Lisa Bella Donna at The Music District ft. Arp, Oberheim, Sequential, Moog, and Earthquaker Devices

On November 23rd, 2019, we welcomed Lisa Bella Donna to the Music District for a very special edition of Synthesizer Saturdays! This presentation coincided with Delia Derbyshire Day and paid homage to sonic explorations and compositional creativity in electronic music.

For this performance, Lisa used an Arp Explorer, Arp String Ensemble , Oberheim Two Voice , Sequential OB-6, Moog Matriarch , Moog Grandmother, Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master, and Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run.

About Lisa Bella Donna: Lisa Bella Donna is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, synthesist, consultant, and clinician. She has traveled all throughout Europe, Japan, and USA for decades as a session musician and clinician, developing extensive techniques with modular synthesis, orchestration & film composition as a recording artist. She’s been commissioned for many multichannel audio art installations in the USA and Europe.

Synthesizer Saturdays is a meetup of the Fort Collins Synthesizer Enthusiasts. Keep an eye on our website calendar for upcoming events.

Audio for this performance can be purchased here:

Audio for this video mastered by The Blasting Room.

[simonlegrec]

pervertly good synth sequence...first class analog sounds

[clarinetowl]

Fucking amazing. I swear to god she is the most underappreciated synthesist on the planet. This is gold.

[jamesdaniels]

Dark, beautiful and somewhat disturbing but I love it

[keenra]

Lisa Bella Donna should be selling out stadiums this is insanely impressive.

[foreverseethe]

I like Lisa Prima Donna. She's the real deal.

[shaineedwards]

I was listening to this at my desk and exactly 10 minutes in, my boss asked to stop levitating and get back to work.

[leighratcliffe]

She's great. I've become really interested in her work.

[hoploci]

0 comments??? GREAT LISA! Now I know, what MULTITASKING IS! ;-)

[Rokosbasil]

I've been watching her for a few years now. Her layering and production keep getting better and better. I would love to record with her.

[KarlMiller-DjKarl]

Very talented and knowledgeable... Always enjoy listening from time to time... ☮🔥🎹

[markb]

this is artistry of a very high degree bravo lisa bella donna

[araguet]

really magic, all the time!! thank you for this kind of Berlin. Saludos desde Argentina.

[modularmountain]

My favorite electronic artist by far. Love me some Lisa.

[dioproductions]

The whole performance is gorgeous - the 9:45 movement is fantastic!

[Cyberix]

It is like entering another world, again... A very pleasant one, such delight. Thank you, thank you...

[thelaboratoryofspacerecord]

Lisa's performances are always great.

[LukeLendrum]

How does this have no comments? It's epic!

[robertwagendorfer]

Thanks for sharing this great performance.

[sampaiocwb]

really cool! that oberheim sounds insane