Facts: - instrument: guitar , synthesiser - years active: 2002 -- present - caption: russell lissack - birth name: russell dean lissack - origin: chingford , england - genre: indie alternative rock rock , post punk revival , electronica , - notable instruments: fender telecaster - birth date: 11 march 1981 - name: russell lissack - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: russelllissack.jpg - associated acts: bloc party pin me down ash Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of russell lissack .
russell dean lissack -lrb- born 11 march 1981 -rrb- , an english musician , is the lead guitarist of london-based indie rock band bloc party .lissack is also in the electronica band pin me down ; a duo of himself and milena mepris .he has recently joined northern irish rock band ash as a touring guitarist .