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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Jez Strode

Drummer, Composer · Kajagoogoo

Stuart Crawford

Kajagoogoo

Andy Prieboy

Singer · Wall of Voodoo

Joe Nanini

Drummer · Wall of Voodoo

Darren Costin

Drummer · Wang Chung

Dave Burnand

Wang Chung

Richard Coles

Music Producer · The Communards

Jules Shear

Composer, Music Producer · 'Til Tuesday

Clayton Scoble

Composer · 'Til Tuesday

Michael Montes

Composer · 'Til Tuesday

Michael Hausman

Drummer · 'Til Tuesday

Wendy James

Singer · Transvision Vamp

Michael Des Barres

Singer · The Power Station

Ivan Doroschuk

Singer · Men Without Hats

Lou Dawson

Singer, Keyboardist · Men Without Hats

Mark Olexson

Keyboardist · Men Without Hats

Stefan Doroschuk

Guitarist · Men Without Hats

Allan McCarthy

Drummer · Men Without Hats

Mike Gabriel

Men Without Hats

Jean-Marc Pisapia

Guitarist · Men Without Hats

Pete Dodd

Guitarist · Thompson Twins

John Roog

Guitarist · Thompson Twins

Matthew Seligman

Music Producer · Thompson Twins

Jane Shorter

Thompson Twins

Andrew Edge

Music Producer · Thompson Twins

Jon Podgorski

Drummer · Thompson Twins

Carol Decker

Singer · T'Pau

Dean Howard

Guitarist · Airrace

Ronnie Rogers

Composer, Music Producer · T'Pau

Michael Chetwood

Keyboardist · T'Pau

Taj Wyzgowski

Guitarist · T'Pau

John Watts

Composer, Music Producer · Fischer-Z

Steve Skolnik

Fischer-Z

Dale Bozzio

Singer · Missing Persons

Ron Poster

Keyboardist · Missing Persons

Jake Hayden

Drummer · Missing Persons

Wes Wehmiller

Bassist · Missing Persons

Scheila Gonzalez

Singer, Keyboardist · Missing Persons

Chuck Wild

Composer · Missing Persons

Howard Smith

Drummer · The Vapors

Clare Grogan

Singer · Altered Images

Tony McDaid

Guitarist · Altered Images

Jim Prime

Altered Images

Jim McKinven

Guitarist · Altered Images

David Wilde

Altered Images

Stephen Lironi

Composer · Altered Images

Andrew Mann

Singer · When in Rome

Andy O'Connell

When in Rome

Debora Iyall

Singer · Romeo Void

Larry Carter

Drummer · Romeo Void

John "Stench" Haines

Drummer · Romeo Void

Jay Derrah

Drummer · Romeo Void

Frank Zincavage

Bassist · Romeo Void

Peter Woods

Guitarist · Romeo Void

Stella Barker

Composer · The Belle Stars

Jennie Matthias

Composer · The Belle Stars

Miranda Joyce

Composer · The Belle Stars

Judy Parsons

Composer · The Belle Stars

Lesley Shone

Composer · The Belle Stars

Penny Leyton

Keyboardist · The Belle Stars

Paul Castle

Real Life

Matt Hazelden

Real Life

Lee Rosemore

Real Life

Marcella Detroit

Guitarist · Shakespears Sister

Jim Reilly

Drummer · Red Rockers

Roy Corkhill

Bassist · The Icicle Works

Richard Naiff

Keyboardist · The Icicle Works

Chris Layhe

Bassist · The Icicle Works

Rob Halligan

After the Fire

Susan Ottaviano

Singer · Book of Love

Lauren Rosselli

Singer, Keyboardist · Book of Love

Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot

Singer · Curiosity Killed the Cat

Adam J Lewis

Singer · Curiosity Killed the Cat

Migi Drummond

Drummer · Curiosity Killed the Cat

Nick Thorp

Bassist · Curiosity Killed the Cat

Julian Godfrey Brookhouse

Guitarist · Curiosity Killed the Cat

Chris Butler

Guitarist, Composer · The Waitresses

Ralph Carney

Composer · The Waitresses

Jeremy Kelly

Composer · The Wild Swans

Gerald Quinn

Composer · The Wild Swans

Belouis Some

Music Producer

Sal Solo

Singer · Classix Nouveaux

B.P. Hurding

Drummer · Classix Nouveaux

Rick Driscoll

Guitarist · Classix Nouveaux

Paul Turley

Drummer · Classix Nouveaux

Pandit Dinesh

Classix Nouveaux

Astrid Plane

Singer · Animotion

Bill Wadhams

Guitarist · Animotion

Charles Ottavio

Bassist · Animotion

Kevin Rankin

Drummer · A Flock of Seagulls

Paul Antonelli

Composer, Music Producer · Animotion

Paul Engemann

Singer · Animotion

Andy Haas

Martha and the Muffins

Martha Ladly

Composer, Music Producer · Martha and the Muffins

Mark Gane

Composer, Music Producer · Martha and the Muffins

Tony Mansfield

Keyboardist, Music Producer · New Musik