Photos: Erik Norlander, the Galactic Collective and the Heller duo rock “A Tribute to Dr. Bob”
Because NOTHING says Happy birthday, Bob Moog like a great synthesist playing a beautiful vintage synth, backed by a great band.
BMF student guestblogger Bubba Ayoub: Epic synth parts!
Our guestblogger Bubba Ayoub continues to share his thoughts on Moog, music, and technology, this time sharing some of his favorite synth parts. Enjoy!
Photo essay: Switched-On, The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer
Featuring a variety of rare materials, Switched-On shared some of Bob’s earliest theremins and synthesizers and family photographs never before on public display, plus oral histories from legendary participants in the early days of the Moog legacy.
Moog: A history in recordings | Dick Hyman, master stylist of the Moog modular
Dick Hyman was already on his way to becoming a musical legend by 1968 and it had nothing to do with the Moog Modular Synthesizer. Having established himself as a jazz and studio keyboardist, arranger, and composer, he found himself thrust into yet another rolethat of pioneering electronic musician.
Switched-On: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer
Beginning on May 2, 2014, The History Center in Tompkins County, in partnership with the Bob Moog Foundation, will open the exhibition Switched-On: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer. Illustrating the story of Dr. Robert Moog and the creation and evolution of...