Slovenian debut of the American electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani! SONICA and Kino Šiška are excited to host the Slovenian debut of Suzanne Ciani, an electronic music icon, composer, sound designer and an ambassador of new age aesthetics, who established herself as a visionary of synthesiser music in the early 1970s.
FOR FANS OF: Caterina Barbieri, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Laurie Spiegel
Suzanne Ciani (US)
Ciani is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums including “Seven Waves,” and “The Velocity of Love,” along with a landmark quad LP “LIVE Quadraphonic,” which restarted her Buchla modular performances. Her work has been featured in films (Sisters with Transistors, 2020), games, and countless commercials as well.
She was inducted into the first class of Keyboard Magazine’s Hall of Fame alongside other synth luminaries, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla and Dave Smith and received the Moog Innovation Award. Most recently, she is the recipient of the Independent Icon Award from A2IM, The Golden Ear Award, and the SEAMUS Award.
Suzanne has provided the voice and sounds for Bally’s groundbreaking “Xenon” pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, designed logos for Fortune 500 companies, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW in 2017 and is available to watch on all digital platforms.
In the resurgence of interest in sound synthesisers and the growing international modular sound synthesiser community, Ciani’s impact is far-reaching. Her influences can be heard in the work of Catherine Barbieri and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, with whom she even made a record together. She will present a joint project with Actress at this year’s Unsound Festival.
OZemljen Sound Journey (SI)
OZemljen Sound Journey is a new ambient project by Gregor Zemljič, a pioneer of Slovenian techno, producer, musician, DJ, studio master, and mastering engineer, known as one half of the techno duo Random Logic (with Miha Klemenčič, they also released music under the pseudonyms aa, Anorak, Jeremdam, Medvedek Robotek, Postor, Savinto, and Tadpole).
After their debut in 1995, the duo left a significant mark on Slovenian techno history with releases on labels such as Kial, Matrix Music, Tehnika, and Thee Blak Label—from classic techno, minimal, and acid, to IDM, ambient, and dub techno on their debut album Numrebs—achieving notable international success. They collaborated with interdisciplinary artist Marko Peljhan, composed music for alternative theater productions, ballet, experimental art performances, and films, and in 2017 released the long-awaited album Π (Pi).
Zemljič runs Earresistible Mastering Studio and is regarded as one of the leading experts in mixing and mastering both locally and beyond. In 2020, he received the prestigious international Red Dot Design Award for his work. He regularly collaborates with major and smaller names from the world of electronic dance music (Laurent Garnier, Ricardo Villalobos, Umek, Carl Cox), world-renowned rappers (Abd al Malik), representatives of world music (Jon Hassell, Tamikrest, Aziza Brahim, Samba Touré), as well as Slovenian musicians (Magnifico, Koala Voice, Širom, etc.).
In recent years, as the leader of the Pure/Sonic/Bliss team, which specializes in sound design, production, mastering, mixing, and location recording, he has been responsible for the sound design of the internationally acclaimed exhaust brand Akrapovič. Their portfolio includes elite car brands such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, Mercedes AMG, and Porsche, as well as motorcycle brands like Kawasaki, Ducati, Suzuki, and Honda.
Tickets on sale online and at Eventim outlets.
The event is co-produced with MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, Festival SONICA Institute and is part of the international programme FLUX – Female digital creativity, Co-funded by the European Union.
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