Elektron (company)

Elektron Music Machines
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Headquarters,
Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jonas Hillman (Owner)
Products
  • Musical instruments
  • Effects units
  • Music software
Websiteelektron.se

Elektron is a Swedish developer and manufacturer of musical instruments founded in 1998, as well as having its headquarters, R&D and production in Gothenburg, Sweden. They produce mainly electronic musical instruments, but have also made effects units and software. Since 2012, there have been branch offices in Los Angeles and in Tokyo.

Musicians who use Elektron instruments include Panda Bear,[1] Timbaland, The Knife, Sophie Xeon, Depeche Mode,[2] and Autechre.[3]

  1. ^ "In pictures: Panda Bear's Lisbon studio | MusicRadar". 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Higson 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "7 pieces of gear that helped define Autechre's game-changing sound". 25 February 2017.