THÉRÈSE-MARIE CHAIX (pronounced tair-ehz mree shay) is a singer, songwriter, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, author, and visual artist. 

She wrote, recorded, orchestrated, and self-produced her debut album DAYDREAM, HONEY in her living room in Los Angeles. The music, books, and art she makes come to her fully formed in dreams. Her musical influences span from the romance of Ravel and the Great American Songbook to the cinematic storytelling of Hans Zimmer and Alan Menken. 

Each track of her album of miniatures for solo piano, EYE MUSIC VOL. I, was composed through the design of an art piece celebrating the beauty of the written music tradition. With graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and pastel, she meticulously hand-draws the scores of the music she composes in whimsical shapes like Saturn’s rings, noodles wrapped around a giant spork, and a shooting star. Each visual artwork is embedded with NFC tech, allowing the viewer to listen to the music they’re looking at. Her vision is to foster playfulness and accessibility in classical music and bring the concert hall into the warmth of the home. 

HER BOOK, MIRA + OTHER DREAMS FROM THE PLACES I GO WHE I SLEEP, WEAVES TOGETHER OVER ONE HUNDRED VIBRANT ILLUSTRATIONS AND WHIMSICAL TEXT DESIGN THAT HAS THE BOOK SPINNING IN YOUR HANDS AS YOU READ THE MYSTICAL COLLECTION OF OTHERWORLDLY ADVENTURES FROM THE DREAM REALM. NINE COSMIC TALES ILLUMINATE UNIVERSAL THEMES OF PURPOSE, CONNECTION, AND LOVE.

Born and raised in Oakland, California, THÉRÈSE-MARIE CHAIX is an award-winning classically trained composer, pianist, cellist, and mezzo-soprano BASED IN LOS ANGELES. She received her undergraduate and graduate training in classical composition and piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and the HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE in Zurich, Switzerland.