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It was founded in 1953 as R. A. Moog Co. by Robert Moog and his father and was renamed Moog Music in 1972. Its early instruments included the Moog synthesizer (the first commercial synthesizer), followed by the Minimoog in 1970, both of which were highly influential electronic instruments.
May 8, 2020 · Enter the synthesizer, which Moog first assembled in 1964. He’s credited with creating the first commercial version, with the aid of composer Herb Deutsch.
Jul 22, 2013 · The synthesizer Robert Moog invented sparked a revolution in electronic music in the 1960s. He set up shop in a Trumansburg, N.Y., storefront from 1963 to 1971, and The Beatles, Mick Jagger and Sun Ra were among the first customers for the then-$11,000 instrument.
The Moog Synthesizer was a transistorized, voltage-controlled synthesizer composed of individual audio generating and processing modules. It was played with a monophonic, organ-style keyboard or other controllers and programmed with patch cords.
Robert Arthur Moog (/ m oʊ ɡ / MOHG; May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964.
Dr. Robert "Bob" Moog is best known for inventing the Moog synthesizer in 1964, revolutionizing the world of music by providing musicians with a vastly expanded sonic universe. How did he...
Robert (Bob) Arthur Moog (1934-2005) invented the first commercial electronic musical instrument—known as the “Moog Synthesizer”—over a three-year period of development from 1964 to 1967.
