Aris, born Aris Jeffers and working under the single stage name Aris, is a New York–repped model signed to Misfit Model Management who also records music as a solo artist. Her public footprint is thin but distinct: an editorial modeling credit in KALTBLUT Magazine, a run of self-released singles under the mononym Aris between 2017 and 2021, and a screen credit as the female lead in the 2022 music video for Christian Gates’s “Dangerous State of Mind.”
Aris Jeffers is credited by her full name in a KALTBLUT Magazine feature listing her among the models on the Misfit Model Management roster, alongside Ayelen Song and Brendan Doyle, with the caption noting the agency is “run by Lauren Rutledge in NY.” Her Instagram profile, which displays as “aris has feelings” under the handle @arishasfeelings, lists a modeling contact line reading “modeling: lauren@misfitmodelmgmt.com,” independently matching the Misfit Model Management and Lauren Rutledge connection reported in the KALTBLUT piece. As of this writing the account shows roughly 24,000 followers, more than 2,200 following, and 141 posts. No verified date of birth or hometown for the model and musician Aris has been published.
Aris’s clearest citable professional credit is a fashion editorial for KALTBLUT Magazine titled “Dazed and Confused,” shot by photographer Jena Cumbo with styling by Annika Morrison and hair and makeup by Jennifer Leanne Espensen. The spread used pieces from Brooks Brothers, Twiggy Moore, and Rue Sophie, and ran alongside fellow Misfit Model Management talent Ayelen Song and Brendan Doyle. KALTBLUT described the agency as having “a roster full of models with personality,” and Aris’s inclusion places her within that same New York fashion-and-editorial circuit. Beyond this feature, no further modeling campaigns, runway credits, or additional editorial work could be located in the public record.
Aris’s most visible entertainment-industry credit is her role as the female lead opposite Christian Gates (performing as Chri$tian Gate$) in the music video for “Dangerous State of Mind,” released July 15, 2022, and directed by Danny Farber, produced by Stacy Snyder, with Will Brunker serving as executive producer and director of photography. The video’s official YouTube description does not separately tag her @arishasfeelings handle, and the IMDb credit page for the project lists an “Aris Ray” in the cast, a database mismatch referring to an unrelated Cincinnati-based male rapper of the same stage name; the female lead is Aris Jeffers. Following the video, she appeared in a series of high-production short-form pieces with Gates across Instagram Reels and TikTok, cinematically shot social clips rather than short films, several of which drew millions of views and extended her on-camera visibility beyond the single music-video appearance. Specific post dates, captions, and per-clip view counts for that short-form run have not been independently catalogued.
Aris releases music under her own mononym. An Apple Music artist page under the name Aris (artist ID 1472311622) carries a run of singles dated 2017 to 2021, including “Chained,” “Moonlight Wild,” “Dark Skies,” “Chase the Dragon,” “Smoking Gun,” “Love Like Hell,” “Wolf Cry,” and “Home” featuring JARNIE. A later track, “ARIS’ INTERLUDE” (2023), is credited to Aris Jeffers as composer and lyricist and to “Aris” as the performing artist on JioSaavn. Her Instagram handle, “aris has feelings,” reads as a thesis statement for the project: an emotionally forward, confessional register consistent with the heartbreak-and-healing lane common to young singer-songwriters building a solo catalog. No label, manager, publicist, or distributor has been publicly identified for her music career, and no Spotify monthly-listener figures, comprehensive publishing credits, or up-to-date release calendar have surfaced. Her digital footprint as a recording artist remains considerably thinner than her modeling and on-camera work.
Aris’s primary public account is Instagram, @arishasfeelings, showing approximately 24,000 followers, over 2,200 following, and 141 posts, with a bio line pointing to modeling representation through Lauren Rutledge at Misfit Model Management. No verified TikTok account under the same handle could be located. No official Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, or Bandcamp profile linking the “Aris” music catalog directly back to @arishasfeelings via bio link or Linktree has been found, leaving the connection between her modeling identity and her recording identity established mainly through the shared real name, Aris Jeffers, rather than through cross-platform self-promotion.
Aris had a brief relationship with Jesse Rutherford, frontman of The Neighbourhood, prior to his widely covered relationship with Billie Eilish becoming public in October 2022. The relationship did not register in the celebrity press coverage that extensively tracked Rutherford’s transition from a long-term relationship with model Devon Lee Carlson into the Eilish romance, consistent with a low-profile connection kept outside the tabloid cycle that surrounded Rutherford at the time. Outside of this and her on-camera work with Christian Gates, Aris has not been the subject of public interviews, podcast appearances, or press profiles in any capacity, whether as model, actress, or musician.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2017–2021 | Releases a run of singles under the mononym Aris, including “Chained,” “Moonlight Wild,” “Dark Skies,” “Chase the Dragon,” “Smoking Gun,” “Love Like Hell,” “Wolf Cry,” and “Home” featuring JARNIE. |
| 2022 | Appears in KALTBLUT Magazine’s “Dazed and Confused” editorial as a Misfit Model Management talent, alongside Ayelen Song and Brendan Doyle. |
| July 15, 2022 | Stars as the female lead in Christian Gates’s music video “Dangerous State of Mind,” directed by Danny Farber. |
| 2022 | Briefly dates Jesse Rutherford of The Neighbourhood, prior to his relationship with Billie Eilish becoming public that October. |
| 2023 | Releases “ARIS’ INTERLUDE,” credited to Aris Jeffers as composer and lyricist. |
She is Aris Jeffers, credited by that name in a KALTBLUT Magazine modeling feature and as a composer and lyricist on her 2023 track “ARIS’ INTERLUDE.” Her public-facing work, modeling and music alike, is released under the single name Aris.
Both. She is a signed model with Misfit Model Management in New York and separately releases music as a solo artist under the mononym Aris, with a run of singles dating back to 2017.
She starred as the female lead in his July 2022 music video “Dangerous State of Mind” and subsequently appeared in a series of high-view, cinematically produced Reels and TikTok clips alongside him.
Yes, briefly, in a relationship that predated his high-profile romance with Billie Eilish, which became public in October 2022.
Her catalog is available under the artist name Aris on Apple Music, spanning singles released between 2017 and 2021, with a further track, “ARIS’ INTERLUDE,” released in 2023.
For more on the collaborators and circles Aris has crossed paths with, see the entries for Christian Gates, Jesse Rutherford, and The Neighbourhood.