Ronald Jenkees
Jenkees's self-titled first album
Jenkees's self-titled first album
Background information
OriginKentucky, U.S.
GenresIDM, electronic rock, techno, hip hop (early)
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)FL Studio, keyboard controllers, piano, harmonica, vocals
Years active2004—present
LabelsIndependent
Websitewww.ronaldjenkees.com

Ronald Jenkees is an American composer and musician best known for his YouTube keyboard performances. As of February 2022, his YouTube videos had been viewed over 84 million times and he has 400 thousand subscribers.[1] He has released five independent albums: his first album Ronald Jenkees (2007), Disorganized Fun (2009), Days Away (2012), Alpha Numeric (2014), and Rhodes Deep (2017).[2][3]

Musical career

Jenkees began releasing beats and raps online under the name "Big Cheez" in about 2003. Under this name, he produced the 2005 album Straight Laced by Fish. In 2006, Jenkees started posting funny videos on YouTube, and later began posting music-related videos. These videos usually feature him wearing a hat and greeting his viewers by saying, "Hello YouToobs!" His videos gradually gained popularity, particularly after Bill Simmons from ESPN.com featured Jenkees and asked him to record his podcast theme, and again after being "thumbed up" by members of the StumbleUpon community. In 2007, Jenkees independently released his first studio album, Ronald Jenkees. In June 2009, Jenkees was featured on the STS9 album, Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes, producing a remix of "Beyond Right Now". On July 31, 2009, Jenkees released his second album, Disorganized Fun. He subsequently released Days Away in 2012,[4][5] Alpha Numeric in 2014,[6] and Rhodes Deep in April 2017.

A selection of music from his first two albums is included in the Iridium Studios's game "Before the Echo" (previously known as "Sequence").

Style

Jenkees creates a variety of music ranging from electronic music to hip hop to rock and roll using pianos, keyboards, and various PC-controlled electronic synthesizers. He uses keyboard and synthesizer synthetic voices to add a variety of instruments into his sound. The result is a combination of rock and roll with techno or trance-influenced rock opera. In some of his YouTube videos, he plays the harmonica in his slower tempo songs. Jenkees is distinguished in his videos by the array of hats he wears, his thick glasses, and his distinctive voice. Besides playing the keyboard, he also sings.

Discography

Solo albums
Ronald Jenkees (2007)
No.TitleLength
1."Derty"3:23
2."Neptune"3:23
3."Canon in D Remix"3:17
4."Clutter"4:16
5."Super-Fun"3:41
6."The Rocky Song Remixed"2:19
7."Snap"4:00
8."The Sunfish Song"2:43
9."Loui"3:19
10."Gold Spinners"3:40
11."Remix to a Remix"4:07
12."Almost Undamaged"4:44
13."56K (rap)"3:00
14."Ain't No Thang (rap)"3:22
"Disorganized Fun" (2009)
No.TitleLength
1."Disorganized Fun"4:10
2."Fifteen Fifty"4:34
3."Guitar Sound"7:00
4."Synth One"3:31
5."Throwing Fire"4:52
6."Minimal MC"2:43
7."Stay Crunchy"4:06
8."Inverted Mean"4:02
9."Outer Space"5:02
10."Let's Ride (rap)"3:04
11."It's Gettin Rowdy (rap)"3:14
Days Away (2012)
No.TitleLength
1."Magnetic Moment"5:06
2."Speaker 1, Speaker 1"4:08
3."Sidetracked"5:22
4."Early Morning May"4:05
5."Supercell in Tune"2:46
6."With Water and Light"1:30
7."7 Times"5:56
8."Red Lemonade"5:12
9."Days Away"3:33
10."Deep-Sea Sounding"2:57
11."Error Me Out"5:34
12."Piano Wire"3:35
13."Simpletank"3:37
14."From The Arrow Loop"5:05
15."Red Lemonade Remixed"4:29
Alpha Numeric (2014)
No.TitleLength
1."Synergetics"4:15
2."Filter In"3:34
3."In Blue"4:33
4."Mr. Mac"4:26
5."Echo Out"4:21
6."Alpha Numeric"3:45
7."Hotel Midi"3:52
8."103 Degrees"4:37
9."Slow To Spring"3:32
10."Fall Drift"4:50
11."All The Circles"3:51
12."Dream Happy"2:36
Try The Bass (2015)
No.TitleLength
1."Try The Bass"4:59
Rhodes Deep (2017)
No.TitleLength
1."Rhodes Deep"4:06
2."Dr. Goose Robbins"5:14
3."Expensive Ice Chill Cuts Deluxe"4:58
4."Arp Island"4:07
5."So Alive"2:50
6."So Alive (Instrumental)"2:50
7."Unusual Weather"4:06
8."Spearmint"4:43
9."Try The Bass"4:59
10."Aquatic Jambiance"5:12
Mindful (2017)
No.TitleLength
1."Mindful"4:35
Sky Tied (2019)
No.TitleLength
1."Sky Tied"3:55
Wonder And Flow (2023)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Wonder And Flow"5:03
Produced albums
  • Fish: Straight Laced (as Big Cheez) (2005)

(Variations and updated versions of some songs on Straight Laced can be found on Jenkees' first album as instrumentals.)

Appearances
  • Sound Tribe Sector 9: Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes (track 29, "Beyond Right Now") (2009).[8]
  • Soundtrack for PC game Before The Echo (previously known as "Sequence") by Iridium Studios.[9]
  • Soundtrack for There Came an Echo by Iridium Studios.
  • Kennedy Space Center Holidays in Space Rocket Garden Light Projection Show
  • Music on hold when calling Google in North America[10]
  • "Sidetracked" is used as the intro and outro music in Linux Unplugged[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Youtube
  2. ↑ "New Ronald Jenkees Album – "Days Away" | Chune". Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "True Talent: Ronald Jenkees is the Keebler Elf of Music Snacks (YouTube Spotlight) | IX Daily". Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hello, LEOs! Ronald Jenkees returns | Louisville's Alt-Weekly | LEO Weekly
  5. ↑ "Ronald Jenkees – Early Morning May (Stream) | Good(ish) Music". Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Album: Alpha Numeric".
  7. ↑ "Ronald Jenkees - Wonder and Flow (Official Visualization)". YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Remix Album Drops June 23".
  9. ↑ "Iridium Studios - Games". Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ronald Jenkees' Twitter". June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Reddit - Linux Unplugged theme song". April 20, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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