Sisters with Transistors

1h 26m
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
6.8

Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys' club, the truth is that from the very beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of sound for years to come.

Cast

Laurie Anderson
Narrator (voice)
Delia Derbyshire
Self (archive footage)
Suzanne Ciani
Self
Bebe Barron
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Spiegel
Self
Éliane Radigue
Self
Wendy Carlos
Self
Pauline Oliveros
Self (archive footage)
Clara Rockmore
Self
Daphne Oram
Self (archive footage)
Maryanne Amacher
Self

Crew

Lisa Rovner
Director, Writer
Michael Aaglund
Editor
Kara Blake
Editor
Mariko Montpetit
Editor
Bill Kirstein
Director of Photography
Marcus Werner Hed
Producer
Anna Vaney
Producer
Elizabeth Benjamin
Associate Producer
Caitlin Marraffa
Line Producer
Jack Cook
Sound Effects Editor
Johan Winstedt
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Schulz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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