John Balance
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.
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| Birth name | Geoffrey Laurence Burton |
| Also known as | John Balance, Jhonn Balance, Jhon Balance |
| Born | 16 February 1962 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 13 November 2004 (aged 42) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician poet |
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| Years active | 1979–2004 |
| Labels | Chalice Threshold House Eskaton |
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 2004. He was responsible for the majority of Coil's vocals, lyrics and chants, along with synthesizers and various other instruments both commonplace and esoteric.
Outside Coil he collaborated with Cultural Amnesia (at the beginning of the 1980s), Nurse with Wound, Death in June, Psychic TV, Current 93, Chris & Cosey, Thighpaulsandra, and produced several Nine Inch Nails remixes.