E. Renée Gamez

Biography

E. Renée Gamez is a music director and keyboardist based in NYC. As a conductor and music director, their work has spanned the NYC area and across the US in regional theaters and major touring houses. Ren is currently on tour as the assistant conductor and keyboard swing for the 1st national tour of THE OUTSIDERS.

In San Diego, Ren worked closely with Broadway pit alum Rob Meffe as his rehearsal accompanist and pianist for SDSU’s productions of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and SHE LOVES ME. They were also the music director for the La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival performances of ALLEGORY, co-directed by Sammi Cannold and Emily Maltby with music and lyrics by Ari Afsar. In 2024, Ren briefly returned to San Diego to premiere TLDR: THELMA LOUISE; DYKE REMIX in addition to performing on the the original cast recording.

Ren wrapped their first national tour as MD/Key 1 for SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL in 2022. After a successful run as MD/Key 1 for ON YOUR FEET! at the John W. Engeman Theater, they were brought in to rehearse the 2nd national tour of ON YOUR FEET! with music supervisor Miami Sound Machine's Clay Ostwald.

Ren was Off-Broadway as Associate MD/Keys 2 for the musical adaptation of THE HARDER THEY COME at The Public in 2023. Since then, they have music directed AIDA and RAGTIME with STAGES St. Louis, LIZZIE at TheaterWorks Hartford, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Montclair State, and OKLAHOMA! at Pace University.

2025 Award Recipient for Outstanding Musical Director for RAGTIME from the St. Louis Theater Circle

M.M. Conducting, San Diego State University
B.A. Music Education, Fresno State