Don Lewis - LEO and The Ballad of Don Lewis

Don Lewis -  LEO and The Ballad of Don Lewis -  legacy permeates into all modern music. Hip-hop, Rap, Rock, EDM, House, all of it. While he didn't invent the synthesizer, he did significantly advance its use and capability.  Get all of Don Lewis' music and thoughts on his .  His role in the development of the Roland-TR 808 is foundational. His innovation led directly to MIDI-based instrumentation. His work trail blazed the home studio for musicians/producers. He also fought the musicians union, or more accurately, they fought him as the industry struggled to keep up with his pace of innovation.  Jon Leon Guerrero sits with Don and his wife Julie to talk about Don's upcoming documentary , and his creation LEO. Shout out to our friends and NAMM because LEO is part of their museum. HaikuMan makes a machineThen the machine makes the manThey’re Leo and DonSimilar episodes:Dr Robert Greenberg Taylor Dayne Pops and Moms Escovedo Join us in supporting  as we battle PTSD.  ​Executive Producer:  ​​ Executive Producer/Host/Intro: Jon Leon Guerrero Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev ​ ​​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of topics. Get in contact with Pete at peteaturner.com ​