It was suzanne s first solo buchla performance in 40 years and was played on a buchla 200e system. With a sonic portfolio that boasts commissions for the xenon classic pinball machine, the sounds for the meco star wars theme, the atari tv commercials and the electronic sound effects in the original stepford wives film amongst many others the mutant electronic music cv of suzanne ciani is proof that in a 1970s commercial world of boys toys, monopolised by a male dominated media industry, a. Lixiviation by suzanne ciani, released 15 february 2016 1. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Download a free cookbook from your favourite electronic. A guide to selffeeding includes recipes from alva noto, objekt, suzanne ciani, interstellar funk, matias aguayo, peter kirn, korg germany ceo tatsuya takahashi and more. Music as living matter is a short film conceptualized to explore and question conventional ideas of music, sound, and expression. Korg germany has released an online cookbook featuring original recipes from artists across the electronic music scene. Suzanne ciani 68 is an awardwinning composer, recording artist and record label executive in the electronic and acoustical music industries. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that. I have even used some of the tracks for competitions. As our small team of verena, lydia, max and i clamber to get korg germany off the. Andalusian dream for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Although today have been declined to the point of near extinction. Suzanne ciani go gently sheet music piano solo in a. Suzanne ciani with a portfolio that boasts music from the xenon pinball machine, the sounds. Electronic musicians including objekt, suzanne ciani, and alva noto have contributed to a free, downloadable new cookbook launched by electronic instrument manufacturers korg germany, the pyjama cookbook compiles food and drink recipes from korg staff, friends, and family during the lockdown.
Suzanne ciani creates the soundtrack for a pinball machine in a documentary from the early 80s. Xenon bally 1980mod of jps table visual pinball x vpforums. The voice for the female robot theme was provided by suzanne ciani who also composed the music of the game. Donato dozzy speaks to synth pioneer suzanne ciani telekom. Xenon is now considered as one of the most popular and sought after pinball arcade games, achieving something a cult status between pinball aficionados. So, the better it is designed the more likely you can expect your further cooperation. Xenon is an physicalpinballtable arcade pinball game released by creatorbally in 1980. With a portfolio that boasts music from the xenon pinball machine, the sounds for the meco star wars theme, the atari tv commercials and the electronic sound effects in the original stepford wives film amongst many others the mutant electronicmusic cv of suzanne ciani is proof that in a 1970s commercial world of boys toys, monopolised by. And when suzanne ciani first became infatuated with synthesizers in the early 1970s. The american delia derbyshire of the atari generation lixiviation complies and recontextualises both secret music and commercial experiments of suzanne ciani made for microcosmic time slots and never previously documented on vinyl or cd. The trance techno icon invited buchla trailblazer suzanne ciani to his. Suzanne ciani creates the soundtrack for a pinball machine.
Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Now playing in select theaters and available at home on videoondemand. Suzanne is a fivetime grammy award nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and. The performance, recorded live at gray area in san francisco on march 5, 2016, was her first. Utilising the studio as an instrument a laboratory for the experimentation of sound and, as a compositional tool, wpm founder, composer producer katia isakoff altersonic sound, add n to x, mute records. From her earliest days studying with don buchla at uc berkeley and max mathews at. Suzanne ciani composes the sound for xenon narrated by peter ustinov. In an opening note takahashi writes, as our small team of verena, lydia, max. Tv, and video gamesthe pinball game xenon features her work, as does mecos infamous star wars disco soundtrackto her advertising work and later transformation into a successful new age. Ballys xenon pinball machine artwork, cabinet, gameplay. What made xenon unique, however, were its music and digital vocals described as incredibly alluring in the sales brochure, both provided by nowfamous synth musician and sound designer suzanne ciani. A true synthesizer pioneer, suzanne ciani s love of electronic music began in 1968 during a field trip to mit. With a sonic portfolio that boasts commissions for the xenon classic pinball machine, the sounds for the meco star wars theme, the atari tv commercials and the electronic sound effects in the original stepford wives film amongst many others the mutant electronic music cv of suzanne ciani.
When i was commenting in a post about ciani in the reno sub the other day, somebody said the waves of, or something like that when they mentioned ciani, so i instantly thought of the line gets you on her wavelength in the leonard cohen song with the try and guess title i know of a handful of celebrities named suzanne who have something in common with leonard cohen, but for some reason. Suzanne ciani releases live quadraphonic album via limited. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946, in indianapolis is an italianamerican fivetime grammynominated pianist, composer and recording artist. Suzanne has since toured the world, exclusively in quad. However, it was her decadelong adventure mastering the buchla 200 that would define her career. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946 is an american musician, sound designer, composer, and.
Print and download go gently sheet music by suzanne ciani arranged for piano. Suzanne ciani, the voice of xenon, at modern pinball nyc doing a documentary with our newlyarrived xenon machine. Suzanne is a fivetime grammy award nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neoclassical recording artist whose work has been featured in countless commercials, video games, and feature films. After observing pinball lovers at play, ciani proposed using a computer voice chip to make the game reactive, helping usher in a new. In the future, woman with sound chips in their earrings will listen to beethovens symphonies.
Echo park, ca \\ may 16, 2018 press release suzanne ciani, the diva of the diode, releases live quadraphonic digitally on her birthday june 4th, 2018, with a numbered quadraphonic vinyl package available for direct preorder and at ace hotel locations around the world june 29th. Seven waves by suzanne ciani, released 22 february 2016 1. As all of suzanne s buchla performances, the performance was quadraphonic. Electronic music pioneer, composer, recording artist. Tide pools, flowers of evil, closed circuit, top tracks. She received classical music training at wellesley college and obtained her m. A life in waves soundtrack and bluray release announced for record store day 2020 preorder dvdbluray combo now. Xenon is a 1980 pinball machine designed by greg kmiec and released by bally. The velocity of love, sargasso sea, the first wave birth of venus, the eighth wave, tide pools, biography. Download richie hawtins new closer mobile app for ios and android. Steve, the game tech, hooked me up with the audio and actually played the game so i could get interesting bits, and dave told me, the sound for this game was made by a womanan awesome electronics composer named suzanne ciani. It was designed by creatorgregkmiec with art by paul faris, creatorpaulfaris, and electronic musician suzanne ciani provided the voice and music.
Suzanne ciani women of pinball post by chris silver mon mar 30, 2015 11. Xenon was not only the first speaking pinball machine, but it was also the first game with a female voice, that of suzanne ciani. Suzanne ciani xenon her inspirations radio show share this. Suzanne was responsible for recording and synthesizing her own voice that can be heard on every xenon machine. I was with my mother on holiday and i came across this pinball game. Suzanne ciani women of pinball post by chris silver. Ciani andalusian dream sheet music for piano solo pdf. This is a live recording that was performed by suzanne ciani in san francisco on march 5, 2016. Armed with synthesizers, effects, and her own voice, ciani breathed life into a sciencefiction world of imagination. Suzanne ciani voice of xenon at modern pinball nyc all. Unlike other bally electronic pinball games, their documentation for this game shows the model number only as 1196, not 1196e. Suzanne s been recognized as keyboard magazines new age keyboardist of the year, provided the voice and sounds for ballys groundbreaking xenon pinball machine, created cocacolas popandpour sound, designed ataris sound logo, played concerts all over the globe, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful.
Electronic music pioneer suzanne ciani and multidisciplinary visual artist scott kiernan invite you to reimagine these concepts through a delicate balance of mystery and order in this experimental piece composed entirely using subharmonicon and analog video. Electronic music composer suzanne ciani composed the music and performed all of the voices for xenon. Suzanne ciani born june 4, 1946 is an american musician, sound designer, composer, and record label executive who found early success in the 1970s with her innovative electronic music and sound effects for films and television commercials. The american delia derbyshire of the atari generation with a sonic portfolio that boasts commissions for the xenon classic pinball machine, the sounds for the meco star wars theme, the atari tv commercials and the electronic sound effects in the original stepford wives film amongst many others the mutant electronic music cv of suzanne ciani is proof that in a 1970s commercial world of boys. Sunergy, the velocity of love, silver ship, pure romance, singles.
This remains my favorite cd from suzanne or anyone for that matter read more. The game was not only the first talking pinball table by bally, but also the first with a female voice. Suzanne ciani working on the music and sounds for the xenon pinball game from. A documentary that explores the life and innovations of electronic music pioneer, suzanne ciani. Suzanne ciani xenon her inspirations radio show all. In 1979, coinoperated arcade game maker bally manufacturing approached pioneering synthesist suzanne ciani for a topsecret project. We got in this super cool bally xenon pinball machine, learn all about it in this video. This album was released in 2016 and it belongs to ambient, electronica genres. It was fun learning about this machine, ballys xenon, from papa team members steve eckert and dave baach. Our article on suzanne cianis composition for the pinball game, xenon, was featured in the premier issue of insides the semi periodical for rvng. She is a pioneer in electronic music and one of the few women to blaze a trail in the genre.