Today the world
lost a legend:
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- August 21, 2005 -- Bob died this afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71. Bob was diagnosed with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme or GBM) in late April 2005. He had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat the disease. He is survived by his wife, Ileana, his five children, Laura Moog Lanier, Matthew Moog, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Renee Moog, and Miranda Richmond; and the mother of his children, Shirleigh Moog.
For more information on the histry of Bob Moog's illustrious career, read here:
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/moog/
Though setting a future standard for analogue synthesiser, the Moog Synthesiser Company did not survive the decade, larger companies such as Arp and Roland developed Moog's protoypes into more sophisticated and cost effective instruments. Robert Moog has returned to his roots and currently runs 'Big Briar' a company specialising in transistorised version of the Theremin
Robert Moog is the most important figure in the development and design of Analogue Synthesizers. His synthesizers revolutionized the music world and paved the way for the electronic music movement.
He will be greatly missed. If you know of him, and his work, and would like to use this space to remember him, please feel free to do so.
For those who wish to help preserve his legacy:
Bob's family has established The Bob Moog Foundation dedicated to the Advancement of Electronic Music in his memory. Many of his longtime collaborators including musicians, engineers and educators have agreed to sit on its executive board including David Borden, Wendy Carlos, Joel Chadabpe, John Eaton, David Mash, and Rick Wakeman. For more information about the foundation, contact Matthew Moog at mattmoog@yahoo.com.