Bob Moog Foundation Gives Sneak-Peek of Spectrasonics Benefit
Custom Hardware Synth Created by Eric Persing Revealed as Grand Prize
Update: Spectrasonics contest is scheduled to launch Monday, March 21st. Please check www.spectrasonics.net for details on that day.
NAMM – Anaheim, CA January 13, 2011 The Bob Moog Foundation gave a special presentation at NAMM, announcing a unique collaboration with Eric Persing of Spectrasonics on a fund-raising contest to benefit the foundation. Details of the contest are to be revealed when it begins on March 15th. During the presentation, Persing unveiled the Grand Prize for the benefit contest a stunning, one-of-a-kind custom OMG-1 hardware synthesizer he created that integrates the worlds of analog synthesis, computers, software synthesis and the latest multi-touch surfaces into one extraordinary instrument.
The OMG-1 was designed by Persing as a live performance instrument and is not a commercial product its truly one-of-a-kind. The state of the art dual manual OMG-1 combines a Moog Little Phatty® analog synthesizer, Spectrasonics flagship Omnisphere® software synthesizer, a powerful internal Apple Mac Mini computer, dual Apple iPads®, dual iPods®, and Spectrasonics brand-new Omni TR iPad app all integrated into a beautiful, hand-crafted curly maple cabinet created by American artisan Daniel Auon.
During the special sneak-preview presentation, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation, and Eric Persing talked about their collaboration and Eric gave a live performance with the OMG-1.
Ill never forget the first time I played a Minimoog when I was a little kid…it truly changed my life! says Eric Persing, Founder and Creative Director of Spectrasonics, a leading music software company, So its a privilege after all these years to give back to the foundation honoring my hero Bob Moog and keeping the spirit and history of his inventions alive for the next generation. I had a blast designing the OMG-1 with Dan and I cant wait to see who wins it!
Michelle Moog-Koussa added, The Bob Moog Foundation is grateful to Eric Persing for creating and sharing this one-of-a-kind innovative instrument. The foundation’s mission is to ignite creativity at the intersection of music, science, history and innovation. It is fitting that Eric’s OMG-1 does just that. His instrument represents the contemporary convergence of analog and digital, hardware and software. I think Bob would applaud Eric’s efforts to transcend boundaries in order to create an instrument with new and unique capabilities.
Complete details about this exciting benefit will be announced by Spectrasonics when the contest begins on March 15th, 2011 (www.spectrasonics.net). (over)
About Spectrasonics
Founded in 1994, Spectrasonics is a leading innovator of world-class, award-winning virtual instrument software plug-ins, used by the top recording artists, producers, remixers and film composers on the planet. Key Spectrasonics products include its flagship synthesizer Omnisphere®, the Trilian® Total Bass Module, and the popular Stylus RMX® Realtime Groove Module. For more information visit http://www.spectrasonics.net
About The Bob Moog Foundation
The Bob Moog Foundation (www.moogfoundation.org) honors the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog through its mission of igniting creativity at the intersection of music, history, science, and innovation. Its projects include MoogLab Student Outreach Program, which brings electronic musical instruments into the schools to teach children science through music, the Archive Preservation Initiative, an effort to preserve and protect the inventor’s extensive and historic archive and the future Moogseum, an innovative educational, historic, and cultural facility that will bring Bob Moog’s spirit alive. It will be located in Asheville, NC in the years ahead, pending necessary funding.
The Bob Moog Foundation is an independent, donor-driven 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and is not formally affiliated with Moog Music, Inc.
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Come see the Bob Moog Foundation at NAMM in Booth 6100.
Come see Michelle and Eric presenting the OMG – 1 daily at 2:30 at the Spectrasonics Booth 6720.
NOTE: Photos coming soon!
Why is there still nothing on the contest published yet? It is already March 16 and still nothing.
Hi Slash,
Spectrasonics has been working around the clock to get the contest, and everything that will go in to it, ready. It’s more complex than you might think……..sorry that we can’t say more right now.
The word from Spectrasonics at this point is that the contest (an all of the rest) will be launched tomorrow morning (PDT). We promise, it will be worth the wait!