david_kristian-moog - New Flickr Shot

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The Bob Moog Foundation Newsletter #1

"On August 21, 2005 my father died. He was a great and gentle man who left his mark on the world forever. During the past year my family and I have discussed many ways in which we could carry on his work and his legacy.

We have decided to establish the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music, with a few carefully chosen objectives, each tied to his life and work.

Today, we invite you to join us. Please visit our new website www.moogfoundation.org

Sincerely,

Michelle Moog-Koussa
Director, The Bob Moog Foundation

Our Goals

The Foundation has set forth the following as its initial objectives:

Endowed Scholarships
The Bob Moog Memorial Museum
Outreach Programs for Disadvantaged Students
Special Events for Electronic Music
Read more...

MoogCasts | Documentary Podcast

We're developing a documentary series that features artists playing Moog Music instruments.

This first episode features Perpetual Groove, a rock n' roll band, with every member playing at least one Moog.

What's a podcast? That's on the site, too.

Listen now...

Supporting the Foundation

We have vision. We have determination. To carry out our intentions to honor Bob’s legacy, we need money.

Please consider making a contribution to our Foundation. You may choose to give now, or make a pledge to give over time. Every contribution counts.

We also need you to spread the word--forward this email to friends, colleagues, and anyone interested in the work and legacy of Dr. Bob Moog.

Support the Foundation..."

MOS-LAB Modular on YouTube

Remember the MOS-LAB Moog Modular Clone?
Here's a video sent my way via Yves of Yusynth. Audio begins at :38. "My good friend Seb Mooumon who DIYed a clone of a Moog modular has just put a demo video on youtube of its system with the COTK sequencers." MOS-LAB

cray5656's Flickr Set

Sent my way via cray5656. Title link takes you there. These are some nice shots.

YMO Live on YouTube

YMO Technopolis Live on YouTube


YMO - 1000 Knives (Live) via hardy2006us.


Two Live YMO videos. I previously posted Technopolis and Rydeen here. I managed to upload Technopolis to YouTube, but for Rydeen I imediately got the vilation of terms message after upload. Guessing it's on a blacklist? Anyway, here's Technopolis and 1000 Knives. I have one more coming sent my way via Pete; I'm waiting for his permission to put it up on YouTube. As soon as I do, I'll put up a post.

Maestro Ring Modulator - New Flickr Shot

I missed this one when putting up this post - it comes from the same flickr set by ruk777. I just saw it on Sendling. The caption reads:
"to my knowledge, this is the first ring Modulator ever created. It was part of the 'Analog synthesizer' module that Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim and the folks at ARP worked on in the 70s. That is basically where all the early Maestro "pedals" came from. This piece is super rare,and though it is missing its foot pedal, it would command a lot of dough on Ebay"

If you know the truth behind this either way, feel free to comment.

Via Pinkus in the comments: "this is true. late moog worked for maestro...making the big mtal tank looking pedals with the contols on the side (phaser, distortion filter...ect)"

Via Tommy Dog in the comments: "Tom Oberheim was building these during the late 60's, he had done the first Phaser pedal for Maestro which was owned by Gibson / Norlin.

Norlin bought Moog later in the 70's and there were some product devolopment shared by Moog and Maestro (who farmed out many pedal designs to others)."

Via David in the comments:
"I doubt it's the first ring modulator. Harald Bode developed a ring modulator for Moog (the Bode Ring Modulator Model 6401 and Bode Dual Ring Modulator Model 6402) in 1963. Check out the Bode page on Obsolete.com.

According to the Moog Archives there's a Bode Dual about 1000' from me right now."

Update via dmxkrew: "If you're interested in those early maestro pedals, oberheim effect pedals etc, I read this interesting book by tom hughes: link"

SYSTEM SYNTHESE on YouTube

via Frederic. YouTube by dftdsr.

synthi aks in action on YouTube

Update: Looks like I put this up in may already. My first double post. Oh well...
Not bad with 3585 posts to date.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5


YouTube via cores303

Kraftwerk Drawing and Stitch

Moogulator of sequencer.de sent me the following drawing by Florian Schneirder of Kraftwerk. Florian drew it for Dirk as a thank you gesture for selling Florian his ARP Odyssey. Title link takes you to the post on sequencer.de which also includes a Kraftwerk stitch by Herrn Schneider's daughter. Cool stuff.

Update, Moogulator gave me the ok to post the stitch shot as well, so here it is. Thanks Moogulator!


Update via Moogulator in the comments:

"ps: note, that on that stitch florian has no hair, so his daugther knows her father ;)"

Too funny.

Georg Mahr

Title link takes you to Georg Mahr's website, home to a number of gear shots and general synth info.

via Yves.

Update via sendling in the comments:

"see also here ;-)

MSQ51 Sequencer by Georg Mahr"