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The Telharmonium (also known as the Dynamophone) was an early electronic organ, developed by Thaddeus Cahill in 1897.
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The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is named after the westernized name of its Russian inventor, Léon Theremin
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A close cousin to the Theremin was the Ondes Martenot (pronounced OHND mar-te-NOH). Invented in 1928 by Frenchman Maurice Martenot
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The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert[6] and first manufactured in 1935.
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Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that is made in part from acousmatic sound.
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The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar
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The first song strictly composed by a computer was written. The song, Illiac Suite for String Quartet was the result of collaboration between a chemistry professor at the University of Illinois, Lejaren Hiller, and a graduate assistant, Leonard Issacson.
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Bell Labs engineer Max Mathews was the first to synthesize music on a computer.
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Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music
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The Beatles used a Moog Synthsizer and Hammond Organ in Abbey Road album
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Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using direct-drive turntables and a DJ mixer.
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It was three young DJs from the Bronx, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash who were generally accepted as the early pioneers of this style in popular music.
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A group of manufacturers including Roland, Yamaha, Korg, and Kawai got together and agreed on an industry standard for MIDI
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The first laptop orchestra was founded by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook in 2005 at Princeton University
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Standford creates their own laptop orchestra
