writing session

Seven Sins | follow the process.

Come on a journey with me as I create the opening track for SickBoi! One of my favourites from the new album for sure!!!!

Jenny's Tale Guitar Tutorial (part 2)

Part 2 of the Jenny's Tale guitar tutorial.

Kick back, relax, grab an ice cold beverage... or a hot one, luke-warm even? (and ur guitar) and get stuck in to the second segment!

What do you want to see!?

We've got lots of incredible content on the way for you!!! Would also love to make this a collaborative experience and ask what kind of things you guys would like to see up here? Let us know below

Antibiotics

The word biota comes from the Latin word for life. Anti-biotics therefore means anti-life. That feels about right today. A couple of weeks ago I started a what will be 4 month long course of combination antibiotics to take care of chronic infections my immune system has been unable to fight by itself.

The side effect? Mostly bone crushing fatigue, the kind that doesn't go away with sleep. Infact I'm sleeping better now than ever, but feel so exhausted. In the past I'd self medicate and...

Join me in Clinic!

Join me and Kai for a day as he follows me around whilst I swallow an obscene amount of pills and get hooked up to an IV, mmmm my favourite!!! 

enjoy X

Hello hello and welcome new members!!!!

So exciting to have a new platform to share this stuff. Big up kai for smashing it with the editing and filming

I am going to be using this space as a bit of a diary and every Sunday you will get two new videos!! Coming tommorow a bit of an insight into my medical treatment here in calgary and a look inside clinic getting an IV.

Means the world everyone who is signing up really helps us keep creating!!

Thankyou and big love!!

Finalising MG3, plus an exclusive live performance from my dinner table!

In this video, I’m recording the final vocals for Money Game pt 3 alongside a live performance during dinner (Kai had never heard it before so had to give him an insight!)

Hope u enjoy, Ren X

REN’S GILL-OTINE (welcome to my salon)

Come hang out with me and the boys whilst I give them a fresh trim!!

Would you let me cut your hair?? I might quit the music career and open my own salon full-time… what do ya think?? 

Ren X

Jenny's Tale Guitar Tutorial (part 1)

Let's learn how to play the intro to jenny's tale... 

I love this intro as you can really incorporate your own style and play around with it to create the feeling/suspense you're after! 

Would love to see what u guys come up with!!! 

Love!

Welcome to my Patreon!!!!!!!!

Patreon is now up and running! Been waiting until we had a bunch of sick stuff to share so it was worth while. We're going to be chucking a tonne of exclusive content including song writing, and guitar tutorials, advice for busking, performing etc.

It's also a great way to support me stay fully independent and be even more ambitious moving forward with what I'm creating. 

Starting this week with an exclusive look into the money game recording process, a guitar lesson for jenn...