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Who are the most successful electronic musicians out there?
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:29 am
by cc
Hya,
Does anyone know (or have resources) of the most successful electronic musicians in the world?
Fulfill through music!
Craig
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:47 am
by stinky
Kraftwerk, Underworld, maybe?
But, it's all subjective really? successful, measured by what standard? Popularity? Monetarily? Electronic music, huh? Nine Inch Nails, electronic? What's actually considered non-electronic anymore? Isn't everything really, except acoustic?
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:55 am
by cc
Hey Stinky,
Thanks for input...I'm talking about popularity/monetarily mostly. Also, I'm trying to somehow rule out those who are "singer/songwriters" and focus on just those who do "electronic" or a mix of audio and electronic like Bob Holroyd for example.
Peace,
Craig
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:58 am
by MrYellow
Stevie Wonder?
-Ben
Huh? I don't get it
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:01 am
by cc
Stevie rocks but that's not what I asked
Take Care,
Craig
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:08 am
by stinky
Bob Holroyd, who? Just joking. But seriously, i wouldn't put him in the ballpark. Perhaps Underworld or BT. Maybe Paul Oakenfold, or Sasha. They all make the big bucks. BT and Oakenfold have done movie scores. Sasha pulls in one show more than most (I've heard anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000.) I don't think it's Tiesto, but he did the Olympics, so who knows.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:12 am
by cc
Yea stinky,
That sounds about like it...I'm going to check some of them out now...
Rock On,
c
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:31 am
by D K
aphex twin has apparently done quite well...
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:37 am
by cc
Thanx DK,
Yea, somewhere around the same fame as chemical brothers maybe? I've seen some twisted videos from Aphex...I'll check out more.
Funzies,
C
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:40 am
by kooki415
how bout bjork?
or the chemical brothers?
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:01 am
by D K
bjork...
matmos?
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:07 am
by Machinate
First you need to define "electronic music", cc.
Most pop-producers - while not being singer/songwriters - are actually producing more or less fully electronic music these days. Soooo:
Dr.Dre, Timbaland, Neptunes.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:14 am
by djsentinel
stinky wrote:Maybe Paul Oakenfold
Oakenfold? More like...
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:15 am
by mikemc
yes, in terms of sheer lucre, I think aphex twin has it over bjork although bjork is more widely known.
It's kind of interesting that for a long time the people who have heavily incorporated electronic into their more mainstream stuff, like Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, have done well, and as of late just about every pop star from Madonna to Paris Hilton have been borrowing heavilyt from electronic and have done very well. It seems to be very possible to have a 'pure electronic hit' in Europe and even Australia, but not in the US.
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:24 am
by DJLethalRush
ORBITAL!
The Prodigy (Liam Howlett)