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2021 Minimoog Raffle: Win A Vintage Minimoog Model D In Gorgeous Custom Cabinet
Today the Bob Moog Foundation announces its spring raffle featuring a coveted, fully restored vintage Minimoog synthesizer with a custom cabinet fabricated from rare African Makore wood, known for its beauty, strength, and durability.
Pro Synth Network LIVE | Episode 47 with Special Guest Michelle Moog-Koussa
Executive Director, Michelle Moog-Koussa talks with Rob Puricelli live on Pro Synth Network about the various projects at the Bob Moog Foundation, the Moogseum and the forthcoming documentary Electronic Voyager.
Music and Chat Live with Shueh-Li Ong – Season 2, Episode 12 with Michelle Moog-Koussa
Shueh-Li Ong sat down with Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa for a live episode of Music & Chat to talk about the Moog synthesizer prototype, the exhibits in the Moogseum, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, growing up with Bob Moog, and more.
Bob Moog Foundation Hosts a Virtual Listening Party of the Historic Abominatron Tapes to Bid Farewell to the Moog Prototype
The historic Abominatron tape is the audio recording originally sent to Herb Deutsch from Bob Moog in 1965, in which Bob explains in his own voice, every parameter of the Moog synthesizer prototype. The 84-minute reel-to-reel tape was donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives by Herb Deutsch, and has been carefully restored and transferred to digital format by Seva.
The Bob Moog Foundation Joins Music Hackspace, the MIDI Association, and NAMM for the MIDI Innovation Awards
MIDI has been at the center of music technology innovation since 1983, and MIDI 2.0 is positioned to build on MIDI 1.0’s global success. In furthering MIDI’s development and artistic impact, there is now an official award to acknowledge MIDI innovation.
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Brains On! How Do Synthesizers Work? [Podcast]
In this episode, we learn how these machines with keys, knobs, switches, buttons and sliders actually make sound. We’ll also travel back to the 1960’s and hear how synth pioneers like Bob Moog helped bring these sound making devices into the mainstream.
Together We Inspire Future Generations of Innovators and Creative Thinkers
“With all of the challenges of 2020, we need your help more than ever to bring Bob’s spirit forward to future generations … by inspiring people of all ages to transform the world around them.” – Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director, Bob Moog Foundation/Moogseum
Virtual Moogseum Tour Focusing on The Moog Modular Prototype with Herb Deutsch
The tour, which celebrates the seminal development that led to a revolution in music, will take place on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 2pm Eastern Time. Tickets will be sold through Eventbrite and are available on a pay-what-you-can basis. The tour will be shared through a private YouTube link.
ProgStock Announces Moogvember: To Benefit the Bob Moog Foundation
The ProgStock Presents Virtual Series is proud to announce an upcoming series of concerts and events, Moogvember, which will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. Spanning all four Saturdays in November, Moogvember will feature acclaimed artists Adam Holzman, Larry Fast (with Erik Norlander), The Ryo Okumoto Project, Jordan Rudess, and Tom Brislin.
Virtual Moogseum Tour Focusing on Early Big Briar Years
Virtual Moogseum Tour: Early Big Briar Years will examine the origins of Bob’s new company after leaving Moog Music, Inc. in Buffalo, NY, the technical developments that came from that company, and Bob’s new life in rural western North Carolina.