Composer, performer, and analog modular synthesist
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Pacific Northwest composer who abandoned folk songwriting after a neighbor lent her a Buchla 100. She soldered, patched, and built a career around unpredictable analog machines that feel organic, releasing acclaimed records while collaborating with Suzanne Ciani and scoring films.
Achievements
Acclaimed albums Ears and The Kid; Buchla specialist whose work appears on Western Vinyl, Ghostly, and Nettwerk; film score for Omni Loop; new label Someone Special.
Birthday: New album Ruin: It's Not Just Music scheduled for October 2026 on her Someone Special label
Recent successes
- 2025-08-22 Ā· GUSH album release. Released the full-length GUSH on Nettwerk, continuing her analog-synth and voice explorations.
- Omni Loop film score. Composed the score for Bernardo Brittoās feature film Omni Loop.
Happy moments
- Sunergy collaboration. Released the collaborative album Sunergy with analog pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
- 2017-10-06 Ā· The Kid release. Issued The Kid, later named Rolling Stoneās avant-garde album of the year.
