List of keytarists
Appearance
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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 (with its own article) who is widely notable for their use of the keytar as reported in reliable sources are included.
- Victoria Asher (Cobra Starship)[1][2]
- Brett Domino[3]
- Herbie Hancock[4]
- Jean Michel Jarre[4]
- Prince[2]
- Daisuke AsakuraJapanese composer and Musician.
- Lights (musician)[5]
- Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra[4]
- Donald Fagen of Steely Dan[2]
- Elisa Schwartz, formerly of Cobra Starship[2]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic[2]
- Matthew Bellamy of Muse
- John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
- Sparkles* of Area 11
- Christopher Bowes of Alestorm
- Elliot Vernon of Alestorm
- Paul Hardcastle
- Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica
- Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater
- Geoff Downes of Asia
- Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis
- John Lawry or Petra
References
- ^ "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)
- ^ a b c d e 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)
- ^ Brett Domino Trio on Britain's Got Talent
- ^ a b c "Why the keytar’s the star again: Long dismissed as hopelessly naff, the keytar is enjoying a comeback," by Marcus O’Dair, Times Online, August 18, 2007 (Accessed 24 March 2008)[dead link]
- ^ Goddess of The Keytar 5: Valerie Poxleitner (Lights) - (Accessed 11 October, 2011)