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Ahhh. Times were simpler in the 70’s, when you could snap a picture of Santa next to his Moog and expect to sell some cheesy electronic music records.
If you know anything about this photo or the record it must have accompanied, let me know in the comments.
Image via dreamchimney

 

The Moog Guitar

02May08

Moog Music has been pretty tight-lipped about it, but information is starting to slip out about the Moog Guitar.
At the Ethermusic Festival in Asheville, NC,  Moog’s Jason Danillo demo’d the Moog Guitar. Here’s a first-hand take on the demo:
My first impression of this instrument is that it was an electric guitar with built in (software [...]

 

As a celebration of the vibrant Theremin community, Moog Music will again sponsor an International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008. This event will feature workshops and concerts, factory tours and much, much more.
An exciting component of the weekend will be an original composition contest, with the winner performing their composition for theremin at one [...]

 

Image: p_c_w
p_c_w has posted a great collection of images of Jean Michel Jarre performing Oxygène at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

 

Image: ArtWerk

ArtWerk is a visual artist/graphic designer interested in various subjects from photography, digital imaging and illustration, to astronomy, mythology and music.
This illustration seems to combine all these interests in one image.

 

Bikini girls, Muscle Beach, the Moog, and a naked guy are featured prominently in this synth-beat, electro piece Synthesizer.
Electric Six are also the guys behind the videos Improper Dancing, I Buy The Drugs and Gay Bar.
via Matrix

 

Cakewalk has announced The Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture and Rapture LE.
Created by Craig Anderton, the Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack pays tribute to Bob Moog’s legacy. Using Rapture’s advanced engine, Craig has created a truly innovative collection that blends classic Minimoog sounds with modern synthesis.
It’s hard to get excited about another virtual Minimoog - [...]

 

Moog has introduced the Multi-Pedal, a programmable four channel CV/MIDI foot pedal controller.
It has four analog control outputs, MIDI In & Out and USB connectivity (MIDI over USB). It can transmit controller information on up to 4 MIDI channels and CV outputs simultaneously.
Each CV output can be programmed individually. Signals can be foot pedal controlled [...]