When he went to Canada and started his treatments over a year ago he mentioned that he loved Canada because they had a marijuana dispensary on every corner and great selections. I know he is not allowed to smoke during his days doing his medical IV treatments which he is on 5 days of the week. On his off days or when he goes home to take breaks I'm sure there is plenty of that. No alcohol because that would kill him and after his friend Joe died he hasn't touched a drop. I assume like every teen he experimented with drugs and maybe more of some here and there. That I'm not sure on but I'm pretty sure because of his health he stays away from all that other stuff. Mary Jane very likely. He likely is teasing and being cheeky about the lack of rubbers, a big box of rubbers was actually spotted on his dresser in one of the live streams or a screen shot of him. So he doesn't want little Ren's running around or anything to mess up his health. Samuel Perry-Falvey is his award winning videographer and one of Ren's best friend. He does most of his music videos. They have been friends since they were young teens. Samuel was driving in "Power". When you see his Money Game 3 masterpiece you will see why that won an award for the camera work. Nominated for many more awards. Ren and Sam won Best music video, best director at the International music awards.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! That's exactly the kind of information I was looking for! I don't suppose you would know... But I actually did money game number one. Unfortunately, I was using new equipment and my settings weren't right and there was no sound, but it was one of the best videos I had ever recorded, because I had so much to say about the second verse. And three, and if some of his political stances have shifted or changed since then. We're definitely going to cover all three of them on the podcast because I think they're going to inspire a lot of conversation. Especially because two of us are from Texas, and we see and deal with illegal immigration on a regular basis.

@EvilSoupDragon

5 ай бұрын

@@LaceyMediaProductions for the second money game make sure you watch the lyric video, not the much shorter live version.

@jasonremy1627

5 ай бұрын

​@@LaceyMediaProductions back a few years ago, he actually sold condoms with his face on it as merch, to promote his Demos (Do Not Share) EPs.

@eryksun

5 ай бұрын

Samuel is actually a few years younger than Ren. Samuel started sixth form in 2012 at St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol, when Ren was 22. In the UK education system, sixth form starts at 16. According to Samuel, he and Ren met at camp when Samuel was about 16-17. If it was the same year that Samuel filmed Ren performing "Ain't No Sunshine" at Unicorn voice camp, then it was summer 2013, and Ren was 23. The first narrative video they shot together was "Children of the Moon" in December 2015, the year that Samuel started university at Ravensbourne, a digital media and design university in London.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

@@eryksun I'm familiar! My nephew is 14 and my niece is 13 and they go to school in England. So I totally get it!

Samuel is Samuel Perry-Falvey, who is REN’s cinematographer on a number of his tracks. He’s also the driver of the car in the Power video. In the Right here Right now video the tall fair-haired guy in black, that Ren hugs is Viktus, who collabs with Ren in Down on the beat. Vijtus has recently uploaded his own first track to KZread, and that’s a good track too.

@pointlesslab4179

5 ай бұрын

Viktus wore the pig mask in Hi Ren too

@jasonremy1627

5 ай бұрын

Viktus has got 3 full tracks on KZread at this point (Voices, NWO, and My Recital)

“Through the walls I heard love dying” is my favourite line in this, which is a bit strange when you think about it because it’s so sad.

Now he's had a #1!!!!!

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

And all the haters can go fuck themselves lol I hope he got to rub it in all of their faces lol

@jasonremy1627

5 ай бұрын

@@LaceyMediaProductions he doesn't though. He's so super humble. Like he's very self defacing in interviews, and says that if people don't like what he's doing, he respects that.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

@@jasonremy1627 If anyone can't see the talent they're daft

Sam is Ren's Videographer and the driver in Power.

I'm so sorry about her pooch. I love animals more than people actually (sorry it is one of my many flaws), so I would be devastated. My boy "Boo" is in my icon picture. He is my Ragdoll of 14 yrs and I don't want to think about having to deal with that right now. I love the idea about the fundraiser. Now on to watching the reaction.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

I know I lost a dog in 2021 and it was the first time and it was absolutely devastating. I still miss her today. I like animals more than most people too ❤️

Great reaction to these two fantastic songs! I believe Ren no longer does any drugs but used to smoke weed and has experimented with other drugs when he was younger. Since Joe died, he has not drank alcohol and I believe he quit weed when he moved to Canada for treatments, other than maybe an occasional one here and there. I do know that his friends enjoyed the legal dispensaries here in Calgary while they were visiting, though 😂❤❤

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Lol I partake in the wacky tabaccy once in a while myself

Sam in Ren's videos is the cinematographer Samuel Perry-Falvey he shoots most but not all of Ren's videos, he did Hi-Ren took 4 takes he chose the best 1, MG1 which took over 180 takes to get the 1 he wanted and MG3, he's the one driving the car in Power.

@ezrasace

5 ай бұрын

In MG1 they had to have the rest of it correct to move on to the last scene. If there was a mistake before that, do again.

Two Sams in Ren's "family" of artists. Samuel the videographer and Sam Thompkins , singer, rapper, guitarist.

Love your articulate reactions Tova great reaction as always. Samuel is RENs videographer you have actually seen him before he is the guy Driving in the power video he is brilliant at what he does he did the videos of Hi Ren, the tales, the Money Game 1 & 3 and many more which I am sure you will eventually get around to reacting to they are amazing especially money game part 3 keep up the good work I will be along for ride on your journey into RENs deep and diverse rabbit hole❤

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

We're definitely going to be doing money game on the podcast! I actually did the first one and it was one of the best videos I'd ever recorded lol, but I had new equipment and my settings were off and there was no sound! It was truly devastating. I had so much to say about that second verse lol. I'm so interested to see if some of his stances change in the second and third one. But the two girls in the podcast have not heard any of them, and I know it's going to be a great conversation!

@johngoodchild3847

5 ай бұрын

Awe that must be so frustrating for you all that effort for no reward other than seeing a piece of art. Believe me when I say you won’t be disappointed in the other two especially money game part 3 part 2 is a lyric video and his pen game is just awesome. Can I just say I have watched so many reactors not just for ren and really early on I have loved your enthusiasm and also much love for the girls you are all doing a superb job and better than most reactors may I say. I’m here for it Tova.❤️

I think the “lines” part is also about writing lines of music ❤

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Yeah that's what I was thinking about second time he said it. I'm pretty sure it's a double. I love those.

So glad you did both. More lighthearted ones.😂 Loved your reaction as usual.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Those we're great suggestions! I love when Ren raps lol

In terms of drugs Ren has mentioned in an interview that due to treatment he does not do drink or drugs anymore. prior to moving to Canada he was a chain smoker of normal cigarettes, and I believe he said he sometimes would smoke up to 100 a day.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Damn 100 cigarettes a day? That's pretty crazy. Someone mentioned He might still smoke some of the green 🤔 I know it's used medically here in the states to help with cancer treatment symptoms. I wonder if It may be helps him too. It helps me with my mental health lol

He has two friends "Samuel" The one in the car in Power is the video/director. The other is the singer

@lunadyana3330

5 ай бұрын

The singer Sam Tompkins

Ren’s always been a partier. I believe he got sick around age 20, or thirteen years ago. He got signed by Sony and was recording music for an album but eventually got so sick he wasn’t able to finish it. If it wasn’t for the Lyme disease, he prob would’ve been a pop star but instead we got the tortured soul who came out the other side, all documented in his music I sent a link on a former video timestamped to him discussing getting sick and having his career fall away in an interview with Knox Hill He discusses his illness in even more depth in an interview he did after sick boi was released where he really bares all about what he went through kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3V9qdWRdb2Wh6w.htmlsi=CuwTb8F6vASG76nf

Thank you 🙏❤ Tova ❤ for your 🐷 Ren - 🚗 Power / 🦇 Right Here Right Now reaction! #ren #samuelperryfalvey #power #ineverhadatopten #1uk #fatboyslim #righthererightnow @itsviktus Viktus cameo... Ren was a mean kid, he says himself, Ren is Screech. Originally by being bullied, then copying the bullies in order to get them off his back. Samuel Perry-Falvey is the genius filmographer www.youtube.com/@SamuelPerryFalvey who won two awards in the recent International Music Video Awards January 2024 for best Music Video and Best Director (Ren & Samuel Perry-Falvey were joint winners on both) . Your guess which video that was? Sam drove the car in Power, too.

Samuel favaly is his amazing videographer. Does most of his videos. He’s done a few for Knox too now.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

I love that these independent artists and their friends have created a parallel industry in which they get to maintain their creative freedoms. Everybody wins. It's a beautiful thing to watch!

@doughill2616

5 ай бұрын

@@LaceyMediaProductions it’s amazing and a breath of fresh air.

The guy Ren gave the beer to his Viktus. He is a friend of rims and a rapper. He is on Down On The Beat with Ren.

@lunadyana3330

5 ай бұрын

Victis is also in the video What you want, in the purple track suit and is in the car with Ren and another dude in Losing It

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Oooh nice, I'll have to check that out!

When you see "Retake" on one of Ren's tracks, he's rapping over someone else's track.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Perfect, thank you for the clarification!

Ren does, in fact, like to partake. Herb for the win!

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Heck yeah!!!! Lol

16 was way before the tick. UK is number 2 in the world for cocaine use - what he says about 16 wouldn’t be that unusual. Love your Ren reactions.

The guy with the tattoo on his neck who he hands the beer to is Victus a UK rapper, he’s also the guy in the pigs mask who features in a few of RENs videos.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow that's cool

You need to do Money Game part 3!!! Also waiting for you to do Kasey Chambers Lose Yourself cover. You'll be blown away!! I promise!!!

Sam Perry is Ren's main videographer

Hey Tova, these are fun ones!!!

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Consider Ren's older song called 1990s, you'll enjoy it.

Ren has talked about drug use as a teen (before he got sick). If I have the timeline right he started to show symptoms around 17 but it didn't get really bad until he was about 19/20. He was properly diagnosed with Lyme when he was about 26/27 and I believe the stem cell was when he was 28 (ish). The next few years were when he was with the amazing band The Big Push. Ren came to Canada late 2022 and the video Hi Ren was released. 2023 was the year it all blew up for him and now here we are. I may be off a bit here and there but that seems to be the approximate timeline.

@eryksun

5 ай бұрын

Here's an outline of the first few years of his illness based on his renmakesmusic social media posts (2011-), trickthefox social media posts (2012-), mevsmeblog (2013-), and archived "13xkiw", "boywhocanteat", and "62ruzv7w" GoFundMe campaigns (2012-). He got sick in summer 2009. The symptoms were like a flu combined with a hangover. He felt like he lost most of his personality. At some point in the early stages, he developed an autoimmune disorder. The initial diagnosis was bipolar disorder in 2010. By 2011 it was ME/CFS, without a known cause or treatment. By 2012 it was thought to be a parasitic infection. By summer 2012, the symptoms got bad enough that he started breaking down on stage. In August 2012, his manager dropped him as a client, and he moved from Bath back to his family home in Wales. By spring 2013, he'd recovered enough to move to Brighton. He started getting involved with ME/CFS forums and health blogging on mevsmeblog on Facebook. He tried fad therapies that seemed reasonable (e.g. bone broth diet, GAPS diet, Lightning Process, infrared saunas, OTC supplements), but each time his immune system was triggered it got worse and lasted longer. By early 2015, he was in the worst shape yet. He tried an FMT (fecal matter transplant) procedure in spring 2015, but it made him worse. He had to move back to his family home in Wales that summer, and went through psychosis and nearly died. In summer 2015, his ME/CFS doctor in Wales started him on an experimental treatment of low-dose naltrexone (LDN). It helped to stabilise his immune system. In fall 2015, he moved back to Brighton, finished the album "Freckled Angels", and shot the videos for "It's Alright", "Crutch", and "Children of the Moon". He still had pain and muscle spasms from neuropathy and had to stay on a restricted diet. Random things like perfume could still trigger an autoimmune response that would wipe him out for a week. In November 2015, tests found markers for Lyme disease in his body. The Lyme disease diagnosis led to stem cell treatments in 2016 and 2017, intended to reboot his immune system.The treatments helped but didn't completely cure him or heal the neuropathy and organ damage. He felt like he was only at 50%, but it was good enough to shift his focus back to his music career.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Slowly the pieces come together!

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

That's so heart breaking. So, has he ever gotten married? kids? Is he more than 50% now? Will he keep improving?

@sharis9095

5 ай бұрын

@@LaceyMediaProductions He's been asked and said his music is consuming and he doesn't think he could give enough of himself to a family. It's not something he's prioritizing. He wrote a song called "Crutch" from before diagnosis (not sure when it was filmed in the timeline) it's fantastic. He says it's his fears about relationships. I would say it's my favourite but I say that about a lot of his songs. He treatment is ongoing but it's unlikely he'll every be 100%. He said he doubts he'd be able to tour in the traditional fashion but maybe some abbreviated form.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

@@sharis9095 I guess if he's happy that's all that really matters

Viktus appears in a lot of Ren videos, although you do not always see his face :) (Hint: think Hi Ren and Murderer videos)

Great reaction Tova

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

Samuel is REN’s long term collaborator on videos. He was incidentally the guy driving the car. Again both vids filmed in Brighton. Ren now pretty much tea total now……

Samuel also did KnoxHill teacup video

@LaceyMediaProductions

4 ай бұрын

Oh sweet!

How do you donate

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Through Cash app! For this channel it's $TovaBotCom and for the podcast it's $bittybettypodcast

@mothermaclean

5 ай бұрын

@TovaBotCom apparently, the cash app doesn't recognise you or $bittybettypodcast, says you don't exist lol

You talk too much

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

Too bad I don't care. Thanks for the engagement and triggering my algorithm. Appreciate the involuntary support.

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

And if you want to watch the video you've already seen without interruptions, You can visit ren's personal page and view the video without any interruptions. This is a reaction channel, and I like to discuss the song. Also, there's copyright issues if you just let the video play. Not to mention who the fuck wants to watch someone watch a video they've already seen without any commentary. Dumbest shit I've ever heard.

@lukislo

5 ай бұрын

Don’t have to be so hostile. Just accept constructive criticism. Have a good day 👍🏻

@LaceyMediaProductions

5 ай бұрын

@@lukislo LMAO there was nothing constructive about that at all. You're just being a dick. Which is your right, and I know how it goes on the internet ain't nobody safe. However, you should probably try being constructive instead of just giving plain criticism. But again, I honestly don't care if you think I talk too much. That's the point of this channel. If that's not for you, then this channel is not for you.