The Firehouse Arts Center is set to honor late Pleasanton resident, musician and synthesizer pioneer Don Lewis with two special events in June. Read about that more in this week s News Digest.
PLEASANTON — Performer, composer and synthesizer pioneer Don Lewis will be honored in a tribute at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton next month as part of Black Music Month.
Pleasanton leaders recently celebrated the contributions of Julie Lewis and her late husband Don when the couple were presented with the 2023 Mayor s Award for their positive impact on local youth, the community and the music industry.
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + encore Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Don Lewis, an African American musician/inventor/engineer battles technical barriers and institutional racism in his quest to change the world's musical landscape. His pioneering spirit, technological vision and musical mastery would go on to shape the sounds of electronic music.
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.