American experimental musicians

David Keith Lynch was an American filmmaker, producer, actor, painter, and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, with his films often characterized by a distinctive surrealist sensibility that gave rise to the adjective "Lynchian". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Honorary Award, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, a Palme d'Or and Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, two César Awards, and a (posthumous) Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards.

American actress, model, writer, DJ and musician; former pornographic actress (born 1988)

American artist (1960-1988)

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1991)

Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea is the only continuous member of the band and, alongside vocalist Anthony Kiedis, the only one to appear on every album. Flea has also been a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Circle Jerks, the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This, Fear, and Jane's Addiction.

Armenian-American bassist (b. 1974)

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

Armenian-American drummer

American musician and painter (1941-2010)

American composer, saxophonist and bandleader

American guitarist (born 1958)

American singer and musician (born 1975)

American musician and artist, most known as co-founding member of Sonic Youth (born 1953)

British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)

American singer-songwriter; alternative rock musician

American singer, author and actress

American record producer from California

Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), known professionally as Moondog, was an American composer, musician, performer, music theoretician, poet and inventor of musical instruments. Largely self-taught as a composer, his prolific work widely drew inspiration from jazz, classical, Native American music which he had become familiar with as a child, and Latin American music. His strongly rhythmic, contrapuntal pieces and arrangements later influenced composers of minimal music, in particular American composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

American musician (1936–2020)

American musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1978)

American musician

American musician

American bassist

American visual and musical artist

American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016)

American musician (born 1967)

American composer and installation artist (1938–2009)

American experimental music project

American rapper

American experimental musician

American composer (1913–2008)

American musician; lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter for the band The Flaming Lips

American singer (1938–2016)

Award-winning composer & pianist

American violinist, singer and composer

American composer (born 1937)

American musician (born 1940)

American musician

American guitarist

American composer and music theorist (1934–2006)

American musician, artist and record label owner

American musician

American musician (born 1986)

American musician

American composer and musician (born 1980)

Jarboe Devereaux, (born January 30) known mononymously as Jarboe (), is an American singer and musician who came to prominence as a member of the New York City experimental rock band Swans in 1985. Jarboe and Michael Gira, the founder of Swans, were the two constant members of the group until it broke up in 1997.

American musician and composer

American musician

American alternative rhythm & blues singer

American composer, improvisor, and pedal steel guitarist

American singer

American musician

American bands (1977-2016)

American composer (1933–2024)

American electronic musician

American musician

American singer-songwriter

American improvisational musician

American musician and writer (born 1978)

American drummer