Purchase a Rare Piece of Music Memorabilia While Supporting the Important Work of the Bob Moog Foundation   The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce the auction of sixteen framed, signed, and numbered limited-edition photographs of Rick Wakeman, originally taken by photographer Marek Hofman in Słupsk, Poland in 2017 at the Rock Legends Festival. The auction begins on April 16, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. (EDT), and ends on April 22, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). The auction is open internationally and can be accessed on eBay. Auction winners will pay for shipping. The stunning ..read more

Rare Moog History The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce the recent addition of a rare Moog muSonics Minimoog Model D synthesizer to our collection. Donated on behalf of the late Philip A. DiTullio, the synthesizer is a physical representation of the transition from R.A. Moog Inc to muSonics in 1971. On the front of the instrument, the synthesizer has the muSonics logo, while the back mentions it was built in Trumansburg, New York, meaning this specific Minimoog was likely built by R.A. Moog Inc, but later sold by muSonics following the change in ownership, and rel ..read more

At the end of March, the Bob Moog Foundation hosted The Sounds of Innovation, the first in-person listen of the Abominatron Tape in its entirety, at the Moogseum. The sold-out event began with Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa reading an excerpt from Bob’s biography, Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution, which provided historical context regarding the iconic 84-minute tape. Afterward, attendees experienced the Moogseum by walking exhibit-to-exhibit as Bob’s voice and the very first sounds of the prototype played over the speakers. Recorded in 1964, the tape was Bo ..read more

We are excited to announce the debut of the Vox Humana Sample Bank, a sample library that masterfully recreates the Vox Humana setting of a Polymoog 280A. The sample bank can be purchased through our online store. Carefully sampling every note of a Polymoog 280A set to its Vox Humana setting, musician, educator, and creator Alex Ball was able to recreate the famous patch as a downloadable sample bank. Ball recorded each note twice to capture variation. Seamless looping, attack and release controls, and reverb were meticulously scripted into the associated Kontakt patch. A full version of Kont ..read more

    The Bob Moog Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state of North Carolina for the primary purpose of preserving and honoring the legacy of Bob Moog through science, education, and historical preservation.  The Bob Moog Foundation Winter 2024 Moog Source raffle proceeds benefit the important work of the Bob Moog Foundation, including our hallmark educational project, Dr. Bob’s Soundschool, the vast and growing Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and the Moogseum, located in downtown Asheville, NC. Purchase one or more raffle tickets ..read more

    We are excited to announce our winter fundraising raffle for a vintage Moog Source synthesizer signed by Bob Moog himself. Originally released in 1981, the Source represented a unique combination of tradition and progression in the sonic world.         The raffle begins at 7:00 a.m. (ET) on February 5, 2024, and ends on February 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) or when all 5,000 tickets are sold.                                               &nb ..read more

The Bob Moog Foundation had a spectacular NAMM Show, which takes place annually in Anaheim, California. Over 1,500 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees gathered to celebrate new developments in the music technology industry.     The Bob Moog Foundation Booth at NAMM 2024 just after setup on January 24th — the calm before the storm This year, our focus was honoring the legendary keyboardist Patrick Moraz, who played in such bands as Mainhorse, Refugee, YES, and the Moody Blues. In our booth, we featured our Story of Moraz traveling exhibit as well as having Patrick in the booth with us ..read more

We are excited to announce that a rare vintage Minimoog synthesizer from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives has been chosen to represent Bob Moog’s indelible legacy in the Music America: 100 Iconic Objects From America’s Music History exhibit. The exhibit takes place at the LBJ Presidential Library from February 17, 2024, during President’s Day weekend, until August 11, 2024. The exhibit will then travel to four other presidential libraries over a two-year period. The Minimoog, which is considered to be the most iconic analog synthesizer of all time, helped revolutionize the face of music by bri ..read more

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce that award-winning composer, musician, and producer Andrew Colyer will be demonstrating Spectrasonics’ Bob Moog Tribute Library v2 at the ILIO booth, #10102, every day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the 2024 NAMM Show. The Bob Moog Tribute Library was created by Spectrasonics as a benefit to the Bob Moog Foundation. One hundred percent of all sales are donated to empower the Foundation’s important work in inspiring people of all ages through science, music, technology, and innovation. Colyer will demonstrate the library for 30 minutes at each time.&nbs ..read more

  Bob Moog began building electronic hobbyist project with his father, George Conrad Moog, in the basement of their Flushing, New York home when he was only 10 years old. At 15, Bob was building his own theremins, and quickly developed a passion for them. At 19, Bob’s first article, “The Theremin” was published in the January 1954 issue of the hobbyist magazine Radio and Television News. Anticipating that his article would spark demand for theremin parts, theremin kits, and assembled theremins, Bob and his father filed for a business name and placed their first ad in the same issue whe ..read more