1962-02-16 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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.
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A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance | 2023-09-08 | |
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Coil, the death of Jhon Balance | himself | 2020-05-25 |
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Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion | Himself | 2010-07-01 |
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A Well Hung Monk | Himself | 2008-10-17 |
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Coil: Paris 2004 | Himself | 2004-05-23 |
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Coil: Dublin 2004 | Himself | 2004-10-23 |
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Coil: Prague 2002 | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
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Coil: Live in Moscow 2001 | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
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The Sound of Progress | Himself | 1988-01-01 |
