Ren | Reaction | Tale of Jenny & Screech (Official Music Video) 

Ren is already working on a pitch to Netflix to create something for them. In addition to his musical, acting and producing skills, I think he will one day be famous as a film director. He is incredible!

The guitar player in MG1 is Romain Axisa, a member of Ren's former band, The Big Push. You should absolutely catch some of their stuff. Start with their mash up of I Shot The Sheriff/Road to Zion/ Hip Hop. It's the one with Ren in red suspenders. I promise you it will blow you away.

To be born welsh is to be born priviileged not to be born with a silver Spoon in your mouth but music in your heart and poetry in your soul cymru am byth ❤ wales is the land of druids and bards

Hey guys! He's mic'd up. Have him on the show, and ask him! 😅 I hope his health allows for all that you are dreaming up for him. I would love to see him live out all of his dreams. Ren is an amazing artist.

recorded live one take, all from the collar mike, all the effects are environmental rather than electronic, the seagulls in violets tale were an unexpected bonus

These are live performances, there's no overdubs or backing tracks, or anything that most videos do. It's a live performance. He sings the song, and plays the guitar, and they record it.

Speaking of Bob Marley, you guys need to watch him and his band, The Big Push, do their rendition of I Shot The Sheriff/Road To Zion/Hip Hop. There’s a few versions, so make sure it’s the one with Ren wearing red suspenders! Thanks guys. Great reaction! Cheers!

No they didn’t have a permit. They didn’t have any money back then. Better to ask forgiveness than permission. 🤣

I haven’t check comment from your other Ren reactions or this one, you just finished part 1 of this and mentioned Bob Marley. I am sur that the Renegades have requested you check out Ren’s old band The Big Push, out in the street busking “I Shot the Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip-Hop”. I think you will really enjoy it!

After King Bro mentioned Bob Marley, you need to react to Ren and his band The Big Push doing a mash up of I Shot The Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop! Its a live street perfomance and its a-maz-ing. Make sure you watch the mash up version.

Ren has a live 360 version of Jenny/Screech/Violet on his channel. They put up a small stage (without permits) where Screech's Tale was shot, and he performed all three songs in front of a bunch of people. If you do watch it, make sure to look around (it's a 360 video, after all), otherwise you'll miss Ren's spectacular entrance and the kids singing along to the lyrics. 😅

fantastic reaction guys. Did you know a few days ago Ren as a totally independent artist who has been connected to a drip 5 days a week so couldnt do any live shows saw his new album Sick Boi beat Rick Astley to get to Number 1 in the UK album charts?

There are all live. He's mic'd up . He's uses a lavalier microphone which you can see on his collar 😉

His goal is to have a series on Netflix doing his storytelling while playing, singing, acting.........like he did here

The slope is gigantuous and there's no turning back now fellas. This boi turns clichés to dust, he is the event horizon, infinite mass, a light bending field altering toroidal dielectric portal to counterspace. Where unlimited potential and possibility type shit exists. Seeyas when you get here. The party is kicking and the RENegades are one of the better samples of humanity you could hope to find and a real mixed bag. Shit gets real but real gets sorted. The way humanity is meant to be. Much love and love much.

great reaction guys, i knew it would melt ya brains. the painted street were in Brighton where he lives. he also warns the police he's in that area if they get any calls.

You boys need to watch Ren singing I Shot the Sheriff as part of the band The Big Push busking in Brighton.

I Money Game pt 1 the guy in the mask playing guitar is his friend and band mate from their band "The Big Push" ! His name is Romain! Check out all their videos too ! Awesome !

Put a pin in the Guy Ritchie thought-get it back out when you watch/listen to video for Murderer. And there is a live version of Jenny/Screech (with audience). He had a secret concert (no permission-I was laughing when you mentioned permits) to perform the tales. It is called Jenny and Screech Full 360 Live-worth a watch!

loved hearing y'all argue about whether it's live or not. No Drink Harlow loses; it's live. You can really tell if you pay attention to the noises you don't hear in most videos: his fingers hitting the guitar, his jacket rustling, when he leans against the door in the alley.... Plus, he said so!

Now you have done jenny and screech now have a look at his band the big push busking on the streets I shot the sheriff road to zion hip hop

To me Ren is mix of Dawid Bowie and Charles Bukowsky. If you don't know Bukowsky I suggest you check his poems.Ren knows his work, he talked about it on one of the interview he gave to a small YTber. Charles B said "some people never go mad, what boring life they must lead" and Bowie just a genre on its own like Ren is. Love from 🇬🇧 from a mental health nurse in Wales and we listen to Ren with our patients.gives us great start to talk about what they struggling with.

I’m sure it was said before but all three videos were live recorded there on set that’s why you can here the guitar moving on his jacket and the door shut when he leans against it and like the main guy says the when he is passing through the different rooms in Violets tale the reverb of the rooms change as he changes rooms.

😂😂😂😂 no drinks reaction as the penny dropped was classic!! Haha. Most people ask who's violet??? Heheh

Great reaction video lads.... Ren shining a light on the problems in every day life, knife crime, drug abuse, domestic abuse, paedophilia, murder and prostitution - Jenny was a 14 year old lady of the streets in high heels! The man in the hood in MONEY GAME 1 is Rens band mate from the band he was in THE BIG PUSH - Romain Axisa. All 3 sung and played live one take videos! multiple attempts to get it how Ren wants it though.

Great reaction guys! Love the love you are showing for our guy ✌️

Hidden gem ... "Precious " is an incredibly good song and I'm in awe of the animated visual. I went down the rabbit hole to find this one. 🎶🤓

Hi! Nice reactions! There is so much Ren to discover, have fun!

That isn't him in the mask in Money Game, that's Romain Axisa, his band mate from The Big Push.

Because Ren believed he had a short time to live he was in a hurry to get his work out there. Now that the treatments are working, he can take more time to say his story

At 33 years old, his lyrics, poetry etc run the gamut, he is astutely literate. Ren has no particular genre in music, he is JUST music. He is all about music and what music can do and how it makes someone feel. Everything Ren does is either fun, sad, outrageous, crazy, deep with meaning, or educational.

Ren has so much Reggae influences in his music. Please react to The Big Push Band. In the video Ren is wearing red suspenders. They do a mashup of covers: Bob Marley, “I Shot The Sheriff”, Damian Marley, “Road To Zion”, “DJ Luck/MC Neat, “Little Bit of Luck”, & Dead Prez, “Hip Hop”. It’s busking classic in the streets of Brighton!!!

Another great reaction thanks i enjoy your back and forth between you all, Ren and Sam have said these were done as one takes there are several interviews on line with them explaining how they did it

Thanks guys for appreciating REN’s artistry

I look forward to your Ren reactions. Fun watching and hearing how much you love and appreciate the talent in this trilogy

Fantastic waited for this!!!! ❤😂

Great reaction guys!!

Ren, his videographer homie Sam and team are planning to make a pilot for a series next year and then pitching it to Netflix or another distributor. Enjoyed your indepth reaction. You should react to the Money Game trilogy parts 1,2 & 3, if you haven't already.

Go listen to HUMBLE Ren and Eden nash !!

He's mic'd up guys with a lavalier mic, can clearly see it. And there will be another mic on the camera and maybe one or two dotted about. Of course there will be a bit of editing or mixing in the studio to clear up some noise, but each of these was basically done live, and he's stated as much. Not only that, but there are additional pieces to this story (the Instagram stories) that can be found on his facebook page that were also done live. Enjoyed your reactions though guys, keep up the good work!

Has anyone mentioned most of these videos are one takes…??? Completely mind blowing on top of the complexity and performance levels that are being recorded! 🤯🤯🤯

This trio is an amazing piece of art, that should be studied in colleges and universities, I’ve done a breakdown of all the major characters in the tales on my YT with my theories of how they are all interconnected

No Drink. YOu can see the lapel mic he is using. Further the camera has a mic on it too. Ren plays the guitar and sings at the same time and there is not track over the actual. Ren and Sam practiced the choreography of the movements throughout then ran a few takes and chose one to use in the video. There is a live version of the Tales where Ren performs the same for a large audience outdoors in Brighton. Watch that.

Subbed for the Rennercoaster! Bring on the Big Push. You have uncovered 5% of the elaborate puzzle of Ren

Been waiting for this, nice one lads 🎉 Before you take the lads down his rap catalog go check rens band (the big push) Street performances or Ren n Sam Tompkins (busking) vids Ren n Sam (Blind Eyed) featuring the angry car park attendant .. a fun vid🔥

Great reaction guys. Funny there’s a few things you said that you’ll see as you continue. The Bob Marley influence - you need to see him with his band the big push doing I shot the sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip You also said about him performing this live. There is a 360 live version where he did a show for free. Man of the people. Think people have said it already but early next year they are going to make a pilot if a show and take it to Netflix where this sort of thing will be the theme. Enjoyed that thank you, look forward to more.

Each story is one take, live performing. He wears a mike… you can really hear it when Screech reaches into his pocket for his cell phone. You hear the rustling of his jacket. He filmed it here where I live in Brighton, UK. Ren has lived here since the age of 19. He didn’t have ‘permission’ to film on the streets in the middle of the night & the police were called a few times due to there being a man shouting violently at someone! The police came out so many times to REN over the yrs that they would turn up with a smile when they realised ‘oh, it’s ok! It’s just Ren!’😅

He absolutely did this live you can see the mic on his chest especially in the hospital gown. It's the same mic he takes off in MG1 before he pours the fuel on himself. Look out for "The Big Push" Ren is part of the band and they're incredible. "I shot the sherrif/road to zion/hip hop" also "bongo bong" is a banger. Dip your toes in and have fun

There is a live '3d' version of Hi Ren and of Jenny & Screech on YT on his channel, as well as the 'instagram stories' that were the promotionals for each song. He also has done some acoustic versions of several of his video/songs - Genesis, Murderer and Animal Flow, Blind eyed (ft angry car park attendant).

His vidiographer ,Sam , is better than Richie. He has been with Ren from the begining . Money game 3 is the biggest budget for a video they have ever had and I think Power is the the most limited costing about 50 pounds , Sam is the one driving the car in that . I dont think they get permission to film I heard Sam say " its easier to apologise than get permission. I think that filming is made easier because Brighton is a holiday town , busy in the summer and much more quiet in winter .They have made some amazing stuff with almost no money . Great reaction It was a pleasure to shair the trilogy with you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

He has a microphone on. It’s on his collar

I’m back. You just watched Part 2 and speaking of performing, Ren has a post on his channel doing this trilogy live. It’s on the Live section on his channel

The man behind the camera is Samuel Perry- Falvey Ren's long time friend. He is responsible for videos such as Hi Ren, Money Game 1 and 3.... 😊❤

Live one take, every time he has his guitar it’s live one take and a lot of other stuff also, Ren is a musical genius

Ooooh you want to hear ren do Reggae/bob marley style? PLEASE do Humble (Ren ft. Eden Nash) Of course, his amazing nod to Bob Marley, with his band The Big Push- Live Busking I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip-Hop mash up. ❤ Reggae/Ska/Garage has been a huge influence here in England my whole life. (I'm an 80s kid)

❤ I know you did this video awhile back I just want to say how much I appreciate Harlows reaction while listening to this song. It's one of the first times I have seen you sooo truly vulnerable almost. Your body language and facial expressions I could feel through the screen as remembering a similar feeling first time I watched it. Gut wrenching. Just wanted Harlow to know how much I appreciated his reaction. *hugs from this girl in ND

Simple lapel microscope. Check out the gate clattering in Jenny's tale and the change of audio in the different space in violet's tale. Each tale is a one take, and the budget was a shoestring. They did get in trouble with the neighbours for screech's tale, and there is a live version with fans for the tales on his channel.

Love these types of reactions. You guys are clever and catching the messages. Much love ❤

I can just hear reMARKable telling the other guys to watch The Sixth Sense, "Hey guys, go watch this crazy movie, wait until the twist at the end, it will blow your mind!" Cmon man, just telling the guys that the end of the Violet's Tale will blow your mind, kind of takes some of that surprise away since now they are waiting for it. Otherwise, great reaction everyone!

Jenny got the temper of her mother "Violet the quiet" and Screech got the temper of his father "Stevie the little prick"

Brighton won’t call the cops.😂 anybody within earshot will just assume it’s somebody creative doing something creative. As for permits, I think the city is pretty easy-going about the street performances. It’s a huge part of what gives the place such a great atmosphere and reputation.. you should go!

Hi REN has said the mic on violet's tale was under the hospital gown and one of you asked about live with audience REN - The tale of Jenny and screech full 360 live performance. Regards dave

Lets Goooo! What a pleasure to watch youvall have your minds blown.

Watched a lot of Ren now and there are is always more to his songs than any one person can pick up. Others pointed out lots of things I never noticed, i.e. that both the kids take after their parents (jenny quiet, screech off the rails) and if you listen to dates they all died at the same age. There are others that I can't remember now (his songs are like a great film, you notice something new when you watch it the second time, and third times) As for the production, Ren does it all in one take (well multiple takes and picks the best one) and uses the setting to add to the vocals (notice how he changes when he moves from inside to outside using the building for the reverb/echo etc). In his interview with charismatic voice he talked about how it takes forever to get the sound right. He uses a lapel mic which means the recording is a mess so he spends a lot of time fixing it (i.e. when he turns his head or the mic picks up other noises). I don't think you can call Ren just a musician/storyteller/singer/videographer/producer. Really he is an artist and those are just the tools he uses. We don't get that many true artists come around in our lifetime.

Reggae - either watch The Big Push doing I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop (Red Suspenders Ren thumbnail is the most electric performance) or for a little hint of reggae vibes, Ren's song Murderer from earlier this summer. The official music video version is FIRE (and it looks like a 1-take but in fact it's a very clever 1-take fake), and he then did a live acoustic version of it that's really cool (& very different from the original). Today's trilogy video - each song is 100% a live take. No way could you "air guitar" believably to Screech's intro, probably not Violet's intro either. And you can hear stuff like at the end of Jenny's Tale I think it is, you can hear his jacket moving/rustling against the guitar neck. When you get into The Big Push's material, you'll find out about Ren and his live performance audio recording wizardry. His health didn't permit for him to tour, remember (I think at some moments of TBP's history, he was still ill enough that it would n't have been advisable to commit to a full-on show venue, like, with ticket sales and shit), so busking was his LIFE. Meanwhile, he'd been learning about recording and producing since about age 12, I think. So he figured out how to get damn good live recordings from gear he could afford, and he mixed the audio afterwards, to put on whatever video had been captured from the performance. So yes - live 1-takes that use the live audio too - it's LIVE live (The Hunger and Genesis, for example, are videos they shot in 1 take, BUT in those ones he's lip sync'ing his rap verses, and the audio is the studio recording for the album). But he then cleans up the live audio afterwards, if it needs it. Some Big Push busking videos it seems to me that he really bumps the crowd sound up at specific moments, for example (or mixes it wayyyyyy down, most of the time, or whatever). Edit - Oh, I forgot! You mentioned how well-worn his guitar is, right at the beginning of Jenny's Tale. It's the same guitar that we saw get beat up when he accidentally steps on it/"kicks" it while it's on the ground in Money Game 1! (I mean, who knows what other rough treatment it has seen in its lifetime beyond that, but I've seen people say that Ren's said that it took some damage in that moment).

Ren said he had an entire live audience and police presence for the filming of his trilogy

Yes, live 360 version of The Tales! Its brilliant! ❤

This video is completely live and in one take. If you listen to it again and pay attention to background noise you will hear it. You can hear his starter jacket rustling and the garage door when he leans on it. In Violet's tale you can hear the sound change as he moves from room to room and in the stairwell

Ren;s Rabbit Hole led me here and I am SO glad! You guys KNOW! I'm in !

Ren❤❤❤❤

I accidentally clicked dislike. It really wasn't meant to be and I've changed it now. Your energy is good and you understand the uniqueness of what you see. You still have an incredible amount to discover about the versatile genius that is Ren. I hope for many more reactions from you

Ren is an incredible artist! Can u imagine walking past an alley and seeing a guy with a guitar, wearing a hospital gown and scream at the ground? Lol

Some of the Story is true it was in the Newspapers 💓🇬🇧

Ren's Bardcore at it's best 🥹🖤👌🏼

Ren did a live version of this..a free show on the streets of Brighton..you should take a look..

Brilliant reaction guys 👍 Really loved watching you guys truly watching & listening to this GENIUS at work. Looking forward to seeing you react to more Ren Cheers 🍻👍

He was signed to Sony when he was 17 but they fkd him off when he started to get really sick. Check out him and his group of mates in the band The Big Push busking on the streets of Brighton or Bristol (can’t remember which city)

Great conversation fellas, I love his theatrical stuff, this is his pinnacle so far imo but he does everything. Maybe try Power next, completely different, it's a straight banger.

you need more ren. your reactions are amazing! you have another 60-80 songs yet!!!!

It's just him and his boy Sam filming, and its a one take done live ...

I'm currently binge watching this whole playlist.

Really good reaction- bard for our time. Thanks 🎉

There’s a video of him doing a full 360° live performance in Brighton on the street.

The really incredible thing about his story-telling, is not only his ability, but his patterning and TRUTH to it all. Anyone who has studied things like sexual abuse and violence, knows that it's often a generational problem. Money can exacerbate problems, but they do not CAUSE the problem as the abuse crosses economics. People who have lived with this knows it's insidiousness and how it carries through. His genius is beyond being able to tell a tale brilliantly in song, or visually. He does it not only simply. He does it TRUTHFULLY. That is so powerful.

Grear reaction yall! 😊💜💜

I read somewhere in a post that tue battered bit on his guitar was from the first Money Game where he stood on it after he grabbed it off Romain and placed it on the floor.

Yes, all 3 are each live one-takes with live audio; he's wearing a lapel mic, and there's another mic. Not only can you hear the reverb change when he walks around, but when Ren first goes outside during Violet's Tale, you can hear the seagulls nearby. (Brighton, where Ren lives and shot the video, is a coastal town with beach and birds). "Murderer" (Definitely reggae influenced) is a one-take video, but not live audio. Ren switches it up. Money Game 3 has one cut in the video (because of the rain part and limited time to use the barn), not sure if the audio is live - seems like it, but who knows. All the videos are 🔥 regardless.

There is a live street performance of this, it was a fan gathering

The guy playing guitar in Money Game pt 1 is the guitarist from his band The Big Push. Hi Ren, Money Game pt1&3 and The Tails are all live mic's. All one takes to except MG3.. was 2 takes.

also, you guys have the funniest edits!!

“waiting for the gunshots” famous last words 😂

It’s all live - check the acoustic changes when he goes into different rooms

Maybe I missed it, but these are all done in one take! Just another level of this man’s genius!!! 🔥 🔥🔥

😂😂😂 he's really that great. Hes used to busking ( street performance) you should do some of his busking. You can hear everything in the background. You probably know that by now though

You need to do the story of Joe, Ren's best friend growing up who self delete by jumping off a bridge. The order in my opinion is Freckled Angel (not the live version) then Ren & Chinchilla How to be me (live) then Su*cide & then For Joe.

Love you guys!

"Write da'theme toon, sing da'theme toon"...

Love your reaction to this boys. Do more Ren please. Have subscribed!! Try Wicked Ways....

The guitar is his favourite instrument but... he plays about a dozen instruments well. Half of them RIDICULOUSLY well! All self-taught! :) I could write a ridiculously long list of his seemingly endless top notch talents. If you're unsure who did... the answer is probably Ren. The one notable exception being the cinematography. Ren let one of his friends do that and Sam's become really good at it! Two things to know about Ren... One, he's really sick, incurably so and has been for half his life. Meaning he's been unable to tour, or do any proper promotion. He's in near constant pain and has a whole host of very serious medical conditions. Two, he's fully independent! No label, no financial backing, no PR machine, no management. Every label under the Sun has tried to sign Ren. He turned them all down! A life of pain and suffering has nevertheless enabled him to understand his priorities extremely well and wealth and fame are well down that list. He's cultivated a very positive and loyal community online, who have all recognised that he's not only a singular talent but that he's an exceptional human being too, though not afraid to show his flaws and cheeky, with a wicked sense of humour! :) tl/dr - Ren's great! Ren's music is great! Definitely react to more Ren! You won't be disappointed. You will be surprised, constantly! :)

Check out Ren with the big push doing I shot the sheriff/road to zion/hip hop. it's him performing on the street with his sometimes band. It is so good. he sounds just like Marley.