Pauline Oliveros was born May 30, 1932 in Houston, Texas. She is an American accordionist and composer who is one of the first female pioneers in the development of post-war electronic art music. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the 1960s, and served as its Director. She has taught music at Mills College, the University of California, San Diego , Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
