| Alice Cohen | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Experimental pop |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis Records (1979) Atlantic Records (1980) Mercury Records (1984−1986) Dutch East (1993) Roadrunner Records (1994) Lungcast (1994) Evil Teen Records (1996) Spare Me Records (2001) Zilcho (2001) BMG (2001) Olde English Spelling Bee (2009) Crinoline (2008) |
| Website | www.myspace.com/alicecohen www.vimeo.com/alicecohen |
Alice Cohen (former stage name "Alice Desoto") is a New York City based American singer, songwriter and fine artist.
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Cohen is best known for her years as the primary songwriter and lead singer of The Vels, the Philadelphia band she co-created in the early 1980s. They were signed in 1984 to the Mercury label under which they released two albums. They had one minor hit ("Look My Way") and a successful MTV music video.
The Vels toured the U.S. in 1986, opening for The Psychedelic Furs.
In 1980, Alice Cohen wrote Karen Young's Atlantic Records disco track "Deetour",[1] recently re-released on Horse Meat Disco [2]
After The Vels dissolved in 1987, Cohen's work changed direction and she became active in the indie/underground and touring scene. Cohen's best-known venture in this area is the band "Die Monster Die". A pair of "DMD" albums were released on the Roadrunner Records and Dutch East labels ("Withdrawal Method" and "Chrome Molly").
In 1996, Cohen sang a track (on camera) in the Martin Scorsese-produced movie Grace of My Heart (1996), directed by Allison Anders.
In recent years, Cohen has performed frequently as a solo act, as well as collaborating with a number of groups including LYDSOD, Long Lost, Castles, and Espadrille.[3]
With the release of Cohen's solo records, she became active in video and animation, creating music videos to accompany her own releases,[4][5] as well as composing soundtracks for other animations and video projects.
Cohen's collages and paintings have appeared in galleries in New York City, San Francisco and elsewhere.
In 2008, Cohen began to produce animated music videos for artists such as Ducktails,[6] Coasting,[7] Broken Deer,[8] and Greatest Hits,[9] using found imagery and objects in traditional cut-out & stop-motion animation style.
Other video/animation work includes "Single Sentence Animations" for the literary journal Electric Literature [10] as well as gallery and installation work.
In 2010, Cohen had her first solo exhibition of visual works including video, collage, and installation, which took place at Live With Animals gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[11][12]
Cohen's animations have screened in Anthology Film Archives in New York and in festivals worldwide in Copenhagen, New Delhi, Bombai, Greece, and more.