Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
Vlasse at Grammy party in 2022
Vlasse at Grammy party in 2022
Background information
Birth nameDanaë Xanthe Vlasse
OriginBordeaux, France
GenresClassical, new age
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Composer
  • Performing artist
  • Music teacher
  • Music producer
InstrumentPiano
Websitewww.danaevlasse.com

Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (also known as Danaë Vlasse) is a French-American pianist, composer, performing artist, music producer, and music teacher.[1] She won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Mythologies in 2022.[2] Her song "Penelope", from the album, was featured in 2021 on PBS's Front & Center, performed by Sangeeta Kaur.[3] In 2024, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Mythologies II" for "Best Classical Compendium."[4]

Music career

Vlasse is a classical pianist, composer, music producer, performing artist, and music teacher. She has released six studio albums, and received a Grammy Award for Mythologies in 2022.[5] She has performed at Skirball Cultural Center[6] and SXSW (South by Southwest).[7] Her compositions have been performed on PBS's Front & Center,[8] at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and at Mt. Wilson Observatory, by Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann.

In 2022, Vlasse was inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame.[9] She has also been recognized by the Producer's Choice Awards, Clouzine International Music Awards, Indie Music Channel Awards, and Radio Music Awards.[10][11]

In 2024, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Mythologies II" for "Best Classical Compendium."[4]

Vlasse is the director of Music Vision Studios, where she teaches piano, theory and composition. She graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in 2003 with a degree in Piano Performance and moved to Los Angeles shortly afterward to pursue her aspirations of composing music.[3]

Early life

Vlasse was born in Bordeaux, France to parents Marcus (née Vlassopoulos) and Claire Vlasse.[12] Her father is of Greek descent, and her mother of French descent.[13] Her father grew up on the island of Ithaca (which inspired her compositions on Mythologies) and her mother was a teacher.[10][14] "I began studying music so young I don't even remember my first piano lesson. In some sense music was so ingrained in my life that I just kept doing it because nothing else was powerful enough to pull me away from it," Vlasse said in an interview with Shoutout LA.[15]

Discography

  • 2024 - Mythologies II
  • 2021 - Mythologies[16]
  • 2020 - Poème[16]
  • 2018 - Solstice[11]
  • 2017 - Trilogies[11]
  • 2015 - Celebrations and Commemoration[11]
  • 2013 - The Swans, 12 Valses Mélancoliques[11]

Awards

Year Nominated work Category Award Result
2024 Mythologies II Best Classical Compendium Grammy Award[4] Nominated
2023 Danaë Xanthe Vlasse Contemporary Classical Hollywood Independent Music Award[17] Nominated
2022 Danaë Xanthe Vlasse Classical Indie Music Hall of Fame Inductee[9] Won
2022 Mythologies Best Classical Solo Vocal Album Grammy Award[2] Won
2020 Poème Gold Medal Winner Artist/Composer Global Music Award[18] Won
2020 Nocturne #4 Best Classical Artist Radio Music Award[19] Won
2020 La Mer Best Classical Songwriter Indie Music Channel[20] Won
2020 Serenade de Verlaine Best Classical Songwriter Radio Music Award[19] Won
2020 Rêverie Music Video of the Year & Best Classical Music Video Indie Music Channel Awards Won
2019 Serenade II Best Classical Category Peace Song Award[21] Won
2019 Serenade de Verlaine Best Classical Producer Indie Music Channel Award[22] Won
2018 Nocturne-Meditation Best Classical Producer Radio Music Award[23] Won
2018 Swan Song Outstanding Achievement Award Cult Critic Award[24] Won
2018 Danaë Xanthe Vlasse Outstanding Classical Solo Artist Producer's Choice Honors[25] Won
2018 Solstice with Mischa Lefkowitz Best Duo and Best Album Global Music Award[26] Won
2018 Nocturne #3, (Arrangement for Piano and Orchestra with Sanchit Balhara) Classical Instrumental Hollywood Music in Media Award [27] Nominated
2018 Trilogies Album of the Year Indie Music Channel Award[28] Won
2018 Rêverie with Mischa Lefkowitz Best Classical Duo Radio Music Award[23] Nominated
2018 Trilogies Best Classical Album Independent Music Award[29] Nominated
2018 Trilogies Best Instrumental Album CLOUZINE International Music Award Nominated
2017 Trilogies Classical Piano Solo; Best Composition/Composer and Best Album/Silver Medal Global Music Awards[30] Won
2017 Solstice Serenade with Mischa Lefkowitz Best Instrumental Recording Radio Music Awards[31] Won
2017 Intermezzo D’Anniversaire Best New Age Artist Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominated
2017 Trois Chansons Sans Paroles with Mischa Lefkowitz Best Classical Song Indie Music Channel Award[32] Won
2017 Cloudsail Best Classical Demo Indie Music Channel Award[32] Won
2016 Intermezzo D’Anniversaire Best Classical Recording Radio Music Award[33] Won
2013 Fantasie #1 Award of Merit Global Music Award[34] Won

References

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