Robert Moog (and his dad) sold his early Thermin design to Raymond 
Scott, who pioneered electronic music in the 40's, 50's and early 60's. 
Moog was a student of Scott's for about 15 years before he created the 
Moog synthesizer he became known for. For more info see Raymond Scott, 
"Manhattan Research" (http://raymondscott.com/mripr.html).

Scott built the first sequencer from Strowger stepper switches in 1960. 
He used this to create all those 50's "space music" commercials (spark 
plugs, etc.)

Scott's story is even weirder as his late 30's band, "The Raymond Scott 
Quintet" created a catalog of "acid swing" that was later purchased by 
Warner Brothers and used throughout the Loony Toons cartoons (with new 
arrangements and direction by Carl Stalling). So almost everybody alive 
today has heard Scott's music but doesn't know who wrote it.

Alden

Ray Newman wrote:
> Bob was an interesting person.
> Old school.
> Only a Degreed Engineer had any worth.
> I designed Carl Palmer's drum controller, under Bob's direction.
> But when I designed the first digital sampling keyboard he felt it had no worth
> until some of the salesmen sold the product to several universities.
> Had a big row about who owned what rights.  I won but lost my job.
> Laid off because they could not fire me! (because I did design on my own time)
>
> But still had interesting time meeting all the rockers that used both the professional and mini moog.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:51:58 +1200, Jinx wrote:
>   
>>  Saturday morning, NZT (GMT +11)
>>
>>  http://www.radionz.co.nz/cfm/schedules/20060715
>>
>>  Listen on-line
>>
>>  http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio
>>
>>  Moog and the Moog
>>
>>  Two programmes
>>
>>  (1) From Theremin kits to Switched-On Bach
>>
>>  In this first programme on the late synthesizer pioneer Robert
>>  Moog, James Gardner traces the development of Moog's electronic
>>  instruments from his home-built Theremins to the sprawling modular
>>  synthesizersmade famous by Wendy Carlos's best-selling LP and its
>>  legions of imitators (CFM)
>>     
>
>
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