RIP Robert Moog

[That Announcer]

No doubt you've heard early '60s synthesizer sounds- bleeps, squelches and occasional works of brilliance (see Wendy Carlos's "Switched-On Bach"). Well, the man behind the synthesizer that created most of those sounds was Robert A. Moog, music genius. He has marketed giant modular synthesizers (the primitive ones from the '60s and '70s, here's a photo), the Theremin (think "Good Vibrations"), vocoders and a multitude of other electronic instruments.

This master is now gone. He died of a brain tumor. We may never see the likes of him again.

I urge you to express your condolences to Wendy Carlos via email@wendycarlos.com. She was quite possibly his greatest collaborator, and a great friend of his as well.

Rest in peace, Bob.

 

[superfan]

Aw, that's not good! Thanks for letting us know.
The Moog was such a cool device. One of the guys from Weezer did a side project called "The Rentals" and the Moog was featured predominantly in their songs.

 

[JaniceFerSure]

RIP Robert Moog.Micky Dolenz can be seen playing a moog synthesizer in The Monkees video Daily Nightly.

 

[That Announcer]

RIP Robert Moog.Micky Dolenz can be seen playing a moog synthesizer in The Monkees video Daily Nightly.

The third one manufactured to boot! Who owned the other two is hotly debated: some say Buck Owens and Wendy Carlos, others say Paul Beaver (the guy who sold Micky his) and Moog himself. I tend to believe the second theory, as Carlos' synth was built over time.

 

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

Aw, that's a shame. I just read a big article about him recently, I think in "Rolling Stone." Simon and Garfunkel were one of the first groups to use the Moog snythesizer, on their freaky song "Save the Life of My Child." It's gotten a lot of use over the years...
Erin

 

[That Announcer]

Aw, that's a shame. I just read a big article about him recently, I think in "Rolling Stone." Simon and Garfunkel were one of the first groups to use the Moog snythesizer, on their freaky song "Save the Life of My Child." It's gotten a lot of use over the years...
Erin

Yeah, that song was weird. I do believe the Monkees song Dee mentioned before ("Daily Nightly") was the first rock use of a Moog.