May 30, 2025
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 Briar. We discuss his tenure at
Kurzweil, and subsequent innovations and developments throughout
the 90's, leading back to the eventual reclaiming of his name in
the early 2000's, and his return to creating synthesizers with the
Moog Voyager.
We also discuss Michelle growing up as the daughter of Bob Moog,
where she shares some great behind the scenes stories and memories
of the man behind the legend, what inspired her to take the path of
founding the Bob Moog Foundation, managing and maintaining the
extensive historical archive, the Moogseum and the expanding
educational programs.
We cover the support provided by industry partnerships with
software developers, as well as also discussing how the Foundation
is an independent non-profit , donor driven organisation, and
detail several ways that people can get involved to support the
Foundation, and much, much more.
Host & Guest Links :
AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au
DAWbench : www.dawbench.com
Microsoft : www.microsoft.com
Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown
The Bob Moog Foundation : https://moogfoundation.org/
VO :
Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com
Music Themes :
Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent
Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com
DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com
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