Cutler was born in Chicago but formed his band ‘Ednaswap’ with Anne Previn in 1993 in Los Angeles in which he played guitar. Their debut album in 1995 featured a song called Tom. It was then covered as the debut single by the Australian pop artist Natalie Imbruglia. This version hit Number 3 in the US, Number 1 in Canada and also hit the top spot in several other European territories. Further success for Cutler has been achieved via the Brenda Russell song Piano In The Dark, which was nominated for Song Of The Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards, and also for Beyoncé’s Listen, from the Dreamgirls’ soundtrack, which was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2007 Academy Awards.