Starting out in Philly during the Sound of Philadelphia disco era, she began releasing music in the late 1970s after entering a local radio contest. In 1979 she had her first release with Philly funk band Fun City, “Save the Best for Last” (Chrysalis Records), and in 1982 wrote the song “Deetour” for Atlantic Records’ disco singer Karen Young. In the 80’s she was in the synth-pop band The Vels (Polygram Records), and in the 90’s she sang and played bass with grunge band Die Monster Die (Roadrunnner Records).
In recent years she has released a series of self-produced solo LPs on independent labels such as Olde English Spelling Bee, Sixteen Tambourines (Tokyo), and NNA Tapes. To date – Cohen has released 7 solo LPs, her 8th – “Archaeology” – comes out in October 2025.
In addition to her musical output, Cohen is also a visual artist known primarily for her work in stop motion collage animation. She has created numerous music videos, and her work has been shown in galleries and screenings worldwide.