Rence (born Jackson Lawrence Hirsh, February 1, 1998^[1]) is an American singer, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles.^[2] Known for his dynamic take on pop music, Rence spent many years cultivating an independent music career before signing to Epic Records in 2019.^[3] His breakout single “Baby Blue” garnered 4 million streams in 2018^[4] and has since amassed more than 30 million streams as of July 2022 (as shown on his Spotify artist page).

As an independent artist, Rence garnered nearly 7 million streams^[5] and scored acclaim from Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 with his single, "Ways to Go."^[6] Rence studied at New York University's Tisch School of Arts, graduating in 2019 with a Performance Studies major and Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology minor.^[7]

In 2019, he collaborated with Noah Cyrus on “Expensive,” the song that marked his official debut with Epic.^[8] Within months, the single reached over 3 million streams and catapulted the artist into new territory with notice by Nylon, Billboard, and Paper.^[9][10][11] Notably, Rence was featured by Complex magazine's music discovery site, Pigeons and Planes, in their Best New Artists series.^[12][13] Rence performed at Lollapalooza in August 2021 and released his single, “Awooo.”^[14] Then in October 2021, Rence released his latest single, "Track Shoes," which has 1.2 million streams as of July 2022 (as shown on Spotify).^[15]

Various music writers have described Rence as a genre disruptor^[16] because of the breakout star’s ability to transcend genre in his songs. Beyond his solo music, Rence has also collaborated with and produced for a wide range of musicians, including Jonny Orlando, Sarah Barrios, Alex Porat, Chloe Lilac and Johan Lenox.^{[citation needed]}

His booking agent is Zac Bluestone of Wasserman Music,^[17] and Rence is managed by Andrew Keller^[18] and Mike Ryan.^[19]