BIO:
Gina Rene
The UrbanSpaceGoddess
Eclectic songbird Gina Rene found her earliest musical influences inside two generations of her very own multi-cultural family. Her grandfather Leon Rene wrote the rock n’roll classic, “Rockin Robin” as well as Louis Armstrong’s theme song “Sleepy Time Down South”. Her father wrote “Wham Bam” which featured blues legend Johnny “Guitar” Watson and drummer Earl Palmer. Going well beyond her lineage, everything from the sounds of 1940’s torch style singing, coupled with the soul of Chaka Khan and Prince took hold of her creative soul. However, the raw creativity of 80’s hip hop became the final ingredient of the harmonic recipe that gave birth to Gina Rene’s incomparable musical style.
A native of the Bohemian city of Santa Cruz, California, Gina Rene grew up performing everywhere she could including The Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico City, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and more. Upon her high school graduation, she emerged on the San Francisco scene becoming the accidental lead singer of electronic music phenomenon, Soulstice, the brainchild of her producer brother Gabriel Rene who has been a key element in her artistic development and continues to be a frequent collaborator. Thereafter, she sought the best training she could find which she found in Raz Kennedy, Bobby McFerrin’s former teacher. After Soulstice hit the studio to complete their second album, band members found their tastes shifting into more of a mainstream sound that was both diverse and unique. These music stylings weren’t compatible with Soulstice’s label’s roster at the time and that’s when it became clear that it was time for Gina’s solo project. She jetted down the coast to light up spots in the City of Angeles quickly finding a home at Hollywood’s renowned hip-hop café where she eventually earned a reputation at their late-night freestyle sessions as one fierce femcee. (www.hiphopcafe.org) Her next venture began with a phone call which resulted in her winning rapper turned radio host Yo-Yo’s respect by easily winning over 93.5 KDAY listeners in the “Throw It Up or Slow It Up” contest. Beyond the radiowaves, her songs have also been heard on the movie soundtrack for the Lindsay Lohan starrer Mean Girls and the Walt Disney dance flick Step Up.
This exceptional artist injects class, grit and humor into her work both on and off stage with Truth being her constant theme. You hear the passion in her voice and feel her joy when she takes the stage. The honesty in her storytelling recounts her journeys in urban America. Once homeless, she’s seen the ups and downs of struggle first hand, and seamlessly blends her past experiences into a listener’s delight. Audiences cannot help but to respond to her journey from pain to spiritual healing. In addition to uplifting the consciousness of the planet, she’s a role model for all females, a proud part of the movement that dares to break stereotypes of the past, while inspiring a worldwide acceptance of powerful women to be embraced by future generations.
If you think you can keep up with Gina Rene check out: www.ginarene.com
www.myspace.com/ginarene.
For links to more video check out: www.youtube.com/GinaReneMusic
and the short documentary on current tv: www.current.com.
For her collective reality show with her crew DiY check out: www.DiYartistTV.com
GINA IS ALSO A PART OF AGAPE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL CENTER (WWW.AGAPELIVE.COM) , A COMMUNITY REPRESENTING PEACE AND UNITY OF ALL HUMANITY. AGAPE IS THE HOME OF THE WORLD RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHER (REV.) MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH. HE’S A TRUE FAN OF GINA'S GIFTS AND HE'S HER GOD FATHER. BECKWITH WAS FEATURED IN THE FILM “THE SECRET” AND WAS ALSO RECENTLY IN THE STUDIO RECORDING POWERFUL LYRICS ON GINA’S UP AND COMING SINGLE “BE THE CHANGE”.
*FOR BOOKING OR INFO: CONTACT CHRISTINA LITMAN
EMAIL: CALITMAN@GMAIL.COM
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Thank you Gina for have to accept! Nice to meet you.:) How you doing? I would you wish a gorgeous week and a good continuations in your music! Take care. Moh. ^^
I love the video Time to Shine!! Great work. You know I'm a big fan! And you are so very welcome. Peace and blessings to all at your new company! Darlene xo
GINA!!! Here is the flyer for the March 7th Benefit!! Thank you for being a part of this!!! Can't wait for your Cohiba's show too!! Hope all is well, you're stickin to those dance classes, and that you're still believing in unicorns, I'm starting to :) Talk to you soon!!
Hi Gina! Been thinking of you & I've been listening to an Agape cd from Aug 5th '07. That was the BEST service (You & MB went Off!;) and later that afternoon I met the man of my dreams :) Love hearing you sing... Take care & continue to make your dreams come true :) Love, Sunnie xO
Thanks so much for the friend request sweety!!!!! I do hope you stop by often to see what amazing new things my friends and I have going on!!! And I wish you all the best in 2009!!!!
PS… Please add me to your top friends list as well……I like it on TOP!!!
I saw your performance at my school yesterday...i wasn't sure it if it was really you until i heard you singing U Must Be during the sound check [which is one of my favorite songs! and actually the only song i knew you sang]...after listening to your other songs i would have to say that you have very POWERFUL lyrics and awesome rhymes :]
