sentence: the elegant universe by brian greene band members ; official members matthew bellamy -- vocals , guitar , keyboards , synthesizer , keytar ( 1994 -- present ) christopher wolstenholme -- bass , backing vocals , keyboards , harmonica ( 1994 -- present ) dominic howard -- drums , percussion , synthesizers ( 1994 -- present ) ; additional live musician morgan nicholls -- keyboards , samples , percussion , guitar , backing vocals ( 2004 , 2006 -- present ) ; former touring musicians dan '' the trumpet man '' newell -- trumpet ( 2006 -- 2008 ) alessandro cortini -- keyboards , synthesizers ( 2009 , substitute ) file : matthew bellamy1 .