Ian Catt is a British record producer and multi-instrumentalist associated with several popular
indie
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
*Independent media, media free of influence by government or corporate interests
*Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commer ...
groups, including
Saint Etienne, with whom he has been a touring member. He has also collaborated with Saint Etienne's vocalist
Sarah Cracknell
Sarah Jane Cracknell (born 12 April 1967) is an English singer-songwriter and lead singer of the electronic music band Saint Etienne.
Career
Cracknell's career started with the Windsor-based indie band The Worried Parachutes in 1982. Followin ...
on her solo album, ''
Lipslide''.
Catt also produced several albums for
Heavenly and is a long-standing collaborator of Bobby Wratten, working with his groups
The Field Mice
The Field Mice were an English indie pop band on the independent record label Sarah Records. Originally a two-piece but ultimately expanding to five members, they released three albums and numerous singles and EPs on the label, recorded a sessi ...
,
Northern Picture Library
Northern Picture Library was a British dream pop group, formed in 1993 by Bobby Wratten and Anne Mari Davies, both former members of The Field Mice. They were soon joined by former Field Mice drummer Mark Dobson.
The group adopted a more abstrac ...
,
Trembling Blue Stars
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and Occasional Keepers. He was also an official member of the latter group for a short time. His solo project, Katmandu, released a single and album on the Vinyl Japan label in 1994.
He was the main producer on Saint Etienne's 2012 release ''
Words and Music''. His recent work also includes bands on Shelflife Records, such as
Dylan Mondegreen,
The School, The Proctors, and When Nalda Became Punk.
References
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British record producers
English rock keyboardists
English rock guitarists
English male guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)