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Our supporters help us shape a better future; our Captains of Industry supporters shown above empower us to do this on an even larger scale.

With their generous contributions of $5000 USD and more annually over three years, members of our “Captains of Industry” supporter program empower us to reach even more students hungry for knowledge, and preserve and steward even more of the story of synthesis, leveraging their gifts to fuel us over a five-year period, allowing us to expand our three major projects:

• Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool

• the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

• and the Moogseum.

We’re proud to recognize major sustaining donors who help us do that from among technological leaders, innovators, and visionaries. Members of the Bob Moog Foundation’s Captains of Industry currently include:

Ernst Nathorst-Böös, campaign co-chair

Marcus Ryle, campaign co-chair

 

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8Dio

Gerhard Behles

Chris Halaby

Daniel Haver

iZotope

Christoph Kemper

Ray Kurzweil

Spectrasonics

Larry Thomas

Universal Audio

John Worthington

Hans Zimmer/Remote Control Productions

Tom Oberheim

Dave Smith

 

Our sustaining backers inspire future generations with their unique genius. They also help us place the future firmly in the hands of young people who are constantly creating, and constantly breaking barriers. 

One of the most vital ways they do this is by supporting our hallmark educational project, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool.

Some of the 23,000+ Dr.Bob’s SoundSchool grads who learned life science, physical science, and experimentation in our 10-week curriculum based on Bob’s lifework.

Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool reaches 3,000 students annually, with more than 23,000 grads over the last nine years, stimulating critical thinking and inspiring future professional endeavors in science, music, technology, and engineering.

 

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What would your life have been like if you had been exposed to electronic music technology and sound science at a young age?

We’re here to offer this life-changing experience – one based in Bob’s lifework – to U.S. students by the tens of thousands, and online to inspire students internationally.

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Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool helps us turn second-graders into members of a scientifically literate electorate. You know, the one shaping public policy in 20 years.

ynth designer Axel Hartmann (the man behind the design of literally dozens of synthesizers from leading manufacturers) created and donated our custom graphic honoring the Bob Moog Foundation’s Captains of Industry, modeling it on the early modular synthesizers Bob designed between 1964 and 1970 with his first company, R.A. Moog, Co.

Hartmann painstakingly designed each module to represent the work of the supporter represented. Click any image to see more detail:

We still have room for more visionaries and industry leaders to join us…and we know you’re out there, ready to pitch in and change the world with us. He’d love to design a custom module for your company.

“We are deeply grateful to the leaders in the music technology industry who have come together through the Captains of Industry campaign to make a substantial impact on the Bob Moog Foundation’s innovative work. With their support, we are able to sustain and expand our programs, inspiring thousands of people from all walks of life through the intersection of science, music, and innovation. We hope other industry leaders will be inspired to join this effort.”

– Michelle Moog-Koussa, Bob Moog Foundation Executive Director

As COVID’s impacts continue to affect funding and education efforts, supporting the Bob Moog Foundation at any level also helps also helps us expand and steward our historic archive of instruments, memorabilia, schematics, interactive exhibits, and more housed in Asheville’s Moogseum, open to the public.

To learn more about how you can participate in the Bob Moog Foundation’s Captains of Industry program, please contact captainsofindustry@moogfoundation.org.