MUSIC
- EP 2 COMING SOON -
DEBUT EP
POWERLESS is Poni’s debut EP featuring an array of rocktronic infused genres including drum and bass, dubstep and midtempo, showcasing her desire to not be confined to any one one genre. Poni had the pleasure of working with the very talented QOIET, WISNER, Andy from aftermyfall and ero808, all adding their own unique flair and really breathing life into each song.
POWERLESS takes you on a journey through the feelings of anxiety, depression, stress, anger, pain, frustration and wanting to give up, all stemming from the real life experiences and raw emotion Poni faced through a very difficult few years.
POWERLESS garned the attention of various media outlets including EDM Identity, Dubstep FBI, Electric Hawk and Yifi as well as landed a UKF upload to their dubstep channel. Poni received her first Spotify editorial playlists, Rocktronic (one of her goals for 2024) and Metal & Bass, with not one, but two tracks from the EP, POWERLESS and SUFFERING. As well as breaking 20k monthly listeners on Spotify, all four tracks from the EP made it into her top ten on Spotify, with POWERLESS leading the way as number one. Poni entered the NFT space with SUFFERING as her first drop on Soundxyz, making it onto the website’s front page, also making it onto the front of Beatport’s dubstep page.
Overall, POWERLESS was well received and praised by artists, listeners and media alike. Upon writing out the successes of the release and having time to reflect, Poni is overjoyed at the reponse of her debut EP and in her words, “couldn’t have asked for a better release!”.
Originally I hadn’t imagined these songs fitting together in a body of work until I realized that they all had a common theme.. Powerless, Suffering, Misery, Parasite… All very somber titles. While working on these songs over the last few years, through the hardest times of my life, I was pouring my feelings of depression, anger, pain, anxiety, frustration and stress without even realizing it into writing them and I think it shows.
I’ve been through hell the last few years with moving to another country, visa issues, losing my job, on the brink of not being able to pay rent multiple times, cutting ties with a lot of people, feeling like I hit rock bottom, among many other things.. All of that even felt trivial though after losing my sister to a rare cancer in October 2023. If I could sum up in one word how I’ve felt these last few years and through my sister’s battle with cancer, it’d be powerless… Powerless because so many things were out of my control.
However, through it all I feel like I’ve kept my head up and persevered and for that I’m really proud of myself. I still have my dark moments, but I’m very thankful to have a really good support network and with that and music, I’ve managed to find some peace and keep pushing forward. This body of work means a lot to me, it’s taking me a long time to get here but I’m proud of this project and I hope you enjoy it too, whether the songs' deeper meanings resonate with you or you just have fun dancing to them. :)
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