| Lau Nau | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Laura Naukkarinen |
| Alias: | Lau Nau |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Origin: | Finland |
| Instrument: | voice, violin, guitar, keyboard, toy instruments, idiophones |
| Genre: | Folk, psychedelic folk, experimental |
| Occupation: | Composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Label: | Fonal Records, Locust, Beacon Sound, Yacca, Peippo, POK |
| Associated Acts: | Subatlantti, Matti Bye Ensemble, Päivänsäde, Kiila, Avarus, Hertta Lussu Ässä, Anaksimandros, Maailma |
| Website: | http://launau.com |
Lau Nau or Laura Naukkarinen (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from Finland.[1] She also plays 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 live silent films and composes music for feature films, theatre plays, dance and sound installations.[1] Her instrumentation ranges from everyday objects to classical instruments and analog synthesizers.
She composed the soundtrack to the 2019 documentary Land Without God, directed by Mannix Flynn,[3] Maedhbh McMahon and Lotta Petronella,[4] as well as to Petronella's 2020 documentary Själö - Island of Souls.[5]
Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of Kimito island with her husband and two sons.