Dave Ball

Person · Male

Dave Ball

UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell

From
Chester, United Kingdom
Active
1959–2025
Releases
9
  • electronic
  • new wave
  • synth-pop

About

David James Ball (3 May 1959 – 22 October 2025) 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.

From David Ball (electronic musician) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 2
EPs 2
Singles 3
Other 2

Links

Is person

Married

Also known as

David Ball · David James Ball · Ryko

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000114947535
IPI
00051484097

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.