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Dave Ball

English record producer and electronic musician

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born: 1959
died: 2025
age at death: 66
known for: musician, songwriter, record producer

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David James Ball was an English producer and electronic musician best known as one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, alongside vocalist Marc Almond. He also co-founded the Grid, and collaborated with artists and producers including Ingo Vauk and Chris Braide. Active from the late 1970s, Ball worked across a range of projects in electronic and experimental music. He is usually credited as Dave Ball on record sleeves.

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