Sponsor a Student – Bob Moog Foundation Student Outreach Program
For over a year, our super volunteer Dave Hamilton has been going in to the public schools and bringing Theremins, Moog signal processors (moogerfoogers), microphones and oscilloscopes in to elementary school classes. Dave’s sessions with the kids has engaged and enchanted their sense of curiosity and understanding as he exposes them to electronic music, and some of the simple science behind the sounds they are hearing. The children react with great enthusiasm, some later writing “Mr. Dave” about how much they enjoyed the sonic playground that he created for them.
Dave Hamilton's got a Theremin some moogerfoogers -- and all the kid's attention
Part of the mission of the Bob Moog Foundation is to educate and inspire children through the power and possibilities of electronic music. We want to make sure that the Moog legacy lives on in a very special way through the children — by inspiring them to explore, create and innovate the realm of electronic music. As such, we aim to amp up our Student Outreach Program by exposing children to electronic music all year long.
Kindergarten boy explores the Theremin
Please support us in our efforts to engage kids in music and science in a time when funding is being cut from our schools. Sponsor a student for $5. Sponsor five students for $25. Sponsor a class of 20 for $100. Donate here.
Area Festivals Feature MoogLab
MoogLab at Tron-a-Thon – April 10 and 11, 2009
Tron-A-Thon, Asheville’s Electronic Music Summit will be a two day event in downtown Asheville combining Club Nashwa and Hookah Joe’s with two stages of hip music from today’s electronic music scene.
Headlining the event will be: Pnuma Trio, Future Rock, Eliot Lipp, DJ Rootz, and Kap10
Along with regional acts:
DJ Ginza, Sci Fi, Freepeoples Freequency, DJ Bowie, Random Rabbit, Two Fresh, Agobi Project, Par D, EP3, Midnight Ace, Mindelixer, Darth Brown, Tropa, Auquarium, and Somni Suit. To see Tron-a-Thon’s official webiste, click here.
To celebrate Asheville’s electronic music heritage, Tron-a-Thon will feature Bob Moog Foundation’s interactive MoogLab . MoogLab will offer theremin stations at which attendees can play this early electronic instrument through various Moogerfoogers (signal processing pedals). Moog synthesizers and a Moogerfooger Remix Station will be available for attendees to explore. Participants are encouraged to bring their iPod or other playback device, which they can hook up to the Moogerfoogers and remix tracks of their choice through these sonically rich devices. The resulting sounds will be recorded, and available for a small donation to the Bob Moog Foundation.
Tickets are available on tronathon.com
Club Nashwa and Hookah Joe’s, 38 B N. French Broad Street, Asheville, NC
MoogLab + Video Mixing at HATCHfest Asheville – April 15-19, 2009
HATCH is an international non-profit organization committed to mentoring in the creative and media arts. The mission of HATCH is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. You can find out much more about HATCHfest Asheville here.
For HATCHfest Asheville, MoogLab will be present on Friday night, April 17th at the Design & Technology Exhibit Reception from 6-8pm with a setup including interactive theremins, Moog synthesizers and Moogerfoogers, all being used as innovative interfaces for video mixing. Our Board member Sean McDonald is the driving force, guiding MoogLab to explore video manipulation through our electronic gear.
HATCHfest Asheville’s official website is www.hatchasheville.org.
Lake Eden Arts Festival Gets “Mooged-Out” – May 8 and 9, 2009
LEAF continues to be a strong supporter of The Bob Moog Foundation. This year will see an interactive setup on Friday, May 8 in the barn exhibit are which will include Theremins, Moog synthesizers, and Moogerfooger effects, in addition to performances by Bob Moog Foundation volunteers.
On Saturday, May 9, LEAF will be getting “Mooged-Out”. The Bob Moog Foundation will be featuring the “Mooged-Out” sound in a late night showcase. Creative Director Dave Hamilton will set up an array of Moog equipment on stage and will be mixing in different performers from the festival into the Moog rig. The resulting live remix will be pumped into a surround sound system for dancing pleasure.
Check out LEAF’swebsite: www.theleaf.org.
MoogLab at Big Ears Festival February 6-8, 2009
The Bob Moog Foundation will be bringing its Interactive Sonic Experience, or MoogLab, to the Big Ears ‘09 festival in Knoxville, TN this weekend (February 6-8). Our setup will include a slew of theremins and synthesizers, all hooked up to various Moogerfooger® effect pedals, with each station providing a different sonic experience. To add to the fun, we are also
Moogin' Out - Photo by Jon Leidel (www.jonleidelphotography.com)
providing a Moogerfooger® Remix Station at which attendees can mix tracks downloaded from their iPod or other playback device. The results will be recorded and avaiable for a small donation to the Bob Moog Foundation. Come byMoog Lab at Big Ears and get your fill of analog goodness!
Big Ears celebrates its inaugural year with a fantastic lineup of music, seminars and movies. The mission of Big EARs is to offer an exciting and dynamic platform of musical and artistic discovery, presenting a variety of adventurous, exploratory concerts and performances, installations, discussions, and interactive experiences by artists possessed of singular and unique visions that stand apart from the mainstream. This multi-venue festival is a must for any serious music enthusiast. See you there!
Virtuality Video Part 1
The first of many podcasts to come features the Bob Moog legacy and talks about how Amin Bhatia came to dedicate the album to him. Interviewed guests include Steve Porcaro, Patrick Moraz, Michelle Moog-Koussa as well as producers, engineers and musicians from “Virtuality”
The podcast series was written and directed by Saul Pincus with contributions from cinematographers and journalists all over the world. Special thanks to the crew at Full Sail University, as well as the Bob Moog Foundation and the offices of Steve Porcaro, Patrick Moraz, Bhatia Music and Splice Heist.
Please visit aminbhatia.com for more on the album and artist.
