Ian Button (born 1962) is an English guitarist best known for being in the band Death in Vegas[1] and The Thrashing Doves[2] (from 1986-1991). Though Death in Vegas' main creative force Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes are often regarded as the only 2 permanent members of the band, Button's contribution was significant throughout the band's first four albums and in the live band. He has twice been asked to play in The Sisters of Mercy - first in 1981 (when he was offered the drummer position) and in 2001 (when he was asked to play guitar).
Button splits his current work between performing and producing. He is currently the drummer in the antifolk band Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences and the bassist in David Cronenberg's Wife. He also is also the drummer for D.I.V, the bassist for Mat Flint's band Deep Cut (a band he also produces). He plays guitar and helps record the band Go Kart Mozart (fronted by Lawrence Hayward, who formerly played for Felt and Denim). Other current projects include a collaboration with Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby in France. From 2004-9 Button played guitar for Dot Allison and in 2008 he played bass on a Pete Doherty demo ('Salome') for Doherty's latest solo album. Ian releases his own material under the name The Anthony Anderson Project (first using the name Anthony Anderson as the credit on the D.I.V album 'Dead Elvis') planetanderson.co.uk
Since 2006, Button has recorded and produced a range of acts and small scale releases, (many of which make up the Antifolk UK scene) including Thee Awkward Silences, Extradition Order, David Cronenberg's Wife, The Beat Maras, Da Mushrooms, Char Johnson, 4 or 5 Magicians, The Glad Rags, Funke and the Two Tone Baby and many others. He can frequently be heard playing or producing on tiles from Jezus Factory Records.