REN MACKAY REACTION - I did not know he could play like that with

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ORIGINAL VIDEO • Ren - Mackay
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[@tiborkadar9918]

Ren wrote the piano part of Money Game Part 3. and he recorded it (played it) on the LP. In the live video only he needed someone to play it. So you could experience his piano skills earlier already. Also 'For Joe' is singing with piano playing.

[@janiceN4Nugs]

Was about to post the same. He composed Money Game 3 etc 😊

[@supertuscans9512]

Anyone who has watched the extended BTS version by Wolf Johnson, will have seen Ren letting lose on the Piano. He was wallowing in the pleasure of ramping that 150k Yamaha Grand Piano.

[@stevenmeyer9674]

Ren adapted the opening of MG3. It was not his composition it was a very famous piece by Grieg.

[@supertuscans9512]

Well that’s like saying water is wet or that ice is cold, or oil is greasy. Does the bleedin’ obvious really need to be stated in this context?

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@supertuscans9512 It doesn't have to be said unless you don't want to give credit to the correct composer.

[@mixy5179]

Hello from Canada! Looks like Ren is in Drumheller, Alberta, aka The Badlands. It's the largest dinosaur deposit in the world and about an hour west of Calgary, AB.

[@Colleen998]

About an hour to the *northeast* of Calgary. 🙂

[@mixy5179]

Oops! I meant East lol...thank you!

[@user-oj5en7yt1l]

Thanks for looking after him Canada. It's your turn now US. Don't let him down

[@tvadakia]

So what most people consider “classical music” - it too is split into eras, periods, or genres. The genres Ren displayed here are the following in the order they appear in Ren’s song: Impressionist era (Debussy), Romance era, Classical era (Mozart), Early Romantic (Beethoven & Schubert), Baroque Period (Bach). Ren is more of a genre bender than most people might expect, even in this one song.

[@sylv772]

The composer I thought of while listening to Mackay was Chopin.

[@supertuscans9512]

That’s a very interesting take but there is one part of it I have to take exception to. Bach clearly was writing in the era known as Baroque and whilst some of his music may also be described as Baroque I would argue that the majority of it is not and cannot be assigned to a period, it is effect timeless. He without doubt is the most influential composer who has ever existed and his influence is as relevant to music composition today as it was when he was alive. Quite probably the greatest musician of all time, he was in that sense a complete freak of nature.

[@survivalrush]

Cool, thx for the breakdown. I enjoy some classical music, but didn't realise there were specific types/themes of composition, split by era. Appreciate the info 👍🏻

[@kuolemanlaakso1696]

No example for the romantic era? Probably the greatest ever composer of piano music is in that period, Chopin...

[@matildafishes9931]

I love this piece and could easily see it in a movie. Understanding who Ren is, how much he has been through, and the losses he has endured add to the emotion I feel. ❤ R.I.P. Joe and Callum. And let us not forget Lewis Darroch, who perished while attempting to rescue his friend, Callum. Thank you, Ren, for honoring their lives with such love. ❤

[@Shiroar]

I’m very rarely into purely instrumental music, but this somehow felt like Ren was playing words. A stunning and perfect tribute to his friend 🖤🐰🕳️

[@rw9019]

Ive learned to expect the unexpected with Ren

[@dancerbird76]

Could listen to Ren play piano over and over…….this piece is like that. You don’t need words…..the music says all it needs to say….really enjoying listening to how this piece makes people feel. 💜 and this is no different. Thanks AR.

[@Corvid76]

So many reactors pronounced Callum's name incorrectly, but you pronounced it right. Thanks for that.

[@dannythedoodle]

Haha yeah, I've heard a few saying 'Colin' or 'Calloome'. Bit disrespectful eh!

[@seth1455]

he said Callum correctly but his surname is pronounced Mac eye , it's Scottish and reasonably common in the UK

[@barbaralawrence6226]

Great reaction. Thank you. I never get tired of experiencing this. It's very subtle, but a butterfly passes by right toward the end of Ren's song. Magical! Ren has this song available on band camp. He has a short video with the link.

[@jorice5528]

I so love that little flying soul popping in ❤🙏

[@barbaralawrence6226]

@@jorice5528 Yes!

[@GarnetJ]

This could easily be a soundtrack. Ren was able to tell a full story without a word. I don’t believe he’s released an instrumental before this. In the live chat, Ren invited us to use this song to remember any loved ones we have lost. He’s been playing piano since he was 13 or 14. I think his next album will include more piano. Sam said this was one of the videos they filmed last summer. It’s in the Badlands of Alberta Canada.

[@nightshade7240]

Have you not done the "for Joe" live version video? That demonstrates Ren's beautiful ability with the piano and is such an amazing song.

[@Daffodil-Grace]

Ren played the intro to MG3, on piano. He played piano on For Joe.

[@bobbycollins6783]

He did and the piece he played was. The first part to the classic composer. Grieg's piano concerto. A very well recognised intro for anyone that listens to classical music. Ren plays just the very beginning of it. After that it's all original.

[@panovscouse5100]

Was not surprised to hear Ren play so beautifully once again he brought tears to my eyes one of the few artists who ever have

[@HarleyQ14]

So far this is the only other classical song that has been able to evoke emotion in me like you are talking about. His music is really a treasure. If you wanna cry check out Max Richter "On the nature of daylight". Right in the feels.

[@docdurdin]

Thank you Ant.. You understand Ren as a man and an artist, that is an honor to him.

[@Irmelinis]

Nice reaction :) There's a video (i think on Ren not Ren's YT) where someone put together many different piano live streams Ren did on his Instagram and it added up to like 28 minutes of him playing different songs on the piano. It's beautiful!

[@justmejoy124]

Enjoyed this the other day on Ren YT and my initial comment was about how much history shows in the background nature alone. It's beautiful just as is the piece he played for us. Thanks guys AR enjoyed Tamara stopping in for the live. Enjoyed the both of you for what time I could catch yest🌹✌️😊

[@MrBurnout22]

Hey I know you! Do you remember me? The names B... Mike B

[@justmejoy124]

@@MrBurnout22 🎤 🐝 yup

[@justmejoy124]

@@MrBurnout22 check out comment I made in comment under the live yest . I mentioned you was following me to see if you saw it 😂

[@Zepherian]

There is another video of him playing piano, the live performance of For Joe.

[@Hexenkind1]

This song is btw now buyable on his bandcamp

[@jessicacastro7824]

The piano is so beautiful the way he plays it

[@user-jp3lv5mb8r]

He recently released a piano compilation video. Its over 20 minutes long. Some clips include him playing at public pianos and drawing crowds.

[@mstewart109]

Ren says new album dropping in the nextcouple months. Gosh I hope this tribute is on new album. Callum passed 6 months after Joe. He was 22. Ren 21. I can't even fathom that . But what a tear jerker for me. Each time I play it. Waterworks. So beautiful....like ,SRV. Music just pours out of him. A gift.

[@jukeboxdave6026]

Great reaction music from the soul that touches over people's souls 🙏

[@SuperBigben1979]

Just the mention of a Ren/Prof colab has got me excited. Two of my absolute favorite artists right now, I hope the rumor is true

[@RenNotRen]

Ren has posted quite a few Instagram's of him playing piano. Of course he's also done Money Game pt 3 and For Joe. Thank you for this reaction Anthony. Ren also has this song available on Bandcamp.

[@user-tz3dh6bu1p]

Love Ren, I think he connects with everything music, And he is as lyrical and articulate's his words into lyrics so great, and I think he will only get better.. And Ren is self taught on everything he plays. He did attend Bath Spa University for a bit before he got really sick. And yea he does treatment until end of June in Calgary He said he is moving to LA at the end of the year. That should be a change for him..

[@michaelphipps8647]

He played piano on For Joe and MG3....

[@dottiemurray6013]

A journey without words 🎹🎶💞what a beautiful song, another level of Ren's talent 👏

[@alanchadwick7213]

I see Ren composing music scores for movies and making his own music programmes for Netflix , prime etc

[@MissMeKate]

Love that you promote his stuff beyond just the reaction. ❤ This one is beautiful. It says a lot without a single word.

[@debbieholoquist2059]

I knew he could play piano. But this shows incredible skill, more than I realized. But it's not just his playing that moved us all. It's his skill at composing that reaches into our cores.

[@Twitchavvej]

This song have made me cry everytime i listen to it!

[@jmango2636]

Ren played piano in the song ‘For Joe’

[@JoeYo77]

The start of money game three is the only sample you get now I don’t know music theory that well but that snippet in the beginning of game three with the piano camera twirls and you can’t tell which one of them it is but then you can finally tell it takes off the hood because he has the red tie and the rings. So you could tell right there even though it’s only like a 15 second or maybe 22nd intro that played the hell out of the piano to hear it like this with that switch and some of the techniques that he did I don’t know how to explain certain emotion was sick that word I think will be very proud of this. You didn’t see the butterfly halfway through the video he’s there flapping his wings saying goodbye.

[@Sabrina-wz9ko]

Pretty sure the song you recognized in the first few notes is Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx. Another beautiful song.

[@debrashrider4062]

As always your reactions are respectful and filled with insight

[@maddermax74]

he plays even better in the video of making of money game part 3 vid on KZbin he is just in background chilling out playing some classical music and playing dam good

[@seagull01-cp8pb]

I think Ren and Prof are doing a collab.😱💕👍🦇

[@willeymiller4760]

Yeah after For Joe you could tell he could play well and he has said in his lives that he plays guitar piano drums all very well . for

[@suesee4855]

I think he's always improving because he's always making music. Much love ❤️ Sue

[@mcguigance]

Amazing Ren and love your reactions

[@kenspencer3448]

Anthony... thank you for doing this reaction.

[@DonutCockapoo]

Plays live piano on For Joe and Music Game 3

[@stevebrown9955]

NAS released sitting with my thoughts 8 hre ago

[@justmejoy124]

🎹 Anthony I think the song you was thinking the 1st few notes sounded like was by Richard Marx - Waiting for you

[@justmejoy124]

For a second I had Bryan Adams voice in mind but I knew which song you spoke of and it was Richard Marx though when I looked it up to help recall it

[@Giggirl]

What can this man not do ❤🎶

[@andurit]

Music is a form of expression. If someone like me doesn't understand and doesn't have an education in the art of music, he will only enjoy this song with 50% and maybe he won't even get to it, that's why it's important to educate yourself in every direction, we don't have to go deep, just slide on the surface. Let's devote ourselves fully to what works best for us, but let's not forget to look in other directions as well, that's the only way we can compare and enjoy things. But it takes time and they try to deny us that, don't have time for anything, just be a sheep.

[@mrdarengilbert3907]

🤣🤣 I’m not crying your crying 😂😂😂🤣 Thanks man Respect you Anthony Don’t cry bro you don’t need to, unless you want to, It’s so so so sad, it’s not just two friends it’s three people, long story but it’s true, also im not a big fan of the monarchy but pAndrew was flying the rescue helicopter that day, I don’t know if it’s true but apparently he was cut up nobody was found alive that day

[@helenjarvis7755]

Love Ren's piano playing MG3 and quite a few online clips and instagrams

[@mcguigance]

No words needed ❤

[@noemiamorphous]

Ren is a rare talent - try & pigeonhole him. Nope, you can't. For Joe (|Live Performance Video) is another absolute beauty. This is beautiful; some things that are beyond words, and he's nailed it, music is beyond words too. The location is perfect, stark beauty.

[@Jason_xofilos]

MG3 and For Joe both show this skill. But you are correct in Ren always seems to surprise with what art he shares. I am grateful for his sharing this piece of music something so very personal to himself and the lads he was friends with earlier in his life.

[@paulmichael4094]

You missed him playing piano on Money Game PT. 3 ? He plays man.

[@donald1379]

He only played the white keys...wow...hes amazing...thanks guys appreciate you👍.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

What do you mean by that? That he doesn't change keys during the piece or implying playing white keys is easiest. Playing white keys isn't usually easiest. B major or G# minor are more friendly to play lots of stuff like with scales all your longer fingers fall on black keys. Chopin already suggested in his time for beginners to start with B Major since it's easier to finger. He's playing quite well, but he's not technically superior on keyboard. There are some imperfections there, at least in the cross handed arpeggios. But in general he's good enough to express his stuff anyway and I doubt his trying to become some classical concert pianist.

[@Margzcd]

"Please react to J-Hope’s new album “Hope on the Street”. He collaborated with J. Cole and this album has another version of “On the street"

[@sarahsmith8780]

#RenMakesMusic #Ren #SickBoi #TheBigPush #SamTompkins #Viktus #TrickTheFox #RomainAxisa #GorranKendall #CHINCHILLA #EdenNash #MollyMcKinna #RubyJ #JointdaleRecords #LivSangster #Hexenkind1 #RenNotRen 🔥🔥!! 🌎❤️

[@maurol8493]

Depeche Mode Precious

[@JoeYo77]

Emotes or emote, or emoting. I’ll be right here waiting for you.

[@cherylmack1260]

Money game part 3 he wrote all the parts and played at the very beginning.

[@NightFogFilms]

He displayed some piano skills in FOR JOE and MONEY GAME 3

[@celestecristalpuentevillar3913]

Please react to J-Hope’s new album “Hope on the Street”. He collaborated with J. Cole and this album has another version of “On the street

[@ReedoTV]

Calm down! NEITHER of you knew Ren before he was cool! 😂😂

[@tedlitschauer9061]

He's collabing with Prof and Chris Webby coming I think Webbys is next month and Prof is in 2-3

[@flappingumsgaming5724]

Just wondering if you can do another adam rupp beatbox solo like a more recent one?

[@funnyeveryday-vn3nq]

I knew he played keyboards but I didn't know he was THAT good. Guy is a freak(I mean that in a good way).

[@thomasgoldschmidt298]

My brother, a musician for over 50 years said this is Ren's best , so far...

[@jonathancote8799]

I believe NASA should send this in space...

[@mstewart109]

This I Calgary 2023 shot near old fossil site. Did you catch the butterfly at the end? ❤

[@hiufernando7340]

Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot die hard fans too. The song is "Edge of the world" Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏

[@terezastastna941]

❤

[@mstewart109]

Anthony, have you listened to Gorran Kendall solo stuff? ( big push member) his voice more folk sound. Beautiful voice and such a gentle soul. He could use some help with likes and subscribers...

[@troy9er]

Money Game 3!!!!

[@pirada74]

❤❤

[@anetteandersson2778]

❤😊❤

[@shannongarcia970]

"1776" by Playboy the Beast , new drop , please give it a listen .

[@northmavfan]

Are you going live today I requested 2 of your songs to EV last night and I want you to see them on the live stream

[@marialucreciaiharour2068]

"Can you please react to j-hope’s new album “Hope on the street” it comes out ON Friday March 29th."

[@Samurai_Stoner]

I might be reaching but... in the live version of murderer the opening riff sounded a lot like a Sublime riff... now in this Ren wears a Sublime sweatshirt... Sublime retake coming?

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

I like that thought. In the last three retakes Ren has mentioned the next. "Jungle" was mentioned, Nas was mentioned. etc.

[@vinasyifaazhari3419]

When is the reaction baby monster

[@MegsD79]

Prof confirmed collab March 29th on lunch live stream. Ren is going to New York in the beginning of April to film music video with Chris Webby so that's coming (as well as doing birthday stuff in NY since Ren's 34th birthday was March 29 as well.) There's strong rumors of an NF collab in the works as well but no confirmation from Ren or NF at this point, fingers crossed tho, that would break yt!❤ Great reaction! Idk how Ren can pull such emotions from me with just playing a single instrument and no lyrics. This is beautiful

[@bobbycollins6783]

I think Jointdale did a mix up of NF & Ren.useing a song from each. Can't remember the songs though. . It was Seven sins ft.NF

[@pepinosylvie8887]

❤️❤️❤️

[@xaxscratchxax926]

That chick looked so closed off and emotionless.

[@Danishbassist]

[@AllisterDarcy]

✔✔👍👍

[@jessicacastro7824]

Hey everyone

[@btsbtsbtsbtsbtsbtspavedtheway]

Can you please react to j-hope’s new album “Hope on the street” it comes out ON Friday March 29th."

[@MamaHope-px2jr]

Yesss...

[@jessicacastro7824]

#like 4:19

[@lisac243]

Richard Marx vibes

[@SCash-rl5ee]

That was my thought as well. Just to be clear though, I am NOT saying he copied him in any way. :)

[@piwaka50]

Your reactions are always spot on and valuable, however showing your live chat also gives in insight to some TRASH mentality out there. Do yourself a favour and kick the likes of SYCAMORE who is totally disrespectful to your lady guest. That sort of person brings your channel down to his/her level. Just saying. Kia kaha from NZ

[@mcguigance]

❤

[@dannanieto6856]

Please react to J-Hope’s new album “Hope on the Street”. He collaborated with J. Cole and this album has another version of “On the street"

[@anelizcaudillo8981]

Please react to J-Hope’s new album “Hope on the Street”. He collaborated with J. Cole and this album has another version of “On the street"