BIO
Dutch Holly is an electronic indie pop duo from Prescott, Arizona, led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jen Juniper and producer and multi-instrumentalist Tres Ikner. Since forming in 2010, the Arizona indie pop project has evolved from a larger alternative rock and pop ensemble into an independent electronic duo combining sophisticated alt-pop songwriting with a battery of synths, guitars, MIDI programming, live looping, layered vocals, and experimental production.
The 2015 EP Outlaw marked the transition into Dutch Holly’s current form, placing electronic production at the center of the group’s sound. Over the following decade, Dutch Holly developed a style that crosses electronic indie pop, dream pop, synthpop, new wave, post-punk, psychedelic alternative pop, and electronic art rock—while remaining grounded in melodic songwriting.
Their recently released nine-song album, Persephone’s Picnic, represents the broadest expression of that approach. From the neo-disco dream pop of Spirit Eyes and retro-futuristic synthpop of Stars Are What You’re Made Of to the psychedelic electronic textures of The Me You See Now, the gothic alternative rock of Magick, and the driving post-punk influences of Funny Girl, the album explores the theme of transformation through contrasting musical worlds.
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.
Dutch Holly’s live performances translate the duo’s layered studio productions into a mobile machinery of synths, guitars, electronic rhythms, vocal harmonies, effects, and live looping, allowing songs to expand and change during performance rather than simply reproducing the recordings.
In August 2026, Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum featured Dutch Holly in its Celebrate Electronic Music program. The following October, the duo released Persephone’s Picnic, after first releasing the newly recorded Funny Girl (11th Anniversary Edition) and Spirit Eyes singles.
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Recent Release
Persephone’s Picnic (2026) brings together nine recordings that demonstrate Dutch Holly’s expansive electronic sound, ranging from accessible synthpop and dream pop to psychedelic alternative music, post-punk and progressive influences.
The album includes Spirit Eyes and Funny Girl (11th Anniversary Edition), alongside Magick, The Me You See Now, Now, Summer, Let the Light In, Phoenix, and Stars Are What You’re Made Of.
Released directly to listeners on October 14, 2026, the album is available through Dutch Holly’s website.
Fiercely independent singer/songwriters Jen Juniper and Tres Ikner write, perform, record, and produce the music, art, and videos for Dutch Holly.
