RENA WREN recently opened for PAULA DEEN at a live cooking show at VERIZON ARENA in LITTLE ROCK, AR. Paula was an absolute peach and a pleasure to be around!
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Mikey Jayy of Great Unknowns Presents recently caught up with Rena at a show at The Talking Stick in Venice, CA and said: "What I love about you is you sound exactly the same as on your CD. There's a lot of fakers out there, but you are not one of them. You are the real deal."
Michele McManmon of L.A. Indie Music Examiner loves "BREAK DOWN," and gave it a rave review: "What a refreshing talent Rena is! The vocals in this track are dead on and caress the lyrics like a warm summer breeze. This is a quintessential summertime, feel good song, despite the title & lyrics "Break Down" rolls out. The pop sound is similar to Sheryl Crow, but with a slap and tickle that Ms. Crow doesn't deliver in her songs. This song rolls off your tongue and sticks in your head as one of the catchiest hits to tickle your ears. This singer/songwriter has got the stuff."
"SWEET MYSTERY" keeps on keeping on in the world of music! Bill Wence of Bill Wence Promotions recently took the CD on a road trip as a ride-a-long companion and had this to say: "I've got to tell you...your songs are great! Very commercial and infectuous.
I've been listening for a couple of weeks on and off and you're a fine artist.
Your music fits several radio formats and I also think you could fit in today's Country as well as some Americana stations. Excellent production and vocals too."
"BREAK DOWN" was recently reviewed by Debora Nortman, Vice President of API Music International, Inc. and Director of Intn'l Relations A-B-A-C-A Entertainment Group, who felt that Rena's voice and music were pleasant and enjoyable and found her lyrics interesting and thought-provoking. In Debora's words: "Wonderful, interesting, up-and-coming singer/songwriter!"
"RED DRESS" recently received an excellent review from Michael Jay, writer for Great Unknowns Presents, who said: "...with some minor fine tuning this track could easily fit perfectly on the country pop charts along side Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood."
RENA IS THE WINNER OF THE JAY THOMAS SHOW "HOMEGROWN SONG CONTEST" WITH HER SONG "RED DRESS"!!! Visit www.jaythomas.com for all the info! Rena would like to thank Jay Thomas and Shawn Kelly and the rest of the gang for this honor and for having her on the air!
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We played our first show at Cafe Muse on Saturday night! We had a full house thanks to friends Laura and Justin from Arkansas and Laura's bro Mike, along with Meredith (birthday girl - Birthday Party Part One) and Marta, Kendra, and their entourage! I debuted the song I cowrote with good friend, Richard Pearson, called "Wait" and they loved it! I had just written a piano arrangement for it before we left Arkansas and was excited to have the opportunity to play a lovely piano at the venue. That is a rarity for me!
Last night we camped at Thornhill Broome Beach Campground at Point Mugu State Park in Malibu for Part Deux of Meredith's fabulous birthday celebration. What an amazing evening of friends and family (FRAM!) on the Pacific Ocean. We awoke to seagulls, sea lions and dolphins (oh my!) right in front of our eyes. I'll post pics of all of this to Facebook soon, so keep watching! Below is a video we shot just feet from our tent on the beach, literally 30 feet from the water.
Tonight we have our feature showcase at The Talking Stick in Venice Beach, compliments of Toni Koch of TK Promotions and Kathryn Grimm with Grimm Music Mondays. Venue info at www.thetalkingstick.net. It is going to be a fun-filled night of song! Live audio, video and photos to come!
We landed safely yesterday and spent the day exploring Venice Beach, CA. The weather is amazing - 70 degrees and sunny! The beach is flawless and sprawling, the people are fun and artsy and the town is quirky and cool. We went to Abbot Kinney last night looking for live music, but only found some really cool shops, restaurants and bars. The best music we heard yesterday was a bluegrass band busking on the boardwalk! The food at Candle Cafe & Grill was superb! Michele McManmon wrote a sweet blog about me for the L.A. Indie Music Examiner at this link: http://www.examiner.com/x-27467-LA-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2010m7d22-Rena-Wren-hits-LA-this-weekend. Also, scroll down for a video blog from Candle Cafe. You can turn off the site music player at the bottom left of the screen.
Hi, everyone! Welcome to my new blog. I'll be blogging frequently with audio, video, and more for you guys as we tour here, there & everywhere! Stay tuned and thanks for your fanship!
