Pioneering Black musician Don Lewis invented the Live Electronic Orchestra, changing how music would be produced forever. A new documentary inspired by an exhibit at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad tells his story.
But his passion was live performing. Julie said her husband was at his happiest when sharing music with an audience, using his invention.Along the way, there were struggles. When Lewis was booked to perform at certain places in San Francisco, the Musicians Union Local objected and picketed against him.
“This was very threatening to the union. They felt strongly that synthesizers were not real instruments," Julie Lewis said. But Lewis pushed forward. He worked for Roland Synthesizers and later for Yamaha, playing a major role in the development of the DX-7 used by dozens of musicians during the 80s. “You had to love him. You didn’t have any choice cause you’d just feel the vibrations of his warmth and his desire to learn about you,” Augustenborg said.A close up shot of Don Lewis playing the Live Electronic Orchestra is shown at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad on Feb. 2, 2023.
“I want to pass the baton to as many people as I possibly can and that gives me great hope," Don Lewis says as Augustenborg's documentary draws to a close.
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