Compositional Ambient Artists & the Gear They Use

Robin Guthrie

Guitarist · Cocteau Twins

Brian Eno

Singer, Keyboardist · Roxy Music

Tim Hecker

Music Producer

Jónsi

Singer, Guitarist · Sigur Rós

Nils Frahm

Composer, Music Producer

Jon Hopkins

Music Producer

Fennesz

Guitarist, Music Producer · Fenn O’Berg

Mark Smith

Guitarist · Explosions in the Sky

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Rival Consoles

Music Producer, DJ

Max Richter

Composer

Olafur Arnalds

Keyboardist, Composer

Munaf Rayani

Guitarist · Explosions in the Sky

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Michael James

Guitarist, Bassist · Explosions in the Sky

Alva Noto

Music Producer

Georg Hólm

Bassist, Keyboardist · Sigur Rós

Kjartan Sveinsson

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Sigur Rós

Jeremy Galindo

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

William Basinski

Music Producer

Grouper

Music Producer · Badgerlore

Chris King

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

Susumu Yokota

Music Producer

Michael Brook

Guitarist, Keyboardist · David Sylvian & Robert Fripp

Chihei Hatakeyama

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Loscil

Music Producer

Laurie Anderson

Singer, Keyboardist · We Are Family Collective

Rafael Anton Irisarri

Music Producer

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Terry Riley

Keyboardist, Composer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Taylor Deupree

Composer, Music Producer

The Album Leaf

Keyboardist, Composer · The Black Heart Procession

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

Helios

Music Producer

Laraaji

Music Producer · Divination

Harold Budd

Music Producer

Orri Páll Dýrason

Drummer · Sigur Rós

Colleen

Music Producer

Yann Tiersen

Murcof

Music Producer

Dustin O'Halloran

Composer · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Composer

Celer

Music Producer

Eluvium

Music Producer

Donovan Jones

Bassist, Keyboardist · This Will Destroy You

Clint Mansell

Music Producer · Pop Will Eat Itself

Steve Reich

Composer, Music Producer

Hans-Joachim Roedelius

Music Producer · Harmonia

Alex Bhore

Drummer · This Will Destroy You

John Adams

Music Producer

Christopher Royal King

Guitarist · This Will Destroy You

Pétur Jónsson

Hugar

Bergur Þórisson

Music Producer · Hugar

Julianna Barwick

Singer, Music Producer

György Ligeti

Composer

Christoffer Franzén

Keyboardist · Lights & Motion

Slow Meadow

Music Producer

Henryk Górecki

Music Producer

Arvo Pärt

Music Producer

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Music Producer · Psychic TV

Christina Vantzou

Music Producer

Gavin Bryars

Music Producer

Kyle Preston

Erland Cooper

Singer, Music Producer

Lowercase Noises

Guitarist, Composer

Niklas Paschburg

Luke Howard

Keyboardist, Composer

Christopher Hrasky

Drummer · Explosions in the Sky

Dmitri Shostakovich

Composer

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson

Drummer · Sigur Rós

Meredith Monk

Composer

Greg Haines

Jón Þór Birgisson

Singer, Music Producer · Sigur Rós

Ludovico Einaudi

Music Producer

Stafrænn Hákon

Music Producer

Dmitry Evgrafov

Composer

Jesse Kees

Bassist, Keyboardist · This Will Destroy You

Robi Gonzalez

Drummer · This Will Destroy You

Raymond Brown

Bassist · This Will Destroy You