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David Balfe is an English musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is best known for his work with the band The Teardrop Explodes, which he co-founded in 1978. He has also worked with other bands such as The Lightning Seeds, The Farm, and The Wild Swans.
Balfe was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. He attended the University of Liverpool, where he studied English and Philosophy. After graduating, he moved to London and began working as a music journalist.
In 1978, Balfe co-founded the band The Teardrop Explodes with Julian Cope. The band released two albums, Kilimanjaro (1980) and Wilder (1981). Balfe left the band in 1982 and went on to produce and write for other bands, including The Lightning Seeds, The Farm, and The Wild Swans.
In the 1990s, Balfe founded the record label Food Records, which released albums by artists such as Blur, Supergrass, and Pulp. He also produced albums for artists such as The Charlatans, The Boo Radleys, and The Divine Comedy.
In recent years, Balfe has continued to produce and write for various artists, including The Coral, The Zutons, and The Magic Numbers. He has also worked as a music supervisor for films such as The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011).
As of 2021, David Balfe's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
| Popular As |
David Balfe |
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Musician, record producer |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
2 October 1958 |
| Birthday |
2 October |
| Birthplace |
Carlisle, United Kingdom |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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David Balfe Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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In May 2018, Balfe was elected as a Labour councillor for Eastbrook Ward in Adur.
Balfe and Drummond did their production work under the name of The Chameleons, and also released the singles "Touch" and "The Lonely Spy" – credited to Lori and The Chameleons – on the Zoo label, later licensing them to Sire/Korova.
In June 2010, Balfe received the Mojo Magazine 'Inspiration Award' on behalf of the Teardrop Explodes. It was presented by Alex James from Blur.
Since then Balfe has received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Bedfordshire in 2003 and, in 2006, an MA in screenwriting from the University of Westminster.
Balfe returned to the music business to take up a position at Sony Music from 1996 to 1999 as General Manager and Head of A&R of the Columbia label. His most notable success of that period was the million-selling Kula Shaker.
Disenchanted with the alternative scene in the years of grunge, Balfe decided to sell the Food label to EMI in 1994, and semi-retire with his young family to the country – inspiring Damon Albarn to pen Blur's first No. 1 hit, "Country House".
Balfe, along with later label partner Andy Ross, convinced the band to change their name from 'Seymour' to Blur on signing in 1989.
Balfe and Drummond's publishing company, Zoo Music, signed many of the above and below artists, as well as multi-million selling acts The Proclaimers in 1987 and Drummond's later band the KLF.
After the Teardrop Explodes disbanded in 1983, Balfe moved to London where, after managing Strawberry Switchblade (UK top 5 Hit, "Since Yesterday") and Brilliant (the post-Killing Joke band of subsequently famous producer Youth), he then founded the Food record label in 1984.
Balfe began as the Teardrop Explodes' label head, manager and producer, but after their first single, on the departure of their original keyboard player, Paul Simpson, Balfe stepped in for what turned into four years in and out of the band, having a famously tempestuous relationship with their singer, Julian Cope. He played keyboards on their Top 10 single, "Reward", and their two gold albums, Kilimanjaro (1980) and Wilder (1981).
Balfe and Drummond, having met while playing together in Big in Japan, founded the Zoo record yassslabel in 1978 in order to release Big in Japan's posthumous EP From Y to Z and Never Again. The label went on to sign and release the early work of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen.
David Balfe grew up in Merseyside, where he played with several Liverpool bands in the late 1970s that emerged from the city's legendary Eric's club scene, including Radio Blank, Big in Japan, Dalek I Love You and the Teardrop Explodes. He also played keyboards on and co-produced the first Echo & the Bunnymen and Teardrop Explodes albums, as well as managing both bands with Bill Drummond for the years from their inception to their early success.
David Balfe (born 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is a musician and record company executive, most notable for playing keyboards with the Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food independent record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of their first number one hit, "Country House".
