List of ambient music artists

This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local artists. Artists are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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0–9 2002 2814 3rd Force A Philip Aaberg William Ackerman Adiemus Rudy Adrian Air Airiel The Album Leaf Giulio Aldinucci The Aloof Ambeon Amethystium The American Dollar Aphex Twin Archive Diane Arkenstone Craig Armstrong Ólafur Arnalds Ash Ra Tempel Atom Heart Augustine Leudar Australis Autechre Marvin Ayres B William Basinski Bad Sector Wally Badarou Julianna Barwick[1] Bass Communion Peter Baumann David Bowie (On Low and "Heroes") Biosphere Bliss Boards of Canada Bohren & der Club of Gore Richard Bone Booka Shade Bonobo Bowery Electric Thom Brennan Michael Brook Brunette Models Buckethead (trance-ambient) Harold Budd Peter Buffett Burial Burzum (not exclusively ambient) Ray Buttigieg Blue Foundation C C418[2] Carbon Based Lifeforms The Caretaker Cat System Corp. Wendy Carlos Clifford Carter (member of James Taylor's band) centrozoon Craig Chaquico Suzanne Ciani Cluster Cocteau Twins Coil B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitarist) Colleen Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber Controlled Bleeding Holger Czukay christ. Chuck Wild D Malcolm Dalglish David Darling Darshan Ambient David Jolley Dead Can Dance Dead Texan, The deadmau5 Death Ambient Death Cube K Deathprod Deep Forest Deerhunter De Facto Delerium Constance Demby Stuart Dempster Taylor Deupree Deuter Deutsch Nepal DJ Spooky Kurt Doles Dntel Suzanne Doucet dreamSTATE Kyle Bobby Dunn E Earth Earthstar Danielle Egnew Ludovico Einaudi Eluvium Emerald Web Emeralds Justin Emerle Enigma Brian Eno Roger Eno Enya Karlheinz Essl Dean Evenson Explosions In The Sky F Don Falcone Falling Up Falling You Fantomas Ryan Farish Florian-Ayala Fauna[3] Christian Fennesz The Field Final The Fireman Jim Fox Christopher Franke Freescha Robert Fripp Eloy Fritsch Edgar Froese Ben Frost Frou Frou Future Sound of London / Amorphous Androgynous G Peter Gabriel Roopam Garg Gas Gaudi Philip Glass Global Communication Goldfrapp Manuel Gottsching Nicholas Gunn Guru Guru Guy Gerber H Rob Haigh Halo Manash Peter Michael Hamel Hammock Harmonia Jon Hassell Chihei Hatakeyama Imogen Heap Tom Heasley Tim Hecker Michael Hedges David Helpling Higher Intelligence Agency Susumu Hirasawa Ezekiel Honig Hwyl Nofio I Iasos I.E.M. In-Existence (Maarten van der Vleuten) Inon Zur Tetsu Inoue Rafael Anton Irisarri Irresistible Force Mark Isham J Jacaszek Jean Michel Jarre Job Karma Jonn Serrie Jónsi & Alex Mat Jarvis Karl Jenkins Jeff Johnson Jóhann Jóhannsson Michael Jones Bradley Joseph Journeyman K Karunesh Kátai Tamás Peter Kater Kevin Keller Kevin Kern King Never Paddy Kingsland Kitaro The KLF Thomas Köner Kraftwerk Andrei Krylov Paul Kuniholm

L Labradford Daniel Lanois David Lanz Laraaji Bill Laswell Thomas Leer Ottmar Liebert Lights Out Asia Lightwave Loscil Lotus Plaza Lull Lusine Lustmord Ray Lynch M M83 Maeror Tri Main Mana ERG Mannheim Steamroller Marconi Union Catya Maré Matmos Keiko Matsui Max and Harvey Paul McCandless Loreena McKennitt Billy McLaughlin Riad Michael Michna Robert Miles Robyn Miller Mirror System Moby Moodswings The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud Morgenstern Rob Mounsey Murcof Robert ÆOLUS Myers Mythos N R. Carlos Nakai (Native American flutist) Pete Namlook Andy Narell The Necks Neptune Towers Loren Nerell Neu! Thomas Newman New Order (not exclusively ambient) Nightnoise Nine Inch Nails (not exclusively ambient) No-Man Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) Michael Nyman O Vidna Obmana Obsil Ochre Odd Nosdam Patrick O'Hearn Mike Oldfield Coyote Oldman Omar Rodriguez Lopez Ombient Omni Trio On! Air! Library! The Orb William Orbit (Strange Cargo series) Orbital O Yuki Conjugate Ott P Craig Padilla Panda Bear Jeff Pearce Pendulum Phish (The Siket Disc in particular) Pink Floyd Pivot Plastikman Popol Vuh Poppy Porcupine Tree Puff Dragon Port Blue R Rabbit in the Moon Radiohead (Kid A) Radio Massacre International Raison D'être Raphael Red Robert Rich Robin Guthrie Max Richter Terry Riley Francis Rimbert Steve Roach Kim Robertson Hans-Joachim Roedelius Rothko Rurutia Röyksopp S Saafi Brothers Ryuichi Sakamoto Karl Sanders Bruno Sanfilippo Devin Sarno Erik Satie Janek Schaefer Conrad Schnitzler Klaus Schulze Scorn Shadowfax Andrew Shapiro Jonah Sharp Rhian Sheehan Shpongle Shulman Michael Shrieve The Sight Below Sigur Rós Single Cell Orchestra Slow Meadow Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Software Spiral Realms Gary Stadler Stars of the Lid Stars Over Foy Michael Stearns Solar Fields Sunn O))) T Henrik Takkenberg Hirokazu Tanaka Tangerine Dream Benson Taylor Team Sleep Irv Teibel Telefon Tel Aviv Mark Templeton Terre Thaemlitz Robert Scott Thompson TimeShard Tiny Vipers Amon Tobin Devin Townsend Tipper Troum Tuu Tycho theta Trepaneringsritualen[4] U Ulrich Schnauss The Ultraviolet Catastrophe Ulver Underworld The Utopia Strong[5] V Vangelis Velvet Cacoon Luke Vibert (as Wagon Christ) Vision Eternel Voice of Eye W Kit Watkins Wavestar (with John Dyson) Carl Weingarten White Noise Steven Wilson Windy & Carl Paul Winter Paul Winter Consort Jah Wobble Erik Wøllo Woob Y Yanni Yellow Magic Orchestra Susumu Yokota Z Zero 7 Zoviet France