The Minimoog Book

Description

Opening with a foreword from prolific Rush frontman Geddy Lee, THE MINIMOOG BOOK presents more than a decade’s worth of research-turned-storytelling by author, esteemed journalist, and music historian JoE Silva.⁠

Readers can expect exclusive interviews and features with legendary musicians like Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea, Tony Visconti (David Bowie), George Duke, Anne Dudley (Art of Noise), Bernie Worrell, Devo, Kraftwerk, Air, J Dilla, Gary Numan, and many others — as well as some of today’s most respected songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, such as Greg Kurstin (Adele), Yumiko Ohno (Buffalo Daughter), Mac DeMarco, and more.⁠

THE MINIMOOG BOOK features exquisite and detailed photography — much of it brand new — as well as schematics, historical promotional materials, engineering interviews, illustrated sound patches, and over 70 artist features. It is the perfect coffee table book and keepsake for lovers of synthesizers, music history, illustration, photography, and timeless books of all kinds.⁠

“When I started digging into the history of the Minimoog back in 2010,” Silva noted, “I quickly realized how universal it was. I was continuously stumbling upon artist after artist or another famous piece of music that used it. It was pretty clear right away how important the instrument became once it came out…”

Meet the artists

Exclusive interviews with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea, Tony Visconti (David Bowie), Devo, Bernie Worrell, Gary Numan, Air, J Dilla, SURVIVE (Stranger Things), George Duke, Jan Hammer, Gary Wright, Manfred Mann, Squeeze, Ultravox, Chromeo, Legowelt, Greg Kurstin (Adele), Steve Porcaro (Toto), Thomas Dolby, Graham Massey (808 State), Adrian Utley (Portishead), Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Mac Demarco, Yumiko Ohno (Buffalo Daughter), Roger O’Donnell (Cure), JUVENILE, Tom Coppola, Don Preston (Zappa), Geoff Downes (ASIA, YES), Heart, Ben Burtt (Star Wars), Blue Weaver (Bee Gees), and many others.

Additional spotlights include artists like Linda McCartney, Alicia Keys, Herbie Hancock, The Who, Kraftwerk, Hot Chip, Pink Floyd, The Police, Giorgio Moroder, Brian Eno, Klaus Schulze, and more.

• 368+ pages in full color.
• Dimensions: 25 x 25 cm (9.6 x 9.6 inches).
• Hardcover coffee table style cover in full color
• Includes an added Dust-jacket w/ unique serial no.
• Printed in Denmark on high-quality, environmentally responsible FSC paper