The Artist Ren

The Artist Ren is Lauren Renee Van Houten, a 21-year-old indie pop singer-songwriter from Simi Valley, California, known for dreamy, hook-forward songwriting that pairs warm production with unguarded lyrics. She recorded her first song, “sleepstuff,” at 15, and has released music independently since 2022 through her own imprint, meow ren music, building an audience across streaming and short-form video with singles including “Runway,” “cloudynight,” “willow tree,” “sleepstuff,” “meowmeow,” “.mp3,” “The Circus,” “Not the Clones!” and “Radio Nurse.” “Runway” has drawn more than 500,000 streams on Spotify, and in total, she’s accumulated over 1 million streams on Spotify. Her catalog has been picked up by widely followed independent indie pop and dream pop playlists.