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"The Princely Hours" is an original all-Moog composition by Erik Norlander, available exclusively through the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation. Listen to the whole track here. You can purchase the track for $0.99 through the Snocap widget below. All profits go to support the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation.

Thanks to Erik for this stunning musical tribute to the Moog legacy, and for his support of the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation.
14 tracks from Mooged-Out Asheville are now available for purchase below. All proceeds go to the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation.
Thanks to all the Asheville musicians who donated their tracks for this effort.
Robert Moog, PhD passed away in 2005, at the age of 71.
The Revolutionary Moog Synthesizer
The electronic musical instruments Dr. Bob Moog first created in the 1960s changed music in ways never before imagined. He developed a new class of keyboard-based instruments and was the first to apply the term "synthesizer" to this new creation. Dr. Moog took experimental technology to the next step by not only creating instruments but by putting it into the hands of performing musicians. The musical expression that ensued created amazing and ethereal sounds the world had never heard before.
Music, the world over, has never been the same since. Musicians have been using Dr. Moog’s synthesizers to create compelling and innovative music that has been expanding the minds of listeners for over forty years.
There were pioneers before Dr. Moog, and many others expanded on his work, but all modern electronic music owes a debt to Dr. Moog and his legacy. Even today, the music software on your computer makes use of the principles that Dr. Moog developed. Many digital musical instruments emulate the sounds that Moog analog synthesizers first made in the 1960s and 70s.
“Your father is the foundation for my business”--Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder, Roland Musical Instruments, speaking to Bob's daughter Michelle Moog-Koussa The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation Needs You
Bob Moog was an educator, engineer, innovator and craftsman. He never stopped contributing. The Bob Moog Foundation was created by his family, friends and colleagues to preserve his legacy and continue his work. The mission of the foundation is to support and honor Bob’s legacy through celebrating, teaching and documenting innovative thinking in electronic music.
We are working to: preserve Bob's records and research create museum exhibits on innovations in electronic music endow scholarships at major colleges and universities where Bob worked and taught sponsor music concerts and competitions support music education outreach programs, especially for disadvantaged children in the United States
The work of the Bob Moog Foundation depends upon donations from people like you, all over the world. Be more than a listener. Participate. Make a donation and help us make waves. Sign up for our email list at http://moogfoundation.org , and help keep the legacy alive. Every donation counts.
The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation is a 501c 3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Your donations are tax-deductable under the laws of the United States of America.

Moog Music, Inc., which builds musical instruments that carry the Moog name, is not affiliated with the Bob Moog Foundation. However, we remain good friends and strongly support the tradition they continue.


My Interests

The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music is interested in fostering innovation and creativity through electronic music. Dr. Moog loved electronic music and we aim to continue his passion.

Music:

Keith Emerson, Wendy Carlos, Rick Wakeman, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, the Moog Cookbook, and everybody else who's ever played a synthesizer.

Movies:

Moog [a film by hans fjellestad]

Books:

Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer by Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco

Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail

Electronic Music Pioneers by Ben Kettlewell

Heroes:

Leon Theremin

My Blog

Moogfest 2008, October 13 in New York City!

Moogfest 2008 in New York City Honors Bob Moog Umphrey's McGee, Bernie Worrell, Eric McFadden Trio, members of Disco Biscuits, Benevento/Russo and Others Rock Out on Moogs! The fifth annual Moogfest c...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:27:00 PST

Summer NAMM in Nashville, NEARFest in Pennsylvania, June 20-22

The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation will be represented in two places at once next week, June 20-22.Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa will be manning a Bob Moog Memorial Foundation booth at NEARFes...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:21:00 PST

Live pics from Moog Benefit in Asheville!

http://bobmoogfoundation.wordpress.com/Posts are being made by our friend Sean McDonald.
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:55:00 PST

Mooged Out CD Release/Benefit in Asheville on April 18, 2008

Yo' Mama's Big Fat Booty Band Gets MOOGED-OUT in a Benefit Concert for The Bob Moog Foundation On Friday, April 18th, the Bob Moog Foundation will team up with Asheville-based funk band Yo Mama...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Bob Moog Tribute Concert, Barcelona, February 3, 2008

Homaje a Bob MoogSunday, Febuary 3, Sala Apolo II, BarcelonaNou de la Rambla 3Admission 6¬Doors open at 6:00 pm-Francisco Isla performing on the Theremin Pro.-Local Minimoog and other Moog instrument ...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:12:00 PST

Visit the Moog Foundation at NAMM, Jan. 17-20

Dear Moog supporters:The NAMM musical instrument convention is being held in Anaheim, California, January 17-20. It's not open to the public, but we know that many of you in the music business have pa...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:57:00 PST

New "Mooged Out" CD available now!

Download a free track!Two weeks ago, the Moog Foundation held our very first special event in Asheville, "Enter the Mind of Moog." According to the locals, it was "the event of the year." We're proud ...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:54:00 PST

Michelle Moog interview by Mix Magazine

Listen to a brief podcast interview of Michelle Moog from MoogFest 2007:http://mixonline.com/ms/aes2007/podcast/michelle_moog_k oussa/
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:16:00 PST

MoogFest 2007 in New York City September 22

B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City will once again open its doors to Moogfest, the annual festival commemorating and celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of maverick inventor Robert Moog a...
Posted by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:38:00 PST