Virtuoso synthesist Erik Norlander and his band The Galactic Collective will perform a benefit tribute concert for the Bob Moog Foundation with three special guests May 8 at the Isis Restaurant and Music Hall in West Asheville..
But for this concert, the special guests are not musicians, but musical instruments themselves. The stars of the show will be fully restored vintage instruments from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, including a 1967 Moog Modular, an early Minimoog Model D and an extremely rare Moog Apollo.
But for this concert, the special guests are not musicians, but musical instruments themselves. The stars of the show will be fully restored vintage instruments from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, including a 1967 Moog Modular, an early Minimoog Model D and an extremely rare Moog Apollo.
"The convergence of the Moog modular, the Minimoog and the Moog Apollo in one performance is nearly unprecedented,"said Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation. "Not since Keith Emerson toured with a prototype Apollo in the early 70s have these they been heard together in live performance, making the Tribute to Dr. Bob concert in Asheville on Thursday a historic occasion".
The 1967 R. A. Moog Co. Modular is an icon known as a seminal instrument that started a revolution in music. The BMF modular is on permanent loan from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It was built for the first electronic music studio in the state, and hand delivered by Bob Moog.
The Minimoog is one of Moog's most memorable instruments. It was donated to the Foundation by Asheville composer and arranger Tom Coppola, who used it to record the signature three-note "Duracell sound." The Minimoog was the first mass-produced commercially available synthesizer that the working musician could afford.
The Moog Apollo is one of the few of its kind in the world. This model is a newly and fully restored 1974 instrument and was a prototype for the Polymoog. The Apollo is one of the earliest poly synths, synthesizers that could play more than one note at a time.
According to Moog-Koussa, "the R.A. Moog Co modular synthesizers like this one that date back to 1967 are rarely played live because of their tendency to drift and otherwise make what we might call 'independent decisions.' The modular that Erik will be using has been given detailed and loving care by two Asheville technicians, so it is in excellent condition."
The 1967 R. A. Moog Co. Modular is an icon known as a seminal instrument that started a revolution in music. The BMF modular is on permanent loan from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It was built for the first electronic music studio in the state, and hand delivered by Bob Moog.
The Minimoog is one of Moog's most memorable instruments. It was donated to the Foundation by Asheville composer and arranger Tom Coppola, who used it to record the signature three-note "Duracell sound." The Minimoog was the first mass-produced commercially available synthesizer that the working musician could afford.
The Moog Apollo is one of the few of its kind in the world. This model is a newly and fully restored 1974 instrument and was a prototype for the Polymoog. The Apollo is one of the earliest poly synths, synthesizers that could play more than one note at a time.
According to Moog-Koussa, "the R.A. Moog Co modular synthesizers like this one that date back to 1967 are rarely played live because of their tendency to drift and otherwise make what we might call 'independent decisions.' The modular that Erik will be using has been given detailed and loving care by two Asheville technicians, so it is in excellent condition."
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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
 | Hommage Symphonique CD - £9.99 |
 | The Galactic Collective Definitive Edition 2CD1DVD - £19.99 |
 | The Galactic Collective Live in Gettysburg 2CD1DVD - £19.99 |
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