The Ballad of Don Lewis (2020)
THE UNTOLD STORY OF A SYNTHESIZER PIONEER
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“The Ballad of Don Lewis” is an independently produced documentary about a pioneering multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and electronic engineer who utilized his genius to design and create sounds that have shaped the world’s musical landscape. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, Don Lewis gained iconic status throughout the San Francisco live music scene while performing with a revolutionary instrument of his own design – LEO (Live Electronic Orchestra)… an innovative cohesion of synthesizers and sound modules which proved to be a decade ahead of its time. “The Ballad of Don Lewis” is the story of an American pioneer as he battled technological and social challenges, while attaining creative fulfillment during music’s most exciting and inspiring era.
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Cast
- Richard Bates as Self
- Richard Bates as Electronic Engineer
- Bryan Bell as Self
- Bryan Bell as Engineer for Herbie Hancock
- John Chowning as Self
- John Chowning as Musician
- John Chowning as Composer
- Dan Del Fiorentino as Self
- Dan Del Fiorentino as NAMM Musician Historian
- Carolyn Grant as Self
- Carolyn Grant as Director of NAMM Museum of Making Music
- Herbie Hancock as Self
- Jerry Jacob as Self
- Jerry Jacob as Studio Owner
- Jerry Jacob as Labor Negotiator
- Quincy Jones as Self
- Ikutarô Kakehashi as Self
- Ikutarô Kakehashi as Roland Founder
- Alan Kay as Self
- Alan Kay as Computer Scientist
- Alan Kay as Inventor
Crew
- Ned Augustenborg · Director