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Celebrities using Macs
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I don't have a picture, but I'm pretty sure that on the Fox TV show Fringe, they use an iPad in the alternate universe...
I'm posting a video, much better than pictures 
Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist of prog metal band Dream Theater, uses Macs. You can see it in this video (in addition to great talent).
Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist of prog metal band Dream Theater, uses Macs. You can see it in this video (in addition to great talent
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my favorite artist! Bt* at Ruby Skye, San Francsico, CA, USA
BT is an avowed Mac fan from way back. He not only uses, he codes, too. He developed a couple of popular ProTools plugins on his Mac; one of them allows the user to emulate his signature "stutter edit" effect when playing live.
Bob and Tom Show
Not sure if they count as celebrities, but Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold use iMacs on their radio show.
Not sure if they count as celebrities, but Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold use iMacs on their radio show.
I'd say they count. I have a couple of their sketch-comedy compilations from their late '90s heyday (Planet Bob And Tom, You Guys Rock), before the whole censorship thing that freaked out the morning radio industry. Chick McGee indeed rocks!
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...Oh, sorry about that. I don't know where that came from; I'm not a nine-year-old girl or anything.
Oh well, more power to him anyway; he's not screechingly bad, and did win some awards recently. If he can avoid "going Lohan", he might turn out to be a respectable artist in the coming years.
EDIT: And now for my own celebrity contribution.
Here's musician Howard Jones with his keyboard/studio technician Robbie Bronnimann (who is also part of the electronic duo known as dba), as seen in an interview for Sound On Sound magazine. Note the Mac Pro under the production desk.
Behind Robbie's head is an iMac.
Here's a shot from a live HoJo performance. Robbie is using a MBP to drive sequences, softsynths and effects. Sometimes when Howard is touring outside the UK, he'll use just a Roland Fantom and the MBP. (Howard is a big Roland fan as well; he loves his Jupiter-8.)
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At least he is hip and is using the classic. For some reason when people use older macs I think they are more in the know - having been with apple a long time instead of jumping on the bandwagon.
Here's the one and only Justin Bieber with his Macbook Pro:
What's this girl's name again???
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EDIT: And now for my own celebrity contribution.
Here's musician Howard Jones with his keyboard/studio technician Robbie Bronnimann (who is also part of the electronic duo known as dba), as seen in an interview for Sound On Sound magazine. Note the Mac Pro under the production desk.
I love Sound on Sound interviews.
Psst... that's a PowerMac G5
Note to self: Stop nitpicking