Renee Maskin is a singer-songwriter from the vibrant music city of Asbury Park, New Jersey.

She combines earthy song craft with ambient textures and wry lyrics, a sound that’s both familiar and unconventional at once.

Having cut her teeth in bands over the past several decades, Maskin’s solo debut, Swimming, was recorded in 2020 as a result of the pandemic lockdown. UK’s The Rodeo hailed it as “indie-rock at its finest.” Her follow-up 2023 LP with The Mysterious Wilds, featuring Mike Noordzy and Ben Ross, debuted at #1 on the NACC Folk chart. She rounded out that year with another LP, Shimmer with Maskin back in the producer chair. The record received many accolades, including being named one of the top national releases of 2023 by The Aquarian, and New Jersey Stage Magazine giving Maskin the title of “Songwriter of the Year”.

In the summer of 2024, she teamed up with Sonofdov to release their haunting Chansons de Lune EP. She follows it up this year with full album Is It Real, out March 2025, bringing back Mike Noordzy as well as violinist Nicole Scorsone (Bernie Worrell Orchestra) to round out its cinematic underpinnings.

Maskin’s unique sound has brought her to support wide ranging international acts, including Jon Langford (Mekons), William Tyler, Tyler Ramsey, Del Amitri, and Jill Sobule to name a few. Maskin formerly fronted indie-rock group Lowilght, a run that included four acclaimed studio albums and a tour opening for rock icons, Pretenders. Before then, she played in bands ranging from prog-punk, to alt-country, to somber folk.