John Balance
Born: 1962-02-16 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: 2004-11-13
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2020
- Coil, the death of Jhon Balance as himself
2010
- Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion as Himself
2008
- A Well Hung Monk as Himself
2004
- Coil: Paris 2004 as Himself
- Coil: Dublin 2004 as Himself
2002
- Coil: Prague 2002 as Himself
- Coil: Live in Moscow 2001 as Himself
1996
- Frisk ... (Music)
1995
- BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes, and Sadomasochism ... (Sound)
1993
- Blue ... (Music)
1992
- The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex ... (Music)
1988
- The Sound of Progress as Himself
1987
- The Angelic Conversation ... (Original Music Composer)