Compositional Ambient Artists & the Gear They Use

Robin Guthrie

Guitarist · Cocteau Twins

Brian Eno

Singer, Keyboardist · David Bowie (band)

Tim Hecker

Music Producer

Jónsi

Singer, Guitarist · Sigur Rós

Nils Frahm

Composer, Music Producer

Fennesz

Guitarist, Music Producer · Fenn O’Berg

Jon Hopkins

Music Producer

Rival Consoles

Music Producer, DJ

Olafur Arnalds

Keyboardist, Composer

Mark Smith

Guitarist · Explosions in the Sky

Munaf Rayani

Guitarist · Explosions in the Sky

Max Richter

Composer

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Jeremy Galindo

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

Alva Noto

Music Producer

William Basinski

Music Producer

Kjartan Sveinsson

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Sigur Rós

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Laurie Anderson

Singer, Keyboardist · We Are Family Collective

Grouper

Music Producer · Badgerlore

Michael James

Guitarist, Bassist · Explosions in the Sky

Georg Hólm

Bassist, Keyboardist · Sigur Rós

Susumu Yokota

Music Producer

Chihei Hatakeyama

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Chris King

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

Laraaji

Music Producer · Divination

Michael Brook

Guitarist, Keyboardist · David Sylvian & Robert Fripp

Rafael Anton Irisarri

Music Producer

Loscil

Music Producer

Orri Páll Dýrason

Drummer · Sigur Rós

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Composer

Taylor Deupree

Composer, Music Producer

Colleen

Music Producer

Celer

Music Producer

Helios

Music Producer

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Clint Mansell

Music Producer · Pop Will Eat Itself

The Album Leaf

Keyboardist, Composer · The Black Heart Procession

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

Yann Tiersen

Harold Budd

Music Producer

Dustin O'Halloran

Composer · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Terry Riley

Keyboardist, Composer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Steve Reich

Composer, Music Producer

Luke Howard

Keyboardist, Composer

Christopher Royal King

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

Gavin Bryars

Music Producer

Hans-Joachim Roedelius

Music Producer · Harmonia

György Ligeti

Composer

Christopher Hrasky

Drummer · Explosions in the Sky

Julianna Barwick

Singer, Music Producer

Bergur Þórisson

Music Producer · Hugar

Pétur Jónsson

Hugar

Lowercase Noises

Guitarist, Composer

Murcof

Music Producer

Christoffer Franzén

Keyboardist · Lights & Motion

John Adams

Music Producer

Niklas Paschburg

Greg Haines

Meredith Monk

Composer

Henryk Górecki

Music Producer

Erland Cooper

Singer, Music Producer

Kyle Preston

Slow Meadow

Music Producer

Christina Vantzou

Music Producer

Alex Bhore

Drummer · This Will Destroy You

Stafrænn Hákon

Music Producer

Arvo Pärt

Music Producer

Jón Þór Birgisson

Singer, Music Producer · Sigur Rós

Dmitri Shostakovich

Composer

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Music Producer · Psychic TV

Jesse Kees

Bassist, Keyboardist · This Will Destroy You

Robi Gonzalez

Drummer · This Will Destroy You

Raymond Brown

Bassist · This Will Destroy You

Donovan Jones

Bassist, Keyboardist · This Will Destroy You

Eluvium

Music Producer

Ludovico Einaudi

Music Producer

Dmitry Evgrafov

Composer

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson

Drummer · Sigur Rós