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Getting Started The "Diva of the Diode," Suzanne taught herself how to play piano, inspired by Bach and the composers of the Romantic era. She received her classical music training at Wellesley College, in Massachusettes, and then headed for the University of California at Berkeley for her master's degree in music composition and a fortuitous meeting with a synthesizer pioneer. |
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Berkeley School of Music While in Berkeley, Suzanne fell under the spell of the synthesizer designer Don Buchla and set her course for electronic music. She says, "His designs for instruments were extraordinary. He brought the thought process of designing musical instruments right down to the origin of physical human nature and music. There is nobody like him." |
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New York, T.V., and More In 1974 Suzanne moved back to New York and started her own production company, Ciani/Musica, where she electrified the commercial music scene with her unique sound design for television advertising and arcade games. Her vocal processing, using a series of devices she dubbed "the voice box," became a trademark sound. |
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The Artist Emerges While she was in demand by the Fortune 500, her artistic self-expression soon drove Suzanne to eclipse her production company with her solo recording work. Her 1982 debut release, Seven Waves, became a hit first in Japan. Her second album, The Velocity of Love, connected quickly with the New Age radio stations that had begun to appear in the U.S. |
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Building The Recording Catalog Getting out of the frantic New York lifestyle was difficult, but when Suzanne discovered she had breast cancer she realized that she must get healthy and devote her time exclusively to her own music. She moved back to the West Coast and began writing and recording. Her output has been prolific ever since. |
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The Home Studio At home in Bolinas, California, Suzanne found the tranquility and inspiration to hone her reputation as a technologically self-sufficient New Age artist. With the merging of her home and studio, her life fell into complete harmony. |
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