Aaron Minsky

Aaron Minsky or Von Cello (stage name) is a rock cellist. He began his career as a rock guitarist and was influenced by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia. During high school he started to transfer his knowledge of rock guitar to the cello, creating a new style of cello playing. He went on to study the cello, obtaining Bachelors and Masters degrees in music performance from the Manhattan School of Music. He played in the Caracas Philharmonic of Venezuela, and the Virginia Opera. He concertized in diverse settings including Carnegie Hall and CBGBs. Minsky wrote cello etude and string ensemble books combining classical music with popular styles published by Oxford University Press. His music is in the curriculums of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, U.K., and the American String Teachers' Association. He is included in Who's Who in America, and the International Who's Who. He has endorsement deals with the Yamaha and D'Addario corporations. He has recorded several CD's with his band, also known as Von Cello. His music has been heard on the radio internationally. He has performed and been interviewed on Fox and Friends, Good Day New York, and the Joey Reynolds show. Voncello as a noun is an instrument. However Voncello is also the name of an artist who revolutionized rock music by incorporating the cello into it as a way to bridge past music styles and future trends in music. Listed in whos who Aaron Minsky aka Voncello plays and records rock using cello as well other modern instruments considered more common in rock music.