Sunday, August 21, 2005

Bob Moog ---- 1934-2005

Although I spent some years teaching electronic music at the school where I've worked for a bit, I didn't ever actually use a Moog synthesizer in my electronic music lab. But I knew that none of the keyboard synthesizers I did use would probably have existed were it not for the pioneering work of Bob Moog.

Today marks his passing. Although I don't know many of the details, I understand that he suffered from a brain tumor.

I took this occasion to visit a site that is dedicated to Moog Music. There is, naturally, much information gathered here that promotes the music and instruments developed and inspired by Bob Moog. At the moment, there is also articles that celebrate the life of this energetic and creative force in music.