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Future Selves
2.2.2024
The next single from multidimensional artist & producer Lauren Nikohl, "Future Selves," is a downtempo electronic dance track, infused with electro pop and psychedelic influences. The track began as a melody that Lauren heard in meditation, and features a spiritual message from her future/parallel selves. What also sets this track apart is its unique tuning to 528Hz, often referred to as the "miracle tone" for its healing and transformative properties.
ASCEND
Lauren Nikohl's debut, self-produced album that features a unique blend of Psychedelic Indie House, Electro Pop, & Alternative Dance, and delves into the infinite nature of consciousness, themes of spiritual awakening, and self awareness.
"Mixed with the sensation of deep house, and synth pop music 'Ascend' by Lauren Nikohl is an electronic voyage that arrives with 11 melodic tracks. With a powerful, soulful vocal presence and fantastic EDM characterization, all the songs on the album have an allure that just makes you want to get moving on the dance floor."
Lauren Nikohl
Bio//
Lauren Nikohl is a multidimensional singer/songwriter, producer, and DJ, with a soulful, powerhouse voice, and she's on a mission to raise the collective consciousness. Her music often transcends the boundaries of genre, fusing elements of Indie/Electro Pop, Alternative Dance, Melodic & Deep House, and Psychedelic Electronic. Born in Shoreview, Minnesota, this multi-talented artist is now based in Los Angeles. Her vocals are a blend of "Adele meets Stevie Nicks", while her music dabbles between "Chvrches meets Rufus Du Sol", and "Sia meets WhoMadeWho".
Influences include Queen, Frank Ocean, Muse, Ben Bohmer, Jan Blomqvist, Jess Glynne, DRAMA, Styx, Monolink, Rufus Du Sol, Daft Punk, Neon Indian, and many more.
This budding songstress began singing, playing guitar, songwriting, and playing piano, all before the age of 10. She grew up with a dad who loved to create and play music as his favorite past time, and was inspired by his passion and artistry. Lauren released her debut Indie Pop EP, "The Night" in June 2015. Her life-long love for the performing arts has since expanded into a driven passion to create meaningful change in the world through her music, especially after having a spiritually awakening, "out of body" experience circa 2016.
Lauren has since released a few collaboration tracks and singles, including EDM/Soul single, "Against the Wind," with Grammy-winning and Billboard-charting producer Robert Eibach, and "Where I Intend to Go", co-produced by multi-instrumentalist Spaceship Earth.
Circa 2020, Lauren began honing her production and DJ skills, fusing her melodic tunes with electronic elements and psychedelic dance vibes. She released her debut, self-produced album, “Ascend”, on 11/11/22 which has independently amassed 375K+ streams. The album explores concepts of universal consciousness, spiritual awakening, and self awareness with a unique blend of Electro Pop, Psychedelic Indie House, and Alternative Dance elements.
Lauren often gets "downloads from the universe," and hears music ideas clairaudiently--much of her music is channeled during meditation or in a flow state. Using 432hz & 528hz tuning in her more recent music, frequencies known for their healing properties, she aims to raise your vibrational frequency and expand your mind.
As this young artist explores the nature of reality and spreads awareness of the connectedness of everything, her messages encourage humanity to always choose love over fear. Lauren hopes that she can help shape mainstream culture into a more compassionate and thoughtful entity by exuding optimism, writing songs that ask the deeper questions, and presenting herself as a role model for people to be more motivated, mindful, and empowered in a world where insecurity, anxiety, and depression are way too common.
Lauren Nikohl is taking over the music industry, not only as a superbly talented songwriter, producer, and performer, but as an intellectual entrepreneur, spiritual guide, and light leader for humanity as we navigate this time of great awakening on the planet.
Praise for "Energy",
The Leading Single From Ascend:
"The track opens on an acoustic drum and analog synth beat. As the song progresses it transforms from a Rock & Roll groove into a low-key dance beat while a mix of organic and electronic instrumentation create a dreamy, psychedelic scene. Percussive synth arpeggios paint the periphery as Lauren leads us through a meditation on the nature of energy in the universe. It’s a smart, simple and beautiful premise delivered by an old soul with a fabulous voice and a taste for experimental retro-digital Funk."
"Indie pop singer-songwriter Lauren Nikohl has released her most commanding synth-pop single to date with ‘Energy‘, which carries the soul of disco and the cold cutting atmosphere of darkwave electronica. It’s an alchemic fusion of creatively contrasting tones, textures and emotions that brings exactly what it says on the tin."
BASIC INFO
origin//
Shoreview, Minnesota
current location//
Los Angeles, California
genres//
Indie Pop, Alternative Dance, Psychedelic Electronic, Indietronica, Synth/Electro Pop, Deep & Melodic House, Progressive House, Vocal House
years active//
2015-present
sounds like//
Jess Glynne, Jan Blomqvist, Sia, Rufus Du Sol, WhoMadeWho, Chvrches, Big Wild, DRAMA
website//
representation//
Independent
DISCOGRAPHY
2015-present//
WATCH
Energy - Music Video//
WATCH
Karma - Music Video//
TOUR
Past Performances //
Apr 19th, 2014 // The Red Owl - Tempe, AZ
Feb 26th, 2015 // Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN
Dec 30th, 2015 // Driftwood Char Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 11th, 2016 // The Mint - Los Angeles, CA
Mar 1st, 2017 // Harvard Yard Bar - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 4th, 2018 // NiteLight - West Hollywood, CA
Sep 8th, 2018 // Acadia - Minneapolis, MN
Mar 9th, 2019 // Harvard Yard Bar - Los Angeles, CA
May 6th, 2019 // Bar Lubitsch - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 19th, 2019 // Tuning Fork - Studio City, CA
Dec 1st, 2019 // Acadia - Minneapolis, MN
Jan 3rd, 2020 // Strange Wine - Malibu, CA
Feb 6th, 2020 // The Copper Mine - Woodland Hills, CA
Dec 17th, 2020 // The Village at Westfield - Topanga, CA
July 8th, 2021 // Westfield - Culver City, CA
Aug 27th, 2021 // In The Flow - Arts District Los Angeles, CA
Aug 29th, 2021 // Malibu Lumberyard - Malibu, CA
Dec 25th, 2021 // Westfield - Culver City, CA
Apr 7th, 2022 // Casa Kia Ora - Dominicalito, Costa Rica
Mar 16th, 2023 // Enchanted Loft - Los Angeles, CA
Jun 10th, 2023 // Los Globos - Silverlake, CA
Sep 29th, 2023 // Monrovia Street Fair - Monrovia, CA
Oct 7th, 2023 // Mt Lowe - Arcadia, CA
Dec 30th, 2023 // The Dusty Rose - Los Angeles, CA
FEATURED IN
MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE • FERGUS FALLS JOURNAL • MODEL CITIZEN MAGAZINE • SHOREVIEW PRESS • ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE • VOYAGE LA MAGAZINE • VENTS MAGAZINE • WE ARE YMX • INDIE MUSIC PEOPLE • POT TV THE STATIC DIVE • SINUSOIDAL MUSIC • A&R FACTORY • INDIE O CLOCK
Acoustic Livestream Performance Review:
"With an overall indie-pop feel, Lauren Nikohl’s performance has a bohemian edge, meeting somewhere between Natalie Imbruglia, Adele and early Stevie Nicks. Listeners with a penchant for social awareness will appreciate Nikohl’s hopeful narrative and altruistic motivation, in addition to her colorful melody lines and smooth, cheerful vocal runs."
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