Spectrasonics invited a special guest to their booth, Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the
Bob Moog Foundation. (I encourage you to
visit their site and give a donation to help teach and archive the history of electronic music. I had the honor of meeting
Dr. Robert Arthur Moog at Cal State Northridge a few months before he passed away and his humble spirit truly deserves a legacy). Eric Persing spoke of how much the
minimoog influenced him to be a sound designer when he was younger. He also mentioned how remarkable it is for electronic music to have so much history behind it in this day and age. Today, kids begin with a touch screen computer to make sounds and music and it's important to preserve the history from where it came from. After he was done speaking, there was something in front of him covered by a sheet. Then, with one quick swoop, he swiftly unveiled it...
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| Michelle Moog-Koussa Left. Eric Persing Right. |
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| A beautiful performance by Persing followed the announcement. |
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| That is Bebot on the left iPad screen. |
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| He let us come over and take pictures after the performance. |
There will be a contest to win this remarkable instrument - to be announced on the Spectrasonics website mid March 2011. Only one exists.
There's been some negative criticism about OMG-1 but I say only crazy people would turn away a Moog Little Phatty, two iPads, two iPod touches, an Apple Mac Mini, an Akai LPK25, Spectrasonics TR and Omnisphere all encased in a hand-crafted maple cabinet by Daniel Auon...
Update: Someone recorded this event so you can see everything in addition to hearing his performance.
