associated_acts years_active label article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin name
soft cell the grid , nitewreckage 1978 -- present some bizzare , david ball -lrb- musician -rrb-
 solo_singer keyboards percussion , vocals , synthesiser , guitar , bass guitar , 3 may 1959 synthpop , new wave blackpool , england dave ball
david ball -lrb- musician -rrb-

david james ball -lrb- born 3 may 1959 -rrb- is an english producer and electronic musician , who has played in bands such as soft cell and the grid , and collaborated with other producers including ingo vauk and chris braide .
he is usually referred to as dave ball on record sleeves .
