Katharine McPhee & David Foster's Son Rennie Pauses Drumming
By Melanie VanDerveer on June 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM EDT
Updated on June 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM EDT
Even young musical geniuses need breaks every now and then.
David Foster and Katharine McPhee's 3-year-old son, Rennie, is taking a break from playing the drums. The wildly talented toddler has wowed people with his amazing drum skills and is now taking a bit of a hiatus.
Rennie Is Taking A Break From Drumming
Rennie made headlines earlier this year when McPhee's TikTok video went viral, and again when he played the drums at one of his dad's shows and that video went viral. Then a month later, Rennie went viral again on social media when he played the drums while McPhee sang, "I Will Always Love You."
"He's taking a little hiatus," Foster told PEOPLE. "He hasn't really been drumming for the past month or two."
Foster, 74, explained that there's no actual reason he's taking a break, other than he's just a child enjoying touring with his parents.
"As a parent, you can't push them," he said. "It's like, you want to play the drums, and now what's next? So he's gone off of it a little bit. But he still loves to watch our drummer play and come to rehearsals, and loves being on the road with us."
Katharine McPhee And David Foster's Son Is A Drumming Prodigy!
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Rennie seemed to inherit his famous parent's musical talents; at just 3, he's wowing people worldwide.
When McPhee shared a video of her little drummer jamming out to Michael Jackson's hit, "Rock With You," the crowd went wild (and by crowd, we mean social media followers) with more than 35.8 million views and 39,000 comments!
"As soon as I saw David Foster I was like 'oh that makes sense' and then I saw Katherine McPhee posting and I was like 'this is all coming together,'" one TikToker wrote in the comments.
Another viewer said, "Parents aside. Training aside. The dexterity, hand-eye coordination, timing, and focus are amazing. This is astounding."
Rennie Won Over More Fans With Another TikTok Video
Another video of the talented toddler doing what he does so flawlessly - drumming - also went viral with more than 8 million views.
In this video, he's drumming to Whitney Houston's hit, "I Will Always Love You" while his mom sang some of the lyrics. Foster, sitting on the couch near the drumset in his UGG boots, directed his talented son a bit toward the end of the performance.
"He’s better than most 20-year-olds. How is he so good at it?" one person wrote in the comments. Another said, "Some people are just destined for stardom. Rennie Foster is gifted!!"
And while the drumming and singing were definitely the stars of this show, the UGG boots didn't go unnoticed. Even the brand dropped into the comments to mention them.
"Came for the boots, stayed for the incredible show," UGG wrote. Another viewer said, "I was too focused on the UGGs."
David Foster And Katharine McPhee's Son Performed At A Washington, D.C. Show
Rennie may only be 3, but he's already performed live on stage in Washington, D.C. And not only were fans at the show impressed but so were tons of people online who watched the clip.
McPhee shared a clip of her son's performance on TikTok and received more than 1 million views and 32,000 likes.
"That is so unbelievable…that child!" one person wrote. Another said, "What talent for a little guy! Love watching him!"
And there's more where that came from!
One viewer shared, "I am so amazed.. this made me cry like a proud mom." Another said, "Amazing talent. He will be an awesome drummer and musician."
David Foster Also Shares Videos Of Rennie On Social Media
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McPhee isn't the only proud parent. Foster has also shared photos and videos of his son on his social media.
A video on Instagram captioned, "Progress-time for some lessons I think," shows Rennie jamming on the drums and grabbed tons of attention.
One viewer asked, "OMG!!!! How old is he? He’s brilliant," and another pointed out, "Yes lessons! You do mean he will be TEACHING those lessons, don’t you? Sign me up to take lessons! Lol! He’s amazing!"
And did we mention that at the time of that video, Rennie was only 2 years old?