KQED interview of Suzanne Ciani and John Chowning interviewed by Mina Kim and Mark Nieto

KQED interview of Suzanne Ciani and John Chowning interviewed by Mina Kim and Mark Nieto
Includes a concluding performance by Suzanne Ciani on the Buchla 200e Analog Modular
from August 29, 2024
John M. Chowning is an American composer, musician, discoverer, and professor best known for his work at Stanford University, the founding of CCRMA - Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics in 1975 and his development of the digital implementation of FM synthesis and the digital sound spatialization while there.
Suzanne Ciani is an American musician, sound designer, composer, and record label executive who found early success in the 1970s, with her electronic music and sound effects for films and television commercials. Her success with electronic music has her dubbed "Diva of the Diode" and "America's first female synth hero".

[@WeightlessBallast]

I am awestruck in a good way. First time I hear about John Chowning. Inventor of FM audio synthesis! And ofc Suzanne Ciani! Soon it is winter time here in Finland and I put Seven Waves on the player, my essential skiing music for 30 years+

[@keepthecircleclean]

Youre so awesome❤

[@michaelaskew6025]

Oh, so much wonderful information and will catch up tomorrow, I promise.🥰💚🌱

[@michaelaskew6025]

Always a thrill to hear the Buchla in all its glory programmed/played by such an aficionado.🥰💚🌱

[@TheloniousCube]

A beautiful performance! You're getting better and better! I'd love to see a wel-mastered version of the music show up on Bandcamp!

[@specialkvi]

Totally, totally outstanding performance.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Amazing performance.

[@marcelloursic424]

And thanks for uploading, Ms. Ciani!

[@KQEDLive]

Thank you for joining us, Suzanne! ❤️

[@danc1873]

I've booked your next concert Sept. 20 in London at Union Chapel! I'm coming from Rome, Italy for you 😊

[@donaldyarosz4497]

Hi Suzanne, This is just beautiful! I had an ensemble of "space" musicians, and we made music (using an old "Circle Surround" module to do live surround performances of old silent movies such as "The Lost World" and "Metropolis." Let's consider a new Synth Symphonic Orchestra for Space music. You could create and/or assign the different instruments for various performers, and your ideas could be for a chamber ensemble of multi-channel synthesists. The old could be blended with the new, of course. But it would be fun to work on a Chamber Orchestra of Synthesizers that includes Multi-channel percussion, Moog for Bass, Buchla for Wind, and Perhaps a Wind instrument (I know someone who sounds fab) in Multi-channel-- Perhaps A Buchla songbook for Synthetic Multi-Channel Chamber? Or 5 Buchlas? I don't know. What do you think? I called Don once and he said I couldn't afford his modules! --Lol. But, hey, he answered the phone. That was back in the 1990s, before the comeback of modular. They could start by simply recreating this work with a bunch of musicians. It's a simply beautiful piece. Thank you! Or a Whole 2 hour Symphonic Performance of S. Ciani? This is so inspirational! Wonderful. Keep going! You should sit in with Phil Lesh.

[@marcelloursic424]

I wish Chowning was mic'd louder.

[@jansky68]

Tomorrow Budapest, do you come with this tools?

[@astralcreek]

audio engineer sure did a shit job with the levels

[@sver3]

Video would have benefited a lot from Mastering before getting uploaded..

[@MuddleBud-d6s]

Shit job with the eq too. So hard to hear anything Chowning is saying!

[@ulfingvar1]

Nothing wrong with the sound..