Robert A. “Bob” Moog
QC Class of ‘55, B.S. in Physics
Bob Moog (1934–2005) was an electrical engineer and a pioneering figure in the world of electronic music. Initially a designer and producer of theremins, Moog gained renown as the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer: an eponymously named instrument that debuted in 1964. According to the Bob Moog Foundation, Moog’s groundbreaking synthesizer, which was designed in collaboration with composer Herb Deutsch and featured components that would become industry standards, “revolutionized almost every genre of music, offering performers new sonic possibilities in which to express their creativity.” Artists such as Mort Garson, Wendy Carlos, Herbie Hancock, and Keith Emerson have been known to use Moog synthesizers at various points in their careers.
ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY:
From Moog to Mac
Deutsch, Herbert A.
Circulating CD 13432
Shirleigh and Robert Moog present Clara Rockmore, theremin
Rockmore, Clara
LP 8057
Synthesizers and Computers
Moog, Bob (Robert)
ML1092 .S951 1985
Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
Pinch, Trevor, 1952-2021.; Trocco, Frank.
ML1092 .P56 2002
ADDITIONAL LIBRARY RESOURCES:
Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution
Glinsky, Albert, author.; Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- writer of foreword.
“Bob Moog: 1934-2005″
Anderton, Craig
EQ (Cupertino, Calif.), 2005-11, Vol.16 (11), p.96
Moog
Harley, James
Computer Music Journal, 2005, Vol.29 (4), p.94-95
“Electronic maestros.” (Interview of Bob Moog, Peter Vogel and David Smith)
Moog, Bob ; Vogel, Peter ; Smith, David ; Hamer, Mick
New scientist (1971), 2005-03, Vol.185 (2492), p.48-51
“What is a synthesizer?”
Moog, Bob
Keyboard (Cupertino, Calif.), 2015-10, Vol.41 (10), p.36
“On synthesizers: the keyboard: the musician’s handle on the electrons”
Moog, Bob
Keyboard (Cupertino, Calif.), 2015-11, Vol.41 (11), p.30
“On Synthesizers”
Moog, Bob
Electronic musician, 2018-08, Vol.34 (8), p.42-42
“An interview with Bob Moog”
Canadian musician, 2004-03, Vol.26 (2), p.26
“Building on the Legacy of Bob Moog”
Music trades, 2013-02, Vol.161 (1), p.118-128