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My Take
Dave Ball earns nothing but respect from me. As one half of Soft Cell, he built the electronic skeleton beneath Marc Almond's seductive vocals, and his fingerprints are all over the synth-pop and experimental scene from the late 1970s onward. Co-founding The Grid and collaborating widely showed an appetite to keep pushing sound forward rather than coasting on past hits. His passing in 2025 was a genuine loss, but the textures he engineered haven't aged. I'm endlessly drawn to these behind-the-board geniuses, the quiet designers of sound whose work rewards repeated, careful listening.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Ball
- Name (Japanese)
- デビッド・ボール
- Reading
- でびっど・ぼーる
- Born
- May 3, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Chester, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / songwriter / record producer / disc jockey / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Leeds Beckett University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Dave Ball born?
Born May 3, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Dave Ball from?
Dave Ball is from Chester, United Kingdom.
What does Dave Ball do?
Dave Ball works as musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.