Good morning to you all! In the midst of a mild summer and brewing plans a-plenty, I’ve been meaning to share with you quite a few things lately…one dear to my heart of course is any and all things Moog (cue the music below)!

 As we have featured Moog Cookbook’s Brian Kehew on here quite a bit, here’s a lovely update on what he’s been up to on planet Moog. I read this a few days ago on the Bob Moog Foundation website and on Matrixsynth…well worth a peek!

 Mr. Kehew takes us back to 1965, to explore the 45th anniversary of the R.A. Moog Electronic Music Workshop. Here are a few excerpts and photos from the “unveiling”:

“…In 1965, Bob Moog had already been selling theremins and theremin kits for 10 years, but this market was falling fast. As theremin sales decreased, most of the current R.A.Moog sales were from small guitar and bass amplifiers, built at the Moog factory and sold through catalog outlets. Why amplifiers? Young people had become fascinated by The Beatles and the new era of pop/rock music was in full fever. Yet with many competitors in the field, the sales of these amplifiers was not enough to keep the company stable. But R.A.Moog also had a new product to offer, with virtually no competition….”

Photos from Bob Moog Foundation

Read in-depth about the 1965 seminar here.

And of course, don’t forget to wander here and read all about the wonderful MoogFest (mind the floating space helmets) that is coming to Asheville Halloween weekend. My favorite band that is playing? Why, Caribou of course. More on this as it approaches, we’ll surely be there!

 Extra nutrition: How about some 2008 vintage Brian Kehew footage from Analog Suicide? Here we are on a rainy LA evening perusing an innocent Mellotron MKII…till next time!