# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chris-cutler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:45:03.548Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chris-cutler"
name: "Chris Cutler"
slug: "chris-cutler"
description: "Chris Cutler 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."
tagline: "English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ChrisCutler_April2007.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1947-01-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.95
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.76598533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193904/"
    handle:    "nm0193904"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.ccutler.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كريس كاتلر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "كريس كاتلر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cutler"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b8d5c07b-6a7c-4ab7-83b8-8bcc4cb866b6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077158"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2793256"
    title: "Chris Cutler"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump