Where did “the world’s most dangerous synth” begin, and where is it now? Fifty years ago, Herb Deutsch, Chris Swansen, and a handful of other dedicated...
This pioneering Belgian synthesist has worked with Bowie, Dolby, Deep Forest, and Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider. When he bought an EMS VCS3 in 1970, Daniel Lacksman became...
Emmy Award-winning composer and Synth and Software contributor Michael Whalen performs on Facebook Live today at 4pm Eastern. Today the nonprofit Bob Moog Foundation continues its...
Tune in to Moogmentum in Place, an ongoing Facebook Live webcast of live music. Until the end of May, the nonprofit Bob Moog Foundation is hosting...
Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider died in April after a brief bout with cancer. You’ve likely heard that Florian Schneider, one of the founding members of Kraftwerk,...
I was saddened to hear of the death on May 3rd of Dave Greenfield, founder member and keyboardist of The Stranglers. Greenfield was one of the...
It’s a big day for one of the most innovative and tenacious synth designers in the world. Dave Smith, company founder and chief visionary at Sequential,...
Hybrid scoring secrets and career advice from one of Hollywood’s leading composers, Trevor Morris. Trevor Morris has firmly established himself as one of the industry’s first-call media composers. Having cut his...
Three female electronic composers who made their mark in film scoring This month we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions...
Performed on sampled piano, two Buchla synths, and a Buchla tactile surface, his new music couldn’t be timelier. You may know him as the synthesist who...
Armed with synthesizers, effects, and her own voice, Ciani breathed life into a science-fiction world of imagination. In 1979, coin-operated arcade game maker Bally Manufacturing approached...
Recording Academy And MusiCares Establish COVID-19 Relief Fund The Recording Academy® and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares® have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help people in the music industry...
This month, we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions to electronic music. In last month’s article we focused on three...
Gary Numan and Suzanne Ciani Among Artists Attending the Opening – March 5, 6, 7, 2020 Through his collaboration with musicians and deep connection to the...
Beginning March 5, Cornell University celebrates synth designer Bob Moog in an event featuring Gary Numan, Suzanne Ciani, Michelle Moog-Koussa, and Herb Deutsch. Cornell University has...
