Electronic Drum - Artists Who Use Electronic Drums

Artists Who Use Electronic Drums

• Danny Carey of Tool (band) - uses 7 Synesthesia Mandala Drums which sense strike position and velocity.
• Tim Alexander (Primus)
• Rick Allen of Def Leppard 1985–present: after losing his left arm, Allen used a customized kit built by Simmons (electronic drum company), but has since modified his drums.
• Nicholas Barker (Dimmu Borgir)
• Travis Barker on a Plus 44 album
• Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park uses two Pintech pads on the left of his kit, with different snare sounds triggered.
• Bill Bruford in (King Crimson), (ABWH) and (Earthworks (band))
• Warren Cann (Ultravox) An electronic percussion pioneer who made extensive use of the instruments on the albums Vienna, Rage in Eden, Quartet, and Lament.
• Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)
• Rick Colaluca (Watchtower) (Only toms)
• Hal Blaine session drummer Pollard Syndrum
• Colm Ó Cíosóig (My Bloody Valentine) on the Loveless album.
• Phil Collins (Genesis) – Simmons kits (SDS V, SDS7) on Genesis and Invisible Touch albums, Synare drums (various including the tympani) on Abacab and Genesis aswel as the And then there where three and Duke tours, Simmons SDX on We can't dance.
• Sly Dunbar An extremely prolific Jamaican reggae drummer and producer. He frequently used an electric drum set while playing with the band Black Uhuru.
• Micky Dolenz: During the Monkees' mid 1990s reunion tour
• Stuart Elliott (The Alan Parsons Project) – Simmons kit
• Tats Faustino
• Doll Factory
• Wolfgang Flur, Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk), built their own manual electronic drum kit.
• Bud Gaugh – sublime- dub effects
• Rocky Gray (Evanescence) – Wirges kit
• Alex Van Halen Prominently used on the5150 album and tour. Alex has since gone back to acoustic drums.
• Malcolm Holmes (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) On his first Top of the Pops TV performance in 1980 he performed 'standing up' playing an electronic drum kit.
• Peter Hook, New Order's former bass guitarist
• Rogerio Jardim – Infected Mushroom
• Akira Jimbo
• Jean-Michel Jarre
• David Kennedy (Angels & Airwaves) on Angels & Airwaves 2008 Tour.
• Osamu Kitajima
• Da Kurlzz (Hollywood Undead) He uses electronic drums in every live show and on the album Swan Songs
• Marina (of the Fresh Beat Band)
• Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
• Joseph San Mateo (Kairos)
• Keith Moon (The Who) Pollard Syndrum
• Jay Moore (Primal State) – Reality Resistant EP
• Stephen Morris (New Order & Joy Division)
• Jim Mothersbaugh (Devo) - home made electronic kit
• Alan Myers (Devo) – Synare drum pads
• Nadeem-Shravan (Bollywood Composer Duo) who rocked the 1990s with their Music. They extensively Used Combination of Electronic Drums with Conga Drums.
• Neil Peart (Rush) – currently uses both electronic and acoustic drums in his live solos
• Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer in the 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery, on the song "Toccata".
• Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater – triggered kick, snare, and toms used on Images and Words)
• Dan Pearson (Ganga Giri)
• Christoph Schneider (Rammstein) – Hybryd Drum set During Herzeleid and Sehnsucht era
• Bill Rieflin (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, KMFDM & R.E.M.)
• Sean Reinert (Cynic)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
• Jez Strode (Kajagoogoo)
• Roger Taylor – Queen
• Matt Tong of Bloc Party He uses electronic drums on the track Compliments from the 2005 album Silent Alarm.
• Yukihiro Takahashi (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
• Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa)
• Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
• Gary Wallis – Pink Floyd, Mike + The Mechanics, Shiller, Il Divo
• Alan White of Yes
• Sebastian Beresford - b.i.d Arkarna Leftfield Above & Beyond
• Tim Booth of James - plays an electronic drum during live concerts, notably on Hey Ma track Bubbles, although he does not do so in the studio.