David Ball (born 3 May 1959 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English producer and electronic musician, who has played in bands such as Soft Cell and The Grid, and collaborated with producers such as Ingo Vauk and Chris Braide. He is usually referred to as 'Dave Ball' on record sleeves. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Soft Cell was an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ... The Grid is an English group/production group for electronic music that consists of Richard Norris and Dave Ball (formerly of Soft Cell). ...

Career

As a student of Leeds Polytechnic Fine Arts University (now Leeds Metropolitan University), Ball experimented heavily with drugs, as well as experimental electronic sounds and synthesizers, a burgeoning technology at the time which was just beginning to gain acceptance with artists such as Kraftwerk and The Human League. He met fellow student Marc Almond, who requested his assistance in developing music to complement his performance art pieces. The two cut a 4-track demo,funded by Ball, entitled Mutant Moments, and were soon signed to the small Some Bizarre Records. Working alongside Almond, who by this time had taken on the role of lead singer and lyricist, at Ball's suggestion, the band achieved massive success with their cover of the Gloria Jones's Tainted Love, which reached #1 in seventeen different countries and #8 in the U.S., where it stayed on the charts for 43 weeks, holding a then Guinness World Record for the longest such stay and becoming the biggest-selling UK single of 1981. Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a university with campuses in Leeds and Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) are a German musical group who have made significant contributions to the development of experimental, electronic, New Wave, synthpop and techno music. ... The Human League are an English synthpop/New Wave band formed in 1977, who, after a change in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success in the 1990s and 2000s. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal Synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ... Mutant Moments is a short EP, independently financed and produced by Soft Cell, a synthpop/new wave duo who would later achieve fame with their groundbreaking hit cover of the Gloria Jones song Tainted Love. ... Some Bizarre Records is the label of Stevo, the manager of Marc Almond. ... The cover of 1979 album, Windstorm Gloria Jones (born 12 September 1938 in Longview, Texas) is an American singer. ... Tainted Love is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

Soft Cell remained major pop stars in the UK, releasing a string of singles which all reached the UK Top 5, although they ceased to be a commercial force in the US. Two more albums, arranged and scored by Ball, were released to critical success. The duo broke up in 1983, just before the release of their third album, aptly titled This Last Night In Sodom, citing increased tensions and personal problems. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Last Night in Sodom album cover art This Last Night in Sodom is the name of a 1984 album released by seminal electro-synth pop duo Soft Cell for Polygram records. ...

After the demise of Soft Cell, Ball released a solo album, In Strict Tempo'.He then went on to produce electronic dance music records alongside producer Ingo Vauk and collaborator Richard Norris. Ball eventually teamed with Norris to form the techno group The Grid, which enjoyed success with the worldwide hit "Swamp Thing".The Grid also remixed many acts including Brian Eno,Erasure,DepecheMode,David Bowie,Happy Mondays,Carter USM,David Sylvian & Robert Fripp. T The Grid also produced Billie Ray Martin's million selling single"Your Loving Arms".Norris worked with Joe Strummer of the Clash while Ball was producing and writing for Kylie Minogue. Richard Norris is a London based music producer/engineer/musician and is currently part of remix/DJ duo with Erol Alkan under the Beyond the Wizards Sleeve moniker, under which they released an album of acid rock re-edits called Spring in the summer of 2006. ... The Grid is an English group/production group for electronic music that consists of Richard Norris and Dave Ball (formerly of Soft Cell). ...

Soft Cell reformed in 2003 and released a new album, Cruelty Without Beauty. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...