Mark Ellis
Background information
Birth name	Mark Ellis
Also known as	Flood
Born	1960 Manchester, UK
Occupation(s)	Producer, Audio Engineer
Years active	1978 - Present

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Some of his most well-known collaborations include U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Sound, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, Curve, Nitzer Ebb, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Killers, and PJ Harvey. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... “NIN” redirects here. ... Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... The Sound was a British rock group fronted by Adrian Borland, who though achieving little commercial success during their career span (1979-1987), have posthumously been recognised as one of the best bands of their era. ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... Erasure is an English synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ... The cover of Curves first full length album, Doppelgänger, from 1992 Curve was an English music group formed in 1991 chiefly around the collaboration of singer Toni Halliday and guitarist Dean Garcia. ... Nitzer Ebb (pronounced night-zer or nit-zer—the band themselves pronounce it either way) was an electronic body music group formed in 1982 by Essex schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy (vocals, synthesizer), Vaughan (Bon) Harris on synthesizers and drums, and David Gooday. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ...

Biography

Enigmatic yet ubiquitous, Flood was among the most acclaimed British producers of the post-punk era, his extensive output including albums by U2, Depeche Mode, and the Smashing Pumpkins. Born Mark Ellis (he reportedly acquired the name Flood due to his efforts to keep everyone in the studio awake by constantly brewing tea), his music career began playing bass in the mod revival band the Lambrettas; concurrently he accepted a job as a runner in a London recording facility, swiftly moving up through the ranks to become the house engineer. From there he went freelance, scoring his first major credit as an assistant engineer on New Order's 1981 debut album, Movement.

Nom de Plume

Several rumors describe the origin of Ellis' ubitquitous pseudonym, "Flood." Two are worth mentioning:

1. It was given to him when he was a studio assistant due to his strategy of keeping studio hands and musicians awake through the "constant brewing" of tea. [1]

1. Future Music Magazine stated in 1994 that it was because he constantly spilled tea in the studio.

Career

Flood's music career began in the late 1970s. In 1978, he got a job as a runner at London's Morgan Studios. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

In September 1980, he was guitarist for the band 'Seven Hertz', who recorded, produced and released a cassette album under the title 'Forbidden Frequency'. The album comprised seven original songs and was originally scheduled to also feature a cover version of The Velvet Underground's song White Light/White Heat until that song's publishers denied permission. In 1981, Flood went on to work solo, scoring his first major studio project as an assistant audio engineer on New Order's debut Movement. He went on to work alongside Soft Cell, Psychic TV, and Cabaret Voltaire before helming his first true production project with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on The Firstborn Is Dead and Kicking Against the Pricks and with Erasure on Wonderland (1986), The Circus (1987). This article is about the American rock band. ... White Light/White Heat is a song by american avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground, taken from their album of the same name. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Movement was New Orders debut album, released in November 1981 on Factory Records. ... Soft Cell was an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ... Psychic TV (sometimes spelt Psychick TV) or PTV, is primarily an electronic music group that occasionally forays into psychedelic, punk and experimental music. ... Cabaret Voltaire was a British music group from Sheffield, England. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ... The Firstborn Is Dead is the second album released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. ... Kicking Against the Pricks is the third album released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. ... Erasure is an English synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ...

1987 saw Flood's first big commercial break when he engineered U2's The Joshua Tree alongside producer Brian Eno. From there, he worked with The Silencers on A Blues for Buddha, Nine Inch Nails on Pretty Hate Machine, Depeche Mode on Violator, and Pop Will Eat Itself on This is the Day, This is the Hour, This is This. He then went on to work again with U2 on Achtung Baby. An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... The Silencers are a Scottish rock band formed in London in 1986. ... “NIN” redirects here. ... Pretty Hate Machine (also known as Halo 2) is an album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1989. ... Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) were an English band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

1992 saw Ellis producing the The Charlatans on their sophomore album, Between 10th And 11th. Meeting a lukewarm reception when released, the album is now seen in a different light and is generally much more appreciated. The Charlatans could refer to two bands The Charlatans, a United States band The Charlatans, a British band, sometimes known in the US as Charlatans UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Between 10th And 11th is the second album by the British band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK), released on March 23, 1994. ...

In 1993, Flood graduated from engineering U2's albums to producing them, sharing duties with Brian Eno on Zooropa; this same year he also reunited with Depeche Mode on their Songs of Faith and Devotion album. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... Zooropa is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. ... Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ... Songs of Faith and Devotion is Depeche Modes eighth full-length album, which was released on March 22, 1993. ...

In 1994, he worked again with Nine Inch Nails, this time on the ground-breaking The Downward Spiral. “NIN” redirects here. ... The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is an LP by Nine Inch Nails, released in 1994. ...

In 1995 Flood worked with two very successful bands, The Smashing Pumpkins with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and PJ Harvey with To Bring You My Love - albums that were smash hits that year. Shortly thereafter, he assisted producer Nellee Hooper on The Sneaker Pimps's Becoming X. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (also shortened to Mellon Collie or abbreviated to MCIS) is a double CD and triple LP that was released on October 24, 1995 by The Smashing Pumpkins through Virgin Records. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... To Bring You My Love is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. ... Nellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best-known for his work with Björk, No Doubt, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Garbage, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. ... Sneaker Pimps is a British electro band, best known for their first album Becoming X, released in 1997 and particularly its singles 6 Underground, Spin Spin Sugar and Tesko Suicide. ... Becoming X is the debut album from Sneaker Pimps released in 1996. ...

In 1997, Flood teamed up with U2 once again to produce Pop. The next year, he assisted Billy Corgan and Brad Wood on The Smashing Pumpkins's Adore and co-produced PJ Harvey's album Is This Desire?. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Pop is an album released by the Irish rock band U2 in March of 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... Brad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Adore is The Smashing Pumpkins fourth studio album, released on June 2, 1998 in the United States. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... Is This Desire? is a 1998 (see 1998 in music) album by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. ...

In 2000, he co-produced Machina/The Machines of God, by The Smashing Pumpkins, with Corgan. He also co-produced Erasure's Loveboat with the members of Erasure. MACHINA/The Machines of God is The Smashing Pumpkins fifth studio album, released on February 29, 2000 (see Leap Year). ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Erasure is an English synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. ... Loveboat, Erasures ninth full-length studio album, proved to be their least successful in terms of sales and charts since their debut Wonderland in 1986. ...

In 2002, he co-produced I To Sky, by JJ72. Tracklisting Nameless Formulae I Saw a Prayer Serpent Sky Always and Forever Brother Sleep Sinking 7th Wave Half Three Glimmer City Oiche Mhaith Credits All songs by Mark Greaney. ... JJ72 is a rock music group, formed in Dublin, Ireland, in the late 90s by lead singer Mark Greaney and drummer Fergal Matthews. ...

In 2004 he produced London based The Duke Spirit's debut album "Cuts Across The Land", which due to financial issues meant it was not released until a year and a label change later. The Duke Spirit are an English rock band. ...

Summer 2005 saw him mixing a-ha's eighth album, Analogue, which was released in November 2005. The correct title of this article is . ... Analogue is an album released in 2005 by Norwegian band a-ha. ...

In late 2005 and early 2006, Flood also worked on mixing Placebo's new album, Meds, which was released in March 2006. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Meds is Placebos fifth album. ...

In 2006, he co-produced The Killers' new album, Sam's Town with fellow English producer/engineer Alan Moulder. Sam's Town was released in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2006 and in North America on October 3, 2006. This article contains a trivia section. ... Sams Town is the second studio album by Las Vegas rock band The Killers, released in 2006. ... Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is one of Britains premier alternative rock record producers. ...

References

• Ackney, Jason. Flood. Music.com. 18 June 2004. Accessed 12 April 2005. [2].
• Beyda, Adam. Flood. Interview with Mark Ellis, excerpted from Music Producers. 2nd Edition. Accessed 12 April 2005. [3]

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External links

• http://www.sibcorp.com/writehitsongs/flood1.html
• Flood biography on artistdirect.com