Tamás Szabó (born 10 April 1984) is a musician best-known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist, and keyboardist of

The Moog The Moog were a Hungarian indie rock band based in Budapest, Hungary formed in 2004. The group is noted for being the first in the region to be signed to an American record label. The band consists of members Tamás Szabó (vocals, keyboard), ...

Early life and personal life

Szabó was born in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Hungary.

The Moog

Szabó formed

with his secondary school classmates Gergő Dorozsmai and Ádám Bajor in 2004. Later, Csaba Szabó and Norbert Ladányi joined the band. In an interview with Velvet, Szabó described as lukewarm and compared the Hungarian music scene to the activities of the Hungarian MP, Erzsébet Pusztai. In 2012, The Moog toured in the United States playing shows with

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. In an interview with the Hungarian Origo, Szabó said that after the gigs a lot of middle-age women wanted photos with the band. Szabó added that now they have to focus on middle age women as the target audience rather than teenage girls as the band was doing it before. In an interview with the Hungarian

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, Szabó said when they were signed by the American label Musick Records and they could finish their first record with

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, they were really frightened for the first time. But later they found Endino as a father-type friendly person who was eating crisps and had a worn T-shirt. On 11 January 2013, Szabó was interviewed by

Magyar Rádió Magyar Rádió (MR, ''The Hungarian Radio Corporation'', also known internationally as ''Radio Budapest'') is Hungary's publicly funded radio broadcasting organisation. It is also the country's official international broadcasting station. Dome ...

, where he was asked about his experience with touring in the United States with the

. In 2014, Szabó said in an interview with 444.hu, that he likes the homosexual disco and the dark-rock guitar sound, claiming that his musical style cannot be easily categorized.

Discography

''With The Moog:'' ;Albums * ''

Sold for Tomorrow ''Sold for Tomorrow'' is the debut album of the band The Moog. A "Digital Only Bonus Version" song, "Hit Song" was included on the EMusic eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. In exchange for a monthl ...

'' (2007) * ''

Razzmatazz Orfeum Razzmatazz Orfeum is the second studio album recorded by The Moog. The album was produced by Geoff Ott (Pearl Jam, Queen Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan) and recorded in Seattle, Washington, The United States. The first single, ''You Raised A Vam ...

'' (2009) * ''

Seasons in the Underground ''Seasons in the Underground'' is the third studio album recorded by The Moog. The album was recorded at the London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington, and was mixed at the Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California, except tracks 1, ...

'' (2012) ;Singles * ''You Raised The Vampire'' (2009) ''With Nibiru:'' * '' Nibiru'' (2013)

Other activities

In 2014, Szabó launched his own clothing brand called T'arts. In 2014, Szabó collaborated with Hungarian-Albanian indie artist Alba Hyseni and The Buckingham project.

Instruments

Keyboards

Moog synthesizer The Moog synthesizer is a modular synthesizer developed by the American engineer Robert Moog. Moog debuted it in 1964, and Moog's company R. A. Moog Co. (later known as Moog Music) produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 20 ...

References

External links

Szabó on Starity
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szabo, Tamas 1984 births Living people Hungarian indie rock musicians Musicians from Budapest