BOB MOOG Dies

(From Millimeter Magazine)

The sad news out of ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, is that synth pioneer BOB MOOG died of BRAIN CANCER there on August 21st.

Besides being A GREAT GUY (I had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago and I found him to be warm and genuine), he was, obviously,
A GIANT IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC -- a man whose name became synonymous with ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS.

Anyone who has ever used AN ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD to create sounds for MUSIC or SFX LIBRARIES owes Moog at least A SMALL DEBT, for HIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN SOUND SNYTHESIS PAVED THE WAY FOR MANY OF TODAY'S ADVANCED ELECTRONIC TOOLS.

There are SCADS OF COOL ALBUMS that were COLORED MORE BRIGHTLY by actual MOOG SYNTHESIZERS (by everyone from THE BEATLES to HERBIE HANCOCK), and even though the enormously popular MINIMOOG is now generally regarded more as a piece of CLASSIC GEAR than
A CURRENT ITEM, its "RETRO" SOUNDS continue to enchant and be embraced.

So raise a toast to a very classy guy -- beloved by all who knew him -- and put a copy of WENDY CARLOS' SOUNDTRACK for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE in the ol' CD player.

Bob Moog will indeed be missed.