Ronald Jenkees, The Real Deal

Posted by Chris Wilson September 6th, 2007

Ronald Jenkees Immitates no other I knew it was time to pay attention to this self-proclaimed nerd from Kentucky, when I heard him make a connection from the classic rock band, Led Zeppelin, to hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Ronald clearly understands the concept that “if you want to get noticed you can’t be a clone.” He doesn’t just bang around on a synthesizer imitating his favorite artists. He takes all of his musical influences, which I’ll note, appear to be all over the map, dumps them in a plastic bowl and pours his own special Ronald Sauce all over them.

To many, the persona that Ronald exhibits to the world via a camcorder from his bedroom, is in complete contradiction to what we normally think of in terms of successful musicians, celebrities, or anyone with influence for that matter. However, Ronald blows that idea out of the water with a strong following of over 6000 and rising subscribers on Youtube. He also recently released his long awaited CD, which is available on iTunes and at ronaldjenkees.com.

I believe his unique mix of nerd, Kentucky hick, and spare bedroom hip-hop gangsta may be awkward for some, but is largely what his success can be attributed to. Ronald’s not a clone of anyone. He’s 100% pure Ronald Jenkees. And lets not forget his unbelievable sound that I cannot begin to describe with words.

Check out one of his latest Youtube video to see him in action:

I don’t think we have heard the last of Ronald Jenkees. In fact, I think this is just the beginning. I know it is for me. I bought his CD ten minutes ago on iTunes.

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The first few times I watched Ronald I was amazed by his musical ability, but I just wasn’t quite sure if he was putting on an act with the coke bottle glasses and lame jokes. After watching all of his music videos on Youtube, I’ve come to the conclusion that if he’s not the real deal he has got his act down cold, and isn’t afraid of criticism.

So what do you think?

Is the real Ronald Jenkees the same guy that thousands are watching on Youtube?

Where do you think Ronald’s success stems from?

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tragx

long live ronald jenkees, one of our generations greatest musical talents!

Joel

he is a full blown virtuoso of the keyboard... he is not just a masterful songwriter, but is as good at the keyboard as say Jimi Hendrix was at the guitar. If this is not a revolution of electronica, then it is certainly a monumental step for modern day music.

dkpesmerga

the one thing that irked me through these comments were so many haters claiming he was pretending to have a disability, when all he has ever done is deny it, read a god dam youtube page, if you can use google to make yourself look like an idiot it shouldnt be to much harder

Craze

(I would also like to say look at MJ)
he's face got burned he changed his looks for people and his music was amazing but all people could do was hate on the guy. I never really got into MJ's music but people respected him or hated him, Stop hating people and start enjoying music talent because there is to much hate in the whole music industry these days.

Craze

Check yourself aye,

I listen to music and I don't watch it, If his music was playing on the radio what would you have to say then? Yes he is on youtube saying very little words and people start liking his character. But why does it matter if he is acting a character? It the music he wants you to listen to. Alot of music artist are fake but you still look up to them and buy there music right?

David G

Awesome? Is that it? How faint with praise you are. Ronald Jenkees is the single greatest organism that ever lived on this planet. He passed "awesome" years ago when he composed a symphony on the number pad of the telephone. He blew by "transcendent" about 20 minutes ago, by most estimates. Where he's heading now is anybody's guess, because nobody has ever been this good before. At this point Ronald Jenkees is breaking new ground with every breath he takes.

All hail the King of Beats and Roll!!

Billy B

It's so funny people get up in arms that Ronald is an act. Everyone says his music is awesome, but i'd be so disappointed. People, how many entertainment personas do you love that are not an act? The music is still awesome people, and it's real music. The fact that he is self published/promoted is even better, and it's the most refreshing exciting music I've heard in a long time.

compare what he's putting out to big industry puts out. I'll still buy his 2nd album and constantly check his youtube page for updates.

He's still awesome folks.

Kurt

Here is the new video for Ronald Jenkees' "Loui"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcMIf70fAHU

Enjoy

David G

I agree. Anytime you have a guy who warrants serious consideration for being considered The Greatest Thing That Ever Lived, you have to give him the benefit of the doubt. Ronald Jenkees is guaranteed to put the spring in your shock. He is the Silky Smooth. He is THE on-ramp to the Freeway of Life. My friends, he's the butterbrickle in your ice cream, too.

And if you know that, you know everything. Long live the King.

Brian C

The naysayers on this blog are jealous idiots. Go find some credible evidence that the man isn't who he says he is other than "he said, she said";p.s. google is a terrible source truf, dont be f***ing retarted.

Make your own judgements as to whether this guy is for real or not. Either you can listen to jealous lunatics who would probably tell you the United States was responsible for 9/11 along with every other bullshit conspiricy theory in the books, or you can give the guy the benefit of the doubt.

DexLuther

Just because his name isn't Ronald Jenkees doesn't mean he's fake. The way he thinks and acts can still be 100% genuine even if his name is a fake one. Authors and actors use pen names and screen names all the time. Are they fake?

It's no different for Ronald or Ben or what ever. Could be that he's just looking to protect his identity online. Maybe it's an 'artist's name' used way for him to keep his music/online life and real life separate. When he's making music and/or he's Ronald. When he's at work or with friends he's Ben.

Either way it doesn't mean it's all an act, and there's absolutely no reason for anyone to assume it is.

Cojo

Who gives a flying flip who he really is? The fact remains that he is an incredibly talented musician that the world is enjoying listening to.

If what he has is a disability, PLEASE---PLEASE give me whatever it is.

What? Someone famous is using a stage name/persona?!? ALERT THE MEDIA!!!

David G

I wonder if all the haters comprehend that talking about the Great One only makes his legend grow? I can only imagine their consternation when it came out that Eminem's real name isn't Eminem, but that he'd perpetuated a fraud on the public. They must have been livid when they found out John Wayne's real name was actually Marion Morrison. It's a good thing there's so much name fraud out there, really. This way the Great One only gets a small percentage of their flack when, if he was the only one with a stage persona, RJ would get the full brunt of their considerable indignation.

I, for one, worship the ground that the Great One's keyboard sits on, and I refuse to debate his profound wisdom in these proceedings.

LONG LIVE THE KING!

daniel

On his youtube account there are videos from before he was well known, so why would be have a fake name then?

FL Studio Tutorials

You RJ haters are so jealous. RJ (Ben) is an extremely talented guy and while he may portray a character, a lot of the real him is in there. He loves to make music, he loves to have fun and he's good at both. And he genuinely is a good guy. I know this because when I interviewed him for my site I did my research and brought up some issues about RJ with him personally. I feel he was upfront and honest with me in his responses. And having seen him perform outside of musical savant character he's talented as a comedian/improv guy as well.

There is no doubt in my mind that RJ was put on youtube for fun and not for some "lets fool people and take advantage of them" reason. More power to him for using it to improve his life and career.

A lot of musicians have a band name or stage name and a little character behind it. Alice Cooper, KISS, 90% of the rappers out there.

RJ shows us it's cool to have fun and be little goofy. Anyone who can pull that off and make the incredible music he makes is pure awesome in my book.

Michael

If Robert Jenkees is 100% an online persona, then he was very patient in setting it up . . . at least based on what's on youtube currently, it was five months between his first Robert Jenkees video where he complains for a minute or so about the dirty dishes and the first video of Robert Jenkees performing a song on the keyboard.

Either way, I enjoy the music, the persona he presents online, and he reminds me of what Buckethead is doing in more ways than one.

G-dub

Beg pardon, but I read about a quarter of the responses and cut to the end because I felt you all are missing the bigger picture about "BenRon Felkees". Him being a gifted muscician aside. how many rappers put up a front as hard core thuggish when they grew up in the suburbs? or as the tough but lovable female singer when they are total bitches in real life. almost every (professional)musician puts up a front to some extent. the only difference between them and RJ (or BF) is that instead of acting cool and secretly pleading/needing for your admiration and cash, he's acting like a goof and inspiring people to create their own music. And who cares if he is doing it for the cash, why shouldn't he make some cash along the way. His beats are phenomenal and just because someone can truley act good or inspire doesnt mean they have to stay poor. someone's gotta make a buck right? why not give it to the guy who's inspiring people with outstanding beats, and folksy nerdy charm while encouraging others to create... anything! It's not often in the music industry or really any industry that you find someone who holds the popular vote and is actually promoting a (personal) worthy cause. so I say keep arguing about who he really is. put his name in every forum and give him all the publicity he wants, because thats what your doing. wheather or not he's real or not, he's good enough on camera, and thats good enough for me. keep making good music Ronald Jenkees, and I'll keep listening.

Lindsay

And naturally I meant there, not their.

Lindsay

I am tired of all of the talk about Ronald. His real name is not Ben, it IS Ronald. Really! Does anyone spend their time doing anything BUT trying to say a naturally talented man is a fraud?! You all are adults, grow up! I went to school with Ronald for four years, and every yearbook under his photo, their is the named 'Ronald Jenkees'. Please, guys, he's the same nerd who I went to school with years ago. He's always been a true, real, sweet gent!

Ted @ Replay

My buddy just showed me the videos on Youtube last night. I couldn't believe that the persona was real. The music yes, but not the persona. It was just too good, too perfect, and were it true, why wasn't this guy on Leno or Letterman?

At any rate, I can do nothing but aplaud him. What he has done is pure marketing genus, and be an appropriate case study for business school students. It's like the guy read a Seth Godin book and took it to the next level. This guy deserves our money for his cd because he is a performer. I don't care if he is really this way or not. I'd pay good money to see this guy perform in person as the act that we see on YouTube.

Being cynical about his true intentions is just silly, and proof that he has dome an excellent job at his act. If you saw this on TV being produced on Saturday Night Live, you'd eat it up. But him performing on Youtube as a new medium doesn't mean that he's a sham or using our sympathies to unfairly take our money. It just means that he's using the next generation of media distribution to it's full effect. If were going to knock this guy, then we need to knock Jim Carry, Steve Martin, the whole cast of MAD TV, and Will Farrell for doing the same thing.

Keep it going Ron, and let's see you on tour :)

Mike

If it's a character or not doesn't really matter to me, I'm really digging the music most of all. I think you guys should stop worrying so much about that. He plays good music and I imagine he is having fun with it all, so relax a bit and enjoy the tunes instead of trying to be negative about it all.

Sinsay

truf said he makes money by playin a character and fooling people..so do actors...but u dont bitch whenever will smith drops a movie, huh? who care if hes not really half retarded...hes talented...and smarter then u...cuz ure sittin here talkin about him and he doesnt even kno who u are

Escapegamer

Ronald Jenkees might have wished not to perform as "himself" like Sting and others but that doesn't remove his talent!

I'm sorry to see the pointing out on something that does'nt matter - his music - his "peace out" - his way to encourage is all the world needs...........

one out there

Hey who can give me a real evidence on that Ronald Jenkees is really making this "act" everyone is talking about. I think he is exactly the way on youtube that he is in real life.

Oh yeah and even if he had an act who cares. He is great anyways.

So peace out.

Emre

Red Skelton, Bill Cosby, Sonny and Cher, Ben Stiller...do those names ring a few bells to any of you?

Do you think those people acted like their stage personas at the breakfast table, folks?! Would you be disappointed to find one of them reading the Wall Street Journal over their bagels and coffee?

I think actors say that they are pulling some new part of themselves forward when playing a role. Whether the man facing the cereal box each morning is Mr. Jenkees' or not probably shouldn't be the question.

Who he is facing the camera is who he's willing to show us and entertain us with. If you're entertained, mission accomplished.

Xplaced

I wonder actually if Ben is just like Ronald, but just using the Ronald Jenkees name. I could be way off, but I get the feeling that Ronald Jenkees is becoming less and less of an act over time, and more Ben showing through. Almost like he is gradually becoming himself. He's different from his first videos to the current ones. Sure people change over time as well, but Jenkees appears to be developing, so to speak.

Or he's just a really good actor providing some good entertainment. Either way, I still love the songs. As long as he isn't a jerk, I have no problems with him at all. I think his stuff is fantastic.

He did a couple songs with Fish Rocks, if you ever heard of him. Fish raps to his songs, some of them we already know. Listen and you'll catch it right away. I do however like Ronald's take on Derty though. :)

simon

what ben has done makes sense... in a way.
its too bad.. for me that he made jenkees so likable because now i feel betrayed.
i dont dislike the music just the artist.
the difference here is that with majic and rap gangsters we KNOW its staged and the audience implicitly asks to be fooled.
i think he is able to continue the act because most people re unaware.
sure you can google Benjamin Feltes is jenkees but why would you. i tripped over the real name while reading new comments on a video i had already watched several times.
there at times when i expect fakes and times when i dont...and this time i didnt..
the awkward nerd approach was fairly clever since we all know what benefit a false kindness might be but since hes wrapped his heartwarming sweet nothings in such a vulnerable package you are ready to buy it
there is so much more i could say but i will close with this
ronald jenkees is dead, long live the music of Benjamin Feltes

pete

ok all i can say is ! whats eminem's real name !!! whats madonas real name , who is snoop dog !

you bag someone for creating them selves in a way thats different from the norm
he rocks simple as
wether his name is jo blogs or harry bobbit it dont matter he can play and rock the socks off !

Bob

Damn! Meant to type Ziggy Stardust. I hate typos.

Bob

So what if he invented a fictional persona. The way I see it, his beats are still amazing and the RJ character is inspiring to a lot of people. So the guy knows how to market himself. Big deal. Musicians create alternate personas all the time. Ziggu Stardust, whoever the hell Garth Brooks pretended to be for a while. All he has done is differentiate himself from the rest of the would-be stars on the Internet. What I would have a problem with is if he had turned out to be affiliated with some elaborate record company hoax.

Joseph Steadman

Ron, I have enjoyed all kinds of strange music, but I must say that you have an Anointing On your life and it is a blessing to see some one who can find their 'Calling' in life, but brother you have done it Great Music

The Rev. Joseph G. Steadman

Jay K.

Real people? That is how the world works. We all would take advantage of an opportunity to make ourselves some money. He would be no exception. Obviously some of us would go further than others, but what he's doing isn't anything new.

In any case, I found his music from a video game movie that featured mostly with his songs (about 5-6 of them). He's a great artist and I hope he makes some more. I'm still weary about whether his appearance is an act or not, but that doesn't stop me from listening. :D

Amaranth

Yes, but the problem here is... that this guy made that character to fool people, to earn cash, he is a great musician but he is doing this for money... not for fun like his character said, Jenkees is just another marketing method, created to earn money.

That makes me sad, this world has no real people after all...

Greg

I have only discovered this guy, in the last ten minutes, and all I can say is this guy is amazing, it's obviously a fake personality, but what concerns me is...could it be that the piano he plays isnt generating that sound...has anyone seen it live or can anyone with pianist skills verify it.

I am not musically minded...and I wish I was like this genious, but could it not be a recording and him tapping fingers in time on the keyboards.

Regardless the music is awesome.

If it is all real...and we know the personality isn't... then understand perhaps why.

How many crackpot weirdo's watch You Tube, recognise cloting or apartments etc etc, perhaps he just fears for safety or perhaps he works for a Symphony Orchestra etc...sometimes it is safer to be in disguise.

Either way its pure entertainment and I will be giving my $10 to his cause.

Ask yourself, are you disapointed when a magician does a magic trick...sure you know it's fake...but it's still entertaining...right?

m

Ronald Jenkees is truly talented and he just keeps getting better. And his persona (if it's an act, so what) is great! He's a genuinely nice guy who enjoys making music and has inspired lots of people to do the same. There are tons of people who would have been too afraid to put themselves out there, but after seeing him I'm sure they say "hey, if Ronald can do it, so can I."

So to Ronald I say - "Kudos"

m

GTFO

WTF! @ Truf's comments:

"I would consider a person that attempts to dupe everyone into thinking that you are someone with a disability a FAKE."

That's 100% incorrect. If you actually knew anything about disabilities, he clearly doesn't act like he has a disability and he's never claimed to have one.

** From his youtube site: "Before you ask, I'm a perfectly normal and healthy guy..... My hope is that you are entertained and at the same time, inspired to make music. Anyone can have fun with music."

Seems pretty clear to me. It's OK to have opinions about what he does, but get your facts straight first. He's playing a funny character.

Truf

No, I wouldn't consider a pen name (Mark Twain), a stage name (John Wayne), or an album released under a pseudonym (eivets rednow) grounds for someone to be labeled as fake. I would consider a person that attempts to dupe everyone into thinking that you are someone with a disability a FAKE.

Since we are being petty and pointing out typos, you should note that it is eivets rednow. That is Stevie Wonder spelled backwards.

No one is hating here, it seems that you are the one that has been systematically attacking those that do not share your opinion.
I agree with Robert and several others above. The guy has talent but his success stems from being a fake. I have no beef with anyone and I just wanted to express my opinion. This whole thing has been blown way off topic by your terrible comments.

i apologize ofr any typhoes

david

just wondering if you guys would also consider samuel clemens, rednow eivets, and marion morrison as FAKES as well?

let me quote TRUF:

"This man is Ben Feltes, a sham, a hoax an imposture. If you want to get somewhere in life; then do it by your own identity."

It's spelled "impostor" btw. anyway samuel clemens=mark twain; rednow eivets=stevie wonder; marion morrison=john wayne.

stop hating. peace.

Robert Starzinski

Sorry about the typo, it s really late...

Robert Starzinski

Interesting, i found a video on youtube from a guy called 'Donald Menkees.
I actually uploaded it to a another site.
Its now obvious to me he is doing a parody of this Ronald Jenkees Guy.

I actually uploaded it to a another site

I now understand why the "menkees" guy is getting slammed.

What's funny is his chops are superior(menkees), and until the last few days i had no idea of the jenkees guy. What amazes me is even though the "jenkees" guy is really playing on the ignorance and sympathies of humanity, some of his fan base seems to want to justify his scam. I have taken the time to watch 'jenkees" and admit he is talented though without his well rehearsed plagiaristic take on someone who truly is challenged, he would be nothing more than a decent musician. From a marketing standpoint though GENIUS as long as he can live with himself for taking advantage of what little decency humanity has left.

Now that i am aware of the menkees spoof, its even more fun watching once understood that his portrayal is so over the top so there is no confusion of his intent.

I fully intend now to write to the "menkees guy& jenkees guy to get their views.

Bob.

David Gifford

Mario,

No. I refuse. As ridiculously negative as you and the other trolls are on RJ, I will be just as ridiculously positive.

So get off the crack, Mario. And get off the Ronald Jenkees hate campaign and get a life of your own. This usually means worrying about your own business instead of obsessing on what someone else is doing, which by the way is far more wildly successful than you are or have ever been. It also means letting go of your jealousy and bitterness over not having thought of it first, and letting go of your resentment over his popularity and acceptance from tens of thousands of people.

A guy like RJ knows he's onto something when people like you, with lives going nowhwere and contributing nothing to anyone, are telling him how to conduct his business. And telling others, like me, how to conduct ours.

Learn from RJ. Life can be fun. Use your imagination to inspire people. Speak encouragement into people's lives. You might learn to like it, cuz right now all you are is rot.

Mario L.

David get off the crack. And get off of the ronald jenkees marketing campaign.

David Gifford

If RJ did Rock, his Rock would be better than any other Rock. But RJ, he don't do Rock. He do hip-hop. His legend continues to grow.
Matter of fact, RJ covers all ground that the keyboard can cover. He is the new breed, the fresh blood, the scratch on your itch...

just you wait, the day will come when all the people that have dissed RJ will have to crawl up to him and apologize for even dreaming they could take him down. RJ is here to stay cuz he's REAL, baby.

R E A L...

BReal

IMHO i don't want to watch gansters or ronald and I definitely don't want to buy their music. They both suck. Try rock it is way better than this bs.

Peace

GTFO

I would WAY rather watch the RJ character 'get down' than some faux-gangsta talkin about bitchez and hoes. Those are the entertainers/influences in our society worthy of raising a fuss about, not RJ. Scuse me while I go buy this kids CD.

James

It bugs the heck out of me that Ronald Jenkees success stems from the fact that he is pretending to be a nerd, different, retarded... whatever you want to call it.

I have been a big "nerd" my whole life. It has not always been easy as many of you may know but I am always myself. This Ben person is a nerd when it is convenient and gets him attention. I take offense to him assuming this identity.

David Gifford

Well, the truth is out there. I've seen it. The most important thing is that I've decided to ignore all of it. Feltes doesn't exist. Neither does Big Cheez.

Ronald Jenkees is flat out the greatest single living organism that has ever graced the face of the earth. Join the rest of humanity and hail him as your king. Hail him for doing what they said could not be done. Hail him a cab. Whatever you choose, just hail him. He IS Ronald Jenkees...the man, the myth, the legend. Give him room in your heart to take root, to grow on you, to teach you what he knows. For deep down inside we are Ronald Jenkeeses all, dark destroyers against whose flying fingers no keyboard can stand.

Truf

BeezWx,

My first comment was simply to express my opinion.

My second comment was in response to David Gifford, who apparently is a huge Ronald Jenkees fan (thanks to my awesome googling skillz that you so graciously pointed out). I don't like being told to hail someone as my king, unless it is Jesus or Desmond from Lost both of those dudes rock lol!

This final comment is in response to your attack. I have no intention of trying to "break the news" (a totally dumb idea); I just want to express my opinion. Furthermore, you should note the questions that were posed by Chris Wilson,

"So what do you think?"

"Is the real Ronald Jenkees the same guy that thousands are watching on Youtube?"

"Where do you think Ronaldâ€™s success stems from?"

Thanks for your comments fool. You and RJ are both ridiculous people.

The Stank

He might have a stage name and play with his image & character, but I personally don't think you can completely fake being that into what you are doing. There's a glowing aura of badass around his youtube performances, character or no character. I'm still 100% completely absolutely a fan. Still haven't purchased his CD, but I'm waiting to get both when he's done with CD #2.

Mike Deez

I agree with Will. I think the CD is awesome. But I felt a little let down when I discovered that Ronald Jenkees is a fictional character. I guess I am a sucker.

BeezWx

Frankly, I find it really sad that this "Truf" person hangs around deep in some website comments putting fourth a lot of energy trying to "break the news" as if he is the only one privileged enough to know how to perform a Google search. That's really sad dude.. You need to get on with life, seriously. RJ is still made of awesome, no matter what you say, and your comments say a lot about YOU, not RJ - makes you look like a bitter and jealous person. No matter how cool something is, there always has to be THAT guy though. Never fails.

FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH HIM... I emailed Jenkees (or, "Benjamin", whatever) a few months back with a n00b production question. I'm sure the guy gets pounded with email, so I knew there was a chance he wouldn't be able to reply to me directly. Not only did I receive a personal reply, but he went out of his way to help and encourage me on several specific points. Did he make any money off of that? No. Is it required of him to reply do probably dumb questions from random people? No. But he went out of his way to help me "have fun" with music.. Says a lot.

IMO, the Internet will be lucky if he just keeps doing what he's doing.

Truf

This man is Ben Feltes, a sham, a hoax an imposture. If you want to get somewhere in life; then do it by your own identity. In actuality, this guy does have real talent (he is really good) but I think that it is safe to say that he would not be nearly as popular if he hadnâ€™t been masquerading as this character.

I wish that Ron did exist. I love seeing people that are so different from the norm making it in life. There are plenty of really cool odd people on the net to be in awe of; this guy is not one of them. He is just trying to be one of those people. I for one am tired of bogus acts like this. He is making money off of fooling people. He has had plenty of opportunities to be honest about the situation but he has continued to perpetuate this lie. He really could care less about the fans; it is all about how much attention and money he can make off of his act. If that werenâ€™t the case, he would have told the truth by now.

He IS a fake. Thatâ€™s who he is.

David Gifford

What do you mean, Ronald doesn't exist? He's more real than most people I know. This man IS Ronald Jenkees, a living legend, a textual linguist, a raconteur, a man about town and who knows what else. Don't diss the Jenks, hail him as your king.

He IS Ronald Jenkees. That's who he is.

Will

A tad annoyed to find out that this man was a fake as a friend of mine bought the album from itunes and we were gobsmacked as it is all great!

I will still enjoy the mussic but it wont be the same for me now i believe the public dont like being tricked and lots of potential fans may now feel insulted. i know that to some extent i do.

How does everyone else feel?

Truf

August,

Ron has you (and many others) snowed. Ron is not real but Benjamin Feltes is very real.

This guy does have real talent but has been on a campaign to mislead the public for some time. And you know what, it has been working. It has made this guy enough money that he doesn't even have a real job. I am not sure if you can really blame the guy. Had he never created this character, he would have never been nearly as noticeable, just another video blogger with a keyboard.

Ultimately (and unfortunately) the comment that you made above holds true. He is just another jerk. He is a self centered person willing to mislead everyone for his own success.

Truf

August

Ron's humbleness is exactly what's appealing. Yes his music is amazing but his real gift is the way he portraits himself in public. In world full of musicians and stars that are full of themselves and do little more than to perpetuate the "get mine" attitude, Ron is putting out an incredibly positive vibe. I too would be a bit disappointed if it wasn't for real only for the fact that it would let a lot of people down once the cat was outta the bag if Ron turned out to be a real jerk (kinda like when we found out Vanilla Ice was really just a rich kid from the burbs). But for now I hope he continues to be humble, encourage to believe in their own gifts and put out more great music!

Big ups to Ron

JOe

I'm a huge fan as of less than 24 hours ago. I've already purchased his album and contact him regarding licensing one of the songs that is to be included in his next album.

I honestly would be greatly disillusioned if his nerdiness is an act. I support him and happily purchase his albums not just because they rock hard but also because of his attitude.

Never have I met a musician with such skill and admiration for so many others--including other "amateurs" on youtube and such. He does nothing but encourage everyone to play music just to play music. He's one of the most talented and most humble musicians I've ever encountered.

If playing music all the time and putting out CD's is his dream then, I'm more than happy to help him achieve that humble dream and buy his albums. If it's an act, I feel I'll be severely disappointed because I'm sure there ARE geeky kids who don't have the courage to do what he's done and who are excellently talented who deserve to live the dream as I feel we all do. I'm working on mine. Ronald is clearly doing well living his and achieving more and more each day. I just hope its for real and honest.

Regards,
Joe Hancuff,
Dev-Inspire Studios

Will

well whatever it is act or actual persona Ronald Jenkees is sure not afraid to step out of the box of conformity and has laid himself bare for whatever criticism or praise comes his way. I think there is a lot to be said for someone with courage to perform like that. and the bottom line he is hugely talented definitely one to watch!

John

*I was fooled by Little Loca too, although she was the first You Tube persona I became firmiliar with*

John

Ronald's music is really good, there's no doubt about it. It sounds like it's getting even better too with his latest disorganized fun teaser.

On the other hand his nerd persona does have some charm. Although I'm not sure it's the real Ronald (if that is even his name). At first (a few days ago) I thought he was real. Now I'm having my doubts ( I was fooled by Little Loca too, although she was the first You Tube persona ).

If you look at his videos from the beginning, he is a little different from his current ones. That could be due to alot of things. It maybe that he is developing this persona. Or he's getting more comfortable.

No doubt his music and talent is driving his popularity. But in todays competitive show biz, talent isn't always enough. There has to be a different aspect to your show for it to stick out among entertainers. I think Ronald realizes this and may be a (increasingly successful) persona to exploit this.

Either way the guy is brilliant.

Peace out internets :)

David Gifford

Ronald Jenkees is simply the greatest thing that ever lived, be it animal, vegetable, or mineral. He's what everyone else wants to be, a dark destroyer against whose flying fingers no keyboard can stand. And he's got an endless supply of cool hats.

JJJ

I like the actual beats themselves. But his nerd appeal is definitely there. Any nerd that drops a few Ubuntu references before droppin' a deadly jam is slick anyway.

Kelly

Ronald definitely has his very own flavor of marketing appeal. If it weren't for his "act" (if, in fact, it is one) I don't believe he'd be nearly as interesting. Whatever the case, he's brilliant.

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