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1992
The 1992 TEC Awards
Bob Moog

In 1988, the producers of the TEC Awards created the TEC Awards Hall of Fame to recognize the contributions of those special individuals whose careers have exemplified the pursuit of excellence in audio and music. Past inductees include Ray Dolby, Wally Heider, Deane Jensen, Quincy Jones, Bob Liftin, George Martin, George Massenburg, Rupert Neve, Les Paul, Bill Putnam and Bruce Swedien. Tonight wwe are honoring Bob Moog, Bil Porter and Phil Ramone.

Bob Moog released his first line of electronic music synthesis equipment in 1964, and since then his name has become synonymous with high-quality; warm-sounding synthesized music production. Moog was born in New York City in 1934. He received a B.S. in Physics from Queens College (New York City), a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University (New York City) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY).
At the age of 20, Moog founded the R.A. Moog Company as a part-time business to design and build electronic musical instruments. Ten years later the business became full time. In 1971 the company name was changed to Moog Music Inc., and in 1973 it became a division of Norlin Music Inc. Moog served as president of Moog Music until 1977.
Moog moved to western North Carolina in 1978 and founded Big Briar Inc. for the purpose of designing, building and selling novel electronic music equipment, especially new types of performance control devices. Big Briar is currently building theremins, multiple-touch-sensitive keyboards and custom electronic music equipment. They also provide consultation services to other electronic musical instrument manufacturers. Moog also served as a full-time consultant and vice president of New Product Research for Kurzweil Music Systems from 1984 to 1988.
Moog's awards include honorary doctorates from Polytechnic University (NYC) and Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA); the Silver Medal of the Audio Engineering Society; the Trustee s Award of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; the Billboard Magazine Trendsetter's Award; and the SEAMUS Award from the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States. He has written and spoken widely on topics related to music technology and has contributed major articles to Encyclopedia Brittanica and the Encyclopedia of Applied Physics.
Moog lives with his wife, Shirley, in Leicester, North Carolina. They have three daughters and a son. Moog's avocations include gardening and community service.