Jazz Embraces the Moog Synthesizer By Thom Holmes Jazz was one of the last major genres of music to embrace the synthesizer. What made it possible for synthesizers to finally thrive in jazz was portabilitythe availability of portable performance instruments … Continued
Not-a-MoogEarly Recordings Often Mistaken for a Moog (and Other Intriguing Cases) Last month, I offered a list of the very first ten commercial recordings to feature the Moog Modular Synthesizer. There are numerous other recordings from this same timeframe that … Continued
The First Moog Synthesizer Recordings At first, Bob Moog didnt think of his synthesizer as a total solution for the musician. He once famously said, There was never a notion that a synthesizer would be used by itself for anything. … Continued
Guest blogger Thom Holmes explores how technology and musical artistry influence one another Some questions about electronic music are best answered historically. What qualities make electronic music inherently different than other music? Where did the idea originate to compose using … Continued
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