Dan “Chimy” (shim'-ee) Chmielinski is a critically acclaimed, award winning bassist, composer, synthesist, sound designer and bandleader who consistently creates original projects under his own brand, Chimy Music. Currently based in Los Angeles, Dan maintains a bi-coastal schedule comprised of live performances, film scoring, and music production. Dan has traveled the world, performing, collaborating and recording with world class musicians such as Joey Alexander, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Marc Cary, Billy Childs, Brad Mehldau, Jon Batiste, Ulysses Owens Jr., Veronica Swift, Bryan Carter, and Eric Harland to name a few. Dan leads several groups of his own showcasing original compositions, including “Four by Four,” a jazz quartet plus string quartet, and "Circuit Kisser," a quartet consisting of five synthesizers, electric bass and drums. He co-created the jazz vocal and bass duo, "ChimyTina," with vocalist Martina DaSilva, which has received critical acclaim from the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR and more. He received his master's degree in jazz studies from the prestigious program at The Juilliard School, where he also earned his bachelor's degree studying under the great Ron Carter. Wynton Marsalis, once publicly referred to Dan as, "a young star of jazz," and considers him to be one of the most serious musicians of his generation.