The Bob Moog Foundation

The Museum of Making Music has announced a Massive Moog Giveaway contest.

It sounds like it’s basically a raffle, where all the prizes are synth-related.

Prizes include:

• A private look at The Bob Moog Archives in Asheville, North Carolina and lunch with The Bob Moog Foundation Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa.
• A VIP tour of Moog Music Inc. and lunch with Mike Adams, President/CEO of Moog Music Inc.
• A VIP tour and luncheon at the Museum of Making Music on January 18, 2010 with Moog exhibition advisor Brian Kehew, Moog Foundation Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa, Moog Music Inc. President/CEO Mike Adams, Museum Executive Director Carolyn Grant and Curator Tatiana Sizonenko.
• Moog Little Phatty Synthesizer autographed by George Duke and Moog luminaries (including Brian Kehew, Michelle Moog-Koussa and others). Please note: DRAWING FOR THIS ITEM WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 30, 2010.
• Two (2) tickets to the George Duke & Anita Baker concert at the Nokia Theatre on November 7, 2009. Please note: ENTRANTS NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Details on the contest are available at the MofMM site.

The Bob Moog Foundation’s Enter the Mind of Moog will celebrate Bob Moog’s 75th birthday, and offer an opportunity to experience a working version of the planned Moogseum, as the Bob Moog Foundation will transform the Orange Peel into an educational sonic playground for all ages.

According to The Foundation, “attendees will be immersed in an interactive experience guiding them through the work and life of synthesizer pioneer and innovator Bob Moog.”

All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Foundation’s hallmark project, the Moogseum, to be located in Asheville, NC.

Interactive instrument-based exhibits will be set up to connect attendees to the unique sounds and interfaces that helped make the Moog name a legacy in the worlds of science, music and innovation.

Highlights include a “Theremin Tour”, where visitors will be guided by Bob Moog Foundation volunteers to play the early electronic musical instrument in various audio configurations as well as see it used as a video mixing tool, the “Synthesizer Lounge”, comprised of a bay of synthesizers available for attendees to explore and the Moogerfooger Remix Station which will highlight the power of the the Moog signal processing tools. Attendees are encouraged to bring their iPods or other playback devices to remix original music through Moog equipment.

The Interactive Timeline will guide the viewer through specific eras of Moog’s career and document the evolution of the Bob Moog Foundation. The Bob Moog Foundation will unveil a Mini-Moogseum installation to be featured permanently at the Orange Peel. The Mini-Moogseum, a beautiful showcase crafted by Chris Perryman of Domus Aurea Woodworking, will house a small exhibit of the pioneer’s archives, tell the story of his impact on the world of music, highlight his connection to the Asheville community and feature a custom built theremin, designed by Bob’s former student and protege, Steve Dunnington. Read more…

Moog Music has introduced an awesome psychedelic black-light reactive t-shirt in honor of what would be Bob Moog’s 75th birthday:

This limited run t-shirt is only available for purchase in the month of May, 2009. All profits go directly to The Bob Moog Foundation to support construction of the Moogseum.

What’s not to like?

• It’s psychedelic.
• It’s a synth shirt.
• It’s Bob Moog.
• It’s black light.
• It’s for a non-profit cause!

$25 at the Moog Music site.

Michelle Moog-Koussa of The Bob Moog Foundation discusses the Bob Moog museum, aka the Moogseum.

The Bob Moog Foundation has announced that the Buncombe County Tourism Product Development Authority (BCTPDA) has awarded a $600,000 grant for the capital costs involved in building the Moogseum in Asheville, NC.

The grant is a bricks and mortar grant; funding will be dispersed when construction begins, which is expected for 2012.

And yes – it’s synth pork – but could it go for a more awesome cause? See this earlier post for more on the Moogseum. Read more…