# Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

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

## 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. She has performed at Skirball Cultural Center and SXSW (South by Southwest). Her compositions have been performed on PBS's Front & Center, 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. She has also been recognized by the Producer's Choice Awards, Clouzine International Music Awards, Indie Music Channel Awards, and Radio Music Awards.
In 2024, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Mythologies II" for "Best Classical Compendium."
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.

## Early life

Vlasse was born in Bordeaux, France to parents Marcus (née Vlassopoulos) and Claire Vlasse. Her father is of Greek descent, and her mother of French descent. Her father grew up on the island of Ithaca (which inspired her compositions on Mythologies) and her mother was a teacher. "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.

## Discography

* 2024 - Mythologies II
* 2021 - Mythologies
* 2020 - Poème
* 2018 - Solstice
* 2017 - Trilogies
* 2015 - Celebrations and Commemoration
* 2013 - The Swans, 12 Valses Mélancoliques

## Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result |
| 2024 | Mythologies II | Best Classical Compendium | Grammy Award | Nominated |
| 2023 | Danaë Xanthe Vlasse | Contemporary Classical | Hollywood Independent Music Award | Nominated |
| 2022 | Danaë Xanthe Vlasse | Classical | Indie Music Hall of Fame Inductee | Won |
| 2022 | Mythologies | Best Classical Solo Vocal Album | Grammy Award | Won |
| 2020 | Poème | Gold Medal Winner Artist/Composer | Global Music Award | Won |
| 2020 | Nocturne #4 | Best Classical Artist | Radio Music Award | Won |
| 2020 | La Mer | Best Classical Songwriter | Indie Music Channel | Won |
| 2020 | Serenade de Verlaine | Best Classical Songwriter | Radio Music Award | 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 | Won |
| 2019 | Serenade de Verlaine | Best Classical Producer | Indie Music Channel Award | Won |
| 2018 | Nocturne-Meditation | Best Classical Producer | Radio Music Award | Won |
| 2018 | Swan Song | Outstanding Achievement Award | Cult Critic Award | Won |
| 2018 | Danaë Xanthe Vlasse | Outstanding Classical Solo Artist | Producer's Choice Honors | Won |
| 2018 | Solstice with Mischa Lefkowitz | Best Duo and Best Album | Global Music Award | Won |
| 2018 | Nocturne #3, (Arrangement for Piano and Orchestra with Sanchit Balhara) | Classical Instrumental | Hollywood Music in Media Award | Nominated |
| 2018 | Trilogies | Album of the Year | Indie Music Channel Award | Won |
| 2018 | Rêverie with Mischa Lefkowitz | Best Classical Duo | Radio Music Award | Nominated |
| 2018 | Trilogies | Best Classical Album | Independent Music Award | 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 | Won |
| 2017 | Solstice Serenade with Mischa Lefkowitz | Best Instrumental Recording | Radio Music Awards | 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 | Won |
| 2017 | Cloudsail | Best Classical Demo | Indie Music Channel Award | Won |
| 2016 | Intermezzo D’Anniversaire | Best Classical Recording | Radio Music Award | Won |
| 2013 | Fantasie #1 | Award of Merit | Global Music Award | Won |