Lau Nau

Lau Nau
Background information
Birth name	Laura Naukkarinen
Also known as	Lau Nau
Born	1980 (age 44–45) Helsinki, Finland
Origin	Finland
Genres	Folk, psychedelic folk, experimental
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	voice, violin, guitar, keyboard, toy instruments, idiophones
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Fonal Records, Locust, Beacon Sound, Yacca, Peippo, POK
Website	http://launau.com

Lau Nau or Laura Naukkarinen (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from Finland [1]. She plays also under the moniker Subatlantti [2], in IAX, a band formed with Kuupuu and Tsembla and is a visiting member of The Matti Bye Ensemble. She was also a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Kiila, Päivänsäde, the Anaksimandros, Avarus, Maailma, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä formed by fellow acid folk singer-songwriters Islaja and Kuupuu.

Besides of composing and producing her own albums, Lau Nau accompanies silent films live and composes music for feature films, theatre plays, dance and sound installations.[3] Her instrumentation ranges from everyday objects to classical instruments and analog synthesizers.

Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of Kimito island with her husband and two sons.

Discography

• Kuutarha (Locust, 2005)
• Nukkuu (Locust, 2008)
• Valohiukkanen, (Fonal, 2012)
• Hem. Någonstans (Fonal, 2015)
• Poseidon (Fonal, Beacon Sound, Yacca, 2017)[4] [5][6]

External links

• launau.com
• Locust Records