{"id":1959,"date":"2016-04-12T19:49:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T19:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/music\/bill-lanham-music-is-everything\/"},"modified":"2016-04-12T19:49:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T19:49:18","slug":"bill-lanham-music-is-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/music\/bill-lanham-music-is-everything","title":{"rendered":"Bill Lanham: Music Is Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-47816\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BillLanham1800.jpg\" alt=\"BillLanham1800\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Bill Lanham. Photo by Sander Roscoe Wolff.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bill Lanham is a musician, studio and stage technician, audio engineer, electronics wiz, and resident genius for many top touring and recording artists. He played bass on tour with Joe Walsh, and worked as a touring backline technician for Don Henley, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Ted Nugent, Korn, Tears for Fears, Spandau Ballet, ABC, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, and the Psychedelic Furs. <\/p>\n<p> This Friday, he&#8217;ll be performing with Spirit of Zeppelin at diPiazza&#8217;s Restaurant &amp; Lounge. Now, before you scoff dismissively, consider this: The guitarist and front-man for the group is Frank Simes. Simes, although not a household name, has probably worked with someone you love and respect. He&#8217;s currently the music director for The Who and Roger Daltry, and has recorded and\/or performed with Mick Jagger, Sylvie Vartan, Englelbert Humperdinck, Martha Davis, David Lee Roth, Warren Zevon and Roger Waters. <\/p>\n<p> The trio is rounded out by local drummer darling, Mark Romans, who&#8217;s played in countless bands as part of the Long Beach music scene. <\/p>\n<p> In this video interview, Lanham speaks about growing up in a very musical family, his vast collection of instruments, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BillLanhamlair800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his love of modular synthesis<\/a>, and his rather low opinion of Led Zeppelin records. <\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6quqDH-_wfk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" seamless=\"\" style=\"border: 0; outline: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <em>diPiazza&#8217;s Restaurant &amp; Lounge is located at 5205 East Pacific Coast Highway. On Friday, the music starts at 9:00PM. There&#8217;s a $10 admission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about Spirit Of Zeppelin, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpiritOfZeppelin\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook.com\/SpiritOfSeppelin<\/a>. To find out about the food and shows at diPiazza&#8217;s, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dipiazzas.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diPiazzas.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>{FG_GEOMAP [33.7827075,-118.13196099999999] FG_GEOMAP}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video interview, musician and resident genius Bill Lanham talks about his storied career playing with Joe Walsh and touring with countless big-name music acts. He&#8217;s playing this Friday night at diPiazza&#8217;s Restaurant &amp; Lounge with Spirit of Zeppelin, which is fronted by legendary musician Frank Simes. 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