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Chris Swansen - composer in residence and musical director with the R.A. Moog Company, in 1969 he gave the world premier of the instrument at the Museum of Modern Art in New York [8] Syrinx Three-piece band from Toronto, Canada who recorded and toured 1970–1972 with John Mills-Cockell playing Moog and other synths [9] Sylvan Esso; Shalabi Effect
Robert Moog with a variety of his own synthesizers Herbert Deutsch, collaborator and friend of Robert Moog. Robert Moog founded R. A. Moog Co. with his father in 1953 at the age of 19, building and selling theremin kits and theremins by mail order first from his parents' home in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City and, after he married, in his own home in Ithaca, before ...
In 1964, Moog and Deutsch demonstrated the synthesizer at the electronic music studio at the University of Toronto. [3] After the presentation impressed the composers, Moog was invited by the Audio Engineering Society to present at their annual convention in New York City that October. [ 4 ]
John Mills-Cockell (born 19 May 1943) is a Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist, perhaps best known for his ground-breaking work with progressive / avant garde Canadian groups Intersystems and Syrinx, and for his numerous works for radio, television, film, ballet, and stage.
Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, founded in 2009 by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis. [9] Stelmanis is the only permanent member of the project, with a rotating live band that has included Maya Postepski (drums), Dorian Wolf (bass, Moog), and Ryan Wonsiak (keyboards).
Syrinx was a Canadian electronic music group active from 1970 to 1972. Propelled by the compositions of keyboardist John Mills-Cockell and backed by saxophonist Doug Pringle and percussionist Alan Wells, the group broke musical ground with their innovative use of the Moog synthesizer and their world music inspirations.
The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is an analog synthesizer co-developed by Tandy and Moog Music as a basic, low-priced synthesizer to be sold by Radio Shack under their "Realistic" brand. With estimated unit sales of 23,000 from 1982 to 1983, the MG-1 became the best-selling synthesizer ever manufactured by Moog Music, [ 2 ] and is one of the most ...
In 2018, Moog Music released the Minimoog Model D app for iOS. [10] In 2022, after being out of production for over five years, the Model D was reissued a third time. The basic architecture remained the same as the previous version, but also included new features like a spring-loaded pitch-bend wheel and updates to the previous unit's MIDI specs.