Avant Garde Artists & the Gear They Use

Peter Christopherson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Coil

Roddy Bottum

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Gylve Nagell

Singer, Guitarist · Darkthrone

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Galder

Guitarist · Old Man's Child

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

George Duke

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Tyondai Braxton

Guitarist · Battles

FKA twigs

Singer, Composer

TwinSisterMoon

Singer, Guitarist · Natural Snow Buildings

Isengrind

Singer, Guitarist · Natural Snow Buildings

Richard H. Kirk

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Cabaret Voltaire

Dale Crover

Drummer · Nirvana

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Dana Schechter

Guitarist, Bassist · Swans

Stephen Mallinder

Singer, Bassist · Cabaret Voltaire

John Haughm

Singer, Guitarist · Agalloch

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Cosey Fanni Tutti

Guitarist, Singer · Throbbing Gristle

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Tim Smith (Cardiacs)

Singer, Guitarist · Cardiacs

Sir Richard Bishop

Guitarist, Composer · Sun City Girls

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · GRP All-Star Big Band

Dan Deacon

Music Producer · So Percussion

Jeff Pinkus

Bassist · Melvins

Horror Illogium

Guitarist · Portal

Steve Roden

Music Producer

Colin Marston

Guitarist, Bassist · Gorguts

David Sylvian

Singer, Guitarist · Japan

Pharmakon

Singer, Composer

Kim Carlsson

Guitarist · Lifelover

Glenn Branca

Guitarist, Composer · Glenn Branca Ensemble

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Gibby Haynes

Singer · Butthole Surfers

Yasuko Onuki

Singer, DJ · Melt-Banana

Claude Coleman, Jr.

Guitarist, Drummer · Ween

Richard Barbieri

Keyboardist · Porcupine Tree

Billy Preston

Singer, Keyboardist · The Beatles

Ryan Van Kriedt

Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Ryoji Ikeda

Music Producer

Gareth Jones (producer)

Music Producer · Depeche Mode

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Graham Lewis

Singer, Bassist · Wire

Bruce Gilbert

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Wire

Tom Maxwell

Guitarist · Hellyeah

Keith Merrow

Guitarist · Conquering Dystopia

Irmin Schmidt

Keyboardist, Composer · Can

Trey Gunn

Guitarist, Bassist · King Crimson

Don Anderson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Agalloch

Steve Gadd

Drummer · The Plastic Ono Band

Boris

Music Producer

Aaron Dilloway

Music Producer · Wolf Eyes

Dave Dreiwitz

Bassist · Ween

Chris Carter

Keyboardist · Throbbing Gristle

Fumio Kosakai

Guitarist, Composer · Hijokaidan

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

David Gray

Singer, Guitarist · The Venus in Furs

Niko "Ikon" Lehdontie

Guitarist · Oranssi Pazuzu

Mickey Melchiondo

Guitarist, Bassist · Ween

Zachary Ilya Ezrin

Singer, Guitarist · Imperial Triumphant

Drew McDowall

Coil

Laurie Anderson

Singer, Keyboardist · We Are Family Collective

Gareth Sager

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Pop Group

Bill Harkleroad

Guitarist · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

Ricky Maymi

Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Hunter Hunt‐Hendrix

Singer, Guitarist · Glenn Branca Ensemble

Ivar Skontorp Peersen

Guitarist, Bassist · Enslaved

Kevin Rutmanis

Bassist · Melvins

Roy Estrada

Bassist · The Mothers of Invention

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Matt Hollywood

Guitarist · The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Bryan Mantia

Drummer · Guns N' Roses

Angela Seo

Singer, Keyboardist · Xiu Xiu

Gary Lucas

Guitarist, Music Producer · Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Oteil Burbridge

Bassist · The Allman Brothers Band

Bernie Worrell

Keyboardist, Composer · Talking Heads

Roger Tiegs

Guitarist, Composer · Gorgoroth

Ivar Bjørnson

Guitarist · Enslaved

Gabe Serbian

Guitarist, Drummer · Cattle Decapitation

Andrew W.K.

Singer, Guitarist · Wolf Eyes

Mike Morasky

Guitarist, Music Producer · DUH

Jonas Bergqvist

Guitarist · Lifelover

Jojo Hiroshige

Guitarist · Hijokaidan

Hasjarl

Guitarist · Deathspell Omega

Kavus Torabi

Singer, Guitarist · Cardiacs

Håvard Jørgensen

Singer, Guitarist · Ulver

Alan White

Drummer · Yes

John Stanier

Drummer · Battles

Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen

Guitarist · Satyricon

Steve Shelley

Drummer · Sonic Youth

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Chris Watson

Composer, Music Producer · Cabaret Voltaire

Igorrr

Music Producer, DJ