Hi, I’m Ren. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 8 years old – started on a £45 plywood classical guitar, learning some deeply uncool material and being taught theory from dusty old books! I took up the electric at 14 and never looked back – still learning from books since this was in a time pre-tinterwebz, I spent most evenings during my teens learning Steve Vai and Joe Satriani pieces and trying to play faster and faster, eventually ariving at Grade 8 on the electric guitar. I finished University and embarked on a successful session career, supporting various artists big and small as well as numerous tours of Europe and the United States. Dep work for established bands in major venues across the UK. Playing in the house bands of London theatres and continuing to write material for others, as well as myself. I then moved more in to teaching and writing, with a 5-year stint on staff at Guitar Tricks with over a million members!