Setting The Record Straight: Meeting The 'Sisters With Transistors' | 1A

When most people think of electronic music, they likely picture men with certain hairstyles (or helmets — RIP, Daft Punk). But the documentary “Sisters with Transistors” wants to set the record straight.

The genre’s patriarchal reputation extends to the tools used to make the music. Some of the genre’s iconic instruments bear the names of male inventors and have been popularized by male artists. But the role of female electronic music pioneers is less well-known.