[3] He earned a degree in electronic music composition in 2002, and then moved to New York City to play in a variety of bands.

[4] He soon transitioned to a focus on solo performance; a 2003 visit to Burning Man Festival in Nevada led to him moving to San Francisco in 2008.

[4][1] On the development of Controllerism he said that "the basic styles of DJing weren't satisfying to me, I was used to a more visceral way of performing; playing guitar, singing, and producing sound with my body in real time.

[9] Ean Golden of Remix subsequently stated that the Frankentroller had earned Moldover wins his personal award for "most creative mod.

"[10] The Robocaster is a custom-made signature guitar produced by Visionary Instruments: a "hybrid instrument", it incorporates several MIDI controller options, including "gaming buttons, touch-strips, knobs, faders, switches, motion sensors, a pressure pad and a joystick.

"[4] Moldover said that he wanted to create the Robocaster as a more tactile and less sample-based instrument that allows for more traditional musicianship combined with advanced FX tweaking and midi integration.

Popular Science noted that it allows "near effortless control over effects, software, digital audio workstations and even stage lights between strums.