Bebe Barron

Sisters with Transistors

Lisa Rovner

Laurie Anderson, Delia Derbyshire

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.

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Dennis Muren, Joe Dante

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

OHM+ : The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948-1980

Bebe Barron, Milton Babbitt

Over two hours of rare performances, interviews, animations, and experimental video. Milton Babbit's discussion of the difficulties of working with archaic synthesizers in the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center in the 1950s and 60s is a firm reminder of just how foreign electronic sounds were to even the academic community only 40 years ago. Likewise, Paul Lansky's private lesson with theremin inventor Leon Theremin is an example of how non-user friendly electronic musical instruments could be, even to people who should have the best sense of how to approach them.