Suzanne Ciani

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Taught by Max Mathews (one of the fathers of electronic music) she became a pioneer herself, especially in the Buchla synthesiser modular format. She worked extensively with quadraphonic sound and she has been nominated 4 times for a Grammy Award.  

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