Father of electronica dead at 71
Robert Moog, whose self-named synthesizers turned electric currents into sound, died this week at age 71 from a brain tumor.
A childhood interest in the spooky-sounding theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, lead Moog to a create a career and business that tied the name Moog to synthesizers.
The Moog first captured the public imagination on Wendy Carlos' "Switched on Bach," and has been used by countless artists including Stevie Wonder, Devo, Funkadelic, New Order, and Gary Numan.
Concert promoter Charles Carlini says Moog was a little bit musician, but mostly an engineer.