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Robert Moog (pronounced like rogue) is a self-confessed geek. The man whose name is synonymous with the first synthesizers holds a doctorate in engineering physics and a technical Grammy Award for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field. Part obscure pop icon, part inventor and part musician's magic technician, Moog is both an inspired academic and a practical engineer. In 1970, he released the world's first truly portable electronic music synthesizer, the Minimoog, which revolutionized popular music. Moog's instruments have been influential in the work of bands including Tangerine Dream, Yes and Kraftwerk and composers such as John Cage and Wendy Carlos, as well as featured on albums by Stereolab, 808 State and Radiohead. He's the mad inventor who musicians go to when they have a sound they need to transfer from their heads to yours.
Born in New York City in 1934,...