Will Butler Biography
William Pierce Butler is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire. He plays synthesizer, bass, guitar and percussion. He is popularly known for his spontaneity and antics during performances.
How old is Will Butler? – Age
The composer is 39 years as of 6 October, 1982. He was born on 6 October, 1982 in Truckee, California, United State.
Will Butler Height
The star stands at a height of 6feet tall.
Who are Will Butler Parents? – Family
Butler was born to Liza Rey, a classical musician, and Edwin Farnham Butler II, a geologist. His the younger brother of Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler. He graduated from Philips Exeter Academy in 2001, where he lived in Abbot Hall, and subsequently attended Northwestern University, majority in Poetry and Slavic studies. During this time he worked as a DJ for the WNUR Rock Show, where he also hired Nathan Amundson of Rivulets to be a subtitle DJ at WNUR – FM.
Is Will Butler married? – Wife
In January 2008 Butler married dancer Jenny Shore. Other information’s concerning their love life hasn’t yet been reviled.
Will Butler Career
Will served as the poetry editor of Northwestern’s literary magazine, Helicon. An excerpt of a poem from his senior thesis is quoted in Brian Bouldrey’s book, Honorable Bandit: A Walk Across Corsica. While at Northwestern, Butler lived in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the mid-2000s to join his brother Win Butler and band Arcade Fire.
In January 2014, the multi-instrumentalist and Owen Pallett were nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards for their original score of Her. In March 2022, the 39 year old musician announced he had left Arcade Fire at the end of the previous year, stating that there was no acute reason beyond him changing and the band having changed over the last 20 years. Despite leaving Arcade Fire, Will does not expect to leave the music scene and has a few other projects percolating.
Other than releasing albums with the band, he had his solo albums to. Om March 3, 2015, the American composer debut solo album Policy was released under Merge Records, accompanied by an international tour alongside Arcade drummer Jeremy Gara. Five songs were written by William for The Guardian, based on news headlines, with each song created and shared a day apart. They were mixed properly and released on Policy Deluxe in May 2015.
Will Butler Net Worth
Pierce is believed to have a net worth of $5 million.
