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Shannon Hayden

Innovative performer Shannon Hayden has carved a distinctive niche in the music world, touring globally for over a decade with her unique setup: a 19th-century cello coupled with pickups and electronic modifications. Trained by legends like Janos Starker (Indiana University) and Aldo Parisot (Yale University), Hayden’s musicality has been equally shaped by a lifelong passion for experimental, electronically manipulated soundscapes. A "one-woman orchestra" (New York Music Daily) who defies musical convention, Hayden has spent the last decade quietly revolutionizing what's possible with her instrument while reshaping the intersection of tradition and technology.