[299] Wrap Yourself In Moog Music Feb. 18 At Free MTSU Event

WRAP YOURSELF IN MOOG MUSIC FEB. 18 AT FREE MTSU EVENT
Artist Saul Zonana to Demonstrate Distinctive Sound of Guitar, Other Instruments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 11, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Dr. Joseph Akins, 615-473-7127; Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385

(MURFREESBORO)—Artist Saul Zonana of Moog Music, located in Asheville, N.C., will visit MTSU on Thursday, Feb. 18, to demonstrate the revolutionary new Moog guitar and other Moog products in a free public event.
Since the Moog guitar’s introduction at the Summer NAMM tradeshow in 2008, it has received numerous industry honors, including Guitar Player Magazine's 2009 Reader's Choice Award, Electronic Musician Magazine's 2009 Editor's Choice Award, 2008 Summer NAMM "Best In Show" honors, a 2008 “Best of What’s New Award” from Popular Science magazine and a 2009 Mix Foundation TEC Award nomination. More importantly, it has inspired players to new creative heights and opened the door to totally new forms of expression with a guitar.
The event, which is sponsored by MTSU’s Society for Electronic Music student organization, will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 191, Lab B, of the Bragg Mass Communication Building on the MTSU campus.
Zonana has been touring, recording and producing his own music for more than three decades as well as playing guitar and bass for the likes of the Crash Test Dummies, Ace Frehley and many others. He has developed a reputation for creating lush and somewhat odd guitar tones that separate him from everyday guitarists. His eight solo CDs can be found online and in stores and can be heard on radio, television and film worldwide.
For more information about the free event, contact Dr. Joseph Akins, MTSU recording industry professor, at 615-473-7127.


With three Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and former faculty, MTSU confers master’s degrees in 10 areas, the Specialist in Education degree, the Doctor of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree. MTSU is ranked among the top 100 public universities in the nation in the Forbes “America’s Best Colleges” 2009 survey.
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IN BRIEF: Artist Saul Zonana of Moog Music, located in Asheville, N.C., will visit MTSU on Thursday, Feb. 18, to demonstrate the revolutionary new Moog guitar and other Moog products in a free public event. The event, which is sponsored by MTSU’s Society for Electronic Music student organization, will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 191, Lab B, of the Bragg Mass Communication Building on the MTSU campus. For more information about the free event, contact Dr. Joseph Akins, MTSU recording industry professor, at 615-473-7127.



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