Suzanne Ciani

Suzanne Ciani is an American composer and sound designer whose work, particularly with the Buchla synthesizer in the 1970s, was influential on the development of electronic music. Affectionately known as "The Diva of the Diode," Ciani was among the first women to establish a pioneering reputation in electronic music, thank to her mastery of the Buchla synthesizers, famous for their alien-sounding bleeps, grunts, pings, oscillating drones, twangs, sonic washes, and watery burbles. The classically trained pianist, composer, synthesist, multi-instrumentalist, and sound designer g...