Fairlight CMI - Artists Having Used The Fairlight CMI

Artists Having Used The Fairlight CMI

• a-ha
• ABC
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Al Di Meola
• Alan Parsons
• Art of Noise
• Asia
• Azul y Negro
• Babyface
• Baltimora
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop
• Billy Ocean
• Bill Sharpe
• Brian Eno
• Brian Wilson
• Bryan Adams
• Cabaret Voltaire
• Chick Corea (Elektric Band)
• Cinemaspop (Spanish 80's Techno-pop band including Ollie Halsal)
• Clive Smith
• Coil
• Mike Cotten The Tubes
• Daniel Balavoine
• Darren Hayes (formerly of Savage Garden)
• David Crocombe
• David Gilmour
• David Vorhaus
• Deborah Gibson
• Def Leppard
• Depeche Mode
• Devo
• Dire Straits
• Dollar
• Duran Duran
• Ebn Ozn
• Eddie Jobson
• Elvis Costello
• Eros Ramazzotti
• Eurythmics
• Fleetwood Mac
• Foetus
• Foreigner
• Franco Battiato
• Geoff Downes
• Hall & Oates
• Hans Zimmer
• Heaven 17
• Herbie Hancock
• Howard Jones
• Hubert Bognermayr
• The Human League
• Icehouse
• Ice-T
• Isadar
• James Stroud
• Jan Hammer
• Jane Child
• Japan
• Jean Michel Jarre
• Jefferson Starship
• Jermaine Jackson
• Jethro Tull
• John Foxx on The Garden and The Golden Section
• John L. Walters
• John Justin & The Thunderwings
• John Paul Jones
• Jon Anderson
• Jon Astley
• Joni Mitchell
• Julian Lennon
• Kate Bush
• Keith Emerson
• Kids in the Kitchen
• Kim Wilde
• Klaus Schulze
• Lindsey Buckingham
• Loverboy
• Madonna
• Malcolm McLaren
• Mecano
• Michael Jackson
• Miguel Bosé
• Mike Oldfield
• Ministry
• Mr. Mister
• Neneh Cherry
• New Musik
• New Order
• Spencer Nilsen
• Objetivo Birmania
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Paula Abdul
• Paul Davis
• Peter Gabriel
• Pete Townshend on All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
• Petra
• Pet Shop Boys
• Pooh
• Prince
• Public Image Ltd.
• Philip Barrett (Doktor Phil)
• Queen
• R.E.M.
• Richard James Burgess
• Rick Wright
• Rick Wakeman
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange
• Rockwell
• Romeo's Daughter
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
• SPK
• Scritti Politti
• Shona Laing ("Soviet Snow")
• Sparks
• Ste van Holm
• Steve Winwood
• Stevie Wonder
• Stewart Copeland
• Stock Aitken Waterman
• Roger Waters
• Rush
• Styx
• Sundae Club
• Supertramp
• Suzanne Vega
• Tasmin Archer
• Tears for Fears
• Telex
• The B-52's
• The Beach Boys
• The Blue Nile
• The Cars
• The Police
• The Young Gods
• They Might Be Giants
• Thomas Dolby
• Thompson Twins
• Todd Rundgren
• Tony Mansfield
• Triumph
• Tropico de Cancer
• U2
• Vince Clarke
• Vincent Gallo
• Wang Chung
• Yazoo
• Yello
• Yellow Magic Orchestra
• Yes
• ZZ Top
• Zee

A Fairlight CMI can be seen in the Devo film We Are Devo and in Jan Hammer's music video for the Miami Vice theme song. It also makes an appearance being operated by Nick Rhodes in Duran Duran's video "The Reflex". Al Di Meola's Sequencer video has many shots of the Fairlight CMI and its software. You can see Fairlight CMI (series II presumably) in the music video "Etude" by Mike Oldfield (track from the album The Killing Fields, can be seen on the Elements DVD). It can also be seen in the Queen documentary "Magic Years" and on the back cover of Mecano's live album.

Herbie Hancock made an appearance on Sesame Street in the early 1980s demonstrating the Fairlight.

Jean Michel Jarre's 1983 album Zoolook and the single of the same name features the Fairlight's extremely famous Sararr lead throughout the song, predominately in the chorus and with the sampled voices.

David Hirschfelder made extensive use of the Fairlight CMI while recording with John Farnham for the 1986 album Whispering Jack.

You can see Timothy Leary using a CMI in the Devo video collection "We're All Devo".

Hans Zimmer used the CMI III to make the soundtrack for the oscar-winning 1988 film, Rain Man.