Moogfest 2016: Quick Guide
Trying to figure out exactly what is happening at this year's Moogfest? This guide is your source for Moogfest in Durham.
Posted — UpdatedWhat is Moogfest?
How do you pronounce Moog? You say Moog like "rogue."
Moogfest is the synthesis of music, art and technology.
Since 2004, Moogfest has brought together artists, futurist thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, and musicians.
By day, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming. By night, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today.
Moogfest is a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog and the profound influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world. Over the last sixty years, Bob Moog and Moog Music have pioneered the analog synthesizer and other technology tools for artists. This exchange between engineer and musician is celebrated with a unique festival format where the creative process is understood as a collaboration among many people, across time and space, in commerce and culture.
When is Moogfest?
May 19-22 in at various locations in Durham.
How do I get tickets?
General Admission tickets, which get you into all venues for performances and conference programming: conversations, workshops, and installations, are $249. VIP passes are $499. There a limited number of single-day tickets available for $129 (Thursday, Friday or Saturday) and $69 for Sunday.
Can't afford weekend passes? Moogfest has free programs
What music will be at Moogfest?
What about workshops?
Martine Rothblatt, founder and former chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio, will be speaking about transhumanism and the future of creativity and virtual humans. Jaron Lanier, one of the world's leading technology writers, will be talking about virtual reality and music.
Nick Yulman, who curates Kickstarter's Design and Technology categories, will speak about creating music techn using the popular crowd-funding site.
If you are interested in technology of any kind, there is pretty much going to be a workshop for you to attend.
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