Video Tribute: Thank you, Keith Emerson

Video Tribute: Thank you, Keith Emerson

Video Tribute: Thank you, Keith Emerson

Keith Emerson (November 2, 1944 – March 10, 2016) Melding rarely seen photos from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and using Keith’s own music, we offer a poignant video tribute to a man, musician, and composer who deeply inspired the music world. May you...
Historical Signed Images of Larry Fast Offered with Donation

Historical Signed Images of Larry Fast Offered with Donation

Peter Gabriel Era Photos and Early Music of Pioneering Synthesist Gift with Foundation Support   We are honored to offer an exclusive donation incentive featuring legendary synthesizer pioneer Larry Fast. Bob Moog Foundation supporters who make a $100 donation or...

Early “Live” Moog Modular Artists: John Mills-Cockell

This is the first of a series of blogs on early live uses of the Moog Modular. Before Keith Emerson took his mammoth “Monster Moog” on tour in 1971—an astonishing feat by any measure—there were several forays into live performances by a number of Moog users. Their experience spanned music genres, from classical, experimental, art rock, and jazz. All before the year 1970.

Thom Holmes: Reflection on the Moog Influence

Thom Holmes: Reflection on the Moog Influence

Moog: A History in Recordings Thom Holmes August 2015 The Moog Influence I want to veer from the subject of recordings for this edition of the blog to honor Bob Moog and the industry that he started. In a way, this blog is still about the recordings because without...

Thom Holmes: The Rarest of Moog Modular Recordings

Moog Rarities: A Survey of the Most Hard-to-Find Moog Recordings In past blogs I’’ve written about the first recordings of the Moog Modular Synthesizer: and Moog Obscura, odds and ends from the Moog Modular catalog. This time I’’m going to take a crack at...