Receive Erik Norlander’s New The Galactic Collective With $25 Donation

Erik Norlander is many things to the world of synth-driven symphonic rock. He is a maestro at the keys, a composer, producer, synth designer and a sterling bandmate and colleague to many in the music industry. To the Bob Moog Foundation, Erik is a rockstar advocate for  our cause, raising his voice (and synths) for us time and time again:

• Catch him in this YouTube video talking about Bob’s legacy,
• Listen to the original song, The Princely Hours, that he composed for the Bob Moog Foundation on all Moog instruments here[audio:https://moogfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Princely-Hours.mp3|titles=The Princely Hours]
• Check out the photo gallery from his recent performance at our spring fundraiser Moogus Operandi, which took place on May 27th.

The Galactic Collective

For a limited time only, thanks to Erik’s generosity, we are able to offer his new CD, the very Moog-centric The Galactic Collective, with a donation of $25.00 to the BMF. Erik enthusiastically supports our efforts to teach science through electronic music, and to restore Bob’s archives, and to create a Moogseum, a hallmark interactive facility where these two goals will converge.

Please join Erik in supporting the BMF by donating today.

Not only will you be supporting the Bob Moog Foundaiton’s mission to educate, inspire and innovate through electronic music, you will receive Erik’s excellent CD which includes insightful liner notes from Michelle Moog-Koussa where she speaks to Erik’s connection to Bob Moog. Here is a sampling from those introductory notes :

“It is said that in hands of the highest caliber, the use of technology becomes magic. Not pull-a-rabbit-out-of-a-hat magic, but awe-inspiring transcendental connection. Bob handed off his technological, musical baton and Erik Norlander has cradled it in his hands, skillfully, lovingly exploring the limits of sonic expression and incorporating it into his expressive, epic music. Magic.”

To read more about The Galactic Collective, check out this great review on Ystejam.

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Erik Norlander is a progressive rock keyboardist whose evocative synthesizer technique is reminiscent of the legendary Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson and Jon Lord while remaining unique and forward-moving in its own right.

Erik takes many of the classic riffs and phrases from his various influences and reinvents them with highly emotional pitch bending, vibrato and authoritative phrasing. This technique combines brilliantly with Erik’s mastery of sound and production.

Erik has personally led sound design efforts on several major brand synthesizers, and his knowledge of synthesis and audio engineering are second to none. Erik’s live use of vintage instruments — Moog synthesizers in particular — give his concerts a depth and authenticity of sound seldom seen in modern stage productions.

“The Princely Hours” is an original all-Moog composition donated by Erik, available exclusively through the Bob Moog Foundation. Here’s Erik’s description about the instruments involved in the song:

I composed ‘The Princely Hours’ as a special piece for the Bob Moog Foundation using only Moog instruments. Even the percussion is Moog! The leads come from my Moog Voyager and my ’70s Minimoog Model D. The stereo bass is from my modular Moog system, and some of the sound f/x come from the modular as well, of course. For general textures and atmosphere stuff, I used my Moog Rogue, a real favorite of mine for that sort of application. The low bass drones are original Taurus pedals. The tracks were recorded using MOTU Digital Performer with reverbs courtesy of Universal Audio (Plate 140, Dreamverb) and IK Multimedia (CSR). The echoes are provided by the Moogerfooger MF-104 Analog Delay.

Listen to the whole track here.

Many thanks to Erik for this tribute to the Moog legacy, and for his support of the Bob Moog Foundation.

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