ID………. CI-0046
NAME…….. Suzanne Ciani
/*Diva of the Diode*/

BORN…….. 4 Jun 1946 • Indiana, USA (Italian-American)
ACTIVE…… 1974 → present
FIELDS…… Composer | Sound designer | Analog-synthesis pioneer
INSTRUMENTS. Buchla modular • Piano

TIMELINE
1974 Quadraphonic Buchla debut, New York
1978 Founds Ciani/Musica Inc. (audio logos: AT&T, Coca-Cola…)
1981 First woman to score a Hollywood feature (The Incredible Shrinking Woman)
1982 Album Seven Waves (Japan release)
1986 The Velocity of Love tops Billboard New Age chart
1992-01 Pianissimo solo-piano trilogy
2017 Moog Innovation Award
2024 “Particles & Waves” tour — 40th anniv. Seven Waves

KEY DISCOGRAPHY

• Seven Waves (1982) • The Velocity of Love (1986)
• Dream Suite (1994) • A Sonic Womb: Live Buchla (2020)
• Improvisation on Four Sequences (2023, live)

SELECTED AWARDS
– 5× GRAMMY nominations (Best New Age Album)
– 2017 Moog Innovation Award
– 2020 A2IM Independent Icon Award
– 2023 SEAMUS & Milley Awards
– 2024 EMEAPP Lifetime Achievement Award

NOTES

• Specialist in spatial audio (quadraphonic, surround) and live Buchla sets.
• Among the first to bring modular synthesis into mainstream advertising and film.