Moogfest

Moogfest
MoogFest 2011 Logo Monument
Genre	Electronic music, indie rock, alternative rock
Dates	Varies
Location(s)	New York City (2004–08) Asheville, North Carolina (2010–14) Durham, North Carolina (2016–present)
Years active	2004–08, 2010–14, 2016–2019
Founders	Moog Music
Website	moogfest.com

Moogfest was a music and technology festival held annually or bi-annually in Durham, North Carolina, that honors engineer Robert Moog and his musical inventions.

This multi-day, multi-venue event hosts artists and audiences from throughout the world. The performing artists are not only those who use Moog instruments for their own works, but also those who create musical experiences that embody the essence of Bob Moog's visionary and creative spirit. The festival also offers interactive experiences, visual art exhibitions, installations, film screenings, panel discussions, question and answer sessions, and workshops.^[1]

Robert Moog, born on May 23, 1934, in New York City and died on August 21, 2005, in Asheville, North Carolina, developed his first commercial voltage-controlled analog synthesizer with American composer, inventor, and educator Herbert Deutsch in 1964.^[6] At the time, other synthesizers were already on the market, but Moog synthesizer began to gain wider attention in the music industry after it was demonstrated at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967. The Beatles, Mick Jagger and Sun Ra were among the first customers, but the commercial breakthrough of a Moog recording was made by Wendy Carlos in the 1968 record Switched-On Bach, which became one of the highest-selling classical music recordings of its era.^[7] Keith Emerson first discovered the Moog when he heard Switched-On Bach,^[8] and one year later in 1970, he wanted to take it on the road with him. Robert Moog replied that there was no chance because the machine was too fragile and required extensive training to operate properly, but Emerson finally convinced Moog and the Minimoog was released.^[8]

Keith Emerson was the first musician to tour with a Minimoog during Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Pictures at an Exhibition shows. The Minimoog became the most popular monophonic synthesizer of the 1970s, and it was quickly taken up by leading rock and electronic music groups such as Yes, Tangerine Dream, Parliament-Funkadelic, Pink Floyd, Devo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Gary Numan, and Rush, and musicians such as Pete Townshend, George Harrison, Ray Manzarek, Stevie Wonder, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Isao Tomita, and Herbie Hancock. In 1974 the German electronic group Kraftwerk further popularized the sound of the synthesizer with their landmark album Autobahn, which used several types of synthesizer including a Minimoog. Italian producer and composer Giorgio Moroder helped to shape the development of disco music. The Minimoog was highly popular in the 1970s and 1980s, and has been used by many artists. The Moog also became synonymous with funk and West Coast hip hop, techno, sci-fi sounds, and the instrument figured in the most classic of classic rock albums such as Abbey Road and Who's Next.^[8]

David Borden, former director of the Cornell University Digital Music Program, who worked alongside Robert Moog in his Trumansburg studios and later founded the first live synthesizer ensemble, Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, in 2000 performed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., with his Mother Mallard and Keith Emerson, in an event honoring Moog called The Keyboard Meets Modern Technology.^[3] This event, somehow, came just four years before the first Moogfest was held in New York City.

Moog Music, David Olivier, Moog Music's New York area representative, contacted Charles Carlini, a New York-based music and concert promoter, about producing an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company and its involvement in electronic music.^[9] The first event, presented by Clinic Crafters Workshop and Sam Ash Music, entitled Manny's Music Presents MoogFest!: A Free Moog Clinic Featuring Keith Emerson and Bob Moog, was held at Manny's Music store on May 17, 2004, just one day before the official date for the Festival.^[10][11] The first Moogfest was held at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square on Tuesday, May 18. Randy Fuchs, the artist relations director for Moog, contacted Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jordan Rudess, Bernie Worrell and other well-known Moog users and put them in touch with Charles Carlini. It was a sold-out, one-night, one-time, four-hour gala that saw Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman of Yes on the day of his birthday, Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic, and jazz fusion guitarist Stanley Jordan among those who played in front of an audience of around 600.^{[2][5][12][9][8][13]} The Moogfest 2005 at B.B. King's on May 31, was a great success and saw the participation of Edgar Winter, Will Calhoun of Living Colour, Brazilian Girls, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, Frank Zappa's keyboardist Don Preston, Miles Davis' keyboardist Adam Holzman, Money Mark of the Beastie Boys, Steve Molitz of Particle and DJ Logic, but not Bob Moog, who was sick and died from brain cancer on August 21, 2005.^[9][14]

Carlini continued to cultivate Moogfest as a tribute to Bob Moog. He said that "[m]y vision was to work with musicians who defined the instrument and had a very tight relationship with Bob; most were actual friends who would call him on the phone. I wanted to keep it pure." The Moogfest 2006 at B.B. King on Thursday, June 22, saw Keith Emerson returning to headline,^[9] together with Jan Hammer, Roger O'Donnell of The Cure, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, The Mahavishnu Project with Miles Davis' keyboardist Adam Holzman, The School of Rock, and DJ Logic.^[15] Part of the event was filmed and then released in DVD format by MVD in June 2007.^[16] Keith Emerson and Jan Hammer were the recipients of the first ever Bob Moog Legacy Award. Mike Adams, president of Moog Music announced the inception of the award and called on the stage Roger O'Donnell and Jordan Rudess to present them.^[17][18] On the evening of Thursday September 20, 2007, Moogfest, in conjunction with the Bob Moog Foundation, presented the first annual Moogfest Symposium. Herbert Deutsch, Gershon Kingsley, Joel Chadabe, John Eaton, David Borden, and Trevor Pinch attended the symposium arranged by Bob's daughter Michelle at the Music Department of the Columbia University, an afternoon of lectures and talks to discuss how the Moog synthesizer has affected their own work.^[9][15] The Moogfest 2007, once again at B.B. King on Saturday, September 22, included Thomas Dolby, after a 15-year hiatus from the music business, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, Miles Davis' keyboardist Adam Holzman, Spiraling, Frank Zappa's keyboardist Don Preston, Gershon Kingsley, Herbert Deutsch, and Erik Norlander, among others. Thereminist Shueh-li Ong with Xenovibes; reportedly the second thereminist who has performed at a Moogfest so far, opened. Herbert Deutsch and Gershon Kingsley were the recipients of the Bob Moog Legacy Award for their unique, lasting artistry as expressed through Moog instruments.^[15][9][19] This was the last time that B.B. King held the festival.

The fifth edition of Moogfest in 2008 brought a change of venues, from the B.B King to the more expansive Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center. Carlini explained this shift: "Mike Adams wanted to see a younger generation learn about Moog and pushed for jam band Umphrey's McGee as headliner." The show was set for October 13, the second Monday of October, an official holiday celebrated as Columbus Day, but also a date that turned out to be right after the 2007–2008 financial crisis hit its peak and several major institutions such as Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, and AIG either failed, were acquired under duress, or were subject to government takeover under the Bush administration.^[20] The event, featuring Umphrey's McGee, Eric McFadden Trio, Bernie Worrell of P-Funk, Aron Magner of Disco Biscuits, Jamie Shields of The New Deal, Joe Russo and others, had a very poor turnout and Carlini relinquished the Moogfest name to Moog Music.^[9][15][21] Bernie Worrell was the recipient of the Bob Moog Legacy Award for his groundbreaking use of the synthesizer in the areas of funk, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll.^[22][23]

This was the last time that Moogfest was held in New York City and there was no Moogfest in 2009.^[9]

In 2010, Moog Music partnered with AC Entertainment, a music promotion company that co-produces the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, moved Moogfest from New York City to Asheville in North Carolina, and expanded it from a one evening event to a three-day, multi-venue festival during the last weekend of October.^[9][24] The sixth Moogfest, but first in Asheville, took place in five stages at places in downtown Asheville that ranged from clubs to arenas, and drew 7,000 to 7,500 people a day. The festival, from Friday October 29 through to Sunday October 31, 2010, featured more than 60 acts that ranged from rock to hip-hop to electronica, including Massive Attack, Sleigh Bells, Caribou, MGMT, Thievery Corporation, Hot Chip, Disco Biscuits, Big Boi, El-P, Four Tet, Pretty Lights, Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, and Dan Deacon.^[25] Devo were the recipient of the Moog Innovator Award, but the band could not perform, because its guitarist, Bob Mothersbaugh, injured his hand.^[26][27] Though Moog instruments, such as the Voyager, Moogerfooger, Etherwave Theremin, and Little Phatty were highly used by the performers participating in the event, the bands requested to play were not chosen by their involvement with Moog, but rather by their overall creativity and likeliness to Bob Moog's creative entity.^[1]

The seventh edition, second for both Asheville and AC Entertainment, of the Moogfest was held on October 28–30, 2011, on Halloween weekend with a line-up of popular artists from varied genres, including The Flaming Lips, Terry and Gyan Riley, Moby, Passion Pit, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Tangerine Dream, and TV on the Radio. The 2011 festival also featured "SYNTH: A Group Art Show Inspired by Bob Moog", which is a showcase of handmade limited-edition screen prints by some of the top concert poster artists and graphic designers working today, and 77 Million Paintings, an art exhibit and talk by electronic music pioneer Brian Eno, and moreover panel discussions, question and answer sessions, art exhibitions and installations, film screenings, and workshops.^{[9][28][29][30]} Minimalist composer, Terry Riley, performed a set lasting for almost two straight hours.^[31] In 2011, Moogfest updated its festival technologies by releasing a Moogfest iPhone app. The app contained a festival map and schedule, and also sent users real-time updates about festival news and unannounced secret shows.^[32]

After the festival weekend, Asheville's local newspaper released that over 30 arrests were made during Moogfest 2011. Most of these were drug- or alcohol-related charges.^[33]

The 2012 Moogfest featured Primus's 3D Tour, Orbital, Miike Snow, Santigold, Richie Hawtin, Squarepusher, Explosions in the Sky, The Magnetic Fields, Four Tet, Divine Fits, GZA performing Liquid Swords, Carl Craig, Pantha Du Prince, Shpongle, Thomas Dolby, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Actress, Cold Cave, El-P, Prefuse 73, Bear in Heaven, Killer Mike, Blondes, Julia Holter, Disclosure, Exit Music, Trust, Death Grips, and Wick-it the Instigator.

After the 2012 Moogfest it was announced that AC Entertainment was not renewed and for 2013 the corresponding event was called the "Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit". There was no "Moogfest" in 2013. In 2013 it was announced that there would be a Moogfest in 2014.

Moogfest 2014 took place in Asheville over five days, from Wednesday, April 23 to Sunday, April 27. It featured performances from Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, M.I.A, Giorgio Moroder, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, Flying Lotus, Keith Emerson, Dillon Francis, El-P, YACHT, RJD2, Riff Raff, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Just Blaze, Holly Herndon, Chris Clark, Machinedrum, Le1f, Bottin, Metro Area, Com Truise, Dan Deacon, Saul Williams, Zeds Dead, TOKiMONSTA, The Gaslamp Killer, Green Velvet, Moderat, Shigeto, Factory Floor, Wolf Eyes, Tiga, Teengirl Fantasy, and many more.

There was no Moogfest in 2015, as the organizers considered it a biennial event. For 2016, the festival was moved from Asheville to Durham. Festival organizers took the opportunity to publicly denounce the controversial North Carolina Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly referred to as "House Bill 2". In response, the festival partnered with activist groups for a campaign called "Synthesize Love", raising funds to fight HB2 through T-shirt sales. They also held an anti-HB2 forum and "Open Mic," and provided gender-neutral bathrooms at most venues.^[34]

The festival's 2016 headliners were ODESZA, Grimes, Miike Snow, Gary Numan (3 night residency), GZA (2 night residency), Laurie Anderson, Explosions in the Sky, Blood Orange, sunn O))), Oneohtrix Point Never, The Orb, and keynote speakers Dr. Martine Rothblatt and Jaron Lanier. Other performers and presenters at the festival included Reggie Watts, Silver Apples, Actress, Tim Hecker, Ben Frost, Suzanne Ciani, YACHT, Robert Hood, Hundred Waters, HEALTH, Daniel Lanois, Son Lux, Julia Holter, Ryan Hemsworth, The Body, Floating Points, The Range, Empress Of, DJ Lance Rock with Yo Gabba Gabba!, Disasterpeace, Laurel Halo, Lunice, Kode9, Tyondai Braxton, Janelle Monáe, and more.^[35]

However, the festival and parent company Moog Music Inc. has been the subject of several lawsuits, for complaints including breach of contract, non-payment, and fraud, including a 2019 lawsuit filed by Q Level LLC and another lawsuit filed in 2021 by Moogfest LLC and UG Strategies LLC, as well as a 2020 sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee Hannah Green.^[36]

New York City was the home of the festival for its first five editions, from 2004 to 2008.

Manny's Music was a music store that opened in 1935, located on 156 West 48th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues near Times Square in Manhattan (40°45′34″N 73°59′00″W / 40.759435°N 73.983378°W / 40.759435; -73.983378). Manny's Music saw the very first event, entitled Manny's Music Presents MoogFest!: A Free Moog Clinic Featuring Keith Emerson and Bob Moog, that was held at Manny's Music store on May 17, 2004, one day before the official date of the first Moogfest.^[10][11]

The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is a live music venue located in the heart of Times Square, on 237 42nd Street (40°45′25″N 73°59′19″W / 40.756844°N 73.988504°W / 40.756844; -73.988504). The first Moogfest as well as the second edition of 2005, the third edition of 2006, and the fourth edition of 2007 were all held at the B.B. King.

The Hammerstein Ballroom, located within the Manhattan Center Studios on 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan (40°45′09″N 73°59′38″W / 40.752486°N 73.993836°W / 40.752486; -73.993836), is a two-tiered, 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²) ballroom known for its elegant appearance and excellent acoustical design. The ballroom seats 2,500 people for theatrical productions and musical performances, the two main balconies seat a total of 1,200, and the floor slants down to the stage area to enable those in the back rows to see easily. The Hammerstein Ballroom was home of the fifth edition of Moogfest in 2008.

The Moogfest's primary venues are all located on the north side of Asheville's downtown.

The Asheville Civic Center, located at number 87 of Haywood Street (35°35′50″N 82°33′20″W / 35.597144°N 82.555635°W / 35.597144; -82.555635), houses both the 6,000-capacity Asheville Civic Center Arena, and the smaller 2,400-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.^[37]

The Animoog Playground is an all ages outdoor, open air space filled with interactive art installations located in the heart of downtown Asheville at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel at number 31 of Woodfin Street (35°35′51″N 82°33′00″W / 35.597609°N 82.550041°W / 35.597609; -82.550041). The Animoog Playground since the 2011 edition of the festival hosts performances beginning in the late afternoon of each day and continuing into the evening.^[37] The Animoog playground hosted some of the largest events at the 2011 Moogfest, such as performances by Chromeo, Crystal Castles, The Flaming Lips, and Passion Pit.^[37]

The Orange Peel, located at number 101 of Biltmore Avenue (35°35′29″N 82°33′04″W / 35.591393°N 82.551148°W / 35.591393; -82.551148), is a 1,100-capacity club named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best rock clubs in the country.^[37] The Orange Peel also holds a Minimoogseum: A History of the Minimoog and a Playable Theremin.^[26]

The Diana Wortham Theatre is a 500-seat venue located at number 2 of South Pack Square (35°35′41″N 82°33′05″W / 35.594652°N 82.551354°W / 35.594652; -82.551354) that hosts live exhibitions.^[37]

The Moogaplex, located at the Haywood Park Hotel complex at number 1 of Battery Park Avenue (35°35′43″N 82°33′18″W / 35.595316°N 82.554885°W / 35.595316; -82.554885), is an all ages venue that hosts the Moog Workshops & Panels with a capacity of 250 people, and the Synth Art Show and DJ's sets with a capacity of 400 people.^[37]

The Asheville Music Hall is an 18+ venue with a capacity of 400 people located at number 31 of Patton Avenue (35°35′41″N 82°33′11″W / 35.59485°N 82.553041°W / 35.59485; -82.553041) and hosts live events.^[37] The Asheville Music Hall had previously been known as Stella Blue, but the name was changed just prior to the 2011 festival. In the 2010 edition of the festival, Stella Blue hosted some national and regional emerging acts. In 2011, Stella Blue was renamed as the Asheville Music Hall, though it served the same purpose as it did the year before.^[37]

The Fine Arts Theater is a 250-seat movie theater located at number 36 of Biltmore Avenue (35°35′37″N 82°33′04″W / 35.593617°N 82.550989°W / 35.593617; -82.550989). It is the place where Moogfest screens films related to Moog such as Moog, the 2004 documentary film by Hans Fjellestad about electronic instruments pioneer Robert Moog.^[37] In 2011, the only event the Fine Arts Theater venue was used for was Tara Busch's Live Film Scoring on the last day of the festival.^[38]

The YMI Cultural Center is located at number 39 of S Market Street # B (35°35′38″N 82°33′00″W / 35.593818°N 82.550041°W / 35.593818; -82.550041) and hosts small live events.^[37] In 2011, Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings installation was displayed at the YMI Cultural center. It started Moogfest weekend, but then became open to the public and continued to run from November 2 through November 30.^[39]

The Moog Music factory is located at number 160 of Broadway Street (35°36′01″N 82°33′16″W / 35.600165°N 82.554559°W / 35.600165; -82.554559) and holds some events as part of the festival.^[37] In addition to their own on-stage performances at the 2011 Moogfest, Alan Palomo of Neon Indian, and Dan Deacon held a live in-store collaboration performed on Moog instruments. The Moog Music Factory also doubles as a shop selling Moog products such as Mooger Foogers, Moog Voyagers, Moog Theremins.^[40]

The first Moogfest was a sold-out four-hour gala held at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square, Manhattan on Tuesday, May 18.^{[9][2][5][12][41][13]}

Setlist

Personnel

Suzanne Ciani Unknown "Rain" "The Velocity of Love" Maximum Grooves "Cactus" "Hypnotized" (with Cassandra Reed on vocals) Joe Gallivan and Graham Haynes Unknown Bernie Worrell and DJ Logic Unknown Unknown (with Graham Haynes) Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Robert Moog Happy Birthday to Rick Wakeman Rick Wakeman with Jordan Rudess excerpts from The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973 and Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974) including a long version of "Catherine Parr" Pamelia Kurstin on Theremin Unknown Eumir Deodato and Steve Molitz "Also sprach Zarathustra" (with Maximum Grooves) Stanley Jordan Unknown Unknown Unknown Bob Moog Bob Moog Speech Keith Emerson "America" "Hoedown" "Tarkus" "Fanfare for the Common Man"

Keith Emerson – synthesizer Rick Wakeman – synthesizer Suzanne Ciani – synthesizer and piano lounge Eumir Deodato – synthesizer Pamelia Kurstin – theremin NYC Reggae Collective – synthesizer Bernie Worrell – synthesizer DJ Logic – synthesizer Stanley Jordan – synthesizer Jason Miles – synthesizer Steve Molitz of Particle – synthesizer Graham Haynes – synthesizer Joe Gallivan – synthesizer Jordan Rudess – synthesizer Maximum Grooves (the backing band) Jason Miles – keyboards James Genus – bass Sherrod Barnes – guitar Andy Snitzer – saxophone Gene Lake – drums Horn section Pam Fleming – trumpet Dan Levine – trombone Jenny Hill – saxophone

The second Moogfest was a great success that was held at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square, Manhattan on Tuesday, May 31.^[14][42]

Line-up
Edgar Winter Will Calhoun The Volt Per Octaves Adam Holzman Jordan Rudess Steve Molitz Brazilian Girls Eumir Deodato Don Preston Akashic Ensemble Chris Clark Gershon Kingsley DJ Logic

The third Moogfest was held at B.B. King on Thursday, June 22.^[9][15] It was filmed and published in a documentary entitled, Moogfest 2006: Live.^[16][18]

Lineup

DVD track listing

Keith Emerson Jan Hammer Roger O'Donnell Jordan Rudess The Mahavishnu Project with Adam Holzman Bernie Worrell DJ Logic The School of Rock

"Phat Overture: A. Prelude to Phat/B. Bending the Rules" Jordan Rudess "Insectsamongus" Jordan Rudess "Astrological" Bernie Worrell and DJ Logic "This Is a Story" Roger O'Donnell "Meeting of the Spirits"/"Dance of Maya" The Mahavishnu Project "Oh, Yeah?" Jan Hammer and The Mahavishnu Project "Darkness"/"Earth in Search of a Sun" Jan Hammer and The Mahavishnu Project "Flashback" Jan Hammer and The Mahavishnu Project "Blue Wind" Jan Hammer and The Mahavishnu Project "Led Boots" Jan Hammer and The Mahavishnu Project "Living Sin" Keith Emerson and his band "Lucky Man" Keith Emerson and his band "Tarkus" Keith Emerson and his band

The fourth edition of Moogfest was held at B.B. King on Saturday, September 22.^[15][9][19] This was the last time that B.B. King held the festival.

Line-up
Thomas Dolby Adam Holzman Don Preston Gershon Kingsley Herbert Deutsch T Lavitz Nail (Neil Alexander) Jordan Rudess Erik Norlander Spiraling Shueh-li Ong (Xenovibes)

The fifth edition of Moogfest was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center on Monday, October 13. The event had a very poor turnout, and this was the last time that Moogfest was held in New York City and there was no Moogfest in 2009.^{[9][15][21][22][23]}

Lineup

Setlist

Umphrey's McGee Eric McFadden Trio Bernie Worrell Aron Magner Jamie Shields Joe Russo The Machine

The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute band) "One of These Days" "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts V–VII) "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" Prison Shank (Aron Magner, Joe Russo, Jamie Shields, and Ryan Stasik, joined by Jake Cinniger) Improvisation Improvisation Improvisation Eric McFadden Trio with Bernie Worrell "Flash Light" (with Paul Shaffer) Unknown Unknown Unknown Umphrey's McGee "Great American" – 11:21 "Push the Pig" – 10:09 "Hurt Bird Bath" – 13:20 "End of the Road" – 3:23 "Syncopated Strangers" – 9:41 "Abacab" (with Jamie Shields) – 10:13

The sixth edition of Moogfest was the first held in Asheville, and it was expanded to a three-day, multi-venue festival.^[9][24] It took place in five stages at places in downtown Asheville. The 2010 edition attracted 7,000 to 7,500 people a day. Devo were scheduled for Friday night at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, but the band could not perform because its guitarist, Bob Mothersbaugh, was injured.^[26] 2010 was the first year the festival hosted films, panels, discussions, and workshops.^[43]

Moogfest 2010 lineup[25][44][45][46][47][27]
Asheville Civic Center Arena Friday, October 29 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 MGMT Big Boi Dan Deacon Kuroma Girl Talk Massive Attack Thievery Corporation Caribou Nosaj Thing Shpongle: Simon Posford DJ Set Pretty Lights Younger Brother Mimosa Two Fresh
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Friday, October 29 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 Devo (canceled) Clare & the Reasons Van Dyke Parks The Octopus Project Panda Bear The Disco Biscuits Jónsi School of Seven Bells Mountain Man Alex B Hot Chip Neon Indian Sleigh Bells Shout Out Out Out Out
The Orange Peel Friday, October 29 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 RJD2 Mutemath Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible Saturn Never Sleeps featuring King Britt and Rucyl Dan Deacon Dâm-Funk Matmos Emeralds Projek Moog with Brian Kehew Four Tet The Volt Per Octaves with Bernie Worrell EL-P DJ Spooky Omar Souleyman Party Dark Headtronics
Moogaplex Friday, October 29 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 Paper Tiger Lorn Bonobo DJ Bowie Virtual Boy Jon Hopkins Ikonika Dâm-Funk Gramatik Michal Menert
Stella Blue Friday, October 29 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 Javelin Delicate Steve Star Mountain Pnuma Trio Strut & Friends RBTS Win Thump Marty Party Mindelixir
Films and Workshops at Moogaplex and Fine Arts Theatre Moogaplex Fine Arts Theatre Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 31 Synth History Panel: Birth of the Mini Moog Tara Busch Performance Tech Panel: Moog Engineers Theremin Performance and Lesson with Kevin Kissinger Synth History Panel: Exploration of Bob Moog Archives Moog Guitar Workshop: Sound Sculpting with Saul Zonana Modern Day Sound Sculpting Richard Devine: Abominatron Synth History Panel: Examining the Legacy of Mini Synths Theremin Performance and Lesson with Dorit Chrysler The Power of Modular Synthesis Bouncing Cats, a 2010 documentary film written and directed by Nabil Elderkin Moog, a 2004 documentary film by Hans Fjellestad Questions & Answers with Herb Deutsch and DJ Spooky

The seventh edition of Moogfest was held on Halloween weekend. Brian Eno played a major role at Moogfest 2011, with his 77 Million Paintings exhibit and Illustrated Talk being the two most talked about events at the festival. Those who attended Eno's talk claimed that the discussion was "unexpectedly funny".^[48] Though still listed on the lineup, neither Glasser nor Little Dragon nor Yacht were able to perform at the 2011 festival, due to traveling issues.^[49]

Moogfest 2011 lineup[50][51][52][38]
Asheville Civic Center Arena Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Moby TV on the Radio The Antlers Holy Fuck Sound Tribe Sector 9 Amon Tobin: ISAM Tim Hecker Yacht SBTRKT Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney Ghostland Observatory M83 Active Child
Animoog Playground Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Chromeo Little Dragon (canceled) Mayer Hawthorne and The County Matthew Dear The Flaming Lips Crystal Castles The Naked and Famous Dan Deacon Passion Pit Childish Gambino Beats Antique Sonmi
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Tangerine Dream Flying Lotus Beak The Field Terry and Gyan Riley Battles St. Vincent Brian Eno's Illustrated Talk Umphrey's McGee Neon Indian The Drums Glasser (canceled)
Orange Peel Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Anika Zomby Atlas Sound Tobacco Austra Suicide Twin Shadow Toro Y Moi Kode9 CANT EOTO Gold Panda Emancipator Oneohtrix Point Never Fareed Haque with Mathgames
Diana Wortham Theatre Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Lunzproject featuring Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story Mimi Goese and Ben Neill Causing a Tiger Shahzad Ismaily Adrian Belew Power Trio Stickmen Wham City Comedy Tour Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Fine Arts Theatre Sunday, October 30 Live Film Scoring with Tara Busch
Asheville Music Hall Thursday, October 27 Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Tobacco AraabMuzik Warm Ghost Grimes Fine Peduncle Brandt Brauer Frick Moon Duo Cloudland Canyon Marley Carroll Savoy Baths John Maus Ford & Lopatin
Moogaplex[53][54] Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30 Handmade Synth and Pedal Salon Control Voltage - Modular Connectivity with the Moog Engineers Convergence: Software and Hardware Integration in the 21st Century Richard Devine hosts Animoog iPad Giveaway Sound Design Ableton + Moog = Platinum Record Dan Deacon & Tara Busch's Moogerfooger Mayhem Remembering Walter Sear's Pivotal Role in Moog Legacy Pioneering Moog in Live Performance Journey to the center of the Theremin with Neon Indian, Dorit Chrysler, and Albert Glinsky Sun Ra and Beyond: Exploring Rare Recordings from Bob's Archives Pioneering Moog from the Tech Perspective
YMI Cultural Center[55] October 28–30 – November 2–30 Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings

Moogfest 2012 lineup[56][57]
ExploreAsheville.com Arena Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 Pantha Du Prince Nas Primus 3D Richie Hawtin Divine Fits Santigold Orbital Shpongle presents The Masquerade
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 Bear in Heaven Miike Snow Squarepusher Explosions in the Sky The Magnetic Fields Thomas Dolby Four Tet
The Orange Peel Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 Killer Mike El-P Black Moth Super Rainbow GZA presents Liquid Swords "Moogfest Mashup" Cold Cave Death Grips Carl Craig
Asheville Music Hall Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 Wick-It the Instigator Blondes Ana Sia Trust Disclosure Prefuse 73 with Teebs
Diana Wortham Theatre Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27 Buke and Gase Morton Subotnik presents "From Silver Apples to a Sky of Cloudless Sulfur" Exitmusic Ahleuchatistas "Creative Expression Through Interface" "Shaping Hits Through Moog Synths" "The Bob Moog Google Doodle: How A Pioneering Legacy Inspired Modern Innovation" Julia Holter Andy Stott Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin Harold Budd with Keith Lowe

Moogfest 2014 was expanded to five days, and was held in Asheville from Wednesday, April 23 to Sunday, April 27.

Moogfest 2014 lineup (in alphabetical order by day)[58][59]
Presenters / Speakers Wednesday, April 23 Thursday, April 24 Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 Sunday, April 27 Bob Geolas Dorit Chrysler Odd Harmonics Bradford Cox Bruce Walker Chuck Lightning David Borden Dorit Chrysler Drew Blanke (Dr. Blankenstein) Felix Faire Forrest M Mims III Hans Fjellestad Herbert Deutsch Hisham Bharoocha Janelle Monáe Jay Silver Jesse Hlebo John Keston Mark Frauenfelder Nate "Rocket" Wonder Neil Harbisson Nick Zinner Nicolas Collins Professor Nick Bostrom Scott Snibbe Tom Oberheim Tom Zimmermann Yoon Chung Han Yuri Suzuki Andrew McPherson Andy Cavatorta Ben Bloomberg Daedelus Dave Smith Dave Tompkins Dorit Chrysler Dr. Joseph Paradiso Eric Rosenbaum Gavin Russom Giorgio Moroder Gordon Reid Gretta Cohn Hisham Bharoocha Jamin Warren Jeff Crouse Jerome C. Glenn Jesse Hlebo Karla Zimonja Keith Emerson Malcolm Cecil Matt Boch Matthew Lee Johnston Robin Arnott Roger Linn William Kurth Aaron Koblin Alex Lieu Alexander Chen Charles Lindsay Claire Evans Cliff Martinez Cyril Lance Dan Deacon Dave Tompkins David Wexler (aka Dr. Strangeloop) Don Buchla Dorit Chrysler Douglas Vakoch George Dvorsky Greg Tate Hisham Bharoocha Jeff Crouse Jesse Hlebo Julia Kaganskiy King Britt Leon Hong Martine Syms Neal Reinalda Peter Kirn Raph Levien Robert Fantinatto Roger Linn Ryan Germick Sanford Biggers Saul Williams David X. Cohen Don Buchla Geert Bevin Jeff Westbrook Ken Keeler Simon Singh Stewart Burns
Performances Wednesday, April 23 Thursday, April 24 Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 Sunday, April 27 C Powers El-P Flying Lotus Nick Monaco No Regular Play Pet Shop Boys Slow Hands Soul Clap ADULT. Aligning Minds Art Department Ataxia Audion Awesome Tapes From Africa Bernie Worrell Orchestra Black Dice Clayton Steele Com Truise Dan Deacon EATERS Ejecta Eric Volta Green Velvet Hello Hugo Jimmy Edgar Kraftwerk Megafortress Nitin Noah Wall NORTH AMERICANS Sasha Shigeto Teengirl Fantasy The Jellyrox Tiga Tin Foil Hat Wolf Eyes YACHT Bottin Clark - Phosphor Live Daedelus Darkstar Dillon Francis Earthtone Soundsystem Egyptian Lover Erika Gent and Jawns Giorgio Moroder In Plain Sight Keith Kemp Kraftwerk Kri & Sensoma Lapalux Metro Area Mike Huckaby Mike Simonetti Mix Master Mike Moderat Patten Razor and Blade Reference - Live Riff Raff The Gaslamp Killer Thugfucker TOKiMONSTA UR Presents: Timeline Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks Blondes Body Games Bombassic Brett Rock CHIC Feat. Nile Rodgers Craig Leon - Nommos Live DLX Eliot Lipp Escort Factory Floor Gordon Voidwell Heads on Sticks Hieroglyphic Being Higher Learning Holly Herndon Kaytranada Le1f Les Sins M.I.A Machinedrum - Vapor City Live Mark Farina Marley Carroll Museum of Love Patten Publicist RBTS WIN RJD2 Saul Williams The Crystal Ark The Volt Per Octaves Two Fresh Zeds Dead High Klassified Just Blaze Nick Catchdubs Salva Sammy Bananas Treasure Fingers

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The 2016 iteration of the festival moved locations, from Asheville to Durham, North Carolina. Festival organizers used this event to not only create safe spaces for trans and gender-nonconforming festival attendees and to educate about the dangers of House Bill 2.^[60] For the first time in 11 years, the festival was held on the weekend closest to Bob Moog's birthday, from May 19 to 22. Headliners included Grimes, Gary Numan, GZA, Laurie Anderson, Explosions in the Sky, Blood Orange, sunn O))), and Oneohtrix Point Never, with keynote speakers Dr. Martine Rothblatt and Jaron Lanier.^[61]

Moogfest 2016 lineup[62]
21c Museum Hotel Main Ballroom Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Greg Fox: Durational Sound Installation 21C Presents: Robert Rich's Sleep Concert "Acoustic Metamaterials" discussion w/ Steven A. Cummer (Duke University) EMA and Jana Hunter: Durational Sound Installation "No Effects with Jesse Cohen" live podcast recording with Julia Holter and Empress Of Richard Devine: Durational Sound Installation "Sound Interjection" discussion w/ Yuri Suzuki Suzanne Ciani: Durational Sound Installation
American Tobacco Campus Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "Electronic Music for Children and Experimental Adults with DJ Lance Rock and Yo Gabba Gabba!" featuring DJ Nanny Cantaloupe, Bootsy Collins, Dorit Chrysler, Kate Stone, Malcolm Mooney, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Van Partible Reggie Watts Modular on the Spot
American Underground @Main Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "The Art of the Video Game Soundtrack" discussion w/ Ghostdad and Patrick McDermott "The Future is Unmanned" discussion w/ Claire Evans "Radical Radio" discussion w/ Shani Aviram, Justin Grotelueschen, Anna Friz, Jeff Kolar, and Kaitlin Prest "Creating Music Tech with Kickstarter" discussion w/ Nick Yulman "Mastery is Dead" discussion w/ Mike Butera "Hacking Music: Rethinking Composition, Production & Experience Design" discussion w/ Jacob Gordon, Dave Rife & Gabe Liberti, Julia Kaganskiy, Kamil Nawratil, and Luisa Pereira "Spatial Sound & Subhistories" discussion w/ AUDINT, Kristen Gallerneaux, and Dave Tompkins "Conductive Ink and Instruments" discussion w/ Kate Stone "Exploring Creativity with IDEO" discussion w/ Peter Hyer and Mike Butera
The Armory Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "Live Processing and Ghost Dancing" performance by Martin Brooke and Thomas F. DeFrantz of Duke University Moogfest 2016 VIP Opening Party w/ Laurel Halo (DJ set) Qrion UV boi Jlin Ryan Hemsworth "Masterclass with Daniel Lanois and The Orb" discussion "Reggae Sound Systems and Dub Production" discussion w/ Angus Taylor, David Katz, Laurent "Tippy" Alfred, Mad Professor, Lister Hewan-Lowe, and Ras Kush Sam Aaron Kode9 Hieroglyphic Being Bicep (Live) Robert Hood The Black Madonna "Masterclass: Daniel Lanois" discussion "Can You Remember the Future?" discussion w/ Janelle Monáe, Christian Rich, Reggie Watts, Chuck Lightning, Kimberly Drew, and Hieroglyphic Being "Wondaland Mystery Reveal" w/ Janelle Monáe, Chuck Lightning, and Greg Tate "Cognitive DJ Battle" performance by IBM Watson Earthly Actress The Orb DJ Harvey "Masterclass: Ben Frost and Tim Hecker" discussion
Carolina Theatre, Cinema 1 Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Lunar Orbit North American premiere screening and Q&A with Patrick Buchanan and The Orb "The Future of Our Species" discussion w/ Neil Harbisson, Rich Lee, Daniel Lock, and BJ Murphy Song Exploder live podcast recording w/ ODESZA Gagglebox, The Silence, Zombies 1985 screening and live score by I Speak Machine "Hidden Figures: Women & Afrofuturism" discussion w/ Kimberly Drew, Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe, and Allison Schroeder The Three Grace(s) triptych screening and live score by ADULT. and Dorit Chrysler It Follows screening and discussion with Disasterpeace
Carolina Theatre, Fletcher Hall Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "Future Cities" discussion w/ Greta Byrum, Bob Geolas, Ben Johnson, and Wanona Satcher Dawn of Midi Julia Holter Arthur Russell's Instrumentals Directed by Peter Gordon Daniel Lanois "The Future of Creativity" keynote speech by Dr. Martine Rothblatt "Time Traveling with Hip Hop" discussion w/ GZA and Mark Anthony Neal Rival Consoles Alessandro Cortini Grouper Gary Numan (performing The Pleasure Principle) "The Future of Creativity" keynote speech by Jaron Lanier "The Language of the Future" performance by Laurie Anderson Gary Numan (performing Telekon) Ben Frost Tim Hecker Oneohtrix Point Never Explosions in the Sky Laurie Anderson in Conversation w/ Jana Hunter
Durham Arts Council PSI Theatre Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "IBM Watson 101: Introduction to Cognitive Tech." "A Cyborg's Synaesthetic Pedicure" performance by Neil Harbisson and Pau Riba "Musical Language, Musical Brains" discussion w/ Onyx Ashanti "Human-Centered Smart Environments: How Close Can We Get to the Holodeck?" discussion w/ R. Benjamin Knapp (Virginia Tech ICAT) "Technoshamanism: A Very Psychedelic Century!" discussion w/ Michael Garfield "Seismic Performance" by Moon Ribas "Celebrating the Work of Don Buchla" performance by Alessandro Cortini, Richard Smith, Suzanne Ciani, Morton Subotnick, and Sarah Davachi "The Improvising Robotic Marimba Player" performance/discussion w/ Gil Weinberg & Shimon "Arts & Smarts with Google Doodle's Ryan Germick", Emma Coats, and Scott McCloud Olivia Block Mac McCaughan Tyondai Braxton "Hyperinstruments, Robotic Operas, and City Symphonies" discussion w/ Tod Machover "Arts & Smarts with Google Doodle's Ryan Germick", Susan Kare, and Manuel Clement "Google Brain: Magenta" discussion w/ Douglas Eck, Adam Florin, Adam Roberts, Gil Weinberg & Shimon, and Tobias Overath, PhD (Duke University)
First Presbyterian Church Saturday, May 21 Gwenno Daniel Bachman Moses Sumney Julianna Barwick Julia Holter
Full Frame Theater Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 "Synth Design Icon" discussion w/ David Friend Kabbalistic Synthesizer Performance and Masterclass by Sam Conran "The Wifi Whisperer: A Conversation" w/ Kyle McDonald and Surya Mattu "Think It / Make It - Crowdfunding and Micro-Manufacturing for Musical Devices" discussion w/ Andrew Kilpatrick "Polyrhythmic Loops with 4MS" discussion w/ Dan Green "Synth Design Icon" discussion w/ Tatsuya Takahashi "Interactive Spatialization of Sound" discussion w/ Ivica Ico Bukvic (Virginia Tech ICAT) "The Well-Sequenced Synthesizer: Exploring Music Through Interactive Design and Computation" discussion w/ Luisa Pereira (NEW INC) "Sensory Percussion and The Future of Drumming" demonstration w/ Greg Fox, Ian Chang and Tlacael Esparza "No Coast Synthesis: How to Follow the Arrows" discussion w/ Tony Tolando and Walker Farrell of Make Noise "Synth Design Icon" discussion w/ Cyril Lance Kabbalistic Synthesizer Performance and Masterclass by Sam Conran "The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1: Theory and demonstration" w/ Mike Butera "Small Scale Analog and Digital Synthesizers with Bleep Labs" discussion w/ John-Mike Reed "Sunhouse & Ian Chang of Son Lux" performance
Motorco Music Hall Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 The Range Jaakko Eino Kalevi Silver Apples Zombi Gary Numan (performing Replicas) Professor Toon Well$ Daye Jack Denzel Curry Lunice Tory Lanez GZA Shallou Demo Taped Son Lux YACHT Christian Rich Mykki Blanco
Motorco Park Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 DJ Craig Layabout Hundred Waters Floating Points (Live) Blood Orange Miike Snow HEALTH Bob Moses Grimes ODESZA Made of Oak Empress Of Sunn O))) D∆WN GZA
Pinhook Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Ultrabillions (DJ set) Larry Gus RABIT Afrikan Sciences Paula Temple Party Illegal DJs Eyes Low Hanz Trandle M. Geddes Gengras Patricia Kyle Hall (DJ set) Darwin (DJ set) RBTS WIN The Body Quintron & Miss Pussycat Veronica Vasicka Laurel Halo Karen Gwyer Via App Heathered Pearls

The 2017 edition of the festival was held May 18 to 21. The performance lineup was announced March 7 and included Flying Lotus, Animal Collective, Suzanne Ciani, Derrick May, Gotye (performing a tribute to the late Jean-Jacques Perrey), Talib Kweli, 808 State, Jessy Lanza, Simian Mobile Disco, Moor Mother, Syrinx, Visible Cloaks, Mykki Blanco, Princess Nokia, Omar Souleyman, S U R V I V E (who performed a live rendition of their score to the series Stranger Things), and many more.^[63] Many of the performers also participated in daytime programming, such as workshops and discussions.^[64][65]

Moogfest 2018 was held on May 17 to 20 in Durham, North Carolina. The lineup stressed "female, non-binary, and transgender artists", and included an appearance by Chelsea Manning.^[66] This generated some controversy, with Caroline Polachek choosing to pull out of the lineup.^[67]

Beginning in 2014, Engineer VIP Pass holders participated in Engineering Workshops (also advertised as Synth-Building Workshops). Participants received a kit for an unreleased Moog product and constructed it under the guidance of Moog engineers over the course of the festival. Some of these products went on to retail release, while others remain Moogfest exclusives.

• Moog Werkstatt-Ø1 (2014)^[68]
• Moog BFAM (Brother From Another Mother) (2016)^[69]
• Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother) (2017)^[70]
• Moog Subharmonicon (2018)^[71]
• Moog Spectravox (2019)^[72]

The Moog Innovation Award, introduced since the third edition of the festival in 2006, celebrates "pioneering artists whose genre-defying work exemplifies the bold, innovative spirit of Bob Moog".

Year	Recipient
2006	Keith Emerson and Jan Hammer[17]
2007	Herb Deutsch and Gershon Kingsley[9][19]
2008	Bernie Worrell[22][23]
2010	Devo[26][27]
2011	Brian Eno[73]
2012	Thomas Dolby[73]
2016	Gary Numan[74]
2017	Suzanne Ciani[75]
2018	Bernie Krause[76]
2019	Martin Gore[77]

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