Rather Have The Story: LISA BELLA DONNA

This week we welcome Lisa Bella Donna, a good friend, and a wizard of all things musical. She shares some insights into her working concepts, inspiring musicians, and we exchange ideas about the synthesizer worlds past and present. We had fun and are looking forward to doing another already!
Included are Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Stomu Yamashta, Allan Holdsworth, Reeves Gabrels, Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate live - and more.
Thanks to Lisa and Beyond The Sky Records for a fantastic night out and live concert, just prior to the filming of this.
More about host Brian Kehew
www.briankehew.com
- and his tape-transfer studio:
www.RoundAndWound.com
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[@issiewizzie]

she is a national treasure .......

[@michaelnewham6958]

Love Lisa, always a great listen and always so much to learn from her ❤

[@krisdavis1050]

I would love to meet Lisa someday and tell her how much she inspired me to start thinking seriously about getting more into playing keys and synths, really, she is the main person that motivated me more to temporarily take a break on the other instruments I play and focus and connect my brain waves and soul into what I was composing and I do believe now, that fingers on keys and knobs is the way I feel more comfortable connecting to music. Thank you Lisa.

[@jupitermarx]

You just did;)

[@homelessballoon]

It's so nice to watch a real interview! Great questions and the great Lisa Bella Donna!

[@donfarrell]

Catching one of Lisa's live shows is now on my bucket list....

[@conbriosynthesizers3428]

Fully recommended

[@jjdekay6969]

what a wonderful interview......Thank you!

[@jaredwhite571]

Again, Brian…love the thoughtful conversations you have with your guests. So much story and depth within a short amount of time.

[@briankehew579]

Thank you!

[@bobbychaos]

Great conversation. Lisa is amazing

[@THR-zf6ti]

Oh I love Stomu Yamashta Go II since the early 80's too ...

[@ZipSnipe]

Great interview !!! She is the Synth Goddess

[@nathankellstadt412]

Fantastic interview with a very unique artist. Really enjoyed the nitty gritty shop talk.

[@briankehew579]

Thanks!

[@stevebrown5597]

So many epic references thanks!

[@adam872]

That was a fantastic interview. Lisa is a very interesting musician and a gun synthesist.

[@BillVincent]

Hi Brian, thanks for a wonderful episode! I am a huge fan of Lisa, she is a master of powerful and emotional synth work, at least to me. It's relatively easy to run sequencers and create electronic music, but making synth music that can really cut through you and hit your emotions - that is a beautiful thing and Lisa really makes these soundscapes that just reach out and sometimes hug, sometimes grab you. I want to see her perform live as well. Thanks again Brian, great interview and great content.

[@briankehew579]

Cheers!

[@danroche5939]

Clicked for Black Sabbath,(Synthtopia)stayed for the excellent conversation with the Supremely Awesome LBD😊 Brian, I enjoy your Sunset Sound Roundtables, and your knowledge and respect for the artists you feature. Subscribed!

[@AlanRPearlmanFoundation]

I LOVE this in so many ways. ~ Dina

[@THR-zf6ti]

Really interesting warm and intelligent talk with a true passion fpr music!

[@CommuneRecords]

I didn't know her, but I want to check her out now. I mean, "A National Acrobat" and Virgil Fox references for starters.

[@eframp]

Great interview. Thanks Brian. Just that you've casually got a Sonic Five sitting there. Ha! I remember Synthlocator (Dave?) up in OH. Super nice guy. I, too, used to buy stuff from him occasionally many years ago. Once, I was on the road and was able to stop by Synthlocator's place, and I discovered he had a Moog 35 (or maybe it was a 55? Been a while....) sitting there in the basement. Wonder if I'm just mis-remembering the same IIIp LBD was talking about? It was my first time approaching one in person, and it was a magical experience. Anyway... Small world.

[@briankehew579]

Seems likely! He was ahead of the game so he made an impact on people back then...

[@alaynewinkleblack9601]

Keep shining as brightly as you do!!! Grow your online following = "promo sm".