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Bob Moog’s Love of the Theremin
A note: You can turn to Thom Holmes' podcast to hear all the tracks included here that use a Moog theremin as well as some others from the last 100 years of theremin recordings. As influential as the Moog synthesizer has been, Bob Moog’s original focus in...
Michelle Moog-Koussa: Remembering Herb
In the early morning hours of December 10, 2022, I received the devastating news that Herb Deutsch had passed away the night before. Herb was just a couple of months shy of his 91st birthday. He lived a long, full, storied life. Even so, his passing was difficult to...
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Remembering Don Lewis (1941-2022), creator of the Live Electronic Orchestra
The Bob Moog Foundation remembers Don Lewis (1941-2022), an innovator who joins the great gig in the sky at age 81. Don was an electronic engineer who worked with world-class music makers including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, and The Beach Boys. He was also...
Thom Holmes | Keith Emerson: An appreciation of his Moog musicianship
This blog entry provides an appreciation of Keith Emerson’s playing and musicianship, especially with the Moog Modular synthesizer, and points out some of the ways in which he was an exceptional synthesist. My thanks to Brian Kehew for contributing his...
Synthy cuts for a spooky season
Lon Chaney as the title character in a promotional still for the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera. It's the time of the season for spooky music, synth community, so here's a selection of seasonal electronic listens: "Phantasm" (1979) soundtrack ...
On the 17th anniversary of Bob’s passing, Dutch animator reimagines iconic photo
“Memories are not meant to be seen in black and white.” - Leslie van Berkel, visual artist In observance of the date of Bob's passing in 2005, August 21, we remember Bob's life and legacy with a painstakingly colorized poster of a black-and-white photo of him,...
Announcing “Exploring the Moog Liberation” Virtual Event
The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce a virtual event exploring a lesser known facet of Moog history. Exploring the Moog Liberation will provide a deep dive into the now legendary keytar synthesizer originally released by Moog Music, Inc. (Buffalo) in 1980.
MOK Releases Bob Moog Foundation 15th Anniversary Sound Bank To Benefit The Bob Moog Foundation
The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce the release of the Bob Moog Foundation 15th Anniversary Miniraze Sound Bank from Seattle-based music technology company MOK.
New Lisa Bella Donna Album “Moogmentum” to Benefit the Bob Moog Foundation
The Bob Moog Foundation is thrilled to announce the realease of Moogmentum, a new dynamic, elegant, and emotional synthesizer-based album from internationally acclaimed recording artist, composer, modular synthesist, sound designer, educator, and clinician Lisa Bella Donna. The album will be released Saturday, August 21, 2021 in a collaboration between the Foundation and record label Behind The Sky Music, and will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation which is celebrating its 15th anniversary and the second anniversary of opening the Moogseum.