
Thinkofearlyelectronicmusicandyou’lllikelyseemenpushingbuttons,knobs,andboundaries.Whileelectronicmusicisoftenperceivedasaboysclub,thetruthisfromtheverybeginningwomenhavebeenintegralininventingthedevices,techniquesandtropesthatwoulddefinetheshapeofsoundforyearstocome.Asoneofthefilm’ssubjects,LaurieSpiegelexplains:“Wewomenwereespeciallydrawntoelectronicmusicwhenthepossibilityofawomancomposingwasinitselfcontroversial.Electronicsletusmakemusicthatcouldbeheardbyotherswithouthavingtobetakenseriouslybythemale-dominatedestablishment.”<br/> Featuredocumentaryaboutelectronicmusic’sunsungheroines:ClaraRockmore,DaphneOram,BebeBarron,PaulineOliveros,DeliaDerbyshire,MaryanneAmacher,ElianeRadigue,SuzanneCiani,LaurieSpiegel.Narrator:LaurieAnderson.Director:LisaRovner



