Arta Arden

Arta Arden is a Bristol (UK)-based Latvian musician, producer, singer-songwriter and composer. Arta Arden's music is inspired by the Bristol sound scene – trip-hop, downtempo, dub and DnB – blending and transcending genres, combining meaningful lyrics with haunting vocals and powerful melodies. Arta Arden, real name Maija Vidovska, is known for her flute arrangements and improvisations on Grammy-nominated and legendary albums of Lee Scratch Perry (“Back On the Controls”, “Black Album”), Max Romeo (“Horror Zone”), and releases of Kibir La Amlak (“The Joy Of Life“, “Mental Freedom“, “Restoreth I Soul“), as well as recordings of Mystical Powa, Solo Banton, Fusedmarc and other artists representing a wide range of genres. Arta Arden's music has been featured on BBC Introducing and played on various radio stations around the world. As a singer/songwriter, Arta Arden has collaborated with the Austrian band from Vienna, Dubblestandart, releasing together the single “Burnt Bridges“ in 2024, following an LP, “Bass 4 a Nervous Planet”, in 2025 that included 2 songs written and performed by Arta Arden – “Burnt Bridges“ and “Black Cherries“. Another passion of the artist is composing for orchestra. She has recorded her compositions with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and is planning to release a classical music album in the near future.