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Alison Chesley (born January 4, 1960), known also by her stage name Helen Money, is a Chicago-based cellist and composer. Chesley was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
Jun 10, 2021 · Alison Chesley is a cellist and composer who makes music under the name Helen Money. She released her latest album, Atomic (the follow-up to 2016’s Become Zero ), just as Chicago went...
- Jamie Ludwig
Chesley pushes even further out towards the extremes of her output with a daring leap forward in her songwriting through minimalist arrangements that stand as her most intimate, direct, and emotionally bare work to date.
Cellist and composer Alison Chesley has been busy since the 2016 release of Become Zero (Thrill Jockey).
Mar 14, 2020 · Alison Chesley ’s work as Helen Money is many things – powerful, visceral, loud – but her latest album, Atomic, taps into something new, introducing a stripped-back sensibility that demonstrates the cello’s ability as a storytelling instrument in a way that few recordings ever have.
Mar 20, 2020 · Cellist Alison Chesley has a commanding stage presence. With her solo project, Helen Money, she has opened for tours by heavy acts such as Earth and Shellac, which finds her standing alone at centerstage, surrounded by those bands' large backlines.
Mar 20, 2020 · Composer Alison Chesley uses the instrument to access and channel the extremities of human emotion, employing extensive sonic manipulation and an array of plucking and bowing techniques to summon an astonishing breadth and depth of sound.
