Ian Catt is a UK based producer, writer, composer, musician and sound engineer, best known for his work with UK indie group Saint Etienne.
Ian Catt is a producer, writer, composer, musician and sound engineer, based in London. He is best known for his work with UK group Saint Etienne, and "twee" groups like the Field Mice and Trembling Blue Stars. He has also worked with The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The One AM Radio, Frankmusic, Stars, Shampoo, Robert Palmer, Kylie Minogue, Manic Street Preachers, Julie Felix, Tim Burgess, John Paul Jones, David Essex and Shara Nelson, among many others. For a full list look here - www.cat-music.co.uk, or Google Ian Catt. Career sales exceed 1,000,000 records - not bad for an indie kid ;-)
He has a unique approach to recording, being a pioneer of the "bedroom studio" revolution of the 80's, long before EVERYONE had a studio in their bedroom. Saint Etienne's influential "Fox Base Alpha" album was recorded in the bedroom of a council house in Surrey, and was a Mercury Music Prize finalist. An interview noted that " the production cost less than the catering budget of Simply Red's "Stars" album (one of the other finalists) yet had immeasurably greater warmth, wit and honesty".
Recently he has been concentrating on composing music to picture, alongside producing and mixing inspiring music by inspired people wherever he can find them (or they find him), using the power of the internet to enable previously impossible collaborations.
He says, "One of the most enjoyable aspects of production is working with people and getting the best out of them and their ideas. You'll find me friendly, patient, flexible, and ready to go the extra mile to cross the line between workmanlike and wonderful".
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