Chess Countess is the alias of New Zealand-born artist, Tamsyn Miller, who is well known for her soaring vocals and extensive vocal range, built over years of experience as a classically-trained vocalist. Chess works on blending the two contrasting worlds of classical and pop to create a unique, bordering-on-theatrical experience. 
 

A former soloist with the internationally-renowned New Zealand Youth Choir, Chess has supported artists such as Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Demi Lovato and Jimmy Barnes; sung in Andrea Bocelli’s backing choir; and performed as one of six backing vocalists for George Benson for his 2010 New Zealand tour.

2011 saw the release of Countess's debut EP, "Who Is Chess Countess?"; a compilation of works created while studying Pop Music at the University of Auckland, under the tutelage of Godfrey de Grut (Ché Fu, Brooke Fraser, Nesian Mystik, Elemeno P).

She performed solo at the 2012 Auckland Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park event, alongside Guy Sebastian. In 2015 CC released her ANZAC centenary tribute single, "Soldier Of The Light". That same year, she toured New Zealand as Jamie McDell's backing multi-instrumentalist for Jamie's "Ask Me Anything" album release, during which she shared the stage with Scotty Pearson (of Elemeno P), Tom Healy and Cass Basil (both of Tiny Ruins). 
 

2016 - 2018 saw Chess spread her wings in the U.K. where she performed in pubs, restaurants and hotels, toured with a Bruce Springsteen tribute band and met award-winning film director, Alexander Miguel (Mystic Magic, Liam Brandon Murray, Biomechanimal). She and Miguel began a creative partnership, and the release of their first music video, "Court Jester", dropped in April 2019, receiving worldwide accolades.
 

Also in 2019, Chess set up camp in Melbourne, Australia, to see if the rumours of a thriving music industry are true. In her travels, she connected with electronic producer Skrybe upon who’s May 2020 track release, “I’ll Be Raining Fire”, she featured, gaining well over 100k streams within the first few months. This song was released through the record label Music High Court (a.k.a. MHC) and was CC's first song released through a label.

CC released her single, "Say It's Over", in Feb 2021.

In April of that year, Skrybe and Chess reconnected with MHC to release their second song together, "Desert of Ashes" - this time as co-writers. The song made it to podcasts, clubs, cafés and educational institutions on an international level, and reached well over 200k streams across all platforms.
 

In early 2020, Chess Countess was approached by Melbourne producer, New-Haven (Imagine Dragons, Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Sam Bluer) to collaborate on some new music. During the years following, Chess has been exploring new instruments and sounds, and together with New-Haven, they have been unlocking hidden treasure as they work towards the completion of her debut, full-length album.