Robert Moog
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| The synthesizer was used for the soundtrack of the 1971 movie ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. Carlos wrote all the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, to create an eerie mood to express the strange society of the movie. | The synthesizer was used for the soundtrack of the 1971 movie ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. Carlos wrote all the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, to create an eerie mood to express the strange society of the movie. | ||
| - | A popular Moog user (and programmer) is [[Stevie Wonder]] who won numerous Grammy awards in 1973 for his synthesizer rich ''[[Talking Book]]'' and also in 1974 where he grabbed the 'Album of the Year' award with yet another Moog-tinted album ''[[Innervisions]]''. [[Sun Ra]] often used it as his instrument of choice to achieve his unique sound. It was also featured prominently on [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]'s song "Lucky Man," [[Keith Emerson]]'s Moog solo at the end making it arguably the group's most popular piece. Another famous use of the Moog was in [[Tangerine Dream]]'s electronic landmark album ''[[Phaedra (album)|Phaedra]]'' in 1974. [[Glenn Tilbrook]], a member of the new wave band [[Squeeze]], was also known to use the Mini Moog with regularity. | + | A popular Moog user (and programmer) is [[Stevie Wonder]] who won numerous Grammy awards in 1973 for his synthesizer rich ''[[Talking Book]]'' and also in 1974 where he grabbed the 'Album of the Year' award with yet another Moog-tinted album ''[[Innervisions]]''. [[Sun Ra]] often used it as his instrument of choice to achieve his unique sound. It was also featured prominently on [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]'s song "Lucky Man," [[Keith Emerson]]'s Moog solo at the end making it arguably the group's most popular piece. Another famous use of the Moog was in [[Tangerine Dream]]'s electronic landmark album ''[[Phaedra (album)|Phaedra]]'' in 1974. [[Glenn Tilbrook]], a member of the new wave band [[Squeeze]], was also known to use the Mini Moog with regularity.{{GFDL}} |
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Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
Moog synthesizers in culture
According to the American Physical Society, "The first live performance of a music synthesizer was made by pianist Paul Bley at Lincoln Center in New York City on December 26, 1969. Bley developed a proprietary interface that allowed real time performance on the music synthesizer."
It is believed that the first phonograph record to feature a Moog synthesizer was Cosmic Sounds by The Zodiac. The first popular music album to feature the instrument was 1967's Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd. by The Monkees. Wendy Carlos (formerly Walter Carlos) released major Moog albums in 1968 and 1969: Switched-On Bach and The Well-Tempered Synthesizer. The former earned Carlos three Grammys. Also in 1969, The Beatles used a Moog throughout the Abbey Road album, and Dick Hyman's recording of his jazz composition "The Minotaur" became the first Billboard Top 40 hit single.
The success of Carlos' Switched-On Bach sparked a series of other synthesizer records in the late 1960s to mid 1970s. These albums featured covers of songs arranged for Moog synthesizer in the most dramatic and flamboyant way possible, covering rock, country and other genres of music. The albums often had "Moog" in their titles (i.e. Country Moog Classics, Martin Denny's Exotic Moog, etc.) although many used a variety of other brands of synthesizers and even organs as well. The kitsch appeal of these albums continue to have a small fanbase and the 1990s band Moog Cookbook is a tribute to this style of music.
The synthesizer was used for the soundtrack of the 1971 movie A Clockwork Orange. Carlos wrote all the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, to create an eerie mood to express the strange society of the movie.
A popular Moog user (and programmer) is Stevie Wonder who won numerous Grammy awards in 1973 for his synthesizer rich Talking Book and also in 1974 where he grabbed the 'Album of the Year' award with yet another Moog-tinted album Innervisions. Sun Ra often used it as his instrument of choice to achieve his unique sound. It was also featured prominently on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's song "Lucky Man," Keith Emerson's Moog solo at the end making it arguably the group's most popular piece. Another famous use of the Moog was in Tangerine Dream's electronic landmark album Phaedra in 1974. Glenn Tilbrook, a member of the new wave band Squeeze, was also known to use the Mini Moog with regularity.
