Moogfest

Moogfest
MoogFest 2011 Logo Monument
Genre	Electronic music, indie rock, alternative rock
Dates	The closest weekend to May 23rd
Location(s)	Asheville, North Carolina, US
Years active	2004 (2004)–2008 (in New York City) 2010–2014 (in Asheville) 2016 (in Durham)
Founded by	Moog Music
Website
moogfest.com

Moogfest is an annual, multi-day music, art and technology festival. The event was previously held in Asheville, North Carolina, where the late Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and founding father of electronic music, spent the last 30 years of his life. Moog spoke at the event in 2004. Past performers who have played at the festival include Kraftwerk, Devo and Brian Eno. It is held in May, on the closest weekend to Moog’s birthday (with the exceptions of Moogfest 2006 to 2014).

On July 14, 2015, it was announced that Moogfest 2016 would be held in Durham, North Carolina on May 19–22, taking place in downtown Durham and spread out across multiple venues. During the final day of Moogfest 2016, it was announced that in 2017 the festival would again take place in Durham, from May 18 to May 21.

Moogfest is the annual event that honors the remarkable vision of Robert Moog and his amazing musical inventions that changed the course of music, and celebrates Bob Moog's legacy as a sonic pioneer. Today, Moogfest is a multi-day, multi-venue event held in Durham, North Carolina. Moogfest hosts artists and audiences from throughout the world in different venues across Durham's downtown. 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.

[Robert Moog] brought electronic music to the masses and changed the way we hear music.

His invention is ubiquitous and has had as much if not more impact than the invention of the piano. He's probably one of the most important musical instrument makers in history.
With the Minimoog, he took the synthesizer out of the studio and put it into the concert hall.

For the first time you could go on [stage] and give the guitarist a run for his money ... a guitarist would say, 'Oh shoot, he's got a Minimoog', so they're looking for eleven on their volume control — it's the only way they can compete.
[It] absolutely changed the face of music.