John Balance

About

Singer and industrial, experimental minimalist, and neofolk musician most known for founding the experimental music group, Coil.

Before fame

He was obsessed with folk music as a child, which inspired him to get into music professionally.

Trivia

He first recorded music under the name Merderwerkers.

Family life

In 2004, he died after falling from a two-story balcony in his home. His funeral was attended by one hundred people near Bristol.

Associated with

He helped engineer several prominent Nine Inch Nails remixes, a band that Jerome Dillon played with until 2005.