Molly Pease is a GRAMMY-winning LA-based vocal artist and composer whose singing has been described as “sonically mesmerizing” (LA Weekly) and her genre-defying compositions described as “achingly gorgeous” (New Classic LA). Known for her singular interpretations of music in a range of styles, Molly brings expressiveness and theatricality to every performance. She is well-versed in folk, jazz, classical, opera, experimental, contemporary, and improvisational music.
Passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration, she merges music, movement, and visuals in her work; performing in and composing for operas, albums, and concerts. Molly uses improvisation and extended vocal techniques to achieve an ethereal sound described by Emerging Indie Bands as “not of this world,” and draws listeners in with memorable melodies and textural harmonic soundscapes. She is inspired by nature and speaks honestly about mental health in her music.
As a performer, Molly has worked with numerous companies and ensembles, in addition to her solo work. Recent performances include Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands (Sue) and Cynossema: A Dirge from the Dog’s Tomb (Kassandra) with Overtone Industries, The Marvelous Puppet Show with theatre dybbuk, Outcast at the Gate (Ismene) with Impulse New Music Festival, Conference of the Birds (Soloist) with the Resonance Collective, and Sweet Land (Soloist) with The Industry. A specialist in new music vocal performance, she has also performed on the world premiere of Sidney Hopson’s Through the Looking Glass with Wild Up, Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians with the TAPS LA Music Festival, and Stockhausen’s Stimmung with HEX. As a member of Tonality, she sang on the recording by Carla Patullo, So She Howls, which won the 2024 GRAMMY for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album. She also sang on Wild Up’s 2024 GRAMMY Award-nominated album, Julius Eastman Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? Molly is a member and assistant director of the experimental vocal sextet HEX, and regularly performs with LA Master Chorale, LA Choral
Lab, and Tonality.
She has performed with Björk, Tune-Yards, Sigur Rós, and Kronos Quartet. Film and TV credits include vocals on The Legend of Ochi (2025), Down Low (2024), Shoes Of (2023), Hulu’s Castle Rock (2019), and CBS’s Strange Angel (2019).
