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John Balance
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jhonn Balance, Geoff Rushton, Louise Weasel, Jenny De'Ath, Rufus Pool, Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (né Burton), Murderwerkers, John Absolom
English musician (1962-2004)
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance2023
- Coil, the death of Jhon Balance — himself2020
- Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion — Himself2010
- A Well Hung Monk — Himself2008
- Coil: Dublin 2004 — Himself2004
- Coil: Paris 2004 — Himself2004
- Coil: Prague 2002 — Himself2002
- Coil: Live in Moscow 2001 — Himself2002
- The Sound of Progress — Himself1988
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1962-02-16
- Active to
- 2004-11-13
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- Listeners
- 179
- Total plays
- 891
John Balance (first name also spelled Jhon and Jhonn; born Geoffrey (Geff) Laurence Burton, later taking his stepfather's surname of Rushton; 16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), born in Mansfield, England, founded the experimental music group Coil, in collaboration with his partner Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson. He was responsible for vocals, lyrics, chants, synthetics and various esoteric sound-making instruments and devices. Outside of Coil he collaborated with Nurse with Wound <a href="htt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Burton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Mansfield
- Place of death
- Weston-super-Mare
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- industrial music
- Instrument
- Chapman Stick
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- pseudonym
- Jhonn Balance
- date of birth
- 1962-02-16
- date of death
- 2004-11-13
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- place of burial
- Bassenthwaite Lake
- birth name
- Geoffrey Laurence Burton
- name
- Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton
- end of work period
- 2004-11-13
- name in native language
- John Balance
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