Lauren Nicole Clare is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. She began her professional career as a vocalist in 2001 when she gave a solo recital for the Carol Brice Series at age seventeen. After pursuing a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance at Oral Roberts University, Lauren returned home to sing as a chorus member for the Cimarron Opera Company’s summer production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe. That fall, Lauren began studies as a coloratura soprano at the esteemed Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University where she graduated with high honors in the masters of music degree program for vocal performance. While at OCU, Lauren participated in the Miss OCU program in order to pay for her studies and won. As Miss OCU 2006, she went on to win rookie talent, overall talent and interview awards at Miss Oklahoma, finishing as 4th runner up.

After graduating with her masters in 2007, Lauren began working as the vocalist for a local jazz trio and serving as vocal coach within the Miss OCU organization. In addition, she opened up a private home voice studio and also worked as a choral liaison for the Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. In 2009, Lauren moved to the Fayetteville, Arkansas area and began working as a local singer/songwriter under the pseudonym Ren.

In 2011, she formed what is now known as The Allie Lauren Project. The Allie Lauren Project is an avant-garde collective of classical, alternative and jazz musicians and has performed for The Oklahoma Film & Music Office SXSW Film Panel Event, Tourism Roadshows, Norman Music Festival, 35 Denton, Backwoods Music Festival, Sunday Twilight Concert Series, Wheeler Summer Music Series, Oklahoma City’s New Year’s Opening Night Celebrations as well as other numerous performances for the Oklahoma City Arts Council. Lauren has also performed works from this project in Austin, Denton, Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis, New York City and London. In 2018, The Allie Lauren Project was nominated for a regional Emmy award by the Heartland Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for their work with Outsiders Productions and The Grand Casino Hotel & Resort’s Play It Loud Season II.

In addition to her work for The Allie Lauren Project, Lauren also spent many years teaching private voice and piano lessons, she has written and produced works for hip-hop artist Jabee & spent time performing for Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra events. In 2019, she collaborated with her tribe, The Chickasaw Nation, in the production of her composition which was featured as the theme song for the nation’s annual meeting. Lauren has also performed alongside jazz heavyweights Michael Wolff, Dave Liebman, and Alexa Tarantino. Most recently, Lauren debuted a second project devoted to her love of jazz entitled Coloring Twelve. The collective debuted as a part of the Walton Arts Center’s Artosphere Festival on May 5, 2023. 

The auditory landscape which Lauren creates is vast and carries her fingerprint in every moment. She is constantly exploring. Her art has landed her on many museum stages in the region, most notably The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, The Momentary, and the world-renowned Crystal Bridges Museum on several occasions.  In 2020, she achieved a longtime dream of teaching at the university level. Currently, Lauren serves as instructor of voice at the University of Arkansas specializing in both classical & jazz studies. She also directs the Songwriter’s Ensemble, is the founder and director of VOICES vocal jazz ensemble, and is a member of the Jazz Educators Network, the National Association of Teachers of Singing and The Recording Academy.