
ANDREW
STUART-BUTTLE
I am a multi-instrumentalist, violinist, producer and arranger based in Brighton, East Sussex, UK. I have been playing music since the age of 7 when I first picked up a Violin and began to train in Voice. My passion for music has never wavered and I have since learnt to play Viola, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Mandocello, Piano & Synthesizers. I specialise in composition, arrangement, production, session recording & live performance. I have worked with numerous bands, artists, filmmakers & library music companies (Bibliotheque Music, Indiesonics/Warner Chappell, BMG, NinjaTune) & toured extensively in Europe, USA, Canada, South-East Asia, India & South America.
Instruments:
Violin, Viola, Mandolin || Guitar, Bass,
Piano, Synthesizers || Voice
Endorsements:
Collaborations:
Lucy Rose, Samantha Crain, The Staves, Robert Vincent, Bess Atwell, Elanor Moss, Samana, Nico De Transilvania, Pillow, Rolo Tomassi, Jack Watts, Memorial, Bea Everett, Juan Espiga, Juan Toran, Emma Gatrill, Aaron Rux, Amy Yon, Hattie Whitehead, Time For T, Gary Roberts, Nazare Soares, Night House, Michael Baker, Ellie Ford, Common Tongues, Steph Brown, Kev Minney, Joe McCarty, Elin Ivarsson, Employed To Serve, Collect Call, Fred Hills, Tigercub
Qualifications:
Sussex University: 1st Class Ba(Hons) in Music
Brighton Institute Of Modern Music: Foundation Degree in Professional Musicianship (Guitar & Bass)
SERVICES
As a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger & producer, I offer a wide range of services…
Session & Remote Recording
I am a seasoned session musician, having recorded & written for an array of artists, instruments & genres. I offer high quality remote recording services from my home studio in Brighton running Logic X with Audient Pre-Amps (ID22 & ASP 800).
Instruments include:
Violin
Viola
Mandolin
Mandocello
Keyboards
Synthesizers
Voice
Guitar
Bass
Live Performance & Touring
I have over 15 years experience in live performance. I have toured in the UK, Europe, USA, South America, Russia, India & South-East Asia with a variety of artists as both a session musician and for my own projects. These tours have been both as an headline act and in support of artists including Paul Weller, The National, Ben Howard, Local Natives, The Staves, Villagers & Larkin Poe.
Venues include:
Fillmore East, San Francisco
The Barbican, London
Paradiso, Amsterdam
Glastonbury Festival, Avalon Stage
Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Brixton Academy, London
Latitude Festival, Main Stage
Troubadour, Los Angeles
Composition & Arrangement
Using my BA (Hons) in Music & FD in Professional Musicianship, I have developed my skills as a composer & sound designer for film and a composer & arranger for both contemporary artists and library music services. I have worked in this capacity on dozens of projects in recent years, which are listed here.
Services include:
Arrangement for strings, small orchestral ensembles, vocals & popular music groups.
Composition for Film & Music Libraries.
Musical Directing for popular music groups in a variety of styles.
PROJECTS
AUDIO
Below you can find a small selection of music that I have performed, produced and/or arranged.
VIDEO
‘Treat Me Like A Woman’ by Lucy Rose performed for the BBC Quay Sessions.
My Contribution: Violin
‘The Preselis’ by Samana performed in Brighton
My Contribution: Violin
‘Everyone Who Is Not In Love With You Is Wrong/Release Myself’ by Bess Atwell performed at Union Chapel, UK
My Contribution: Violin, Guitar
‘Funeral’ by Tigercub. Filmed by Sam Morris
My Contribution: Violin
‘With Or Without You’ cover by Lucy Rose performed for Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2
My Contribution: Violin
‘Conversation’ by Lucy Rose performed live at Decoy Sound.
My Contribution: Violin
SOUNDTRACKS
Original composition for Violin, Piano & Synthesizers based on traditional Klezmer scales, intermingled with Field Recordings.
An excerpt from 'Hic Non Est'. Directed by Nazare Soares. Soundtrack & Sound Design by Andrew Stuart-Buttle.
Composed by Terence Dunn and directed by Kim Hopkins.
I was brought in to perform violins for the score for this heartwarming documentary
‘Memories Lost To Sleep’ is the second short film by Gary Roberts.
Soundtrack by Andrew Stuart-Buttle, Ed Martin & Michael Baker.
My Contribution: Piano, Violin, Synthesizers
Composed using overlayed field recordings of birds, cameras & military helicopters to create the overarching impression of the conflicting nature of Palestine.
An excerpt from 'Hic Non Est' directed by Nazare Soares. Soundtrack & Sound Design by Andrew Stuart-Buttle.
‘The Problemless Anonymous’ is the debut short film by Gary Roberts.
Soundtrack by Andrew Stuart-Buttle, Ed Martin & Michael Baker.
Composed by Terence Dunn and directed by Chintis Lundgren.
I was brought in to perform violin on this charming and quirky animation.