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Bob Moog Foundation Hosts a Virtual Listening Party of the Historic Abominatron Tapes to Bid Farewell to the Moog Prototype

Bob Moog Foundation Hosts a Virtual Listening Party of the Historic Abominatron Tapes to Bid Farewell to the Moog Prototype

Jan 15, 2021 | ,

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.

Brains On! How Do Synthesizers Work? [Podcast]

Brains On! How Do Synthesizers Work? [Podcast]

Jan 12, 2021 | , ,

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.

ProgStock Announces Moogvember: To Benefit the Bob Moog Foundation

ProgStock Announces Moogvember: To Benefit the Bob Moog Foundation

Oct 28, 2020 | ,

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.

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From The Blog

Resident Advisor Exchange Interview with Michelle Moog-Koussa

Jun 7, 2021

Executive director Michelle Moog-Koussa sits down with UK based Resident Advisor to talk about forming the Bob Moog Foundation, archiving her family history, the Moogseum, and the Moogseum’s exhibits in Google Arts & Culture’s “Music, Makers & Machines.”

First Minimoog Voyager Ever Sold Now on Display In New Moogseum Exhibit

May 31, 2021

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to unveil a special new exhibit opening at the Moogseum: Minimoog Voyager Signature Edition serial #002 signed by Bob Moog. In addition to being signed, this legendary synthesizer was hand-built, was the first ever sale from the current Moog Music, Inc., and was recently donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives by the Board of Directors President, David Mash, who has been its sole owner.

The Moogseum and Aloft Hotel Launch Poster Art Exhibit and “Meet The Artist” Event

May 18, 2021

The Bob Moog Foundation and Moogseum are excited to partner with Aloft Asheville Downtown to host a pop-up art exhibit at the hotel’s gallery celebrating Bob Moog’s influential impact on the music community in Asheville and the world at large. Featuring framed, synthesizer-themed art posters from the Moogseum, the exhibit continues Aloft Asheville Downtown’s long standing commitment to supporting and celebrating Asheville’s local artists and purveyors through its local art program.

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