Kevin Renick
kevin@kevinrenick.com

Kevin Renick's debut CD, Close To Something Beautiful, is now available! The disc contains 13 songs...12 Renick originals and a unique cover of a Brian Capps tune.  There are three different packages available, ranging from just the CD itself, to a “Sponsorship” level that includes many special bonus items that will enable you to share in Kevin's unique musical journey. For full information on ordering, go to the "Kevin's Music" page. If you are interested in ordering the CD alone, just send $15 via Paypal to: kevinrenickbusiness@gmail.com; this includes postage both domestically and to most international regions (please inquire). Domestic buyers can also send check or m.o. to: Kevin Renick, P.O. Box 31785, Des Peres, MO 63131. The disc is also now available through CD Baby, either as a CD or digital download. Just click on this link: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kevinrenick2  Don't miss the chance to experience Kevin's first self-released collection, which includes a sparkling new version of the now legendary "Up in the Air" song!

SOME PRESS 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

“Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the songs in Up in the Air is the handful contributed by newer artists, like Chicago singer/songwriter Sad Brad Smith's "Help Yourself," Brooklyn musician Charles Atlas' pair of instrumentals, "Genova" and "The Snow Before Us," and, most interestingly, the title track, written and sung by Kevin Renick, one of those recently laid-off who got his song in the movie when he handed Reitman a cassette tape when he was doing a college appearance. "You just can't keep floating all around/You've got to get your feet back on the ground/But it's hard to come down/When you're up in the air." It's a neat example of life imitating art, reflecting the movie's moral about responding to the loss of job security by redefining yourself and taking a chance on doing something for which you have a passion, hopefully, with the support and encouragement of family and friends.”

Roy Trakin, sonicboomers.com

“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