Bernard Butler is an English musician and record producer.

He first achieved fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, at the time an instant phenomenon in UK pop music. He co-wrote and played guitars on every track until 1994, when he left Suede over personal tensions within the band during the recording of their second album, Dog Man Star. He was replaced by Richard Oakes.

After an abortive collaboration with former All About Eve singer Julianne Regan and spending one week as a member of The Verve after their guitarist, Nick McCabe, temporarily left the band, Butler formed the duo McAlmont and Butler with David McAlmont, a soul singer with a three-octave range. They released two singles, "Yes" and "You Do", before splitting up acrimoniously. A compilation album, The Sound of McAlmont and Butler, was released after the split. He went on to release two albums under his own name, People Move On and Friends and Lovers, before making up with McAlmont for a second McAlmont and Butler album, Bring it Back, and two singles, "Falling" and "Bring it Back". Butler was also considered for Oasis after their founding member Paul Arthurs left.

Since then Butler has healed his rift with former Suede singer Brett Anderson, forming a new band, The Tears. The Tears released their highly anticipated debut LP, Here Come The Tears, produced by Butler, in June 2005. Singles include "Refugees", which reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart, and "Lovers".

In between his own projects he has played on and produced records by Aimee Mann, Sparks, Edwyn Collins, Neneh Cherry, Tim Booth (formerly of James), the Manic Street Preachers, Eddi Reader, Hopper, Roy Orbison, Bert Jansch, The Libertines, Heather Nova, The Veils, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Cribs, Pretenders, The On-Off's, 1990s, The Mescalitas, Cut Off Your Hands!, Cajun Dance Party, The View, Arkitekt and Sons and Daughters. He created the soundtrack to the 1997 film The James Gang and played on the soundtrack of Velvet Goldmine, alongside Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead. He has played live with The Cranberries, Paul Weller, Teenage Fanclub and The Manic Street Preachers.

Butler names former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as his major inspiration. Other probable influences include guitarists Peter Green, George Harrison and Steve Howe, Bert Jansch, and producer Phil Spector. Whilst playing live he is often compared to Neil Young, although Young's rough-edged, stripped down sound could hardly be more different from Butler's elaborately layered studio, "Wall of Sound" arrangements: Creation Records boss Alan McGee, promoting Butler's first solo album, used Young as an example of a former sideman successfully moving to centre-stage.

Above content taken from Wikipedia.

Most current projects:
Duffy, Cajun Dance Party, Cut Off Your Hands, Arkitekt, The 1990's, Sons and Daughters.