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Today, Moog Music  shared this profile of Grammy-winning producer & songwriting duo The Avila Brothers, and their work on the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show.

The Avila Brothers have worked with Usher, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Patti Labelle, Earth Wind & Fire and others.

The video focuses on how they produced the show, using a lineup of Moog instruments, including the Minimoog Model D, Moog One, Subsequent 37, Matriarch, Vocoder, Subharmonicon & a yet to be announced synth, rumored to be called the Moog Mirror.

The Avila Brothers have worked on live shows and records with Usher for years. Alongside production team members Lil Jon and Kronic, the brothers helped craft some of Usher’s greatest hits into a performance for the biggest audience of their careers.

The Moog Mirror has not been officially announced, but it is rumored to be an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer. It’s expected to be the first new hardware synth the company will introduce since their purchase by InMusic, though they’ve recently released the Marina bass synth virtual instrument and Animoog Galaxy for the Apple Vision Pro.

Asheville-based Moog Music is moving out of its iconic 160 Broadway Street location, marking the end of an era.

Asheville’s WLOS Channel 13 reports that Moog is relocating from its facilities on Broadway Street, and the buildings are up for lease.

While the Broadway Street location doesn’t have the historical significance of some of Moog’s earlier locations, it is the location that many associate with the company. This was the home of the company during its modern creative peak, where it introduced instruments like the Mother-32, Subharmonicon, DFAM, Grandmother, Matriarch, Animoog, the Claravox Centennial Theremin, their modular reissues and more.

In a statement, the company president said they’re moving product design, development, and engineering to the Asheville Citizen-Times building along O’Henry Avenue. Moog said it’s also expanding its manufacturing facility in Weaverville — a city just north of Asheville.

In 2023, Moog Music announced that it had been acquired by inMusic, home to a wide range of music industry brands, including Akai, Alesis, Denon, M-Audio, Numark, Stanton and others. At the time, Moog said that they planned to keep production and product development in Asheville.

Synthesist Alex Ball – in his latest video – takes a look at the Moog Polymoog, aka the ‘Gary Numan Synth’.

Ball discusses the history of the Moog Polymoog, how it works, and how Gary Numan adopted one of the presets to help define his sound.

Topics covered:

0:00 Intro

0:41 What is the Polymoog?

8:00 Vox Humana and Gary Numan

13:35 Cars Cover