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United States Will Butler is a multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his contributions to the indie rock band Arcade Fire, and for his solo career including award-nominated theatrical compositions.
Arcade Fire entered into a 360-degree agreement with Everything Now for marketing assistance on the web.
Win Butler, Will's brother, released his own brand of coffee with proceeds going to Partners in Health and Haiti Coffee Academy charities.
Will Butler stated he would continue working with PLUS1 and Partners in Health after leaving Arcade Fire, indicating ongoing affiliations focusing on activism and humanitarian efforts.
Butler wrote five songs for The Guardian, based on news headlines, released on Policy Deluxe.
Will Butler released several solo albums, including 'Policy', 'Friday Night', 'Generations', and 'Will Butler + Sister Squares', through Merge Records.
William Pierce Butler was born on October 6, 1982, in Truckee, California, and raised in The Woodlands, Texas. His mother, Liza Rey, is a classical musician, and his maternal grandfather was guitarist Alvino Rey. His father, Edwin Farnham Butler II, is a geologist. Butler graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2001 and subsequently attended Northwestern University, where he majored in Poetry and Slavic studies. During his time at Northwestern, he was involved with WNUR Rock Show as a DJ and served as the poetry editor for the university’s literary magazine, Helicon. In the mid-2000s, he relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to join his older brother, Win Butler, and the band Arcade Fire, marking the beginning of a significant chapter in his musical career.
Butler was a member of Arcade Fire for eighteen years, from 2003 to 2021. With the band, he recorded six studio albums and contributed on various instruments including synthesizer, bass, guitar, and percussion. His time with Arcade Fire culminated in receiving a Grammy Award in 2010 for Album of the Year. In 2014, Butler’s compositional talents were recognized with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for his work on the 2013 film ‘Her,’ in collaboration with Owen Pallett. In January 2008, he married dancer Jenny Shore. He also engaged in further academic pursuits as a student at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he pursued a Mid-Career Master in Public Administration.
After completing Arcade Fire’s new record, Butler announced his departure from the band in March 2022, citing a natural evolution in his and the band’s paths. His final studio album performance with Arcade Fire was on ‘We,’ released in May 2022. Following this, Butler has focused on his solo career, releasing four studio albums: ‘Policy’ (2015), ‘Friday Night’ (2016), ‘Generations’ (2020), and ‘Will Butler + Sister Squares’ (2023) under Merge Records. His recent work includes composing original songs for David Adjmi’s play ‘Stereophonic,’ which garnered two Tony Award nominations in 2024 for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, underscoring his diverse artistic contributions beyond rock music.
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