Holly Herndon with Lily Anna Haynes and Jenna Sutela

Crafting electronic music that bridges pop and academia while commenting on how technology affects humanity (and vice versa), composer Holly Herndon was raised in northeastern Tennessee. Growing up, she performed in secular and non-secular choirs and didn't explore the possibilities of computers until she was out of college. After high school, she moved to Berlin and immersed herself in the city's techno scene; she also performed with the band Electrocute and learned to play contrabass in a bid to be taken seriously as a composer. She returned to the States to study at Mills C...