Chris Cutler

Chris Cutler
Cutler with the Peter Blegvad Trio performing at a RIO Festival in Southern France, April 2007
Background information
Birth name	Chris Cutler
Born	(1947-01-04) 4 January 1947 (age 77) Washington, D.C., United States[1]
Genres	Avant-rock, experimental, free improvisation, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, lyricist, Music theorist, Record company executive
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Recommended
Website	www.ccutler.co.uk

Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947)^[1] is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, News from Babel, Pere Ubu and (briefly) Gong/Mothergong. He has collaborated with many musicians and groups, including Fred Frith, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins, Peter Blegvad, Telectu and The Residents, and has appeared on over 100 recordings. Cutler's career spans over four decades and he still performs actively throughout the world.

Cutler created and runs the British independent record label Recommended Records and is the editor of its sound-magazine, RēR Quarterly. He has given a number of public lectures on music, published numerous articles and papers, and written a book on the political theory of contemporary music, File Under Popular (1984).^[2] Cutler also assembled and released The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set (2009), a collection of over 10 hours of previously unreleased recordings by the band.