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Greatest musicians of Rock Music Selected by Piero Scaruffi |
My book "A History of Rock and Dance Music 1951-2008" |
Chronologically...The 1960's The 1970's The 1980's The 1990's 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Back to the Music Page |
By category...Male singers Female singers Guitarists Drummers Bass players Keyboardists String/wind players Producers Bands |
| Band | Midnighters |
| Male Singer | Little Richard |
| Female Singer | Lavern Baker |
| Guitar | Link Wray |
| Keyboards | Fats Domino |
| Drums/Bass | Earl Palmer |
| String/Wind | Lee Allen |
| Composer | Bo Diddley |
| Band | Blue Chaps |
| Male Singer | Howling Wolf |
| Female Singer | Etta James |
| Guitar | Johnny Guitar Watson |
| Keyboards | Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berry) |
| Drums/Bass | Willie Dixon |
| String/Wind | Junior Parker |
| Composer | Dave Bartholomew |
| Band | Crickets |
| Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| Female Singer | Big Mama Thornton |
| Guitar | Chuck Berry |
| Keyboards | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Drums/Bass | Jerry Allison (Crickets) |
| String/Wind | Alvin Tyler (sax for Little Richard) |
| Composer | Buddy Holly |
| Band | Coasters |
| Male Singer | Eddie Cochran |
| Female Singer | Ruth Brown |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Keyboards | Huey Smith |
| Drums/Bass | Hal Blaine (drums) |
| String/Wind | Chuck Rio (Champs) |
| Composer | Chuck Berry |
| Band | Drifters |
| Male Singer | Ray Charles |
| Female Singer | Joan Baez |
| Guitar | Duan Eddy |
| Keyboards | Dave Cortez |
| Drums/Bass | Preston Epps |
| String/Wind | Johnny Paris |
| Composer | Curtis Mayfield |
| Band | Ventures |
| Male Singer | Hank Ballard |
| Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| Guitar | Hank Marvin (Shadows) |
| Keyboards | Allen Toussaint |
| Drums/Bass | Sandy Nelson |
| String/Wind | King Curtis |
| Composer | Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| Band | Johnny Kidd & Pirates |
| Male Singer | Roy Orbison |
| Female Singer | Wanda Jackson |
| Guitar | Jimmy Reed |
| Keyboards | Max Crook (Del Shannon) |
| Drums/Bass | [X] |
| String/Wind | Doug Kershaw |
| Composer | Berry Gordy |
| Band | Beatles |
| Male Singer | Frankie Valli |
| Female Singer | Darlene Love (Crystals) |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper (Mar Keys) |
| Keyboards | Booker T. Jones |
| Drums/Bass | Al Jackson (MG's) |
| String/Wind | Steve Douglas (sax) |
| Composer | Phil Spector |
| Band | Beach Boys |
| Male Singer | Bob Dylan |
| Female Singer | Martha Reeves |
| Guitar | Tony Andreason (Trashmen) |
| Keyboards | Laverne Jackson (Tornadoes) |
| Drums/Bass | Ron Wilson (Surfaris) |
| String/Wind | Maceo Parker |
| Composer | Bob Dylan |
| Band | Animals |
| Male Singer | Eric Burdon |
| Female Singer | Mary Weiss (Shangri-las) |
| Guitar | Keith Richards |
| Keyboards | Alan Price |
| Drums/Bass | Charlie Watts |
| String/Wind | Rob Lind (Sonics) |
| Composer | John Lennon |
| Band | Rolling Stones |
| Male Singer | Roger Daltrey |
| Female Singer | Diana Ross |
| Guitar | Sandy Bull |
| Keyboards | Al Kooper |
| Drums/Bass | Keith Moon |
| String/Wind | Pete Stampfel |
| Composer | Ray Davies |
| Band | Velvet Underground |
| Male Singer | Mick Jagger |
| Female Singer | Laura Nyro |
| Guitar | Eric Clapton |
| Keyboards | Nicky Hopkins |
| Drums/Bass | Maureen Tucker |
| String/Wind | John Mayall |
| Composer | Frank Zappa |
| Band | Doors |
| Male Singer | Jim Morrison |
| Female Singer | Aretha Franklin |
| Guitar | Jimi Hendrix |
| Keyboards | Ray Manzarek (Doors) |
| Drums/Bass | Spencer Dryden |
| String/Wind | John Cale |
| Composer | Lou Reed |
| Band | Grateful Dead |
| Male Singer | Roger Chapman (Family) |
| Female Singer | Pattie Santos (It's A Beautiful Day) |
| Guitar | Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) |
| Keyboards | Ron Pigpen (Grateful Dead) |
| Drums/Bass | Jack Casady |
| String/Wind | David LaFlamme |
| Composer | Jim Morrison |
| Band | Jefferson Airplane |
| Male Singer | Captain Beefheart |
| Female Singer | Grace Slick |
| Guitar | Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) |
| Keyboards | Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) |
| Drums/Bass | Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) |
| String/Wind | Rick Grech |
| Composer | Captain Beefheart |
| Band | Soft Machine |
| Male Singer | Tim Buckley |
| Female Singer | Janis Joplin |
| Guitar | Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) |
| Keyboards | Ian Underwood (Frank Zappa) |
| Drums/Bass | Jaki Liebezeit (Can) |
| String/Wind | Ian Anderson |
| Composer | Robert Wyatt |
| Band | Jefferson Starship |
| Male Singer | Lou Reed |
| Female Singer | Nico |
| Guitar | Duane Allman |
| Keyboards | Keith Emerson |
| Drums/Bass | John Bonham |
| String/Wind | Paul Minns (Third Ear Band) |
| Composer | Syd Barrett |
| Band | Roxy Music |
| Male Singer | David Bowie |
| Female Singer | Joni Mitchell |
| Guitar | Lowell George (Little Feat) |
| Keyboards | Klaus Schulze |
| Bass | Colin Hodgkinson |
| Drums | John Twink |
| String/Wind | Nik Turner (Hawkwind) |
| Composer | Neil Young |
| Band | Gong |
| Male Singer | Robert Plant |
| Female Singer | Gilly Smyth |
| Guitar | Robert Fripp |
| Keyboards | Holger Czukay |
| Drums/Bass | Jack Bruce |
| String/Wind | Didier Malherbe |
| Composer | Mike Oldfield |
| Band | Henry Cow |
| Male Singer | Robert Wyatt |
| Female Singer | Phoebe Snow |
| Guitar | Jeff Beck |
| Keyboards | Brian Eno |
| Drums/Bass | Ainsley Dunbar |
| String/Wind | Andy McKay |
| Composer | Brian Eno |
| Band | Television |
| Male Singer | Van Morrison |
| Female Singer | Dagmar Krause (Art Bears) |
| Guitar | Fred Frith |
| Keyboards | Florian Fricke (Popol Vuh) |
| Drums/Bass | Johnny Nolan |
| String/Wind | Simon House |
| Composer | Roger Waters |
| Band | Pere Ubu |
| Male Singer | David Thomas (Pere Ubu) |
| Female Singer | Patti Smith |
| Guitar | Peter Laughner (Pere Ubu) |
| Keyboards | Allen Ravenstine (Pere Ubu) |
| Drums/Bass | Scott Krauss (Pere Ubu) |
| String/Wind | Lol Coxhill |
| Composer | Hardy Fox (Residents) |
| Band | Sex Pistols |
| Male Singer | Johnny Lydon (Sex Pistols) |
| Female Singer | Stevie Nicks |
| Guitar | Tom Verlaine |
| Keyboards | Martin Rev (Suicide) |
| Drums/Bass | Chris Frantz |
| String/Wind | Magic Dick (J.GeilsBand) |
| Composer | Tom Petty |
| Band | Talking Heads |
| Male Singer | Alan Vega |
| Female Singer | Siouxsie Sioux |
| Guitar | Mick Jones |
| Keyboards | Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music) |
| Drums/Bass | Bill Bruford |
| String/Wind | Billy Currie (Ultravox) |
| Composer | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| Band | Pop Group |
| Male Singer | Mark Stewart (Pop Group) |
| Female Singer | Lydia Lunch |
| Guitar | Eddie VanHalen |
| Keyboards | Adele Bertei (Contortions) |
| Bass | Paul Simonon (Clash) |
| Drums | Jim Keltner (Ry Cooder and many others) |
| String/Wind | James Chance (Contortions) |
| Composer | Tom Waits |
| Band | Residents |
| Male Singer | Joe Strummer (Clash) |
| Female Singer | Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) |
| Guitar | Robert Quine |
| Keyboards | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads, 1977-80) |
| Bass | Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads) |
| Drums | Stomu Yamashta |
| String/Wind | Peter Gordon |
| Composer | Bruce Springsteen |
| Band | Rip Rig And Panic |
| Male Singer | Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) |
| Female Singer | Exene Cervenka (X) |
| Guitar | Arto Lindsay |
| Keyboards | Mark Springer (Rip Rig Panic) |
| Bass | Bill Laswell |
| Drums | Fred Maher (Material) |
| String/Wind | Gareth Sager (Rip Rig Panic) |
| Composer | Bill Laswell |
| Band | Replacements |
| Male Singer | Prince |
| Female Singer | Kate Pierson (B52's) |
| Guitar | Jody Harris (Raybeats) |
| Keyboards | Seth Justman (J.Geils Band) |
| Bass | Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd) |
| Drums | Jim Sclavunos (Lydia Lunch, Sonic Youth) |
| String/Wind | Bleine Reiniger (Tuxedomoon) |
| Composer | Stephen Tunney (Dogbowl) |
| Band | Butthole Surfers |
| Male Singer | Jeffrey Lee Pierce (Gun Club) |
| Female Singer | Kate Bush |
| Guitar | Adrian Belew |
| Keyboards | Chris Cacavas (Green On Red) |
| Bass | Kendra Smith (Dream Syndicate) |
| Drums | Chris Cutler (Art Bears) |
| String/Wind | Lindsay Cooper |
| Composer | Jane Siberry |
| Band | Sonic Youth |
| Male Singer | Dennes Boon (Minutemen) |
| Female Singer | Madonna |
| Guitar | Greg Ginn (Black Flag) |
| Keyboards | Greg Hawkes (Cars) |
| Bass | Mike Watt (Minutemen) |
| Drums | Neil Peart (Rush) |
| String/Wind | John Lurie (Lounge Lizards) |
| Composer | Paul Westerberg (Replacements) |
| Band | Husker DU |
| Male Singer | Michael Stipe (REM) |
| Female Singer | Elizabeth Frazer (Cocteau Twins) |
| Guitar | Dave Alvin |
| Keyboards | Jeff Conolly (Lyres) |
| Bass | David Sims (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Jesus Lizard) |
| Drums | King Coffey (Butthole Surfers) |
| String/Wind | Simon Jeffes (Penguin Cafe` Orchestra) |
| Composer | Mike Gira (Swans) |
| Band | REM |
| Male Singer | Brian Johnson (AC/DC) |
| Female Singer | Hope Nicholls (Fetchin Bone) |
| Guitar | Peter Buck (REM) |
| Keyboards | Erik Lindgren (Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic) |
| Bass | Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) |
| Drums | Anton Fier (Feelies, Golden Palominos) |
| String/Wind | Jonathan Segel (Camper VanBeethoven) |
| Composer | Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman) |
| Band | Swans |
| Male Singer | John Brannon (Laughing Hyenas) |
| Female Singer | Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) |
| Guitar | Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust, Universal Congress) |
| Keyboards | David Sylvian |
| Bass | Gabriel Katz (Blind Idiot God) |
| Drums | Dale Crover (Melvins) |
| String/Wind | Eric Ungar (Alter Natives) |
| Composer | Bob Mould (Husker Du) |
| Band | Talk Talk |
| Male Singer | Henry Rollins |
| Female Singer | Thalia Zedek (Live Skull) |
| Guitar | Blixa Bargeld (Einsturzende Neubaten) |
| Keyboards | Roddy Bottum (Faith No More) |
| Bass | Kim Deal (Pixies) |
| Drums | Ted Epstein (Blind Idiot God) |
| String/Wind | Steve Moss (Universal Congress) |
| Composer | Stuart Gray (Lubricated Goat) |
| Band | Flaming Lips |
| Male Singer | Axl Rose (Guns And Roses) |
| Female Singer | Sinead O'Connor |
| Guitar | David Grubbs (Squirrel Bait, Bastro, Gastr Del Sol) |
| Keyboards | Keith Leblanc (Tackhead) |
| Bass | Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies) |
| Drums | Rey Waysham (Scratch Aid, Rapeman, Jesus Lizard) |
| String/Wind | Christopher Tunney (Dogbowl) |
| Composer | Jim Steinman (Meat Loaf, Pandora's Box) |
| Band | Royal Trux |
| Male Singer | Nick Cave |
| Female Singer | Enya |
| Guitar | Brian McMahan (Squirrel Bait, Slint) |
| Keyboards | Page McConnell (Phish) |
| Bass | Ethan Buckler (Slint) |
| Drums | Britt Walford (Slint) |
| String/Wind | Ken Field (Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic) |
| Composer | Nick Cave |
| Band | Slint |
| Male Singer | Guy Picciotto (Fugazi) |
| Female Singer | Courtney Love (Hole) |
| Guitar | Kirk Hammet (Metallica) |
| Keyboards | Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) |
| Bass | Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| Drums | John McEntire (Bastro, Seam, Tortoise) |
| String/Wind | Lisa Germano |
| Composer | Foetus |
| Band | Ministry |
| Male Singer | Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) |
| Female Singer | Kat Bjelland (Babes In Toyland) |
| Guitar | Keiji Haino |
| Keyboards | Scott Ayers (Pain Teens) |
| Bass | Chris Novoselic (Nirvana) |
| Drums | Vincent Signorelli (Swans) |
| String/Wind | Kevin Martin (God) |
| Composer | Kramer |
| Band | Nirvana |
| Male Singer | Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) |
| Female Singer | Mia Zapata (Gits) |
| Guitar | Duane Denison (Jesus Lizard) |
| Keyboards | Eli Janney (Girls Against Boys) |
| Bass | Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys) |
| Drums | Dave Grohl (Scream, Nirvana) |
| String/Wind | QBert (Invisibl Skratch Piklz) |
| Composer | Trey Anastasio (Phish) |
| Band | Jesus Lizard |
| Male Singer | Tod Ashley (Cop Shoot Cop) |
| Female Singer | Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries) |
| Guitar | Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) |
| Keyboards | Katharine Gifford (Stereolab) |
| Bass | Les Claypool (Primus) |
| Drums | Stanley Demeski (Feelies, Luna) |
| String/Wind | Jane Scarpantoni |
| Composer | Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) and Lisa Germano |
| Band | Morphine |
| Male Singer | Alain Jourgensen (Ministry) |
| Female Singer | Bjork |
| Guitar | Andy Hawkins (Blind Idiot God) |
| Keyboards | Michael Van Portfleet (Lycia) |
| Bass | Mark Sandman (Morphine) |
| Drums | Jim Kimball (Laughing Hyenas, Mule) |
| String/Wind | Dana Colley (Morphine) |
| Composer | Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux) |
| Band | Mercury Rev |
| Male Singer | Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) |
| Female Singer | Jane Jarboe (Swans) |
| Guitar | Doug Martsch (Built To Spill) |
| Keyboards | Robin Amos (Cul De Sac) |
| Bass | Fred Erskine (June Of 44) |
| Drums | Rick Brown (Fish And Roses, Run On) |
| String/Wind | Brandan Bell (Bugskull) |
| Composer | Jon Spencer |
| Band | Shellac |
| Male Singer | Michael Patton (Faith No More) |
| Female Singer | Beth Gibbons (Portishead) |
| Guitar | Alan Licht (Run On) |
| Keyboards | Tim Taylor (Brainiac) |
| Bass | Doug McCombs (Eleventh Dream Day, Tortoise) |
| Drums | Brad Elrod (Today Is The Day) |
| String/Wind | Warren Ellis (Dirty Three) |
| Composer | Sam Rosenthal (Black Tape For A Blue Girl) |
| Band | Tortoise |
| Male Singer | Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) |
| Female Singer | Polly Harvey |
| Guitar | Jeff Parker (Tortoise) |
| Keyboards | John Herndon (Tortoise) |
| Bass | Tony Levin (King Crimson) |
| Drums | Damon Che Fitzgerald (Don Caballero) |
| String/Wind | David Oumet (Motherhead Bug, Cop Shoot Cop, Firewater, Sulfur) |
| Composer | Beck |
| Band | Bardo Pond |
| Male Singer | Eugene Robinson (Oxbow) |
| Female Singer | Tori Amos |
| Guitar | Ian Williams (Don Caballero, Storm & Stress) |
| Keyboards | Mark Degli Antoni (Soul Coughing) |
| Bass | Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band, Arto Lindsay) |
| Drums | Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing, Firewater) |
| String/Wind | Amy Denio (sax, accordion) |
| Composer | Daniel Vahnke (Vampire Rodents) |
| Band | Spring Heel Jack |
| Male Singer | Al Johnson (US Maple) |
| Female Singer | Anneli Drecker (Bel Canto) |
| Guitar | Roy Montgomery (Dissolve, Hash Jar Tempo) |
| Keyboards | Mika Vainio (Pan sonic) |
| Bass | Matt Freeman (Rancid) |
| Drums | Doug Scharin (Codeine, June Of 44) |
| String/wind | Louise Elliott (Laika) |
| Composer | Brad Laner (Savage Republic, Medicine, Electric Company) |
| Band | Fugazi |
| Male Singer | Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) |
| Female Singer | Natacha Atlas (Transglobal Underground) |
| Guitar | John Petrucci (Dream Theater) |
| Keyboards | Walter Martin (Jonathan Fire Eater, Walkmen) |
| Bass | Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu (Korn) |
| Drums | Toby Dammit |
| String/wind | Fred Lonberg-Holm (Terminal 4, Boxhead) |
| Composer | Michael Krassner (Boxhead Ensemble) |
| Band | Animal Collective |
| Male Singer | Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) |
| Female Singer | Hope Sandoval |
| Guitar | Scott Tuma (Souled American) |
| Keyboards | Ben Wolcott (To Live and Shave in LA) |
| Bass | Ryan Hembrey (Boxhead Ensemble) |
| Drums | Yoshimi Yokota (Boredoms) |
| String/wind | Arrington DeDionyso (Old Time Relijun) |
| Composer | Squarepusher |
| Band | Xiu Xiu |
| Male Singer | Alan Dubins (Khanate) |
| Female Singer | Azita Youssefi (Scissor Girls) |
| Guitar | Carl Hultgren (Windy & Carl) |
| Keyboards | Noel Harmonson (Comets on Fire) |
| Bass | Sasha Frere-Jones (Ui) |
| Drums | Glenn Kotche (Wilco, Loose Fur) |
| String/wind | Miss Murgatroid (accordion) |
| Composer | Rufus Wainwright |
| Band | Fiery Furnaces |
| Male Singer | Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) |
| Female Singer | Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) |
| Guitar | Jack Rose (Pelt) |
| Keyboards | Anthony Gonzalez (M83) |
| Bass | Fred Chalenor (Caveman Shoestore) |
| Drums | Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Ministry) |
| String/wind | Adam Pierce (Dylan Group, vibraphone) |
| Composer | Masaki Batoh (Ghost) |
| Band | Black Dice |
| Male Singer | Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) |
| Female Singer | Karen Lee Orzelek (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) |
| Guitar | Tom Carter (Charalambides) |
| Keyboards | Sasha Bell (Ladybug Transistor) |
| Bass | Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt) |
| Drums | Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), |
| String/wind | Hiromichi Sakamoto (Ghost, vlc) |
| Composer | Sufjan Stevens |
| Band | Arcade Fire |
| Male Singer | Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio) |
| Female Singer | Neko Case |
| Guitar | Josh Homme (Kyuss) |
| Keyboards | Chris Abrahams (Necks) |
| Bass | Ryan Hembrey (Boxhead Ensemble) |
| Drums | Josh Blair (Orthrelm, (Supersystem) |
| String/wind | Kazuo Ogino (Ghost, fl) |
| Composer | Otomo Yoshihide (Ground Zero) |
| Band | Mars Volta |
| Male Singer | Johnny Whitney (Blood Brothers) |
| Female Singer | Joanna Newsom |
| Guitar | Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan) |
| Keyboards | David-Andrew Sitek (TV On The Radio) |
| Bass | Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))) ) |
| Drums | Chris Corsano (Six Organs Of Admittance) |
| String/wind | Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat Trio, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) |
| Composer | Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Final, Jesu) |
| Band | Khanate |
| Male Singer | Damian Abraham (Fucked Up) |
| Female Singer | Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) |
| Guitar | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Mars Volta) |
| Keyboards | Hiroshi Higashi (Acid Mothers Temple) |
| Bass | Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan) |
| Drums | Zach Hill (Hella) |
| String/wind | Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core) |
| Composer | Panda Bear (Animal Collective) |
| Band | Acid Mothers Temple |
| Male Singer | Antony Hegarty |
| Female Singer | Alison Mosshart (Kills) |
| Guitar | Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple) |
| Keyboards | Erik Engstrom (Horse the Band) |
| Bass | Justin Chancellor (Tool) |
| Drums | Kid Millions (Oneida) |
| String/wind | Andrew Bird |
| Composer | Dan Deacon |
| Band | Titus Andronicus |
| Male Singer | Daniel Martin-McCormick (Black Eyes, Mi Ami) |
| Female Singer | Anna Homler |
| Guitar | Li Jianhong |
| Keyboards | Ian Adams (Ponys) |
| Bass | Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) |
| Drums | Blake Fleming (Laddio Bolocko) |
| String/wind | Paul Metzger (banjo) |
| Composer | Elegi |
| Band | Fucked Up |
| Male Singer | Peter Silberman (Antlers) |
| Female Singer | Trish Keenan (Broadcast) |
| Guitar | Mick Barr (Orthrelm) |
| Keyboards | Stefan Nemeth (Radian) |
| Bass | Al Cisneros (Sleep) |
| Drums | Brann Dailor (Mastodon, Today Is The Day), |
| String/wind | Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5) |
| Composer | Maurice DeJong (Gnaw Their Tongues) |
| Band | Godspeed You Black Emperor |
| Male Singer | Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) |
| Female Singer | Fiona Apple |
| Guitar | Matthew Bower (Skullflower) |
| Keyboards | Tom Rogerson (Three Trapped Tigers) |
| Bass | James Huggett (Combat Astronomy) |
| Drums | Kevin Shea (Storm & Stress) |
| String/wind | Eyvind Kang |
| Composer | Julia Holter |
| Band | Peste Noire |
| Male Singer | Stefan Burnett (Death Grips) |
| Female Singer | Jenny Hval |
| Guitar | Raoul Bjorkenheim (Scorch Trio) |
| Keyboards | Sean Canty (Demdike Stare) |
| Bass | Craig Williamson (Datura, Lamp OF Universe) |
| Drums | Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) |
| String/wind | Hildur Gudnadottir (cello) |
| Composer | Bobby Krlic (Haxan Cloak) |
| Band | Desmadrados Soldados De Ventura |
| Male Singer | Doug Moore (Pyrrhon) |
| Female Singer | Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon) |
| Guitar | Dylan DiLella (Pyrrhon) |
| Keyboards | Ian Magee (Nice Face) |
| Bass | Ayse Hassan (Savages) |
| Drums | Ches Smith (Xiu Xiu) |
| String/wind | Sam Shalabi (oud) |
| Composer | Olof Dreijer (Knife) |
| Band | Ulcerate |
| Male Singer | James Blake |
| Female Singer | Xandra Metcalfe (Uboa) |
| Guitar | Mike Haliechuk (Fucked Up) |
| Keyboards | Steve Moore (Zombi) |
| Bass | Massimo Pupillo (Zu) |
| Drums | Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins) |
| String/wind | David McLean (Gnod) |
| Composer | Miles Whittaker (Demdike Stare) |
| Band | Gnod |
| Male Singer | Chino Moreno (Deftones) |
| Female Singer | Julianna Barwick |
| Guitar | Mike Polizze (Purling Hiss) |
| Keyboards | James Spence (Rolo Tomassi) |
| Bass | Leah Buckareff (Nadja) |
| Drums | Jamie Saint-Merat (Ulcerate) |
| String/wind | Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, violin) |
| Composer | Impossible Nothing |
| Band | Stabscotch | |
| Male Singer | Tyler Blensdorf (Stabscotch) | |
| Female Singer | Liz Harris (Grouper) | |
| Guitar | Jessica Jalbert (Faith Healer) | |
| Keyboards | Etsuo Nagura (Endon) | |
| Bass | Jussi Lehthisalo (Circle) | |
| Drums | Laurel Halo (drum programming) | |
| String/wind | Sophie Trudeau (violin, Godspeed You Black Emperor) | |
| Composer | Efrim Menuck (Godspeed You Black Emperor) |
| Band | Circle |
| Male Singer | Archy Marshall (King Krule) |
| Female Singer | Claire Boucher (Grimes) |
| Guitar | Janne Westerlund (Circle) |
| Keyboards | Anja Plaschg (Soap and Skin) |
| Bass | Andrew Mortense (Kurushimi) |
| Drums | Des Kensel (High On Fire) |
| String/wind | Julia Kent (cello) |
| Composer | Cecile "Colleen" Schott |
| Band | Endon |
| Male Singer | Nick Shellenberger (Cleric) |
| Female Singer | Eva Spence (Rolo Tomassi) |
| Guitar | Che Chen (75 Dollar Bill) |
| Keyboards | Anna Von Hausswolff |
| Bass | Brian Cook (Russian Circles) |
| Drums | Jim White (Dirty 3), |
| String/wind | Petra Haden (That Dog and many others), |
| Composer | Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) |
| Band | La Novia |
| Male Singer | Serpentwithfeet (Josiah Wise) |
| Female Singer | Kristin Hayter (Lingua Ignota) |
| Guitar | Michael Hoggard (Ulcerate) |
| Keyboards | Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso) |
| Bass | Jeroen Thesseling (Obscura), |
| Drums | Lev Weinstein (Krallice) |
| String/wind | Yann Gourdon (hurdy gurdy, La Novia) |
| Composer | Nicolas Jaar |
| Band | Squid |
| Male Singer | Pierce Jordan (Soul Glo) |
| Female Singer | Lorde |
| Guitar | Pedram Valiani (Sectioned), |
| Keyboards | Emma Newell (Government) |
| Bass | John Myung (Dream Theater), |
| Drums | Phil Elverun (Microphones) |
| String/wind | Angel Bat Dawid (clarinet, Black Monument Ensemble) |
| Composer | Luwayne Glass ( Dreamcrusher) |
| Band | Soul Glo |
| Male Singer | Ollie Judge (Squid) |
| Female Singer | Ashanti Mutinta Backxwash |
| Guitar | Mdou Moctar |
| Keyboards | Lucrecia Dalt |
| Bass | Colin Marston (Krallice) |
| Drums | Tony Buck (Necks) |
| String/wind | James Johnson (violin, Ashenspire) |
| Composer | JpegMafia |
| Band | Liturgy |
| Male Singer | Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius), |
| Female Singer | Virginia Quaranta ( Bebawinigi) |
| Guitar | Isaiah Mitchell ( Earthless) |
| Keyboards | Matt Waldron (Irr. App. Ext.) |
| Bass | Wyatt Shears (The Garden) |
| Drums | Kenny Grohowski (Imperial Triumphant) |
| String/wind | Karolina Mlodecka (violin, Forgas Band Phenomena) |
| Composer | Sadaf |
| Band | |
| Male Singer | Heloise/Chris Letissier (Christine and the Queens) |
| Female Singer | Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix (Liturgy) |
| Guitar | |
| Keyboards | Vanessa "Ladyva" Gnaegi |
| Bass | |
| Drums | Peter Negroponte (Guerilla Toss) |
| String/wind | Johanes "Mo'ong" Santoso Pribadi (home-made instruments, Raja Kirik) |
| Composer |
| Band | |
| Male Singer | Adam Granduciel (War on Drugs), Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (Mars Volta), Ade Blackburn (Clinic), Luke Jenner (Rapture), Ollie Browne (Art Of Fighting ) |
| Female Singer | +Miley Cyrus, +Xenia Rubinos, +Regina Spektor (2000s), Nat Cmiel (Yeule), Celeste (Waite), Kate Smith (Bonnacons of Doom), Billie Eilish, +Courtney Swain (Bent Knee), Annie Clarke (St Vincent), Chan Marshall (Cat Power), +Amber Goers (Troller) +Kurenai (Suishou No Fune), Marina Vello (Go Team), Liz Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance), Rachael Yamagata, Muffin Spencere (Brassy) |
| Guitar | Nicholas DiSalvo (Elder) Kerry McCoy (Deafheaven) Glenn Jones (Cul De Sac), |
| Keyboards | Matt Stephenson (Machine Girl), Lea Cho (Blues Control), Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), Dan Friel (Parts and Labor), |
| Bass | |
| Drums | +Leo Didkovsky (Liturgy), Weasel Walter (Flying Luttenbachers) Max Hallett (Comet is Coming) Adam Faulkner (Girl Band), Danny Carey (Tool), Anne-Marie Vassiliou (White Lung) Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt), Blake Anderson (Vektor), Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear), Martin Brandlmayr (Radian), Jayson Gerycz (Cloud Nothings), Bryan Devendorf (National), Chris Wilson (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), Joe Easley (The Dismemberment Plan), Jim Redd (Tarentel), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Sean Dixon (Zammuto), Damon Palermo (Mi Ami), Chris Hrasky (Explosions In The Sky), Thomas Fuglesang ( Gum Takes Tooth ), Jonah Falco (Fucked Up), George Barnett (These New Puritans), Paul Banwatt (Rural Alberta Advantage), Michael Lerner (Antlers), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon), Allen Blickle (Baroness), Sean Wilke (Mass Shivers), Josh Block (White Denim), Ikuro Takahashi (Fushitsusha), Brann Dailor (Mastodon), Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), Danny Seim (Menomena), Mark Gajadhar (Blood Brothers) Larry Mullins (Toby Dammit), Nate Kinsella (Joan Of Arc), Steve Stapleton (Terminals), Adam Willard (Rocket From The Crypt), Sara Lund (Unwound), Russell Simins (Jon Spencer), Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt), Mary Gatlin (Kickstart) |
| String/wind | Chris Thile (mandolin, Punch Brothers) Dienne Bogaerts (oboe), Jeremy Barnes (A Hawk And A Hacksaw, accordion), Terry Edwards (Gallon Drunk), Charles Bennington (New Wet Kojak, sax), Darby Cicci (Antlers) |
| Composer | DJ Rozwell, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Lil Ugly Mane, +Leyland Kirby (Caretaker), Jlin (Jerrilynn Patton) Jlin , Julia Wolfe (Bang On A Can All-Stars), Tim Rutili (Califone), Brent Knopf (Menomena), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth), Dan Snaith (Caribou), Mark Everett (Eels), Elisabeth Esselink (Solex) Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse), Shugo Tokumaru , Ian Parton (Go Team), |