en 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.

Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis^[1]
Herbie Hancock^[2]
Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz
Thomas Anders^[3]
Daisuke Asakura
Victoria Asher (Cobra Starship)^[4]^[5]
Joe Atlan
Matthew Bellamy of Muse
Christopher Bowes of Alestorm
Bob Casale of DEVO^[6]
Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire^[7]
Neil Cicierega
Chick Corea (Chick Corea Elektric Band)^[8]^[9]
Stephen Devassy
Thomas Dolby^[10]
Brett Domino^[11]
Geoff Downes of Asia and Yes
George Duke
Daniel Estrin^[12]
Madonna Wayne Gacy
David Garcia
Lachlan Gillespie of The Wiggles
Gregg Giuffria
Magne Furuholmen of A-HA
Jan Hammer
Paul Hardcastle
Imogen Heap^[13]
Tonči Huljić
Randy Jackson
J-Break
Jean Michel Jarre^[2]
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^[14]
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
Indra Lesmana
Lights^[15]
Barış Manço
Manfred Mann of Manfred Mann's Earth Band^[16]
Sandy Marton
Page McConnell of Phish
Paul Meany of Mutemath
Bridgit Mendler^[17]
Prince^[5]
Vadim Pruzhanov of DragonForce
Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater
Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra^[2]
Dave Stewart
Watch Out For Snakes
Oliver Tree
Eric Troyer of ELO Part II and The Orchestra^[18]
will.i.am
"Weird Al" Yankovic^[5]
Yenny of Wonder Girls
Edgar Winter^[19]
Dongmyeong of Onewe

References

^ "Argentine Singer Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis: 'I'd Like to Do a Luna Park'". Billboard. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
^ ^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)
^ ModernTalkingVEVO (2009-10-24), Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-07-10
^ "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 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)
^ https://www.photofeatures.com/devo/images/prevs/devo-006b.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ Reed, Ryan (2018-04-12). "Watch Arcade Fire, Chrissie Hynde Cover the Pretenders". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
^ "Going Elektric: 1986-1999 | Chick Corea".
^ "Chick Corea Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Who takes credit for the 'keytar' or 'key-tar'?". 11 December 2009.
^ Brett Domino Trio on Britain's Got Talent
^ "Eurovision: Why we keep falling for the keytar". 18 May 2023.
^ Username, Isra (June 30, 2013). "Imogen Heap - Tidal- Live Royal Albert Hall HD". YouTube. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "/Chapter: Essay-On-Nephew-Sara-C / Danish Review 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ Goddess of The Keytar 5: Valerie Poxleitner (Lights) - (Accessed 11 October 2011)
^ "Mal schräg, meist überragend - Bad Dürkheim". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Bridgit Mendler's simple presentation showcases talent at Erie County Fair". Buffalo News. May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ elojim01 (2013-05-23). ELO Part 2 - Honest Men (Original UK Promo Video 1991). Retrieved 2024-10-10 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Klosterman, Chuck (August 8, 2011). "Frankenstein's Monster". Grantland.

[1] "Argentine Singer Pablo Lescano of Damas Gratis: 'I'd Like to Do a Luna Park'". Billboard. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

[Marcus_ODair-2] "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)

[3] ModernTalkingVEVO (2009-10-24), Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-07-10

[4] "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)

[Montgomery-5] 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)

[6] ttps://www.photofeatures.com/devo/images/prevs/devo-006b.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[7] Reed, Ryan (2018-04-12). "Watch Arcade Fire, Chrissie Hynde Cover the Pretenders". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[8] "Going Elektric: 1986-1999 | Chick Corea".

[9] "Chick Corea Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[10] "Who takes credit for the 'keytar' or 'key-tar'?". 11 December 2009.

[11] Brett Domino Trio on Britain's Got Talent

[12] "Eurovision: Why we keep falling for the keytar". 18 May 2023.

[13] Username, Isra (June 30, 2013). "Imogen Heap - Tidal- Live Royal Albert Hall HD". YouTube. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[14] "/Chapter: Essay-On-Nephew-Sara-C / Danish Review 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-01.

[15] Goddess of The Keytar 5: Valerie Poxleitner (Lights) - (Accessed 11 October 2011)

[16] "Mal schräg, meist überragend - Bad Dürkheim". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[buffalo-17] "Bridgit Mendler's simple presentation showcases talent at Erie County Fair". Buffalo News. May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[18] 01 (2013-05-23). ELO Part 2 - Honest Men (Original UK Promo Video 1991). Retrieved 2024-10-10 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[GL-19] Klosterman, Chuck (August 8, 2011). "Frankenstein's Monster". Grantland.

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