Favorite Electronic Musician – Poll May 2022

In May 2022 we’ve started a poll through our Facebook page to get a ‘All Time Favorite Electronic Musician’ list. 1994 Votes were given and 241 artists were mentioned. The following list shows all artists that received 2 votes or more. This is the top-10 and below the images you ‘ll find the full list:

Artist# Votes% Votes
Vangelis19910,1%
Jean Michel Jarre1628,2%
Klaus Schulze1366,9%
Edgar Froese1015,1%
Mike Oldfield572,9%
Isao Tomita452,3%
Rick Wakeman432,2%
Wendy Carlos392,0%
Brian Eno381,9%
Kitaro361,8%
Christoph Franke351,8%
Johannes Schmoelling311,6%
Mark Shreeve271,4%
Florian Schneider251,3%
Ian Boddy251,3%
Vince Clarke251,3%
Giorgio Moroder241,2%
Jan Hammer241,2%
Keith Emerson231,2%
Ron Boots231,2%
Thorsten Quaeschning221,1%
Michael Garrison211,1%
Steve Roach211,1%
Thomas Dolby211,1%
Hans Zimmer191,0%
Synergy (Larry Fast)191,0%
Richard Wright160,8%
Schiller160,8%
John Carpenter150,8%
Peter Baumann150,8%
Pete Namlook (Peter Kuhlmann)150,8%
Ed Starink130,7%
Enigma (Michael Cretu)130,7%
Suzanne Ciani130,7%
Bernd Kistenmacher120,6%
John Dyson120,6%
Ryuichi Sakamoto120,6%
Tim Blake120,6%
Tony Banks120,6%
Dave Stewart110,6%
Howard Jones110,6%
Peter Mergener110,6%
Bernie Worrell100,5%
Delia Derbyshire100,5%
Gert Emmens100,5%
John Kerr100,5%
Ralf Hütter100,5%
Laurie Anderson90,5%
Boris blank80,4%
Rogue Element (Brendan Pollard)80,4%
Johan Timman80,4%
Kebu80,4%
Micheal Stearns80,4%
Alan Parsons70,4%
Andy Pickford70,4%
Dave Greenfield70,4%
Eddie Jobson70,4%
Joe Zawinul70,4%
John Foxx70,4%
Jonn Serrie70,4%
Michael Hoenig70,4%
Patrick O’Hearn70,4%
Yanni70,4%
Bas Broekhuis60,3%
Bo Hansson60,3%
David Wright60,3%
Eric van der Heijden60,3%
Erik Wøllo60,3%
Klaus Hoffmann Hoock60,3%
Manuel Göttsching60,3%
Mario Schönwälder60,3%
Neuronium (Michel Huygen)60,3%
Robert Schroeder60,3%
Simon Posford60,3%
Thomas Fanger60,3%
Craig Padilla50,3%
David Helpling50,3%
Herbie Hancock50,3%
Jordan Rudess50,3%
Patrick Kosmos50,3%
Patrick Cowley50,3%
Patrick Moraz50,3%
Paul Lawler50,3%
Brainwork (Uwe Saher)40,2%
Can Atilla40,2%
Constance Demby40,2%
Eberhard Schoener40,2%
Gary Numan40,2%
Hans-Joachim Roedelius40,2%
Joël Fajerman40,2%
Kate Bush40,2%
Martin Gore40,2%
Aphex Twin (Richard D James)40,2%
Richard Pinhas40,2%
Rupert Hine40,2%
Walter Christian Rothe40,2%
Adelbert von Deyen30,2%
Amon Tobin30,2%
Biosphere30,2%
Chuck Van Zyl30,2%
Gert Blokzijl30,2%
Gandalf (Heinz Strobl)30,2%
Indra30,2%
Karl Bartos30,2%
Lisa Bella Donna30,2%
Richard Barbieri30,2%
Squarepusher30,2%
Zanov30,2%
Adam Holzman20,1%
Alan Wilder20,1%
Ayreon (Arjen Anthony Lucassen)20,1%
Chick Corea20,1%
Claude Larson20,1%
David Vorhaus20,1%
Eric Snelders20,1%
Jorge Reyes20,1%
Karlheinz Stockhausen20,1%
Kevin Braheny20,1%
Klaus Doldinger20,1%
Lambert Ringlage20,1%
Lustmord20,1%
Mort Garson20,1%
Paul Ellis20,1%
René Splinter20,1%
Rudy Adrian20,1%
Vir Unis20,1%
Total1966100%

Quite some artists only received one vote.

Artist # Votes% Votes
Adrian Belew10,1%
Akikaze (Pepijn Courant)10,1%
Arjen Schat10,1%
Arpegiator10,1%
Astral Son (Leonardo Soundweaver)10,1%
Bert Hülshoff10,1%
Billie Currie10,1%
Bruno Menny10,1%
Celluloid10,1%
Chris Spheeris10,1%
Clara Mondshine10,1%
Claude Cuvelier10,1%
Claudio Gizzi (Jean Pierre Posit)10,1%
Conrad Schnitzler10,1%
Cybotron10,1%
Daniel Vadestrid10,1%
Dave Ball10,1%
Dave Fulton10,1%
David Arkenstone10,1%
David Borden10,1%
David Van Tieghem10,1%
Del Dettmar10,1%
Dick Hyman10,1%
Didier Bocquet10,1%
Dieter Moebius10,1%
Dik Mik10,1%
Dominique Guiot10,1%
Don Slepian10,1%
Droids10,1%
Eagle (Arend Westra)10,1%
Ebi10,1%
Eduard Artemiev10,1%
Elektriktus10,1%
Emerald Web10,1%
Erik Norlander10,1%
Francesco Buccheri10,1%
Frank Klare10,1%
Fred10,1%
Freddy Guye10,1%
Frederick Rousseau10,1%
Free System Projekt (Marcel Engels)10,1%
Fumio Mihashita10,1%
Giorgia Angiuli10,1%
Guiseppe Banfi10,1%
Hans Endler10,1%
Harald Grosskopf10,1%
Harold Budd10,1%
Harvey Bainbridge10,1%
Hemisphere (Ralf Knappe-Heinbockel)10,1%
Henri Torgue10,1%
Hideki Matsutake10,1%
Igor Wakhevitch10,1%
Intelligentsia (Mirai)10,1%
Javier Guezalochi10,1%
Jay B Jay10,1%
Jean-Michel Desbouis10,1%
Jim Ottaway10,1%
Joakin Bello10,1%
Johan van den Abeele10,1%
Johannes Hedberg10,1%
John Hassel10,1%
Jon Lord10,1%
Jun Fukumachi10,1%
Jurgen Ecke10,1%
Jürgen Pluta10,1%
Kevin Kendle10,1%
Laszlo Hortobagyi10,1%
Mac of Bionight10,1%
Mark Dwane10,1%
Mark Isham10,1%
Mark Jenkins10,1%
Mark Price10,1%
Martin Neuhold10,1%
Mat Jarvis10,1%
Melodysheep (John D Boswell)10,1%
Michael Omartian10,1%
Midge Ure10,1%
Morton Subotnik10,1%
Nattefrost (Bjorn Neppesen)10,1%
Osidarta10,1%
Pascal Wathelet10,1%
Paul Humphreys10,1%
Paul Nagle10,1%
Peter Bardens10,1%
Peter Christopherson10,1%
Peter Seiler10,1%
Ray Lynch10,1%
Reinhard Lakomy10,1%
Rene van der Wouden10,1%
Richard Tandy10,1%
Rod Temperton10,1%
Roger Troutman10,1%
Rolf Trostel10,1%
Ruud Heij10,1%
Salvador Martinez10,1%
Sequential Dreams (Ron Charron)10,1%
Simon Stockhausen10,1%
Skoulaman (Hans van Kroonenburg)10,1%
State Azure (Patrick Unsworth)10,1%
Stephen Parsick10,1%
Steve Porcaro10,1%
Stevie Wonder10,1%
Susumu Hirasawa10,1%
Sven Grünberg10,1%
Thierry Fervant10,1%
Tyndall10,1%
Udo Hanten10,1%
Uwe H. Schmidt10,1%
Venja (Johan Geens)10,1%
Von Haulshoven (Eppie Hulshof)10,1%
Wolfram der Spyra10,1%

And some guests voted for groups or bands, so we left these votes out of the list. Soon we will start a poll on Electronic Music Groups.