Moog Synthesizer Residency At Rough Trade NYC — Open Daily Through March 29
A fascinating and free Moog feast awaits all those within range of Brooklyn.
Curated by Tom Tom Magazine with sound experiments being performed by Brooklyn-based artists, Moog Music will be hosting the Synthesizer Residency at Rough Trade NYC at 64 N 9th Street in Brooklyn until March 29th, 2014.
Synthesizer Residency is inspired by Bob Moog’s innovative and creative vision for analog synthesizers, marking progression toward Moogfest 2014. Residents of the world’s largest Moog instillation include dozens of Moog instruments and effects pedals from the eras of old and new.
All March long, artists and synth enthusiasts can twiddle knobs they never thought they could. Happy exploring!
Visitors will be able to peruse and interact with the sonic fortress from 11am to 11pm.
- Details: Free Event Open to The Public
- When: Now – March 29th, 2014 from 11am – 11pm
- Where: Rough Trade NYC, 64 N Street, Brooklyn
From Moog:
For 25 days in March, Rough Trade NY is housing the world’s largest modern Moog installation as a mile-marker on the road to Moogfest, and Moog invites all artists in the area to stop by and utilize the space for experimentation and discovery. The residency serves as a physical manifestation of the intersection of music, art and technology, and it is meant to be used as an artist’s resource. Although it is free to the public, this is no museum exhibit- visitors are encouraged to interact, engage and experiment with the analog electronics. All are welcome to craft sound as well as bring a recording device to sample the instruments.
All instruments in the installation were hand built in Asheville, NC at the Moog factory. Throughout the installation, Moog employees will be on hand at Rough Trade NY to assist artist’s with the gear.
The installation includes a producers station, drone towers, 10 voice polyphonic analog synth, 6 voice Minimoog drum synth, and over 50 analog effects boxes.
Future sound experiments will take place throughout the duration of the installation, including an appearance by Kiran Gandhi of M.I.A. on March 20th and another by Anna Barie of These Are Powers on a date TBA.
One free ticket to Moogfest, the innovative festival taking place in Asheville NC April 23-27, will be given away every day of the installation.