Kevin Renick
kevin@kevinrenick.com

You've already gotten “Close to Something Beautiful” with Kevin Renick's emotive, internationally acclaimed song “Up in the Air,” but now it's time to “Come On Down” to earth and groove to some energetic new music! Kevin Renick & Friends are proud to present their brand-new 7-track mini-album, Come On Down. It features six new Renick originals, one of which, “No Second Dates,” was unexpectedly co-written with old high school flame and fellow Kirkwood High alumna Christa Juergens. The disc also includes Renick's popular concert song “Goodbye, Typewriter” (about the changing technology and communication devices that move into and out of our lives through the decades), the rousing rocker “Come On Down (and Pull Me Up),” the country heartbreaker “It's Gonna Be Hard Without You,” the darkly atmospheric “The Woods Around That House” and the gripping, poignant ballad “Call It A Life,” which was recorded by Grammy-nominated engineer Adam Long and features the stellar violin performance of Gretchen Hewitt. Finally, track 7 is a high-energy remix of “No Second Dates” that is punctuated by the voice of Ms. Christa Juergens herself. With Renick's core band of Ned Watson (lead guitar), Ted Moniak (bass, guitar and mandolin) and Andrea Spencer (drums) powering the music, Come On Down has a vibrant, compelling sound that marks a big step forward in the unpredictable sonic journey of Kevin Renick! You can order the CD via cdbaby.com or iTunes, or by sending a check or m.o. for $8.95 (plus 2.00 shipping) to: Kevin Renick, P.O. Box 31785, Des Peres, MO 63131. You can also pay by Paypal by sending payment to: kevinrenickbusiness@gmail.com. And don't miss Renick's other new project, The Road To Olandra, a spoken word/electronica collaboration with Canadian soundscape artist John Sobocan. This haunting ambient outing is perfect for meditation or immersive headphone listening, and is available for only $10!

 SELECTED PRESS and FAN QUOTES

“I knew halfway through listening to it that I was going to put the song in the movie. It was beautiful...it was authentic. Here was a guy singing in an honest, authentic way about what it's like to search for purpose, and it became very important for me to include this song in the credits. It lent a voice to the enormous amount of people who have lost their jobs in this country."

Film director Jason Reitman

“I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your song at the end of Up in the Air. As a filmmaker, I usually stay through the credits if I know somebody who worked on the film. In this case I didn't, so I was on my way out of the theatre when your song came on. It stopped me in my tracks. Needless to say I didn't mind making my friends wait in the hall for the few minutes it took to enjoy your song.”

Film director Alex Houston

“Having written a song called, quite cannily, 'Up in the Air' before he even knew about the movie, Renick seemed to psychically tune into the zeitgeist that made it possible for such a film to thrive in the first place...Renick imbued the track with a sincere blue collar humbleness.”

Jordan Oakes, St. Louis Magazine

“The soundtrack is apt and lovely, specifically the title song 'Up in the Air' by Kevin Renick. When he was sacked, Kevin penned the song and by chance met Reitman, handed him a cassette tape and shared with him the story behind the song, and Reitman and his diligence converted the tape and used it on the soundtrack to the film. This act sums up this film perfectly.”
Amy V. Gathercole, Britfilms.tv

“I've had the soundtrack for awhile and I can't stop listening... It closes with the title tune, written by Kevin Renick, a St. Louis songwriter and regular-joe job-loss victim who gave his demo to director Jason Reitman. Pretty, but brutal.”

Sean Daly, St. Petersburg Times

“Much of the soundtrack is sweet, gentle and, in the case of the title cut by Kevin Renick—a singer/songwriter who was laid off from his job, just like so many characters in the film, and submitted the song to Reitman unsolicited—quite moving.”

AMG Music Guide

“If you stay through the end credits of UP IN THE AIR, you’ll hear a song by Kevin Renick, an independent musician based in St. Louis, MO. Renick sent the song to Reitman, which he'd written a year before the film was announced (coincidentally, the song and film share the same name). The song’s inclusion is a fitting coda to a film about the connections between strangers in an overcrowded world fraught with alienation.”

Matt Fagerholm, filmmonthly.com

"Your story is so rich on so many levels, and offers hope to all artists working hard to be recognized."

Jeff Maxwell, KFWB 980, Los Angeles