Minimalism Artists & the Gear They Use

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Tim Hecker

Music Producer

Brian Eno

Singer, Keyboardist · Roxy Music

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Fennesz

Guitarist, Music Producer · Fenn O’Berg

Nils Frahm

Composer, Music Producer

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Arthur Russell

Composer, Music Producer

Alva Noto

Music Producer

William Basinski

Music Producer

Kali Malone

Keyboardist, Composer

Olafur Arnalds

Keyboardist, Composer

Mika Vainio

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

Hiroshi Yoshimura

Composer

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Dan Deacon

Music Producer · So Percussion

Glenn Branca

Guitarist, Composer · Glenn Branca Ensemble

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Ryoji Ikeda

Music Producer

Max Richter

Composer

Mark Robinson

Singer, Guitarist · Unrest

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Todd Trainer

Drummer · Shellac

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

Terry Riley

Keyboardist, Composer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Steve Roden

Music Producer

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Rafael Anton Irisarri

Music Producer

Kevin Drumm

Guitarist, Composer

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Brian Case

Singer, Guitarist · 90 Day Men

Taylor Deupree

Composer, Music Producer

Sarah Davachi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

David Van Tieghem

Drummer, Keyboardist · Talking Heads

Yann Tiersen

Traumer

Music Producer

Minilogue

Music Producer · Minilogue

Harold Budd

Music Producer

Jeroen van Veen

Bassist · Within Temptation

Markus Popp

Music Producer · Oval

Charles Hayward

Singer, Drummer · This Heat

James Krivchenia

Drummer, Music Producer · Big Thief

Ilpo Väisänen

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

David Toop

Music Producer · The Flying Lizards

Paul Frick

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tangerine Dream

Dustin O'Halloran

Composer · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Eliane Radigue

Keyboardist, Composer

Morton Subotnick

Music Producer

Mark Robinson

Audio Engineer

Steve Reich

Composer, Music Producer

Rodrigo dos Santos Brasil

Singer, Guitarist

Mats Bergström

Guitarist, Bassist

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Composer

Florian Fricke

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Popol Vuh

Angus MacLise

Drummer · The Velvet Underground

Tony Buck

Drummer, Music Producer · The Necks

Michael Riesman

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Philip Glass Ensemble

Tenzin Choegyal

Singer, Music Producer

Julius Eastman

Composer

Bayonne

Singer, Music Producer

Jonathan Cohen

The Dears

Gavin Bryars

Music Producer

David McAlmont

Singer · Thieves

Andrew Tholl

Wild Up

Lloyd Swanton

Bassist, Composer · Dynamic Hepnotics

Richard Maxfield

Composer

Ian Burdge

Drugstore

Michael Galasso

Keyboardist · Benjy Davis Project

Alvin Curran

Composer

Otto A. Totland

Music Producer

Nelson Padgett

Keyboardist · Philip Glass Ensemble

Jeff Witscher

Music Producer · Deep Jew

Jon Gibson

Composer, Music Producer · Philip Glass Ensemble

Bernard Fowler

Singer, Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Michael Nyman

Composer · Damon Albarn & Michael Nyman

Peter Broderick

Composer · Horse Feathers

Sarah Rara

Singer · Lucky Dragons

Hauschka

Keyboardist

Joshua Abrams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Roots

Luke Fischbeck

Singer · Lucky Dragons

Dave Smith

Audio Engineer

Ulrich Krieger

Composer, Music Producer · Metal Machine Trio

György Ligeti

Composer

Lewis Pesacov

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Fool’s Gold

Giacinto Scelsi

Composer

Maggi Payne

Audio Engineer

Ted Baker

Keyboardist · Ric Molina Group

Christopher Rountree

Music Producer

Chris Abrahams

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Necks

Kai Schumacher

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Peter Sculthorpe

Composer

Rhys Chatham

Guitarist, Composer

Maggie Hasspacher

Bassist · Wild Up

David Tudor

Composer

Alvin Lucier

Composer