# List of Moog synthesizer players

This is a list of notable musicians who use Moog synthesizers.
* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* ABBA – a minimoog and polymoog played by Benny Andersson
* Patrick Adams
* Walter Afanasieff – Producer
* Air
* Don Airey
* Damon Albarn – Blur
* The Anniversary
* Apoptygma Berzerk
* Arandel
* Arjen Lucassen
* Army of Freshmen
* Alesso

## B

* Tony Banks – Genesis – Used a Polymoog mostly on And Then There Were Three (1978) information on the book from Armando Gallo – I Know What I Like (DIY) 1981
* Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Many Synthesizers are used in the church's keyboard section
* Les Baxter (See in 1968, Moog Rock Album)
* Armin Van Buuren
* Leroy Bach – Wilco
* Zac Baird – Korn, Everlast, Fear and the Nervous System, Jonathan Davis and the SFA, Maimou
* Peter Bardens – Camel
* Battlecat – Hip hop producer (Snoop Dogg)
* Peter Baumann – solo and with (Tangerine Dream) - Moog modular
* Beastie Boys
* The Beach Boys
* The Beatles – one of the first mainstream albums to use a Moog was Abbey Road
* Paul Beaver
* Bee Gees – "Sweet Song of Summer", To Whom It May Concern (1972); one of the earliest implementations of a Moog in a popular music record (LP)
* Nuno Bettencourt – Extreme, Population1
* Marek Biliński – Polish electronic music composer. On his debut album, Garden Of The King Of Dawn, he solely used Minimoog, Polymoog and Micromoog.
* Blackmail
* Tim Blake – Crystal Machine -Gong & Hawkwind – Moog modular 55, minimoog
* Paul Bley – First live performance of a Moog, at Lincoln Center in 1969
* Blondie
* David Borden – Mother Mallard
* David Bowie
* The Boxing Lesson – use Moog extensively, often in place of a bass guitar
* Black Label Society – Moog used by Zakk Wylde extensively on the 2005 Mafia Album.
* Big Wu
* Bon Jovi - Memorymoog

## C

* Cake
* Wendy Carlos – Wendy Carlos was one of the first users of Moog's equipment. She even collaborated with Moog during the development of his equipment.
* Jesse Carmichael – Maroon 5
* Matt Cameron – The drummer of the popular American grunge band Soundgarden.
* Jane Child
* José Cid – On the album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus e Marte
* CKY
* Todd Tamanend Clark
* Vince Clarke – Erasure – Yazoo
* Charlie Clouser – Nine Inch Nails
* CHVRCHES
* Cloudland Canyon
* Phil Collins, Minimoog bassline on "Sussudio" & "Who Said I Would" from the album No Jacket Required (1985)
* Coldplay
* Jenny Conlee – The Decemberists
* Norman Cook
* Tom Coppola
* The Chemical Brothers
* Chick Corea
* Chris Cox
* Chris Cross – Ultravox – Minimoog
* Graham Coxon – Blur
* Joel Cummins – of Umphrey's Mcgee
* The Cure
* Lee Curreri
* The Crystal Method
* Charly Garcia
* Cory Henry – Snarky Puppy
* Tony Carey – Rainbow Rising – Minimoog

## D

* DJ Logic
* DJ Quik
* Daft Punk
* Dana Countryman
* Paul Davis
* Dean Fertita-Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather
* Dave Greenfield – The Stranglers
* David Crowder – David Crowder Band
* Deadmau5
* Dead Disco
* Deep Forest
* Deftones
* Dennis DeYoung – Styx
* Depeche Mode – (used Moog Prodigy, Moog Source)
* James Dewees – The Get Up Kids and Reggie and the Full Effect
* Devo
* Travis Dickerson
* Disclosure (band)
* Thomas Dolby
* Don Dorsey – Composer/engineer of Disney's "Main Street Electrical Parade"
* Neal Doughty – REO Speedwagon
* Micky Dolenz – The Monkees
* Geoff Downes – Buggles, Yes, Asia
* Daryl Dragon
* Dr. Dre
* DragonForce
* Dream Theater
* Dubstar
* Duchess Says
* George Duke
* Jimmy Destri-Blondie Major songwriter and keyboardist who was one of the first users of the Polymoog in such hits as "Heart of Glass" and "Atomic"
* Larry Dunn – Earth, Wind & Fire
* The Dust Brothers
* Lisa Bella Donna

## E

* Steve Earle
* Edan
* Keith Emerson – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Emerson, Lake & Powell -Known to be among the first user of Moog products from 1968, specially a massive custom built modular synthesizer that can be seen in most of his live performances
* Brian Eno – Roxy Music
* Gene Eugene – Adam Again and Starflyer 59
* Everyone Asked About You
* François Evans

## F

* Harold Faltermeyer - used Model 15 e.g. on Axel F. (bass)
* Fatboy Slim
* Mike Farrell – Morrissey, Macy Gray
* Susan Fassbender
* Larry Fast
* Franz Ferdinand
* Dean Fertita – Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather
* Doug Fieger – The Knack
* John Fogerty
* Ben Folds
* David Foster (used mostly Minimoog during the 1980s and 1990s, and occasionally used Moog Source and Memorymoog during the 1980s)
* Christopher Franke – Tangerine Dream Known from the Virgin years records as a user of a massive custom IIIp modular system, and also a minimoog – Rubycon, Ricochet (1975), and memorymoog
* Friendly Fires
* Florian Fricke who sold his modular to Klaus Schulze.
* Eloy Fritsch – Apocalypse
* Hans-Jürgen Fritz – Keyboardist of the German prog band Triumvirat.
* Edgar Froese – Tangerine Dream Known from the Virgin years records as a user of a custom IIIp modular system, and also a minimoog, polymoog & memorymoog
* Front Line Assembly
* John Frusciante – Red Hot Chili Peppers

## G

* Madonna Wayne Gacy – Marilyn Manson
* Charly García
* Gaudi
* Maurice Gibb – Bee Gees – "Sweet Song of Summer" To Whom It May Concern (1972)
* Gregg Giuffria
* Mort Garson – The Wozard of Iz (1969), Black Mass Lucifer (1971), Plantasia (1976)
* Martin L. Gore – Depeche Mode
* Dave Greenfield – The Stranglers
* Goldfrapp
* Patrick Gleeson San Francisco-based keyboardist, pioneered synthesizers in rock and jazz, played Moog on 1971 rock album Sunfighter and Herbie Hancock's 1972 Crossings

## H

* Hailu Mergia
* 4hero
* Jan Hammer – Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Miami Vice – One of the first users of the Minimoog, known for his guitar-like pitch bending technique.
* George Harrison – One of the first pop albums to use the Moog was his Electronic Sound solo LP, recorded (partially) in 1968 and released early 1969.
* Head East
* Heart
* Herbie Hancock – used a Micromoog, Minimoog and Polymoog, which can be seen on the back cover of his 1979 album Sunlight
* John Hawken – Strawbs
* Heldon
* Gregory Hinde
* Hinterland
* Ken Hensley
* Michael Hoenig - Tangerine Dream & solo. Minimoog
* Nellee Hooper
* HORSE The Band
* Liam Howlett – The Prodigy
* Chad Hugo – The Neptunes, N.E.R.D
* Hybrid
* Dick Hyman

## I

* Incubus
* Isao Tomita

## J

* J Dilla (used a custom Minimoog Voyager)
* Jack's Mannequin
* Michael Jackson
* James Lascelles – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. Played alongside a Korg Trinity ProX-88 keyboard – even in acoustic sets.
* Jane Child
* Janet Jackson
* Randy Jackson (of Journey) – Moog Source (1984–1989, 1993)
* Jimmy Jam – Producer, former member of The Time
* Chris Jasper
* Jean-Michel Jarre
* Joy Electric
* Los Jaivas – used a minimoog on the album Alturas de Macchu Picchu
* Jesse Johnson – Of Motion City Soundtrack
* Adam Jones – Tool
* John Paul Jones – With Led Zeppelin on the song "Friends"
* Billy Joel
* Justice
* Jordan Rudess – Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment

## K

* Mark Kelly – Marillion – Used a Minimoog, specially on early albums from 1983 with Fish
* Edd Kalehoff
* Jesse F. Keeler – Death from Above 1979
* Geoffrey Keezer – Christian McBride Band
* Brian Kehew – Half of The Moog Cookbook
* Kenna
* Alicia Keys
* Gershon Kingsley – Music to Moog by, etc.
* Kontour – (Some Bizzare Records)
* Kombi (band) – (used Multimoog)
* Kraftwerk (used Micromoog, Minimoog and Polymoog)
* Lenny Kravitz
* David Kristian
* Pamelia Kurstin – theremin artist.
* Kashif – artist
* Adem K – Australian Indie Rock musician

## L

* Craig Leon – Avant garde composer Nommos, Producer for The Ramones, Suicide, Blondie, Andreas Scholl
* Dan Lacksman – Telex, Electronic System
* Ulf Langheinrich
* James Lascelles – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. Played alongside a Korg Trinity ProX-88 keyboard – even in acoustic sets.
* Jon Lord – Deep Purple, Whitesnake
* Rhett Lawrence – Producer for The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey
* Geddy Lee – Rush
* Rita Lee
* Douglas Leedy – Avant garde composer
* Lendi Vexer – Diego Guiñazu
* Lettuce – Lactucarium
* Steve Lindsey
* Christian "Flake" Lorenz (Rammstein)
* Linkin Park
* Louis Johnson – Used on We Are the World and Back on the Block
* Mark Linkous – Sparklehorse
* The Locust – Post-punk/noise rock/crust punk band
* The Lovemakers
* Ludo
* Jeff Lynne – Electric Light Orchestra – Used a Minimoog on Out of the Blue (1977)
* The Listening
* John Linnell – in both They Might Be Giants and the early band The Mundanes
* Sławomir Łosowski – Kombi
* Diana Lewis – used Moog Modular on "First Episode at Hienton" and "The Cage" on Elton John (1970)

## M

* Mike Mainieri
* Manfred Mann – Minimoog from the very beginning around 1972, and recently a Moog Voyager
* Mastodon
* Martin Gore
* Roger Manning – The other half of The Moog Cookbook, keyboards for Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, Beck, Air, and TV Eyes
* Mike Pinder – Moody Blues – Used on Question of Balance (1970) and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Albums (1971)
* Terry Manning – One of the earliest uses (1968) on a rock album Home Sweet Home
* Ray Manzarek – One of the earliest uses on an album, from the psychedelic rock album Strange Days by The Doors
* Tommy Mars – in Frank Zappa's band. Can be heard on several Zappa albums and seen in the movie Baby Snakes.
* The Moog Cookbook
* MGMT – (formerly known as The Management)
* Anthony Marinelli – (synthesizer (and Synclavier) orchestration/composer for film)
* Money Mark
* Hideki Matsutake
* Linda McCartney – Wings
* Paul McCartney
* Page McConnell – Phish
* Roger McGuinn – The Byrds
* Gabrial McNair – No Doubt, Oslo
* John Medeski – Medeski, Martin and Wood
* Max Middleton
* John Mills-Cockell Electronic musician from Toronto, Canada who recorded and played live with Moog synths in several bands in the late 60s and early 70s.
* Takako Minekawa
* Kerry Minnear – Gentle Giant
* Joni Mitchell – On the song "The Jungle Line" from The Hissing of Summer Lawns
* Moby
* The Monkees – Their song "Daily Nightly" was the first known pop recording to feature a synthesizer, namely the Moog Modular synth purchased by Micky Dolenz, only the third to be sold commercially at the time.
* Francis Monkman
* Hugo Montenegro
* Patrick Moraz – Yes, The Moody Blues, Solo albums – in 1979 he used for "Future Memories" live on TV a Minimoog, a special custom double Minimoog and a Micromoog; a Polymoog can also be seen on stage.
* Morcheeba
* Jim Morrison (The Doors)
* Giorgio Moroder and his team – A portable modular system, Minimoog
* Thurston Moore – Sonic Youth, on Evol
* Steve Morse – Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Deep Purple, Kansas – In the 70s and 80s Morse played a modified Fender Telecaster run through a homemade effects system using a full Minimoog, both studio and live
* Motion City Soundtrack
* Jason Mraz
* Muse – Minimoogs are used to perform the band's signature synth arpeggios, played live by Dominic Howard and Morgan Nicholls.
* Mutemath – Lead singer/keyboardist Paul Meany added a Moog synth as well as a Hammond B3 to his setup for the band's 2011 Odd Soul Introduction Tour. Moog synthesizers have also featured prominently in some of the band's studio recordings.

## N

* Pete Namlook
* Drew Neumann
* New Order
* Czesław Niemen
* Vittorio Nocenzi – with the Minimoog for the band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
* Erik Norlander – Rocket Scientists, Featuring John Payne, Lana Lane, Bob Moog Foundation
* Gary Numan – notable for the Minimoog, Polymoog and Minimoog Voyager
* Neurosis

## O

* Roger O'Donnell – The Cure, Thompson Twins, The Psychedelic Furs, Berlin, Nine Inch Nails
* Mike Oldfield
* William Onyeabor
* Ryo Okumoto – Spock's Beard
* Fernando Otero – Minimoog

## P

* David Paich
* Eduardo Parra Former Keyboardist from Chilean band, Los Jaivas
* Perpetual Groove
* Jean-Jacques Perrey
* Pharrell
* Plastiq Phantom
* Greg Phillinganes
* Phoenix
* Mike Pinder –Moody Blues – Used on A Question of Balance (1970) and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour albums (1971)
* Gino Piserchio
* Bill Plummer
* Portishead – Adrian Utley
* Portugal. The Man
* Roger Powell – Todd Rundgren, and the album of Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell
* Billy Preston
* Don Preston
* Steve Porcaro
* Prince
* Flavio Premoli – Premiata Forneria Marconi
* Pull Tiger Tail – British Indie Band; Moog Rogue, MG-1, Taurus 1 pedals and Little Phatty
* PlayRadioPlay! – Daniel Hunter
* The Punk Group – Minimoog Voyager, SubPhatty, Minimoog Model D, Grandmother
* Federico González Peña

## Q

* Queens of the Stone Age – Dean Fertita (Uses a Little Phatty)

## R

* Radiohead
* Robertinho de Recife
* Radio Massacre International
* Gerry Rafferty – "Whatever's Written in Your Heart". A Minimoog was used for some soft backing effects (as seen in official video).
* Jason Rebello
* Relient K – Select songs
* The Rentals
* The Residents
* Martin Rev
* Trent Reznor – Nine Inch Nails
* Nick Rhodes – Duran Duran
* David Rosenthal – Billy Joel
* Rick Rubin
* Jordan Rudess – Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment
* Leon Russell
* Mike Rutherford – Genesis – Used a Taurus bass pedal from 1975, source from the book "I know what I like" from Armando Gallo 1981
* Rwake
* Kristoffer Garm Rygg – Ulver
* Francis Rimbert
* Rush – Geddy Lee

## S

* Saga
* Darian Sahanaja – Heart
* David Sancious
* Santana
* Jan Schelhaas
* Jeremy Schmidt of Black Mountain – Moog Source
* Johannes Schmoelling - Minimoog
* Eberhard Schoener – He bought the modular Moog IIIp (previously used by the Beatles) in 1969.
* Klaus Schulze – Minimoogs, Micromoog, Polymoog, Modular, Memorymoog
* Seeed
* Mark Shreeve of Redshift – modular
* Eric Siday first user in the sixties, used early modulars
* Shaggy
* Matt Sharp – Weezer, The Rentals
* Claudio Simonetti – Goblin, Daemonia
* Paul Shaffer – Late Show with David Letterman
* Tom Schuman – keyboardist from the jazz band Spyro Gyra used a Multimoog and Moog Liberation
* Paul Simon
* Skinny Puppy
* The Sleep-ins
* Snarky Puppy
* Józef Skrzek – leader of Polish group SBB
* Sniff 'n' the Tears
* The Sounds
* Soulwax
* Space Art used a Polymoog and a Memorymoog.
* Stereolab
* David Scott Stone
* Robert Jan Stips
* Scott Storch
* Suicide
* Sun Ra – An idiosyncratic Jazz innovator, recorded and played live with a prototype Minimoog in late 1969 and thereafter made extensive use of Moogs in his music
* SPOD – Minimoog
* Sunn O)))
* Supremes
* Chris Swansen - composer in residence and musical director with the R.A. Moog Company, in 1969 he gave the world premier of the instrument at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
* Syrinx Three-piece band from Toronto, Canada who recorded and toured 1970–1972 with John Mills-Cockell playing Moog and other synths
* Sylvan Esso
* Shalabi Effect
* Stephan Bodzin

## T

* Peter Townshend
* Tycho
* Richard Tandy – Electric Light Orchestra – Micromoog, Minimoog and Polymoog
* Tangerine Dream - 1973 to present day. Used customised IIIP x 2 (1973-1979), Minimoog (from 1975), Polymoog (from 1979), Memorymoog (from 1982), Minimoog Voyager (from 2011), Minitaur, Sirin, Mother 32 & DFAM
* Tegan and Sara – Minimoog
* Yann Tiersen
* That Dog
* Thursday
* Isao Tomita – Moog Modular 55 and Custom Modular synthesizers and Polymoog
* Tonto's Expanding Head Band
* Trentemøller
* Trocadero
* Roger Troutman – Zapp (band)

## U

* Ultravox – Notably the distinctive 'Vienna' bassline was performed on a Minimoog by Bassist Chris Cross
* The Units – Pioneers of electropunk, Scott Ryser played a Minimoog on all of their records beginning in 1979 and Rachel Webber played a Moog Source.

## V

* Eddie Van Halen
* Manuel Valera currently playing a Moog Little Phatty and Minimoog Voyager
* Anthony Cedric Vuagniaux
* Marián Varga

## W

* Adam Wakeman With Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath & Strawbs
* Oliver Wakeman With Yes on the Fly From Here album
* Rick Wakeman
* Steve Walsh – Kansas
* Jeremy Wall - Minimoog Spyro Gyra
* Kit Watkins – Used a Minimoog with Camel in 1979 on "I Can See Your House from Here", also on solo album Labyrinth (1980)
* Whirlwind Heat
* Andy Whitmore Record Producer / Keyboard Player, London UK
* Alan Wilder – Recoil – Depeche Mode
* Ben Wilson – Blues Traveler
* Brian Wilson – On The Beach Boys Love You album
* Carl Wilson – On the Surf's Up album
* Dennis Wilson – On the Pacific Ocean Blue album
* Steve Winwood – With the Go band on their albums, Go and Go Live from Paris in 1976 and in his solo albums
* Peter Wolf – In Frank Zappa's band.
* Stevie Wonder
* Bernie Worrell – Keyboard player with Parliament, Funkadelic, and touring member with Talking Heads
* Fred Wreck – Hip hop producer (Snoop Dogg)
* Richard Wright – Pink Floyd – Used on The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979)
* Klaus Wunderlich – Used a custom cabinet Moog modular system on the album Sound Moog 2000 Organ, Rhythm (1973)
* Gary Wright- Spooky Tooth and his solo career
* Zakk Wylde – Black Label Society, on the album Mafia

## Y

* Akira Yamaoka
* Yellow Magic Orchestra
* Adam Young – Owl City/Producer/Engineer, Owatonna MN
* Larry Young
* Yes
* Joey Youngman as Wolfgang Gartner

## Z

* Frank Zappa – had most of his keyboard players played a Minimoog in the '70s and '80s.
* Zero 7
* Hans Zimmer – Film composer
* Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
* Zigmars Liepins – (Moog Prodigy)
* Zoot Woman
* Fred Zarr