BIO
Dutch Holly is an electronic indie pop duo from Prescott, Arizona, formed in 2010 by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jen Juniper and producer and multi-instrumentalist Tres Ikner. Originally built as a larger guitar-oriented indie-pop ensemble, the project evolved through years of live-looping experimentation into the independent electronic duo it is today. Juniper and Ikner combine songwriting, synths, guitar, rhythm programming, layered vocals, live looping, and experimental production across both recordings and live performance.
The 2015 EP Outlaw marked the transition into Dutch Holly’s current form and moved indie electronic production to the center of the group’s sound. Over the following decade, Juniper and Ikner developed a style that moves between electronic indie pop, dream pop, indietronica, art rock, new wave, and synth-pop, blending melodic songwriting with atmospheric synth textures and cinematic production. Releases including “The Me You See Now,” “Let the Light In,” “Phoenix,” and “Spirit Eyes” trace that evolution toward an increasingly expansive electronic sound.
A turning point came in May 2025, when Dutch Holly performed at Prescott’s Pure Imagination Festival, sharing the festival bill with Cheap Trick, Arrested Development, Matisyahu, The English Beat, and other nationally and internationally recognized artists.
Beyond performing, Juniper and Ikner co-produce Synthesis Microfest, a two-night Arizona festival devoted to experimental electronic music. The project reflects the duo’s broader role in cultivating and connecting Arizona’s independent electronic-music community. Synthesis Microfest has connected Dutch Holly to independent electronic-music communities across Prescott, Phoenix, Miami/Globe, Bisbee, and the wider Arizona/Southwest circuit.
Dutch Holly’s live performances translate the duo’s layered studio production into a combination of synthesizers, guitar, electronic rhythms, vocal harmonies, effects, and live looping, allowing songs to expand and change in performance rather than simply reproducing the recordings. The result places Dutch Holly equally in the worlds of indie-pop songwriting and live electronic performance: the duo can move from dream-pop atmosphere and trip-hop restraint to dance-driven indietronica and new-wave/art-rock textures without reducing the show to playback or a DJ set.
In 2026, Dutch Holly returned to the song that marked the beginning of its duo era with a newly recorded “Funny Girl (11th Anniversary Edition).” That August, Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum featured Dutch Holly in its Celebrate Electronic Music program. The duo’s forthcoming album, Persephone’s Picnic, is scheduled for release October 14, 2026.
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Recent Releases
Dutch Holly’s recent releases mark the duo’s most expansive creative period yet. “Spirit Eyes,” and “Funny Girl (11th Anniversary Edition)” blend indie electronic, dream-pop, art-rock, and new-wave textures with cinematic production and a strong melodic core. The songs have drawn attention from Arizona media and independent radio, while Dutch Holly’s evolving electronic sound led to a featured performance at the Musical Instrument Museum’s Celebrate Electronic Music event in Phoenix. “Spirit Eyes,” and “Funny Girl (11th Anniversary Edition)” also serve as advance releases from the forthcoming album Persephone’s Picnic, arriving October 14, 2026.
Fiercely independent singer/songwriters Jen Juniper and Tres Ikner write, perform, record, and produce the music, art, and videos for Dutch Holly.
