Suzanne Ciani Named 2017 Moog Innovation Award Recipient

Moogfest 2017

SUZANNE CIANI will receive the 2017 MOOG INNOVATION AWARD, which will be presented to her at MOOGFEST 2017, the annual music, art and technology festival being held in DURHAM, NC, MAY 18th through 21st. 

The award recognizes CIANI's 45-plus years of genre-defying work that exemplifies the bold, innovative spirit of BOB MOOG. Past recipients include visionary artists like GARY NUMAN, DEVO, BRIAN ENO, BERNIE WORRELL and THOMAS DOLBY, along with synth designers such as HERB DEUTSCH. 

CIANI, the first woman to receive the award, superseded many of her male contemporaries as a synthesist, sound designer, and composer. Well known as an early protege and long-time devotee of DON BUCHLA, and a friend of BOB MOOG, her use of synthesizers created entirely new sounds that opened minds around the globe to electronic music as a valid form of expression. She is a five-time GRAMMY-nominated composer and the first woman to score a HOLLYWOOD film. Her work has been featured in countless commercials, video games, and feature films.

CIANI’s four-hour durational performance at MOOGFEST 2016 modulated between a rolling quadraphonic soundscape, stories about her early days working in NEW YORK, and tips for operating rare BUCHLA synths while spatializing audio. She returns to MOOGFEST 2017 to receive the MOOG INNOVATION award, where she will perform and be celebrated in a workshop, featured conversation as well as host a screening of a recently released documentary about her innovative life in electronic music.

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