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For|other musicians of that name|David Ball (disambiguation)!David BallInfobox musical artist | name = Dave Ball| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1959|5|3|df=yes| origin = Blackpool , England | death_date =| instrument = Keyboard instrument|Keyboards , synthesiser | genre =| occupation =| years_active = 1978–present| label = Some Bizzare Records|Some Bizzare ,| associated_acts = Soft Cell The Grid , Nitewreckage| website = David James Ball (born 3 May 1959, Blackpool , Lancashire )Citation | last = Harrison | first = Nigel | title = Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary with Discographies | publisher = McFarland | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-7864-0542-2 | page = 17 is an English people|English record producer|producer and electronic music|electronic musician , who has played in musical ensemble|bands such as Soft Cell and The Grid , and collaborated with other producers including Ingo Vauk and Chris Braide . He is usually referred to as Dave Ball on record sleeve s.
Biography
Ball was born in Blackpool and studied art at Leeds Polytechnic , where he met Marc Almond ;Rimmer, Dave (2003) New Romantics: The Look , Omnibus Press, ISBN 978-0-7119-9396-9, p. 110 they formed the synthpop duo Soft Cell in 1979, the band lasting until 1984.Ruhlmann, William "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p35001|pure_url=yes Dave Ball Biography", Allmusic , retrieved 2010-01-22 While with the group, he released a solo album, In Strict Tempo in 1983, which featured Gavin Friday , Genesis P-Orridge , and Virginia Astley .Neal, Charles (1987) Tape delay: confessions from the eighties underground , SAF, ISBN 978-0-946719-02-0 He later worked as a producer (working with The Virgin Prunes and Ornamental (group)|Ornamental ), remixer (working with The Pet Shop Boys and David Bowie ),Hoffman, Wayne (2002) "After Nearly 20 years, Soft Cell Returns With a New Set on SpinArt", Billboard (magazine)|Billboard , 12 October 2002, p. 13 and recorded for film soundtracks and formed another duo, The Grid , with Richard Norris (musician)|Richard Norris . He reunited with Almond in Soft Cell in 2001.Flick, Larry (2002) "Almond's Joy", The Advocate , 29 October 2002, p. 64 In 2010 he formed the band Nitewreckage with Celine Hispiche, Rick Mulhall and Terry Neale. Their debut album, Take Your Money And Run , was released on Alaska Sounds on 6 June 2011, with the single "Solarcoaster" preceding it. The album was co-produced and mixed by Martin Rushent . He lives in Kennington, south London.
Discography
In Strict Tempo (1983, Some Bizzare Records|Some Bizzare , Phonogram Records|Phonogram )
References
Reflist Persondata | NAME = Ball, David | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 3 May 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Ball, David Category:1959 births Category:People educated at Arnold School Category:English keyboardists Category:English New Wave musicians Category:Music in Blackpool Category:People from Blackpool Category:Alumni of Leeds Metropolitan University Category:Living people
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