As MoogFest 2010 draws even closer (just two weeks to go!!), we have more exciting announcements to share with you! MoogFest 2010 has added Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ Set) to the already incredible Saturday lineup, and a very rare performance by Younger Brother (Live) to Sunday’s bill, rounding out what is certainly the biggest Halloween party around! 

Additionally, the festival’s film screenings for Saturday and Sunday afternoon are now in place — MoogFest 2010 will be presenting the Southeast premiere of “Bouncing Cats: A film by Nabil Elderkin & Red Bull Media House” and “Moog: a documentary film by Hans Fjellestad”. Following the screening of “Moog: a documentary film by Hand Fjellestad”, Herb Deutsch (co-collaborator on first Modular in 1963) and DJ Spooky, both of whom are featured in the documentary, will take part in a Q & A session with the audience.

Film Screenings Schedule (all shown at the Fine Arts Theatre):
Saturday 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM — Bouncing Cats: A film by Nabil Elderkin & produced by Red Bull Media House
Sunday 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM — Moog: a documentary film by Hans Fjellestad
Sunday 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM — Q&A with Herb Deutsch and DJ Spooky

“Bouncing Cats” is the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of Uganda using the unlikely tool of hip-hop with a focus on b-boy culture and breakdance. In 2006, Abraham “Abramz” Tekya, a Ugandan b-boy and A.I.D.S. orphan created Breakdance Project Uganda (B.P.U.) with the goal of establishing a free workshop that would empower, rehabilitate and heal the community by teaching youth about b-boy culture. Abramz invited Crazy Legs, one of the founding members of the Rock Steady Crew, to visit Uganda and teach these classes. From the southern slums of Uganda to the war-torn North, Crazy Legs encountered a passion for hip-hop and desire to learn amongst the most squalid conditions. “Bouncing Cats” follows Abramz, Crazy Legs, and Breakdance Project Uganda on a journey to use hip-hop culture for positive social change. The film features narration by Common and interviews with Mos Def, Will.I.Am, and K’Naan.

MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative spirit of Bob Moog, takes place Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC. To see the weekend schedule, and learn about the available workshops and synth art show, visit http://moogfest.com/2010/moogfest-2010/overview/. To purchase MoogFest 2010 weekend passes or single day tickets and for more information about the festival visit moogfest.com.
 

Check out the schedule of workshops for MoogFest weekend!

In addition to MoogFest’s excellent musical offerings, the festival will also give attendees a chance to dig deeper into the world of Moog with a wide range of panel discussions and workshops.

http://moogfest.com/2010/moogfest-2010/workshops/

The 1st annual Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina is just around the corner. URB.com has teamed up with the festival for our best remix contest yet. Anyone can participate using MixMatchMusic’s Mix Maker remix software that works inside your web browser. We’re featuring two different artists and songs to remix including “We Have Love” by Hot Chip from the band’s album One Life Stand (courtesy of Astralwerks) and “I Count the Ways” by Nortec Collective from their new album Bulevar 2000 (courtesy of Nacional Records). 

http://www.urb.com/2010/09/29/win-a-dj-set-at-moogfest/

The $149.40 weekend passes are officially sold out!  However, with the weekend pass option being the most popular, we are going to reduce the allotment of day passes to offer an additional weekend pass. It’ll be more expensive at $184.50, but still a savings over purchasing 3 separate day passes. T…here will be a limited number of these as well.MoogFest – Some nice new additions to the line up, including local & regional artists…additional performance spaces…plus cool workshops…circuit bending competition…more…all to be announced soon. 

www.moogfest.com

MOOGFEST 2010 ANNOUNCES DEVO AS RECIPIENT OF MOOG INNOVATION AWARD

AWARD TO BE PRESENTED AT MOOGFEST, OCTOBER 29-31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC

The Moog Innovation Award celebrates pioneering artists whose genre-defying work exemplifies the bold, innovative spirit of Bob Moog. Moog Music would like to congratulate DEVO on being the 2010 recipient of The Moog Innovation Award, to be presented to the band during Moogfest 2010 weekend, October 29-31 in Asheville, NC. As part of this award, Moog Music will present DEVO with a very special synthesizer, details of which will be revealed in the coming weeks. Past recipients of the previously titled Moog Award include Keith Emerson, Herb Deutsch, Gershon Kingsley, Jan Hammer and Bernie Worrell.

“Moogfest is about shunning limitations, opening your mind and rejoicing in what’s next. Moogfest is about celebrating the marriage of technology and art, fearlessly embracing the future while respecting the genre-definers of the past. That’s why we created the Moog Innovation Award, to celebrate artists that helped to catapult pop music into the future and commemorate those artists that boldly burst through established norms to pave the way forward. That’s the spirit of Bob Moog and that’s the essence of the Moog Innovation Award.

The first recipient of the Moog Innovation Award is DEVO and we feel that they are a perfect representation of innovative sound-sculpting and genre-defying electronic music. Like Bob Moog, DEVO enthusiastically charted their own course and thus dramatically affected pop culture because of it. Not to mention the fact that they used Moog instruments to create their inimitable sound. Moogfest and the Moog Innovation Award is the perfect way to pay homage to Bob Moog and his adopted hometown of Asheville, NC where he raised his kids, gave birth to some of his greatest inventions and where he re-established the company that bears his name and carries on his legacy, Moog Music.” – Emmy Parker, Moog Music

DEVO, along with many more internationally renowned performers known for pushing creativity towards new dimensions, will play Moogfest 2010, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of Bob Moog. Moogfest 2010 tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit moogfest.com.