Sufjan Stevens

"doing all your mixing on headphones, tracking an entire record with Shure SM57s and an AKG C 1000"

Sufjan Stevens is playing the Harmony Bobkat during his performance of Impossible Souls live from Ithaca in 2009.

Instead of the “strummy-strum” his fans may expect, “The Age of Adz” is built around synthesizers, in particular the Prophet ’08. Though it’s a new model, it sounds retro, “like the ’70s and ’80s kind of synth sound,” Mr. Stevens said, “anachronistic and idiomatic and weird.”

Original article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/arts/music/17sufjan.html?_r=1

Used on much of "Michigan", "Illinois", "The Avalanche" and partially on "Carrie and Lowell". Also admits tracking at 32khz to save space on the device.

Sufjan Stevens is noted to use the Korg MicroKORG Synthesizer/Vocoder, as discussed in a Gearslutz forum thread.

Sufjan is using a DSI Tempest in this picture from a session video with Cat Martino. Can also be seen here: https://youtu.be/-VMiFH2jstM?t=2m27s

At the Celebrate Brooklyn festival in August 2011, Sufjan Stevens was photographed using a Seagull S6 Original acoustic guitar.

Throughout this article, Sufjan mentions his use of ProTools in the early stages of his musical career

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Sufjan Stevens is confirmed to use the Shure SM57 microphone, as evidenced in the attached user-uploaded photo on Imgur.

Sufjan is using a DSI Mopho in this live performance of "Too Much"

This interview includes Sufjan mentioning his use of Propellerhead's Rebirth in the early stages of his musical career

Mentioned by Sufjan's brother, Marzuki, in a Reddit post.

"MarzukiStevens: Sufjan Stevens in his Brooklyn studio... wearing AKG K240 Monitors.

ethanwc: Whoa! Cool!

Does he use those headphones to record in lieu of studio monitors?

MarzukiStevens: actually, beyerdynamic DT 770. : )"

In an NPR Music interview, Sufjan Stevens is seen using a Fender Jazzmaster equipped with a P90 pickup.

throughout the video you can see he is using an epiphone texan.

Sufjan is credited in the booklet for Illinoise as playing (amongst many other instruments) the Casiotone MT-70

In this 2017 photo, Sufjan Stevens can be seen using a Gibson Nick Lucas acoustic guitar.

Sufjan Stevens is seen playing a Gibson ES-335 during his Illinois tour. The performance featured Stevens and his band, the Illinoisemakers, in University of Illinois-inspired cheerleader outfits. A user-uploaded photo from January 1, 2005, captures this moment.

Can be seen in his pedalboard in this photo. Used in the Age of Adz tour.

Sufjan is using a Juno-6 in this picture from a session video with Cat Martino

Can be seen in his pedalboard in this photo. Used in the Age of Adz tour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitalin In the summer of 2013, the instrument was discovered by indie folk musician Sufjan Stevens, who contacted Nathan Smith, current owner of Mayfield Music Company, to inquire about having one built for him. On March 31, 2015, Sufjan released his album, Carrie & Lowell, which features two Mayfield guitalins. In April 2015, Sufjan began his tour for the album, and the guitalins made an appearance in this tour.

In this live photo Sufjan's seagull is fitted with an M1 pickup.

Can be seen in his pedalboard in this photo. Used in the Age of Adz tour.

Can be seen in his pedalboard in this photo. Used in the Age of Adz tour.

Used for mixing purposes.

Can be seen in his pedalboard in this photo. Used in the Age of Adz tour.

Seen in this 2016 live picture.

Sufjan Stevens is shown playing a Gold Tone Banjo CC-100 in a photo available on Wikimedia.

In a user-uploaded photo on Jmeshel, Sufjan Stevens is seen with a Japanese-made Aoyama banjo, highlighting his use of this unique instrument.

In a photo from Digboston, Sufjan Stevens is seen playing a Deering Banjo, highlighting his use of this instrument in his music.