Monique Dache is an American Singer-Songwriter who records and performs in diverse genres for jazz, modern rock, insurgent pop, country, and light opera. Her style is hard to define when considering who all her music influences are. Monique Dache’ is a Boston Berklee Alumna 00’ who studied under B.B King, Steve Smith of Journey, and Carly Simon. Monique born and raised in Orcutt, California, performing across Central Cosst, California at PCPA and Santa Barbara Light Opera in her youth were cornerstones.
Monique Dache recorded her jazz inspired album, Life Is Magnificent, with platinum award winning recording engineer, Steve Crimmel at Painted Sky Studios, Cambria, California. Notable credits behind his name having worked with Lionel Richie, Kenny Loggins, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Diamond, Ella Fitzgerald, and more A-List celebrities at L.A.s Hollywood highly regarded Ocean Way Recording.
Her contemporary pop-R&B-jazz EP, Lost Love was recorded by notable recording engineer, Kelly Donnelly who produces Grammy Award Winning guitar legend, Eric Johnson. Her album recorded at Music Hill Ranch Recording Studio. The property is a privately gated seven acre estate, named for the Recording studio built on site by legendary Austinite member of “The Chicks.”
Her concerts are supported in part by Austin's Economic Development and Cultural Arts Division through her sponsor Austin Creative Alliance. In her philanthropic efforts she founded the Texas nonprofit Artistic Education Company in support of advancing the arts with youth across AISD schools in Austin, Texas. She is a recognized musical artist with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Arts Center as one of their selected LAAP Artists.