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William Pierce Butler (born October 6, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom he recorded six studio albums. Butler was a member of the band for eighteen years, between 2003 and 2021, and played synthesizer, bass, guitar and percussion.
Win Butler and Josh Deu founded Arcade Fire in Montreal around 2001, having first met at Phillips Exeter Academy as high school students. [10] Butler and Deu's musical ideas began to develop and the first incarnation of the band was born while they were attending McGill University and Concordia University, respectively.
A music video for "Sprawl II", lasting five minutes and forty seconds, was released by Merge Records on December 13, 2011, prior the song's physical release, through YouTube. The video was directed by Vincent Morisset and primarily features Régine Chassagne throughout the video. [ 5 ]
Deu and Win Butler began to work on both visual and musical collaborations. [1] They formed Arcade Fire, with Deu and Butler initially sneaking into a practice space at McGill University to write and rehearse. [1] While practising there, they met music student Régine Chassagne, whom Butler had previously seen performing. Deu noted, "Win and I ...
[2] Melissa Locker of Time magazine wrote that it is "a tense, riveting video that adds even greater depth to the already meaningful song." [13] MTV's Gil Kaufman wrote that "in the just-released full video for Arcade Fire's LGBT acceptance anthem 'We Exist,' Garfield dresses up like you've never seen him before. An early teaser suggested that ...
Win Butler, the frontman of Arcade Fire, is breaking his silence following multiple people coming forward with sexual misconduct allegations. According to a report published by Pitchfork, “three ...
William Butler and Owen Pallett: Nominated [13] [3] Alliance of Women Film Journalists: December 19, 2013 Best Music or Score Arcade Fire: Nominated [14] [15] Austin Film Critics Association: December 17, 2013: Best Score Arcade Fire: Won [16] Chicago Film Critics Association: December 16, 2013: Best Original Score: Arcade Fire: Won [17] [18 ...
In a new Pitchfork report, four people claimed they'd had sexual interactions with Butler when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 that they deemed inappropriate.