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 1971an astonishing feat by any measurethere 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
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...
Moog, a History in Recordings: In Celebration of the Minimoog
This month, I want to highlight several outstanding benchmarks in recorded Minimoog performances, some well-known and others largely overlooked in the annals of popular music history.