Dan "Chimy" Chmielinski
About this Artist
Dan “Chimy” (shim'-ee) Chmielinski is a New York Times-acclaimed award-winning bassist, composer, synthesist, sound designer, and bandleader creating original projects under his brand, Chimy Music. Based in Los Angeles, he maintains a bicoastal schedule of live performances, film scoring, and production and has toured as a main member of the Chris Botti band since 2023. His film scoring credits include The Exiles (produced by Steven Soderbergh and Chris Columbus), which garnered a Grand Jury win at the Sundance Film Festival.
Chmielinski leads groups such as Four by Four, an octet merging jazz quartet and string quartet, and Circuit Kisser, an electronic power quartet fusing jazz harmonies with synths. With vocalist Martina DaSilva, he cofounded ChimyTina, a bass-and-vocal duo reimagining jazz standards, folk songs, and pop. Their holiday album, A Very ChimyTina Christmas, earned acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, and The New York Times. Their latest release, Constellations, was featured in DownBeat magazine.
He began playing bass at age 3, using a half-size cello strung with bass guitar strings. Chmielinski received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in jazz studies from The Juilliard School, studying under Ron Carter. He received his first Grammy recognition as a member of the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra, winning for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the 65th Grammy Awards.