Minimalism Artists & the Gear They Use

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Brian Eno

Singer, Keyboardist · David Bowie (band)

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Tim Hecker

Music Producer

John Cale

Singer, Guitarist · The Velvet Underground

Nils Frahm

Composer, Music Producer

Fennesz

Guitarist, Music Producer · MIMEO

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Max Richter

Composer

Adam Wiltzie

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Brian McBride

Guitarist, Music Producer · Stars of the Lid

Mika Vainio

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

Arthur Russell

Composer, Music Producer

Olafur Arnalds

Keyboardist, Composer

Alva Noto

Music Producer

William Basinski

Music Producer

Hiroshi Yoshimura

Composer

Dan Deacon

Music Producer · So Percussion

Steve Roden

Music Producer

Glenn Branca

Guitarist, Composer · Glenn Branca Ensemble

Kali Malone

Keyboardist, Composer

Ryoji Ikeda

Music Producer

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Sarah Davachi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Todd Trainer

Drummer · Shellac

Rafael Anton Irisarri

Music Producer

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Brian Case

Singer, Guitarist · 90 Day Men

Harold Budd

Music Producer

Kevin Drumm

Guitarist, Composer

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer · Polyrock

James Krivchenia

Drummer, Music Producer · Big Thief

Dustin O'Halloran

Composer · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Taylor Deupree

Composer, Music Producer

Charles Hayward

Singer, Drummer · This Heat

Terry Riley

Keyboardist, Composer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Yann Tiersen

Mark Robinson

Singer, Guitarist · Unrest

Markus Popp

Music Producer · Oval

Jeroen van Veen

Bassist · Within Temptation

Ted Baker

Keyboardist · Ric Molina Group

David Van Tieghem

Drummer, Keyboardist · Talking Heads

Minilogue

Music Producer · Minilogue

Rhys Chatham

Guitarist, Composer

John Adams

Music Producer

Mark Robinson

Audio Engineer

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Composer

Ilpo Väisänen

Composer, Music Producer · Pan Sonic

Eliane Radigue

Keyboardist, Composer

Florian Fricke

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Popol Vuh

Morton Subotnick

Music Producer

Bayonne

Singer, Music Producer

Tenzin Choegyal

Singer, Music Producer

Michael Riesman

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Philip Glass Ensemble

Julius Eastman

Composer

Jonathan Cohen

The Dears

Gavin Bryars

Music Producer

Hauschka

Keyboardist

Richard Maxfield

Composer

Jeff Witscher

Music Producer · Deep Jew

György Ligeti

Composer

Giacinto Scelsi

Composer

Maggie Hasspacher

Bassist · Wild Up

Steve Reich

Composer, Music Producer

Dave Smith

Audio Engineer

Paul Frick

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tangerine Dream

Peter Sculthorpe

Composer

Christopher Rountree

Music Producer

Michael Galasso

Keyboardist · Benjy Davis Project

Michael Nyman

Composer · Damon Albarn & Michael Nyman

Ian Burdge

Drugstore

Joshua Abrams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Roots

Andrew Tholl

Wild Up

David Toop

Music Producer · The Flying Lizards

David McAlmont

Singer · Thieves

Alvin Curran

Composer

Otto A. Totland

Music Producer

Sarah Rara

Singer · Lucky Dragons

Alvin Lucier

Composer

Bernard Fowler

Singer, Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Lewis Pesacov

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Fool’s Gold

David Tudor

Composer

Ulrich Krieger

Composer, Music Producer · Metal Machine Trio

Jon Gibson

Composer, Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Nelson Padgett

Keyboardist · Philip Glass Ensemble

Luke Fischbeck

Singer · Lucky Dragons

Kai Schumacher

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Maggi Payne

Audio Engineer

Giya Kancheli

John Tavener

Music Producer

Robert John Godfrey

Singer, Keyboardist · The Enid

Peter Garland

Composer

Arvo Pärt

Music Producer

John Luther Adams

Composer

Ingram Marshall

Composer