Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog (/ˈmoʊɡ/ MOHG; May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005), founder of Moog Music, was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.Moog's innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.
Bill Moog, Laura Moog Lanier, Matthew Moog, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Miranda Richmond, Renee Moog
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 378-379. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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According to one of his obituaries, he had no musical preference (unusual for a man so closely associated with the development of electronic musical instruments) and liked to keep his surroundings in silence.
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Father of Laura Moog Lanier, Matthew Moog, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Renee Moog, and Miranda Richmond.
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After his death, his family established the Bob Moog Foundation, dedicated to the Advancement of Electronic Music, in his memory.
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As a Ph.D. student in engineering physics at Cornell University, Moog developed his first voltage-controlled synthesizer modules in 1964 with composer Herbert Deutsch. By the end of that year, R.A. Moog Co. marketed the first commercial modular synthesizer.
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His last name rhymes with "rogue," not "fugue," as is believed commonly.
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The Roland Keyboard Co. & the Korg Keyboard Co. are Moog's chief rivals.
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Invented the Moog Electronic Synthesizer Keyboard in the 1960s.
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Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 2001.
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1993
Documentary courtesy: "Humoresque"
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1993
Documentary special thanks
Self
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Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
2012
Documentary
Himself
Moog
2004
Documentary
Himself
Modulations
1998
Documentary
Himself
Mastering the Theremin
1995
Video documentary
Himself
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1993
Documentary
Himself - Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer
Known for movies
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) as Thanks
Moog (2004) as Himself
Modulations (1998) as Himself
Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society (2012) as Himself
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