I watched this 2 years ago just as the pandemic kicked in and I was stunned. To this day I still remember every note of it. I have been an average solo guitarist for over 20 years and I have always lurked on synths and modular synthesis and fiddled around with gear. When I watched this performance I was filled with respect for Lisa and something changed inside me. I had to get deeper and get really serious about it. I worked my a$$ off during the lockdown and did not even take time to breath for two long years. Now I finally saved enough money to aquire a Moog Matriarch as I was completely sold on the synth. And this time, I am not willing to let it stand in the studio whil it is taking dust and not making awesome music with it. I also took extensive music theory classes during this period (in the night after work from home) and I analysed her pieces and style harmonically and rythmically. Today I finally ordered that Synth and I am so excited. I can't wait to pay honour & respect to this piece of creative art. Thank you Lisa for being such an inspiring human being. And thanks Bob for making history. You give people's lives purpose and meaning. God Bless you all.

@LisaBellaDonnaMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. God bless you too. Wishing you the best with your journeys through music and sound.

@ramencurry6672

6 ай бұрын

In Lisa we trust

If it weren't recorded no one could believe she does it all with one synth only and on the fly. Not only she is an amazing musician, but the taste, the passion, the dedication, the knowledge... Lisa Belladonna is unbelievable. God bless you!

This is one of the best synth performances I’ve ever seen on YT. Truly inspiring!

@LesterH25

5 жыл бұрын

It really is and it's cost me 2k :)

@Towy2012

3 жыл бұрын

@@LesterH25 I bought one - but what should I say - it doesn't sound as this one Lisa is playing :-)

@LesterH25

3 жыл бұрын

@@Towy2012 haha same. She’s a genius. I sold mine and bought an Access Virus. Much easier! Take care Jens.

@kgbinfo

2 жыл бұрын

Lisa is the best.

@DestinationUnknown4x4

Жыл бұрын

@@Towy2012 Looks like she's added a couple pedals as well on the side of the synth. Possibly a strymon from the looks of it.

Best advert for a synth I’ve ever seen!

Action speaks louder than words . This is what we need on you tube . We all know what filters and Oscilators do so talk less and play more like Lisa. Haven’t seen anyone handle a Moog as good since rick Wakeman and kieth Emerson .

The Matriarch is amazing and I can’t wait to get mine. But what really makes me happy is seeing everyone appreciating the genius of Lisa Bella Donna. She’s just amazing.

One freakin synth!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it. I would pay a lot to see this in concert and it's one person, one synth,

@BlasphemousButler

Жыл бұрын

It's worth mentioning there are great pedals too. I own and love the Matriarch, but it doesn't do all that on its own. Avalanche Run and Pyramids are doing significant work here. That takes nothing away from Lisa Belladonna. Her performance is truly masterful.

Lisa Bella Donna is my favourite synthesist ever. I just can’t get enough of this performance. Also no patch cables used on this synth and what she does with it is just incredible. She is superb. If I won the lottery my first move would be to pay Lisa whatever it took to give me music lessons.

God I love this woman. The synthesis, the hand motions, the overall dedication to her craft :)

@HotStrange

4 жыл бұрын

Phantom don’t be a dick

@paantimo

4 жыл бұрын

@@phantommagnolia She's not, and neither are you.

@paantimo

4 жыл бұрын

@@phantommagnolia All women are women.

@paantimo

4 жыл бұрын

@@phantommagnolia See. It's never too late to learn.

@paantimo

4 жыл бұрын

@@phantommagnolia Well I trust the WHO and the APA.

I am a bassist that is dabbling into Synth's. Watching Lisa Bella Donna improvise like this is truly awe inspiring. The knowledge she has for her instrument outstanding. Understanding exactly what each knob will do the the sound to keep things cohesive and moving is a true talent. In other words, Lisa Bella Donna is Rad!

Fat oscillators, fast arpeggios, filter sweeps. Perfection. The essence of electronic music. Thank you!

You also need to take into consideration she’s not playing presets and tweaking them. I can only imagine the notion of being able to think in multiple dimensions and just know what control movements create what kinds of sounds-all through a half-hour performance. She’s like: okay, I’ll twist this knob and get more chirp, and this knob up will make it sound like bells but with an envelope like “whup whup whoop whoop whooop whooop whooooooooop whAAAAaaaaaaaaa. She doesn’t need a cheat sheet or anything-it’s all coming out of her head. I can’t wait to spend my lunch money for the next two years on one of these babies.

@djalexia

4 жыл бұрын

Boris Chang Lisa is an amazing artist and a very creative mind- most of all comes out of her heart ❤️. I root for Lisa!

@MikkelGrumBovin

4 жыл бұрын

This performance is about the most beautiful thing i ever heard ! Im litterally FLABBERGASTED !

@troelsknudsen253

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great performance but I don't think there's any point in giving her cool points for not using presets, it's very much a computer musician sort of perspective it seems like. She's a musician that practiced her craft which is commendable but that's just barrier of entry stuff for live performers, and has been for centuries. It's what comes out the speakers that matters not the gear or how she chooses to play it.

@MikkelGrumBovin

4 жыл бұрын

@@troelsknudsen253 you lost me completely

@birdseyebeats

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think she’s thinking a lot, I think that she’s just done it so much that the choices happen subconsciously, and she’s totally free to express what she wants through the synth in real time as she feels it, and then she gets input from the synth and the sounds she’s playing, which causes her to express more and different things, kinda like a feedback loop between her and her instrument. At least that’s how it looks to me 🤷🏻‍♂️ can’t say for sure

I love the way she starts to move when she finds that specific sound that speaks to her on that primal level, it reminds me of myself.

I feel I need 4 or 5 synths to carry a performance. Astonishing how she can get this much sound out of ONE synth. Lisa, you are my new Synth Idol!!

This is just so good. Thanks for this amazing performance

What a great performance, as always!...Lovely sounding piece of kit

Such a breathtaking performance Lisa, thank you.

Omg I'm crying! This is so good!

@keysthomas1966

4 жыл бұрын

Got me too She's in total control of electric signal... like she lets it almost disappear... and then brings it back PERFECTLY amazing

Synth Art at Art at its finest. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! So amazing! I'm happy to find you on KZread!

Awesome, Thanks for sharing!

Thankyou Moog For Creating This Wonderfull Opportunity , I Really Like Watching Lisa Bella Donna Perform Live .

A Goddess of frequencies within frequencies is what Lisa Bella Donna is. Absolutely amazing. Thank you for tuning up my brain. Life is good again.

That was a real treat, wonderful performance and infinitesimal skill.

As I was getting high with the sound I imagined a duet Lisa Bella Donna & Steve Vai !!!

Damn, I can hit the like button only once.

Just phenomenal. Thank you Lisa!

She is SO into this and it's really joyful.

I can't love this enough! She is great and so inspiring!

amazing! Thank you Lisa!

So many sounds in a great flowing impro!!

A true master of the medium. Very inspiring to watch.

her passion to the music is unparalleled

Truly amazing. Technical and musically. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you and thank you.

AWESOME creativity! Expressing oneself, reaching out and touching the uncharted lands on a mystical and musical journey. Thank you! You are one of the GREATS!

a MASTER at work right here! We’re all incredibly lucky that Lisa exists & does what she does. Endless inspiration

I'm just sitting here amazed at what you can get out of that synth! Awesome! So cool!

Brilliant and inspiring. Well done.

Lisa is a true artist. Absolutely amazing control and creativity. Love it.

Best Synthesizer performance I've ever heard.

amazing. best performance i've seen on a synth. thank *YOU* Lisa Bella Donna.

Amazing!

Badass Performance!! so cool loved that

Another epic performance from a true master with an incredible synth. Lisa Bella Donna ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible!

You are so talented, thank you for sharing.

Fantastic!

Such a happy place to be. Thanks for inviting us.

Amazing Performance and what a fantastic Synth. She is right. We live in good times for analog Lovers. And I am one. So many great Synth came out or back. And much more to come I hope.

If I ever reach half of her skill level I’ll be more than happy. Amazing performance!

Fuuuuc... that's fantastic playing and great sounds!

Such a great understanding of sound in this performance!

Some wonderful sounds here for sure!

Best Matriarch demo. Amazing synth played by amazing musician. Thanks Lisa, you’re the best 😍

20:18 one if the most mesmerising patch I think I have ever heard from a synth. I've heard something similar on a Talk Talk song. Tomorrow Started. RIP Mark Hollis.

Great Performance thank you

WHY DO MOOGS MAKE ME CRY? Because Im watching and HEARING someone literally JUGGLING an electronic signal, like she's part of the signal path... ... its a living instrument.

@Last-Letters

3 жыл бұрын

The price

@keysthomas1966

3 жыл бұрын

@@Last-Letters U aint lied yet!!!

This makes me so happy! I never heard anyone else play anything i liked on the grandmother, just all harsh noise, until now. Wow i loved this!

Such a wonderful performance. Can't count the number of times I've watched it.

I'm sat here mouth and eyes wide open with amazement of the beautiful sounds she brings out of this synthesiser. I have no words for how happy my ears and senses are right now. Lisa......thank you for giving me this experience 🙏

I've only started learning synth but when I saw Lisa play I said, "I want to do that!" She made me buy a Matriarch.

@Outdoorshuntingshooting

4 жыл бұрын

what she physically dragged you into store and said buy that or else? lol.

Synth GODDESS!!!! Lisa Bella Donna that was super cool!!!

thank you.

What a stunning performance!

This is just so rad I can’t even.

Beyond awesome

I truly adore this woman! Such passion and fire!!!!

amazing!!!

Holy crap Lisa!!! Amazing!

Sounds like music from another world.

Such an incredible performance! She inspires me to keep going!

Lisa is the ish yall. Love everything you do😎

One woman, one synthesizer, zero patch cables. Astonishing artistry and expertise. Oh, and I'm buying a Matriarch tomorrow. 'Nuff said.

@latexgeneration

5 ай бұрын

At about 8 minutes in it dawned on me that she’s not even patching! She’s quite fantastic.

Gracias !!

Beautifully done. My new synth hero.

At 12:13, it's such a wonderfull tribute of the classical harmony. Bravo!

@LesterH25

5 жыл бұрын

Totally !!

No words, really. Made me giddy as hell the whole way through though. What a performance.

Incredible skills, both as a musician and technician...sculpting audio in a way that transports us to a beautiful place. Your videos are always a treat.

@Boris_Chang

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget scientist-to understand how audio waveforms interact and how the ear hears and how the brain interprets...

she is just freakin amazing

!!! Outstanding

wonderful.

Whoa, very warm and cozy sound

One of very best performance live on synth ever

Incredible...

Stunning performance and understanding of the Matriarch, w/o even any patch cable. Immagine how she would do it if those were included….

The sound of matriarch Is incredible

Mind blowing!

Fantastic synth perfectly played,analogue is king

@HotStrange

4 жыл бұрын

Digital is amazing as well. This synth in particular is king.

Lisa, what an amazing performance, you’re amazing

Timeless and sublime.

13:26 - 15:33 is pure synth magic! The melody is super smooth and brings so many feelings!

I like how people aren’t even paying attention... she’s the best thing in there 😅☺️

As I'm waiting for my Matriarch.........I come here to remind myself why it's worth the wait. The best live demo and perfermance of any synth ever!

So good.

Fantastic performance! Wow!

Next level...brilliant!

Great performance & synth

She's one of the best! I hope I can make mine sound like that one day

What a performance!!

She is amazing. Fantastic.