Pop Artists & the Gear They Use

Pop is all about catchy melodies, polished production, and broad appeal. While the sound evolves with each era, the genre consistently blends vocals, synths, guitars, and studio magic to create hits that stick. Explore the artists shaping pop music and the gear behind their sound.

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Jeff Conrad

Drummer · Phantom Planet

Jacques Brautbar

Guitarist · Phantom Planet

Jason Schwartzman

Drummer, Composer · Phantom Planet

Steve Taylor

Music Producer · Rogue Wave

Logan Kroeber

The Dodos

Jacob Hyman

Drummer · Freelance Whales

Russell Pollard

Drummer, Composer · Sebadoh

Bob D’Amico

Sebadoh

Yellow Ostrich

Craig Minowa

Singer · Cloud Cult

Arlen Peiffer

Drummer · Cloud Cult

Shannon Frid

Cloud Cult

Daniel Zamzow

Cloud Cult

Shawn Neary

Bassist · Cloud Cult

Sarah Elhardt

Keyboardist · Cloud Cult

Connie Minowa

Cloud Cult

Scott West

Cloud Cult

Eduardo Vaz

Cloud Cult

Martin Begue

Cloud Cult

Robert Schwartzman

Guitarist · Rooney

Ned Brower

Drummer · Rooney

Matthew Winter

Rooney

Aaron Burtch

Drummer · Grandaddy

Kevin Garcia

Bassist · Grandaddy

John Dragonetti

Composer · The Submarines

Blake Hazard

Composer · The Submarines

Owen Holmes

Bassist · Black Kids

Kevin Snow

Drummer · Black Kids

Dawn Watley

Singer, Keyboardist · Black Kids

Ali Youngblood

Singer, Keyboardist · Black Kids

Joanna Bolme

Bassist · Quasi

Simon Balthazar

Singer, Keyboardist · Fanfarlo

Justin Finch

Bassist · Fanfarlo

Leon Beckenham

Keyboardist · Fanfarlo

Amos Memon

Drummer · Fanfarlo

Darwin Smith

Singer, Guitarist · Darwin Deez

Luke Temple

Guitarist · Here We Go Magic

Peter Hale

Drummer · Here We Go Magic

Michael Bloch

Guitarist · Here We Go Magic

Jennifer Turner

Singer · Here We Go Magic

Ninja

Rapper · The Go! Team

Michael Feuerstack

Singer · Islands

Peter Jobson

Composer · I Am Kloot

Ramesh Srivastava

Singer · Voxtrot

Jason Chronis

Bassist · Voxtrot

Matt Simon

Drummer · Voxtrot

Mitch Calvert

Guitarist · Voxtrot

Will Knauer

Composer · Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Philip Dickey

Composer · Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

John Robert Cardwell

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

John Cardwell

Composer · Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Ben Carrigan

Drummer · The Thrills

Ivan Howard

Guitarist · The Rosebuds

Kelly Crisp

Guitarist · The Rosebuds

Chuck Garrison

Drummer · Superchunk

Jack McCook

Guitarist · Superchunk

Jamie Levinson

Drummer · White Rabbits

Gregory Roberts

Guitarist · White Rabbits

Alexander Even

Guitarist · White Rabbits

Matthew Clark

Drummer · White Rabbits

Stanley Demeski

Drummer · The Feelies

Jim McIntyre

The Apples in Stereo

John Dufilho

Composer · The Apples in Stereo

Hilarie Sidney

Drummer · The Apples in Stereo

John Ferguson

Singer, Keyboardist · The Apples in Stereo

Imitation Electric Piano

Stereolab

Martin Kean

Composer · Stereolab

Ian Moreno

Guitarist, Drummer · Sunday's Best

Brian Reyes

Bassist · The Little Ones

Lee LaDouceur

Bassist · The Little Ones

Kevin Lenhart

Drummer · The Little Ones

Edward Nolan Reyes

Guitarist · The Little Ones

David Esau

Drummer · The Little Ones

Eric Harris

Guitarist, Drummer · The Olivia Tremor Control

Jason Edward Hammel

Drummer · Mates of State

Tim DeLaughter

Singer · Tripping Daisy

Brian Teasley

Drummer · The Polyphonic Spree

Mark Pirro

Tripping Daisy

Jeff Bouck

Tripping Daisy

Chao

The Polyphonic Spree

Ash

Composer, Music Producer · Ash

Simon Cleave

Guitarist · The Wedding Present

Tom Vek

Mel Draisey

The Clientele

Kianna Alarid

Singer · Tilly and the Wall

Derek Pressnall

Tilly and the Wall

Jamie Pressnall

Tilly and the Wall

Nick White

Keyboardist · The Young Veins

Thomas Sanders

Singer · Pete and the Pirates

Peter Hefferan

Guitarist · Pete and the Pirates

David Thorpe

Guitarist · Pete and the Pirates

Peter Cattermoul

Bassist · Pete and the Pirates

Jonny Sanders

Drummer · Pete and the Pirates

Rhys Jones

Singer · Good shoes

Joel Cox

Bassist · Good shoes

Bob Matthews

Bassist · Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66