Moog orchestras should be ubiquitous after 52 years! Performing in an ensemble like this would be a dream come true. It's a priveledge to see this, fantastic work.
Just when you think that you've seen everything and heard everything, this comes along and simply delivers something original and new. I bought my first Moog, a MicroMoog and thought I'd arrived. That sound, that machine. It was all I could afford in 1977. The Mini (model D) was way out of my financial league. I still have my Micro, and it has undergone one modification, and that is for a connection to trigger bass pedals. There is a switch on the dash to alternate it between the synths own keyboard, and the bass pedals. But in 1987 I was offered a Model D from a pal who needed some lolly and quick. He wanted £300. By the time he's said "quid" I'd traveled 70 miles to his house via the bank and was at his front door. The two Moogs are my babies/children. The MiniMoog has been gigged and never been too faulty. Sure it goes out of tune and that is part of the fun. I want to see more and more of this ensemble. More recordings and gigs please. This is as revolutionary as the first time I saw Jan Hammer playing his MiniMoog with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1972.
Saw this at the Saffron Hall last night, having previously seen the ensemble in London in London LSO St Luke’s in 2018. Just brilliant to watch these master musicians put these wonderful synths through their paces, & that looks very much like the same Heather on Percussion as was supporting last night with the Britten Sinfonia. Well done all. Superb.
Dear merciless Marketing folks at Moog Music. Saw the reissue. Lost my mind. Had to be tied up away from my credit cards. Ok, I'm fine. It has passed. Maybe UA-cam is safe for me again. And then the sobbing began at 0:46. I aspire to join this chorus - badly. Oh and now LIVE build??!
loving this, reminds me of the ondes martenot ensembles, these very short plopping sound are very similar to the percutés on the Martenot. Great piece, great video.
Lovely 🎵 I thought I saw Adrian Utley in the group, and the end credits affirmed it. Looking forward to the album next year on one of my favourite labels, Mute.
I'm trying to picture how a conductor / composer would even begin to write out each piece to each member. How would you signify each turn of the oscillators, the cutoff filter, the changes in envelope positioning etc. To have a vision of the roles each model D would have and timing them to form a single polyphonic effect before even presenting the final draft to the ensemble... where would one even begin? If only the classical musicians of hundreds of years ago were to see and hear this today, or had moogs been in existance in their day
the newer re-issues of the model d have processors and some digital control over things like tuning and MIDI, so they dont drift. they probably still have to warm up for a bit to really settle down into steady-state. these are definitely not vintage models. moog has re-issued the model d at least twice now.
HEY. Can you guys make a vinyl LP of the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble?! It's ANALOG. We all want it. You could use it to raise funds for the Bob Moog Foundation and the world will be a better place. NEED THIS ON VINYL PLEASE THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
This is simply beautiful, Will. It has been quite awhile and I hope that all is goin well your way. I have been trying to reach you to no avail. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Moog orchestras should be ubiquitous after 52 years! Performing in an ensemble like this would be a dream come true. It's a priveledge to see this, fantastic work.
Right?!
Absolutely! I would definitely like to see a lot more of this kind of approach, with larger numbers of performers onstage and less programming.
Wow - what a performance!
🙌🏻
Thanks!
Brilliant! And kudos to you for keeping all those beasties in tune for five minutes. My 1974 model stays in tune for about three tops.
those look like reissues
Thanks for putting the Model D back into production!
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How awesome is this. The endless possibilities these beautiful machines offer us are in full display. Beautiful work!
Just when you think that you've seen everything and heard everything, this comes along and simply delivers something original and new. I bought my first Moog, a MicroMoog and thought I'd arrived. That sound, that machine. It was all I could afford in 1977. The Mini (model D) was way out of my financial league. I still have my Micro, and it has undergone one modification, and that is for a connection to trigger bass pedals. There is a switch on the dash to alternate it between the synths own keyboard, and the bass pedals. But in 1987 I was offered a Model D from a pal who needed some lolly and quick. He wanted £300. By the time he's said "quid" I'd traveled 70 miles to his house via the bank and was at his front door.
The two Moogs are my babies/children. The MiniMoog has been gigged and never been too faulty. Sure it goes out of tune and that is part of the fun.
I want to see more and more of this ensemble. More recordings and gigs please. This is as revolutionary as the first time I saw Jan Hammer playing his MiniMoog with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1972.
We the people demand more mini moog videos!!!
Love Moog... Love Will... Love the ensemble... Love this performance... really no words to describe it.
best thing I've seen/heard all week!
What can I say....perfect. Had to watch it twice.
Only twice?
Just watched your MS-50 video. What a great piece of kit and a great video as usual.
pfft. I'm on play number 5 at the moment. Bookmarking for replay. Let's keep it going.
Why the fudge does this only have 49k views so far? This is an incredible piece.
😊
I can only imagine what this must sound like live! Incredible...
You would pass out and wake up in another world
This is beautiful, wow
This performance was really great and unusual. 10 Mini Moog synths in unison! I'm pretty much speechless.
Saw this at the Saffron Hall last night, having previously seen the ensemble in London in London LSO St Luke’s in 2018. Just brilliant to watch these master musicians put these wonderful synths through their paces, & that looks very much like the same Heather on Percussion as was supporting last night with the Britten Sinfonia. Well done all. Superb.
Great stuff. Love Will Gregory. He’s dome some magnificent work with Goldfrapp and arrangements for Florence + The Machine.
Dear merciless Marketing folks at Moog Music. Saw the reissue. Lost my mind. Had to be tied up away from my credit cards. Ok, I'm fine. It has passed. Maybe UA-cam is safe for me again. And then the sobbing began at 0:46. I aspire to join this chorus - badly. Oh and now LIVE build??!
From an old Moog fan..
Fantastic!!
Sounds very David Vorhaus, of White Noise fame..
Ha what an amazing vibe! What better way to herald the return of the Minimoog!
loving this, reminds me of the ondes martenot ensembles, these very short plopping sound are very similar to the percutés on the Martenot. Great piece, great video.
this is so beautiful .....very touching. thank you
Moog Magic! Thank you!! I only have the sub 37.. Greetings to ms. Goldfrapp
This channel hosts some of the best new music anywhere.
Amazing work. This is a dream come true
wwwwoooah. I thought "no I won't click this commercial". But I am soooo glad I did. This is amazing.
Amazing performance. I also love at 4:31 it sounds like ring modulation.
This is so ridiculously good. Album please!!!!
Tangerine Dream vibes, love it🚀
Lovely 🎵
I thought I saw Adrian Utley in the group, and the end credits affirmed it. Looking forward to the album next year on one of my favourite labels, Mute.
Few suggest the fundamentals of synthesis quite like Model D, decades later still shaping cultural artistry.
Maravilloso ver a tanto genio reunidos gracias saludos desde México 🇲🇽❤️!! Moog forever
The most Minimoog's in one room since Rick Wakeman's late-70's keyboard rigs.
So rad! Amazing how alive this sounds.
We need a 'making of' video to go with the performance of the 10 voice minimoog.
Bloody cool! Owner of a vintage Minimoog Model D.
Amazing ensemble sounds like an orchestra but from other world.....I love minimoog
Man. This is SOMETHING ELSE!
Will Gregory brilliant tech/keyboardist This guys great
Awesome, another opportunity to score a legendary piece of history! 👍
That is glorious. Bravo to all involved.
Very nice!
Thanks a lot for the Frequency Dream 🙏🌞🙏
I'm trying to picture how a conductor / composer would even begin to write out each piece to each member. How would you signify each turn of the oscillators, the cutoff filter, the changes in envelope positioning etc. To have a vision of the roles each model D would have and timing them to form a single polyphonic effect before even presenting the final draft to the ensemble... where would one even begin? If only the classical musicians of hundreds of years ago were to see and hear this today, or had moogs been in existance in their day
I think there must be an Outline idea, root key, midi sync, maybe division of who occupies what frequencies, arpeggios...This was quite unique
Now let's see the younger generation who can't afford a Minimoog do an Ensemble with he SUB 37 should be just as good!.
This blew me away. Wow.
Incroyable , merci et vous avez le bonjour de Toulouse !
This sounds like Mother Mallard circa 1970-74, very tuneful, complex and beautiful.
My thoughts exactly.
absolutely fantastic
It's like a drum circle for hippies who aren't afraid of technology.
Incredible.
I didn’t realise how much I needed this in my life…. feels like it should’ve always existed! More please 🥹
Beautiful stuff... especially impressive since it seems like all of the LFOs were tuned to sync by ear. Wow!
the newer re-issues of the model d have processors and some digital control over things like tuning and MIDI, so they dont drift. they probably still have to warm up for a bit to really settle down into steady-state. these are definitely not vintage models. moog has re-issued the model d at least twice now.
HEY. Can you guys make a vinyl LP of the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble?! It's ANALOG. We all want it. You could use it to raise funds for the Bob Moog Foundation and the world will be a better place. NEED THIS ON VINYL PLEASE THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
Amazing project 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bravo Maestros, I’ll definitely be keeping an ear out for the Mute release.
Can't Wait!
Best of the best
Extremely cool. Great piece and performance...in a wonderful space.
Well then. This’ll be on repeat all day!
Hello my name is Fernando and I approve this performance.
Amazing, awesome performance & sounds.
Amazing! Thank you for this! I really hope there will be much much more.
Superb! Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏
This is so musically expressive! The composition is awesome, it's performed with taste and feel… Bravo!
Absolutely sublime
Literally everything about this. Eddie Parker, tho... 🔥 Please make more with this ensemble!
Fantastic......yeah
Wow amazing 🤩
WOW!
Beautiful moogery
That's so, so cool. I love it!
shockingly beautiful, bravo
So good!
Beautiful - what a performance. enjoyed that!
Would have loved to blast the party with my TB303 through a Distortion plus pedal.
Wow! Incredible
Totally wonderful perfection this
I expected some classics in such a place
Love it!
Beautiful
Very cool
That was rather brilliant!
We want MORE!!!
MAGNIFICENT!
I love this.
Just Amazing!
FANTASTIC!
OUI !!!
I would love to see this live in concert
seriously impressed
Simply awesome 🤩
I am crying right now 😭
How many others have done this? My dad took me to see Gershon Kingsley's 1st Moog Quartet. They had a Minimoog for a 5th.
This made my day :')
Outstanding!
Bravo!
It's backkkk!!!!!!
my dream synth 😪
This is so awesome !
This is simply beautiful, Will. It has been quite awhile and I hope that all is goin well your way. I have been trying to reach you to no avail. Merry Christmas
to you and your family.