Legendary Women of Synthesis!
The Bob Moog Foundation celebrates Women's Month by recognizing those who pushed boundaries, redefined electronic instruments, and expanded how we hear music itself. These legendary artists helped bring synthesizers from experimental studios into culture, cinema, and concert halls...

Suzanne Ciani: A Buchla virtuoso who helped popularize synthesis through groundbreaking recordings and quadraphonic performances.

Wendy Carlos: A pioneer of Moog synthesizer composition whose album "Switched-On Bach" transformed public perception of electronic instruments and influenced generations of musicians and filmmakers.

Delia Derbyshire: A key figure at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop who arranged the original "Doctor Who" theme and advanced tape-based electronic composition techniques.

Daphne Oram: A Radiophonic Workshop co-founder and inventor of the Oramics system, an early graphical sound synthesis method that translated drawn shapes into electronic sound.

Laurie Spiegel: A visionary in early computer music whose algorithmic compositions and software tools helped shape digital synthesis and interactive music systems.

Pauline Oliveros: An experimental composer and accordionist who explored electronics, improvisation, and her influential philosophy of “Deep Listening.”
Tomorrow is yesterday's history and art will still be there, even if life terminates.
- Keith Emerson