SHOW PONY
“Uncompromisingly experimental, yet seductively accessible.
Like Björk on a good day.”
Years ago I began murmuring songs to my bass, listening to the echoes of the highway in stereo in my bed, absorbing the sounds around me. Show Pony began taking shape. She was a shadowy figure dancing at the edges of my life. After spending a month writing in remote Iceland, she was ready to be released into the world.
Meet Show Pony. A playground for songs, electronics, and bass.
Visit showpony.world
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Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse
I cannot think of the last time
I saw an artwork so conceptually ambitious, so formally arresting.”
Immerse yourself in this barren landscape. It is inviting despite its emptiness, warm wind blowing, wind chimes sounding through the space. There are mirrored UV screens, the material we used to place on windows to protect ourselves from the sun. Colors and textures dance and dabble the space. They’re images of our past world. A glistening and smokey cloud hangs above our heads.
Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse is a vivid performative installation challenging the ideas of endings by Show Pony, Tatiana Rosa, and Simon van Steenis. Inspired by an article by Katerina Sidorova and wondering “What if the accepted version of the apocalypse is wrong?” the three set out to create an atmosphere reframing the apocalypse from the matriarchal perspective, through visuals set set to the dreamy chamber music synth pop music of Show Pony, written and arranged in collaboration with producer No Compliments. It premiered in Amsterdam in summer of 2022 and was made possible by support from Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunsten.
Upcoming Shows:
May 15th Splendor, Amsterdam
June 29th Splendor, Amsterdam
Past Performances:
2020
February De Helling, Utrecht
April , de Mus (online)
2021
May 6thEP Release during Rewire Online, ShowPony.world in collaboration with the Rodina
August Hempiness Festival, Norcia, IT - solo
September - November Popronde throughout NL- solo and in duo
2022
April 2022 Popronde Eindfeest - solo
Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse Performances
June 26th Splendor, Amsterdam
August 12th & 13th MACA, Amsterdam
October 14th &15th Symbiotic Encounters, Amsterdam
October 23rd ADE Hangover
2023
February 23rd Korzo Rizoom Atelier
March 19th Sunday Sounds at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t Ij (duo version with Beate Loonstra)
March 24th - April 10th Campsite, a TimeWindow Festival @TENT
May 6th Splendor Amsterdam I was Old before I was young with Teddy Shouldn’t Smoke
May 21st Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse Gaudeamus Terrapolis #2, Utrecht
May 24th O.Lab & Worm, RotterdamI was Old before I was young with Teddy Shouldn’t Smoke
October 13th Dutch Double Bass Festival with Beate Loonstra, Theaterzuidplein Rotterdam
November 10th Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse at November Music, Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
November 11th solo at CAVERNOUS, Dokzaal, Amsterdam
2024
January Residency at Kazerne Blaue (Ins Blau) with Teddy Shouldn’t Smoke, Leiden
March 21st Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 at Dans Ateliers, Rotterdam
Press
Unsaid Video Premiers on The Daily Indie
The music video of lead single Unsaid is out now on youtube. Allison Wright, Paul Simon Heyduck, and Nina Kay form creative team discusses the process of using charcoal to recreate the black sand beaches of Iceland.
Read full article here (Dutch only).
In conversation with Glamcult
In conversation with Grace from Glamcult about the release of ShowPony.world during Rewire’s online Festival.
Read the full interview here
Interview with Mickey Emch on PRX
Season Eight, Episode Eleven (NMBG 0811)
Producer Mickey Emch shares performances from some of her favorite musicians, including double-bassist/singer/electronic musician Laura Nygren and her solo act Show Pony.
Special guests: Mickey Emch, Laura Nygren
Interview with 3voor12 NH (Dutch only)
I chat with Benny van der Plank about Show Pony and my other projects and the path that brought me there.
Review of Unsaid on Beatradar
A gorgeous vocal performance is opening our Beach Lounge session today. Behind the name Show Pony we find an American born, Amsterdam based double bassist, composer, and singer Laura Nygren.
This track was co produced with Australian multi-instrumentalist No Compliments. And what an impressive collaboration this is.
Uncompromisingly experimental, yet seductively accessible.
Like Björk on a good day.
