Ian Button (born 16 April 1962) is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

guitarist best known for his work in the bands

Thrashing Doves The Thrashing Doves were a London-based rock band. Their line-up consisted of Ken Foreman (vocals/guitar) with Brian Foreman (keyboards), Ian Button (guitar) and Kevin Sargent (drums). The original bass player was Hari Sajjan. Subsequent ba ...

(1985-1991) and

Death In Vegas Death in Vegas are an English electronic music group, for which Richard Fearless serves as frontman. The band was formed in 1994 by Fearless and Steve Hellier and signed to Concrete Records under the name of Dead Elvis. Owing to an Irish record ...

(1994-2011). Button was one of a core of additional musicians originally brought in by Death In Vegas founders Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier, and his contribution was significant throughout the band's first four albums and in the live band up to 2004. Button's professional musical career began in the early 1980s shortly after he left

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. In summer 1981 he had been in talks with

The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is an English rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasi ...

in Leeds about becoming their drummer - in the event he returned to Kent after only a year of his studies, got a job at

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, and joined the band that would eventually become Thrashing Doves. (Button was approached again to play guitar for The Sisters of Mercy in 2001). Alongside his long-term band projects through the 1980s and 90s his career included a range of sessions live and on record for artists such as Dot Allison,

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and Arthur Baker - he also wrote and recorded the theme for BBC1's '' The Saturday Show'' in 2001. From 2004-2021 Button also worked as a freelance lecturer in music production and other related subjects at Point Blank Music School, Canterbury Christ Church University,

Canterbury College, Kent Canterbury College is a part of the EKC Group of colleges and provides Higher Education in Canterbury, Kent, England. It was established in 1947. The college has about 3800 students and 500 staff. It predominantly provides courses to students 16 ...

and

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. He has largely switched to drums as his main instrument and has been involved in playing live and on recordings for a number of projects including the

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bands Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences, Lucy's Diary, Sergeant Buzfuz and

David Cronenberg's Wife David Cronenberg's Wife is a London-based band. The name is taken from the Canadian film-maker and actor David Cronenberg. Described as "where genius meets idiocy" by BBC Radio 2's Mark Lamarr, the band's lyrics combine dark subject matter w ...

, D.I.V bassist

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's band Deep Cut,

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, Robert Rotifer, Picturebox, Mark & The Clouds, Darren Hayman, Mary Epworth,

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& Andy Lewis, Twink,

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, Pete Astor,

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and

Go Kart Mozart Mozart Estate, formerly known as Go-Kart Mozart, are an English indie pop band founded by Lawrence, previously of the bands Felt and Denim. Lawrence formed the group as a reaction to his previous bands' lack of commercial success. He has calle ...

(whose album ''

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'' he produced with

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). His work in production has involved mixing and mastering releases for a range of independent labels including

Tapete Records Tapete Records is an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop Bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo. Since 2005 T ...

, Cherry Red Records,

Fortuna Pop! Fortuna POP! was an English independent record label based in London, started in 1995 by Sean Price. It specialised in indie pop music. Fortuna POP! previously promoted gigs under the banner of The Beat Hotel and then Basement Scam at the Buffal ...

, Blang Records, WIAIWYA and Fika Recordings. He has also composed and recorded library/production music in projects for

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

Bucks Music Group Bucks Music Group was founded in 1967, and is one of the UK's leading and longest running international, independent music publishers. The company has a rich musical heritage, having been responsible for launching and developing the careers of m ...

, Ravenwood Music and JW Media Music. Since 1993, Button has released his own material under various aliases: Motorcyclone, Ashley Flowers, and The Anthony Anderson Project (he used the name Anthony Anderson as his credit on the first Death In Vegas album ''

Dead Elvis ''Dead Elvis'' is the debut album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on 10 March 1997 in the United Kingdom and on 16 September 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hel ...

''). In December 2011, he began work on material for an album with a new project that would become Papernut Cambridge, his current band/collective which has gone on to release a series of albums since 2013 on Gare Du Nord RecordsGare Du Nord Records
Bandcamp. - the label Button founded with Robert Rotifer and Ralegh Long.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Button, Ian 1962 births Living people English rock guitarists Death in Vegas members Alumni of the University of Leeds