William Bennett is an English musician who began his career in the early 1980s as the founder of the power electronics project Whitehouse, originating in the UK and associated with industrial and noise music. His work moved from harsh, high-volume noise and confrontational themes to incorporate ritualistic percussion and African-influenced rhythms in later releases under the Cut Hands moniker, reflecting a shift from power electronics to percussive, rhythmic experimentation within underground industrial and noise contexts.