Episode 36 : Honouring the Legendary : Bob Moog Foundation : Innovation, Inspiration, and Igniting Creativity !

Episode 36 : Honouring the Legendary : Bob Moog Foundation : Innovation, Inspiration, and Igniting Creativity !

From DAWbench Radio Show by Vin Curigliano

May 30, 2025 · 1h 53m

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The episode honors Bob Moog and discusses his legacy in music technology with insights from his daughter and a Microsoft guest.

Honouring the Legendary : Bob Moog Foundation : Innovation, Inspiration, and Igniting Creativity ! " It's Moog, Rhymes with Vogue ! " Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft, and special guest Michelle Moog-Koussa who is the founder and Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation , which she established in 2006 to honour the legacy of her father, Bob Moog , who is the legendary and revolutionary music tech pioneer that invented the first commercial analog synthesizer. We discuss Bob Moog's early history first building and selling Theremins in his teens, and how that lead the path to developing the first series of voltage controlled modules that would eventually evolve into the Moog Modular Synthesizers. We cover the difficulty in first getting the instruments accepted , the paradigm shift in the late 60's and early 70's to a wider audience with the Wendy Carlos Switched on Back Album and other key artist using the instruments , and the development of the MiniMoog. We detail the history of the company throughout its numerous stages and ownership's, Bob's loss of his trading name/trademark and eventual exit to found Big…

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