Suzanne Ciani

In this vintage video, Suzanne Ciani shows David Letterman her gear and makes him sound like a little girl.

This is from when Letterman had a morning TV show, and his lead-in featured lots of cheesecake photos of him! Read more…

Synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani on 3-2-1 Contact demonstrating synthesizers and sound synthesis.

Synths spotted:

• Oberheim OBX
• Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
• Buchla 200 system

Anyone know what year this is from?

Here’s something for the new age fans out there – the video for synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani’s The Velocity Of Love. 

Ciani was one of the first people to explore the world of commercial electronic sound design, and more recently has been creating melodic new age music. 

The video comes from a collection of music videos called Natura Poetica. It is available from Ciani’s online store.

This classic video from the kids’ program 3-2-1 Contact, produced by Children’s Television Workshop, features pioneering synthesist Suzanne Ciani talking about how synthesizers work:

In the video, Ciani is brilliant, gorgeous and geektacular, if you can look beyond the amazing array of sexy classic synth gear.

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