James R. Coplin

Bob Moog

Tribute Project

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1934-2005

His synthesiser, which bears his name, revolutionised music from the 1960s onwards.  Today, the electronic manipulation of sound is a ubiquitous feature of popular music. This was not always the case, and Moog was one of the pivotal pioneers of synthesised sound.

Born in the New York City suburb of Queens in 1934, Robert Moog - the name rhymes with "vogue" - became fascinated with electronics as a child.  Aged just 14, and encouraged by his father, George, Moog built his first electronic instrument, a theremin.

Although RCA had already built a musical synthesiser, it was a vast beast, and never intended for sale.  What Moog did, in 1964, was to produce and market a practical instrument, a small keyboard synth which could be used with relative ease.  "I didn't know what the hell I was doing," Moog later recalled. "I was doing this thing to have a good time, then all of a sudden someone's saying to me, 'I'll take one of those and two of that.' That's how I got into business."

Taken from the BBC Obituary

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The passing of Bob Moog has been deeply felt by the entire music community.  This is especially true for electronic musicians whose work he so directly influenced with his creations.  

I thought it would be fitting to celebrate his life with music.  So, I put out a call for submissions to several of the music making newsgroups I participate in.  If you would like to add you submission, please email it to me and I will post it.    

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David Brans

• For Bob

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Inquisitor Betrayer 

To Bob, who led the way.

• Dark Crystal

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Jonathan Kidder

"I wrote something in tribute when I learned Bob was fighting off cancer."

• Untitled

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Dave Lovelace

• Moogrogyrum

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Matrixsynth

"This is a typical "session" for me. I do not really consider myself a musician and I usually tell people I play sound not music to save myself from utter embarrassment trying to play something for them. When I do play I'm listening to the sound rather than focusing on a musical passage. This is me playing the Minimoog Voyager, one channel out and processed through the Moogerfooger MF-102 Ring Mod, Moogerfooger MF-104 Delay, and finally the Moogerfooger MF-103 Phaser. It's just me listening to and appreciating the sound of the Moog. I just get lost in the sound, and I thank him for this."

• Untitled

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Alex Saba

"I wrote this song as soon as I read the sad news about Dr.Moog. Chopin's Prelude was an inspiration here and the song is about my sadness with the lost of a friend I never meet."

• Preludio #1 (To Bob Moog)

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Andrew Sanchez

"'Through the Years' was recorded on a Fostex 8-track. Two tracks were relegated for the drums, and the other six are all Memorymoog."

"'Use the Source' was my first song recorded on a computer. It's a Moog Source on all tracks except for the drums. "

• Through the Years
• Use the Source

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Alan Stocker

• untitled

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Gilberto Strapazon

• Mov NLac
• Sam na Selva
• Una Arbol Sola

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Chris Strellis aka Voynich

In tribute to the sad death of Bob Moog I have produced a track in Bob's honour written soley using the only Moog equipment I could muster - which is the Arturia Moog Modular and Minimoog softsynths. Speech samples came from a Moog demo disc and from the good Dr. himself that suppliment the raw (virtual) analogue power of Moog. Bob will only truly die when we have all forgotten him - not likely!

• The Release

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Paul Wagorn

• Dub Africa

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Mike Walters 

"I used a Minimoog, SCI Six Track, and Elka Wilgamat."

• Handshake