Dennis Lorenzo’s beginnings were very humble and set the foundation for his career grounded in love, loss, passion and art form. Dennis was raised in Philly by his mother and music. His oldest memories take him back to his mom playing Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Prince and him standing in front of the TV watching WWE Wrestling, where they played mostly rock music. The first albums he asked for at Christmas were Three Days Grace, 30 Seconds To Mars and Breaking Benjamin. At that point RENZØ realized he loved rock music. On the other end of the spectrum Dennis couldn’t escape soul music as he would sing along to Music SoulChild and Jill Scott in his moms backseat. This would lead him to picking up his first guitar at 16. When Dennis was a few years older he moved to Atlanta and worked on music out of his Aunt’s basement. Atlanta was an entirely different culture than what Dennis grew up in, and at the time The Migos (and Atlanta in general), Drake and Swae Lee were shaping a new sound in hip/hop. Dennis fell in love with this new “Trap” sound and began producing shortly after. Three years in Atlanta added a new element to RENZØ's sound but he felt Los Angeles was the place where he could shine. His first three months were rough as he was homeless, but opportunity would present itself. In 2018, he auditioned for American Idol where he would crack the top 10 and change his life forever. Follow RENZØ on instagram @DennisLorenzo