Bob Moog helped moving electronic music from obscure university laboratories into the realm of popular music and for that we all owe a lot to his legacy. Innovations such as the Minimoog have in many ways shaped the sound of today's music and have inspired both musicians and other manufacturers to push electronic music instruments further and further ahead.
When Bob Moog passed away in August 2005, his family established the Bob Moog foundation dedicated to the advancement of electronic music and in his memory. The goals of the Moog foundation are, in their own words:
“The mission of The Bob Moog Foundation is to document, celebrate and teach innovative thinking and to support and honor the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. Our four long range goals are: scholarship, outreach programs, unique community events and a Bob Moog Museum.”
Propellerhead Software have decided to support the Bob Moog foundation by a donation and to help raise the awareness about the Foundation and Robert Moog's legacy among Reason users. To achieve the latter, Propellerhead have released a Moog-inspired ReFill, created by a team of experienced synthesists. The ReFill is free to download for all Reason users and Propellerhead encourage anyone who uses the ReFill to donate to the foundation.
About the Moog Foundation ReFill
Industry pro's (and Reason experts), Craig Anderton, Mark Vail and Gordon Reid donated their best Moog-style patches, built using Reason's Thor synthesizer. The intent is to shed some light onto the world of music synthesis that Bob Moog pioneered. Those patches have been assembled into a single Reason ReFill and are available to registered Reason version 4 owners. Download here.