Helen Money is Alison Chesley, a Chicago, United States based cellist who has become known for her unique sound and compelling stage performance. Using the tools of a lead guitarist, she channels her sensibilities and experience as a rock musician through a classical instrument. The songs are raw, melodic, and often dark, ranging from the punk-rock intensity to the minimal, hypnotic. A dark and joyful ride. A founding member of Epic Records recording artist Verbow, Alison has opened for bands as diverse as Shellac, Earth, The Bad Plus, Huun-Huur-Tu and KTL. She has also worked and recorded with musicians such as Bob Mould, Disturbed, Anthrax, Broken Social Scene, Frank Orrall and Mono, among others. In addition to her solo work since 1994, Chesley has composed music for film and dance, including the soundtrack to the award-winning documentary “Indestructible” and two major works for Chicago based Mordine and Company Dance Theater, “Quest” and “Time Stilled”. Her second album, recorded with Greg Norman at Electrical Audio and mixed by Sanford Parker at Semaphore Studios was released on Table of the Elements/Radium December 2009. http://www.helenmoney.com
