Dubbed the “Diva of the Diode,” Suzanne Ciani is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist known for her decades-long relationship with, and mastery of, the Buchla 200e synthesizer and its predecessor, the Buchla 200. Ciani will be in attendance to deliver a quadraphonic demonstration and lecture on the history of the instrument.
Her work has been featured in countless commercials, video games, and feature films. Over the course of her 40-plus year career, she's released 16 solo albums, including Seven Waves, The Velocity of Love, and most recently, her comeback quadraphonic Buchla modular synth performance recording LIVE Quadraphonic.
She's been recognized as Keyboard Magazine's "New Age Keyboardist of the Year" and was inducted into the first class of Keyboard Magazine's Hall of Fame alongside other synth luminaries, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla and Dave Smith.