Ian Button is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 best known for being in the band Death in Vegas

Death in Vegas

Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...

 and The Thrashing Doves (from 1986-1991). Though Death in Vegas' main creative force Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes

Tim Holmes

Tim Holmes , American sculptor, filmmaker, and musician, lives in Montana. He was the first American artist ever invited to exhibit solo at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1993 to 1994, where three of his sculptures remain on permanent exhibit.His work has gained notice also...

 are often regarded as the only 2 permanent members of the band, Button's contribution was significant throughout the band's first four albums and in the live band. He has twice been asked to play in The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...

 - first in 1981 (when he was offered the drummer position) and in 2001 (when he was asked to play guitar).

Button splits his current work between performing and producing. He is currently the drummer in the antifolk band Paul Hawkins

Paul Hawkins (musician)

Paul Hawkins is a London-based singer-songwriter who grew up near Bristol and has been a key figure in London's antifolk scene. He regularly records in collaboration with Death in Vegas and Dot Allison guitarist Ian Button and a 6-piece band under the name of Paul Hawkins & The Awkward...

 & Thee Awkward Silences and the bassist in David Cronenberg's Wife

David Cronenberg's Wife

David Cronenberg's Wife is a London-based band.Described as "where genius meets idiocy" by BBC Radio 2's Mark Lamarr, the band's lyrics combine dark subject matter with an off-kilter humour. They released their first single "I Couldn't Get Off" in 2007, followed up by two singles and their first...

. He also is also the drummer for D.I.V, the bassist for Mat Flint

Mat Flint

Mat Flint is an English musician, who has been a member of several bands including Revolver , Hot Rod , Death in Vegas , and Deep Cut .-Biography:...

's band Deep Cut (a band he also produces). He plays guitar and helps record the band Go Kart Mozart

Go Kart Mozart

Go Kart Mozart is a band founded by Lawrence, originally of the bands Felt and Denim. The sound of the band is similar to Denim, although with an emphasis on synthesizers rather than guitars. The songs are short in nature, most never going over three minutes. The lyrics are often funny and satirical...

 (fronted by Lawrence Hayward

Lawrence Hayward

Lawrence Hayward , known simply as Lawrence, his surname never used in credits or press, is best known as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of British indie band Felt.-Felt:...

, who formerly played for Felt

Felt (band)

Felt were a 1980s British alternative rock band led by Lawrence, whose surname was never listed in any credits or press; the band's name was inspired by Tom Verlaine's emphasis of the word "felt" in the Television song "Venus"...

 and Denim

Denim (band)

Denim is an American band based in Austin, Texas formed in 1970. 1980 saw some members of Denim join in a different project, "The Austin All-Stars". The All-Stars were a premiere party band in Austin, playing at the Steamboat on 6th street regularly...

). Other current projects include a collaboration with Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...

 and Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby is an American singer-songwriter. After playing with several New York bands she began a solo career, recording several albums which had only modest sales despite enthusiastic reviews. She settled into a career of touring small venues and private parties while raising a daughter, then...

 in France. From 2004-9 Button played guitar for Dot Allison

Dot Allison

Dot Allison is a Scottish singer and songwriter, who has made significant inroads in electronic music circles, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s...

 and in 2008 he played bass on a Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty

Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...

 demo ('Salome') for Doherty's latest solo album. Ian releases his own material under the name The Anthony Anderson Project (first using the name Anthony Anderson as the credit on the D.I.V album 'Dead Elvis') planetanderson.co.uk

Since 2006, Button has recorded and produced a range of acts and small scale releases, (many of which make up the Antifolk UK scene) including Thee Awkward Silences, Extradition Order, David Cronenberg's Wife, The Beat Maras

The Beat Maras

The Beat Maras were an alternative, psychedelic rock band active in England between 2006 and 2009. It was formed by Alex Templeton-Ward and Stuart Ward in Cornwall whilst attending Falmouth College of Arts. The band released 'The Huaraz E.P' and album 'Bat and The Astral Phoenix' through Jezus...

, Da Mushrooms, Char Johnson, 4 or 5 Magicians, The Glad Rags, Funke and the Two Tone Baby and many others.