Helen Money is Alison Chesley, a Los Angeles based cellist. composer, performer and recording artist who has become known for her unique sound and bold compositions.

Band: Helen Money Song: Arriving Angels Album: Arriving Angels Year: 2013.

Jarboe & Helen Money. This album has an average beat per minute of 118 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 88/170 BPM).

See which songs from which albums Helen Money played through the years.

She’s toured with everyone from Shellac to members of Fugazi, but with her new solo album Become Zero, Money is looking inward after the death of her parents.

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. She moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where she received a master's degree in cello performance in 1994, studying with Hans Jorgen Jensen. While at Northwestern, Chesley met Jason Narducy.

Helen Money Become Zero, released 16 September 2016 1. Every Confidence 2. Become Zero 3. Radiate 4. Blood and Bone 5. Vanished Star 6. Machine 7. Leviathan 8. Facing the Sun Helen Money’s Become Zero continues cellist Alison Chesley’s exploration of emotive and intense music. Written after the death of both of her parents, Become Zero amplifies Chesley’s musical ferocity with palpable sadness and striking beauty

Helen Money is the performing alias of Alison Chesley, a Los Angeles-based cellist and composer who has appeared on recordings by Bob Mould, Broken Social Scene, Japanese band Mono, and dozens of other artists. Her aggressive, highly inventive cello playing utilizes a plethora of transformative effects, and is heavily influenced by punk and metal, embracing copious amounts of distorted feedback. Her eponymous debut album as Helen Money was released on her own Cellobird Records in 2007. The album included a cover of Neil Young's "Birds" as well as songs dedicated to Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix. After appearing on recordings by Strings of Consciousness and Scout Niblett, Chesley released her second Helen Money album, In Tune, in 2009. Initially self-released, it was given a wider release with updated artwork by Table of the Elements.