# Renforshort

Lauren Isenberg (born May 7, 2002), known professionally as Renforshort (stylized as renforshort) is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Toronto. Debuting independently in 2019 with the singles "Waves" and "Mind Games", Isenberg released her debut extended play, the Teenage Angst EP, in March 2020.

## Life and career
### Early life

Lauren Isenberg was born in Toronto. Her parents' taste of music influenced her at an early age, and she was exposed to musicians such as Billy Joel, The Velvet Underground and Nirvana. As a child, she won a Chinese language competition for performing the folk song "Mo Li Hua". Isenberg wrote her first song at 13 years old called "Hopeless Town", which was produced by Nathan Ferraro of the Canadian band The Midway State, and worked on several songs in Los Angeles with producer Justin Gray, however decided that none of these songs showed off her full personality. She began posting covers of songs to YouTube and Soundcloud in 2015, starting with a cover of Labrinth's "Jealous". At 14, Isenberg decided that singing was her passion after performing at an open mic night.
Isenberg met Canadian producer Jeff Hazin in 2016, who became her long-time collaborator (Isenberg has continued to work with the same co-writers since 2016). In the same year, she collaborated with German drummer and YouTuber Sina-Drums on her album Chi Might.

### Debut

Under the moniker Ren, Isenberg released her debut single "Waves" in February 2019. Music executives from Geffen Records took notice of her due to the song's popularity, and organized a meeting with her only a month after its release. Isenberg's second single "Mind Games" became a viral hit, and by November the two tracks had amassed five million streams across platforms. "Mind Games" was later nominated for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
Isenberg's first single with Geffen Records was released in November, entitled "IDC". On March 13, 2020, Isenberg released her debut extended play, the Teenage Angst EP, and changed her stage name to Renforshort. The leading single from the release, "I Drive Me Mad", was inspired by Isenberg's experiences with anxiety and panic attacks. Promotion for the EP was difficult, as scheduled showcases in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles were delayed in an effort to flatten the curve against the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a support act on YUNGBLUD’s Life on Mars tour.

### Later works

In 2021 Ren released another EP titled off saint dominique EP which was released through Interscope Records on June 4. It was met with positive reviews from critics with NME describing it as " A celebration of ever changing emotion" and publication Dork called the EP as having a "striking take on lyricism that continues to impress with a refreshing level of self-reflection" As of January 2022 the EP has surpassed 15 million streams on Spotify. On the 8th July 2022, she released her debut studio album “dear amelia” which was followed by a tour of North America and the UK/ EU shortly afterwards. In this album she dedicated a song to American singer Julian Casablanka "Julian, king of manhattan".

## Artistry

Renforshort's music is inspired by acts such as Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse, and from films such as Coraline and Call Me by Your Name.

## Personal life

Isenberg's mother is a real-estate agent. She has three brothers.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Dear Amelia | Released: July 8, 2022 Label: Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Teenage Angst EP | Released: March 13, 2020 Label: Geffen, Renwasn’there Inc, Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Off Saint Dominique EP | Released: June 4, 2021 Label: Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Clean Hands Dirty Water EP | Released: May 17, 2024 Label: Renwasn’there Inc, Nettwerk Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Waves" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Mind Games" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "IDC" | 2019 | Teenage Angst EP |
| "New Way" | 2020 | Teenage Angst EP |
| "I Drive Me Mad" | 2020 | Teenage Angst EP |
| "Fuck, I Luv My Friends" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Nostalgic (Luvsick)" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "AfterThoughts" | 2020 | Clouds (Music from the Disney+ Original Movie) |
| "Feel Good Inc." (featuring Mateus Asato) | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Virtual Reality" | 2021 | Off Saint Dominique EP |
| "Exception" | 2021 | Off Saint Dominique EP |
| "Fall Apart" (featuring Glaive) | 2021 | Off Saint Dominique EP |
| "Moshpit" | 2022 | Dear Amelia |
| "Made for You" | 2022 | Dear Amelia |
| "Bebe" | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Serpentine" | 2024 | Clean Hands Dirty Water EP |
| "Hurt Like It Should" | 2024 | Clean Hands Dirty Water EP |
| "Buried Alive" (with PJ Harding) | 2024 | Clean Hands Dirty Water EP |
| "Buried Alive, Again" (with Wrabel) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "On My Way!" | 2024 | Non-album singles |

### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
| "Doing the Wrong Thing the Right Way" | 2016 | Sina-Drums | Chi Might |
| "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2017 | Sina-Drums | YourSongBook |
| "Superstition" | 2018 | Sina-Drums | Your Songbook II |
| "Dog Eat Dog" | 2021 | Aldn | Greenhouse |
| "Box in a Heart" | 2022 | The Maine | — |

## Tours
### Supporting

* The Between Albums Tour (2023) - selected European dates