List of keytarists
The following is a list of keytarists. A keytarist is a musician that plays the keytar, a keyboard or synthesizer worn around the neck and shoulders, similar to a guitar. Only notable musicians who are widely noted for their use of the keytar as reported in reliable sources are included.
- Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz
- Thomas Anders
- Daisuke Asakura
- Victoria Asher (Cobra Starship)
- Joe Atlan
- Yoko Kanno
- Matt Bellamy of Muse
- Christopher Bowes of Alestorm
- Bob Casale of DEVO
- Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire
- Neil Cicierega
- Chick Corea (Chick Corea Elektric Band)
- Stephen Devassy
- Rittu P Fredy (First Female Keytarist of Asia . She is from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She is also known as the Keytar Queen Of Asia and India)
- Thomas Dolby
- Brett Domino
- Dongmyeong of Onewe
- Geoff Downes of Asia and Yes
- George Duke
- Daniel Estrin
- Magne Furuholmen of A-HA
- Madonna Wayne Gacy
- David Garcia
- Lachlan Gillespie of The Wiggles
- Gregg Giuffria
- Jan Hammer
- Herbie Hancock
- Paul Hardcastle
- Imogen Heap
- Tonči Huljić
- Randy Jackson
- J-Break
- Jean Michel Jarre
- Howard Jones
- John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
- Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots
- Keytar Bear
- Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica
- Holly Knight
- Tetsuya Komuro of TM Network.
- Simon Kvamm of the Dan Nephew
- Lady Gaga
- James Lascelles of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (though only on the riff of "Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)")
- Robert Lamm of Chicago
- John Lawry of Petra
- Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis
- Indra Lesmana
- Lights
- Barış Manço
- Manfred Mann of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
- Sandy Marton
- Page McConnell of Phish
- Paul Meany of Mutemath
- Bridgit Mendler
- Prince
- Vadim Pruzhanov of DragonForce
- Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater
- Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra
- Dave Stewart
- Mica Tenenbaum of Magdalena Bay
- Oliver Tree
- Eric Troyer of ELO Part II and The Orchestra
- Watch Out For Snakes
- will.i.am
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Edgar Winter
- Yenny of Wonder Girls
- Nomi Abadi
- ShellicusMax
See also
References
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- ↑ "Hey, did you hear about that collaboration between Ashlee Simpson, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Cobra Starship keytar player Victoria Asher?" Fall Out Boy Frontman Stumped Over Supposed Involvement In Ashlee Simpson Collabo, by James Montgomery, MTV News (online), 30 August 2007 (Retrieved 24 March 2008)
- 1 2 3 Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta Speaks Out After Keytar Kerfuffle, by James Montgomery, as reprinted by VH1.com from MTV News, 26 January 2007 (Retrieved 24 March 2008)
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- ↑ "Going Elektric: 1986-1999 | Chick Corea".
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- ↑ Brett Domino Trio on Britain's Got Talent
- ↑ "Eurovision: Why we keep falling for the keytar". 18 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Why the keytar's the star again[link removed]: Long dismissed as hopelessly naff, the keytar is enjoying a comeback," by Marcus O’Dair, Times Online, August 18, 2007 (Accessed 24 March 2008)
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- ↑ "Argentine Singer Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis: 'I'd Like to Do a Luna Park'". Billboard. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ↑ Goddess of The Keytar 5: Valerie Poxleitner (Lights) - (Accessed 11 October 2011)
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- ↑ elojim01 (2013-05-23). ELO Part 2 - Honest Men (Original UK Promo Video 1991). Retrieved 2024-10-10 – via YouTube.
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