Born in Wolverhampton, Rus Pearson graduated from Leeds College of Music in 2003, and has remained associated with the vibrant Leeds improvised music scene. As well as working with the Anglo-Norwegian trio The Thin Red Line, he has performed or recorded with such luminaries as Dave Liebman, Marc Ducret, Franck Vigroux, Ken Vandermark and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten.