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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.
The band also performed a live video, streamed on YouTube at the YouTube Music Awards in November 2013. It was directed by Spike Jonze. [6] An official live performance video was also released in April 2014 on the band's YouTube channel. [7] Scenes from the 1959 film Black Orpheus were used in the official lyric videos.
A music video to promote the song was released on 16 May 2014. [4] It was directed by David Wilson [5] and stars Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield in the role of a transgender woman. [6] [7] Scenes for the video were shot during an Arcade Fire concert at 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which was headlined by the band.
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 ...
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 ...
Pallett is also known for their contributions to Arcade Fire, having toured with the band and been credited as an arranger and instrumentalist on each of their studio albums. In January 2014, Pallett and Arcade Fire member William Butler were nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards for their original score of the film Her ...
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.