John Balance

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-02-16

Day of death

2004-11-13 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

John Balance

Biography

Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet. He was best known as a co-founder of the experimental music group Coil, in collaboration with his partner Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson. Coil was active from 1982 to Balance's death in 2004. He was responsible for the majority of Coil's vocals, lyrics and chants, along with synthesizers and various other instruments both commonplace and esoteric. Outside Coil he collaborated with Cultural Amnesia (at the beginning of the 1980s), Nurse with Wound, Death in June, Psychic TV, Current 93, Chris & Cosey, Thighpaulsandra, and produced several Nine Inch Nails remixes.

Known For

  • A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

    A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

  • Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion

    Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion

  • Coil: Dublin 2004

    Coil: Dublin 2004

  • The Sound of Progress

    The Sound of Progress

  • Coil: Prague 2002

    Coil: Prague 2002

  • Coil: Paris 2004

    Coil: Paris 2004

  • Coil: Live in Moscow 2001

    Coil: Live in Moscow 2001

  • Coil, the death of Jhon Balance

    Coil, the death of Jhon Balance

  • A Well Hung Monk

    A Well Hung Monk