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Reni (musician)
Alan John "Reni" Wren (born 10 April 1964) is an English retired rock drummer and former member of The Stone Roses.
His laid-back style of complex, off-beat rhythms was influential in bringing about the blend of indie and dance music which formed much of the Madchester sound centred on Manchester. He is considered by many musicians, producers, and journalists to be the best drummer of his generation.
During his time with The Stone Roses, Wren could be easily identified by the now iconic bucket hat he often wore. Following his mysterious departure from the band in March 1995, he fronted The Rub as singer and guitarist from 1998 to 2001 and played several low-key shows but split without releasing any material.
After a 10 year industry hiatus, he re-emerged on the music scene with the reformation of The Stone Roses in October 2011. After the band's final show at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, in June 2017, he returned to private life and runs a property business with his wife.
Born in Manchester, Wren grew up in Gorton as the second of six siblings and attended Egerton Park Arts College.
He taught himself drums in his youth as, due to his family situation, he was often around musical instruments in a pub environment. He also plays the guitar, bass and piano. John Robb, in his 1997 book The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop, said Wren could "play guitar almost as well as he plays drums," However, it was his drumming abilities that made him stand out. Whilst growing up, "...the local kids thought Reni was a freak because he was such an amazing drummer, a total natural. Reni didn't care. He was already jamming along to anything and anybody."
He was already in two bands before he joined The Stone Roses, but friend Simon Wright's successful audition for AC/DC in 1984 may have prompted him towards more serious ambitions.
Wren joined the Stone Roses in May 1984 after seeing an advertisement the band had placed in Manchester's A1 Music shop on New Wakefield Street (which then became "academy of sound" then turned into the Soundcontrol music venue). He ripped it off the wall in order to make sure only he would get an audition, which occurred in what was at the time Decibel Studios to the north of the city centre. This was a rehearsal studio and required the band to carry Wren's drum kit up three flights of stairs, before running through early songs "Nowhere Fast", "All Stitched Up" and "Mission Impossible". Andy Couzens, then the band's second guitarist, later recalled this first rehearsal with their new-found 20-year-old drummer: "We never discussed it, we knew he was in! He was fucking amazing! What a drummer."
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Reni (musician)
Alan John "Reni" Wren (born 10 April 1964) is an English retired rock drummer and former member of The Stone Roses.
His laid-back style of complex, off-beat rhythms was influential in bringing about the blend of indie and dance music which formed much of the Madchester sound centred on Manchester. He is considered by many musicians, producers, and journalists to be the best drummer of his generation.
During his time with The Stone Roses, Wren could be easily identified by the now iconic bucket hat he often wore. Following his mysterious departure from the band in March 1995, he fronted The Rub as singer and guitarist from 1998 to 2001 and played several low-key shows but split without releasing any material.
After a 10 year industry hiatus, he re-emerged on the music scene with the reformation of The Stone Roses in October 2011. After the band's final show at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, in June 2017, he returned to private life and runs a property business with his wife.
Born in Manchester, Wren grew up in Gorton as the second of six siblings and attended Egerton Park Arts College.
He taught himself drums in his youth as, due to his family situation, he was often around musical instruments in a pub environment. He also plays the guitar, bass and piano. John Robb, in his 1997 book The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop, said Wren could "play guitar almost as well as he plays drums," However, it was his drumming abilities that made him stand out. Whilst growing up, "...the local kids thought Reni was a freak because he was such an amazing drummer, a total natural. Reni didn't care. He was already jamming along to anything and anybody."
He was already in two bands before he joined The Stone Roses, but friend Simon Wright's successful audition for AC/DC in 1984 may have prompted him towards more serious ambitions.
Wren joined the Stone Roses in May 1984 after seeing an advertisement the band had placed in Manchester's A1 Music shop on New Wakefield Street (which then became "academy of sound" then turned into the Soundcontrol music venue). He ripped it off the wall in order to make sure only he would get an audition, which occurred in what was at the time Decibel Studios to the north of the city centre. This was a rehearsal studio and required the band to carry Wren's drum kit up three flights of stairs, before running through early songs "Nowhere Fast", "All Stitched Up" and "Mission Impossible". Andy Couzens, then the band's second guitarist, later recalled this first rehearsal with their new-found 20-year-old drummer: "We never discussed it, we knew he was in! He was fucking amazing! What a drummer."