Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960), known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is an English

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and

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record producer and

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. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order, U2,

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, Ministry, The Charlatans,

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, Erasure,

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PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer-songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments. Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automat ...

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, Orbital,

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band that formed in 1994 in Reykjavík. It comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Jónsi, Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal soun ...

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, White Lies,

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, Warpaint, EOB, and

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. His co-production collaborations have included projects with

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, and longtime collaborator

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, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery Studios complex. In 2006, his work with U2 led to his sharing of the

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for ''

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''.

Early years

Mark Ellis was born in London. As a child Ellis attended

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, England. He began his music career as the vocalist for the band Seven Hertz. In 1978 he began his professional studio career as a runner at

Morgan Studios Morgan Studios (founded as Morgan Sound Studios) was an independent recording studio in Willesden in northwest London. Founded in 1967, the studio was the location for recordings by notable artists and bands such as The Cure, Jethro Tull, the Ki ...

in LondonDave Thompson, ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman Books, 2000, p. 767, and was the tape operator on Rick Wakeman's album ''

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''. Ellis was also a runner at

Battery Studios Battery Studios is an independent recording studio complex in Willesden in northwest London originally established in 1980 when Zomba Group acquired Morgan Studios 3 and 4. The studios were later purchased by Flood (producer) and Alan Moulder an ...

in London and held apprenticeships at Marcus Studios and Trident Studios.

Freelance and ''Some Bizzare Records''

Flood moved up to house engineer before becoming a freelance engineer in 1981, the same year he worked as assistant

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on New Order's debut album '' Movement''. The following year he engineered Ministry's debut album '' With Sympathy''. He became associated with Stevo's ''

Some Bizzare Records Some Records was a British independent record label owned by Stevo Pearce. The label was founded in 1981, with the release of '' Some Bizzare Album'', a compilation of unsigned bands including Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The The, Neu Electrik ...

'' label, leading to him working with Cabaret Voltaire,

Psychic TV Psychic TV (aka PTV or Psychick TV or several other aliases) were an English experimental music, experimental video art and music collective, formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and Scottish musician Alex Fergusson (musician), Alex ...

, and

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's side project,

among others.

Mute Records

Following his work with Some Bizzare Records, Flood began working with

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as one of their preferred producers, heralding his first production project with

on '' From Her to Eternity'' (1983–1984) and the follow-up album '' The Firstborn Is Dead'' (1984). His work at Mute was as a producer, co-producer, or engineer with each of the label's major acts including

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, and Erasure, whose debut album '' Wonderland'' (1986) and its follow-up '' The Circus'' (1987) he engineered.

Mainstream commercial success

Flood's first major commercial breakthrough came in 1987 when he engineered U2's ''

The Joshua Tree ''The Joshua Tree'' is the fifth studio album by the Irish rock music, rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient music, ambient experimentati ...

'', collaborating with producers

and

. In that same year, he gave up mixing U2's album to produce Erasure's ''The Circus'', the duo's second album and the first one to have great commercial success. Shortly thereafter, he co-produced

debut album '' Pretty Hate Machine'', along with

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, and Keith LeBlanc. He also worked with Depeche Mode on their 1990 album '' Violator''. In 1991, he returned to work again with U2 on ''

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'', along with Eno, Lanois, and

. The following year he returned to work with Depeche Mode to record the album ''

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'' and co-produced three tracks of Nine Inch Nails' '' Broken'' EP. In 1993, Flood shifted from engineering U2's albums to being a producer along with Brian Eno and

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on ''

Zooropa ''Zooropa'' is the eighth studio album by Irish rock music, rock band U2. Produced by Flood (producer), Flood, Brian Eno, and the Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, ''Z ...

''. In 1994, he worked again with Nine Inch Nails this time on '' The Downward Spiral''. In 1995, Flood co-produced

' album '' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' with longtime collaborator

, and

's album '' To Bring You My Love''. Shortly thereafter, he assisted producer

Nellee Hooper Paul Andrew "Nellee" Hooper (born 15 March 1963) is a British record producer, remixer and songwriter known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer with Scot ...

' ''

Becoming X ''Becoming X'' is the debut album by English electronic music, electronic band Sneaker Pimps. It was released on 19 August 1996 in the United Kingdom by Clean Up Records and on 25 February 1997 in the United States by Virgin Records. The album ma ...

''. He also collaborated with Dave Bessell, Gary Stout, and Ed Buller to create Node; an analogue synth heavy project that produced the album ''Node''. In 1996 Flood teamed with U2 once again to produce '' Pop'', released the next year. The following year he assisted

Billy Corgan William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer, and only constant member of alter ...

and

Brad Wood Brad Wood is an American record producer and sound engineer based in Los Angeles. He has produced many albums, including Liz Phair's ''Exile in Guyville'' and Placebo (band), Placebo's Placebo (Placebo album), self-titled debut. Career W ...

in producing The Smashing Pumpkins's 1998 album '' Adore'' and co-produced PJ Harvey's album '' Is This Desire?''.

2000 to 2005

In 2000, he co-produced '' Machina/The Machines of God'' by The Smashing Pumpkins with Corgan. He co-produced Erasure's '' Loveboat'' with

and Andy Bell of Erasure. The following year Flood worked again with Depeche Mode, remixing the single version of " Freelove", and in 2002 he produced

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's Echoboy album ''Giraffe''. He also co-produced '' I To Sky'', by JJ72. In 2003, Flood re-worked

's "

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" for his album '' Hybrid''. The following year, Flood produced London-based

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's debut album '' Cuts Across The Land''. In the same year he co-produced U2's ''

''. In 2004 he produced

Soulwax Soulwax are a Belgian electronic band and DJ/production collective from Ghent, who formed in 1995. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor and Laima Cavalera, and Stefaan Van Leuven. The group first ...

's album '' Any Minute Now'', and in mid-2005 he mixed

's eighth album, '' Analogue'', and produced Yourcodenameis:Milo's debut album '' Ignoto''. Later that year, Flood also mixed

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's album '' Meds''.

2006 to 2013

Flood co-produced

' album '' Sam's Town'' in 2006 with fellow English producer and engineer

. Later that year he remixed the debut single by Dark Room Notes, "Love Like Nicotine". At the beginning of 2007, he co-produced PJ Harvey's album '' White Chalk'' with

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and PJ Harvey. He also co-produced a couple of songs on the

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album '' Seventh Tree'', which was released in February 2008. In late 2007 and early 2008, he produced

's '' Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust'' in

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. Flood and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital co-produced the 2008 album by

The Music The Music was an English alternative rock band, formed in Kippax, Leeds in 1999. Comprising Robert Harvey (vocals, guitar), Adam Nutter (lead guitar), Stuart Coleman (bass) and Phil Jordan (drums), the band came to prominence with the releas ...

, '' Strength in Numbers''. He produced the 2009 album by The Hours, '' See the Light''. He joined Steve Lillywhite again in 2008 to work with

, on '' This Is War''. And then worked with

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on ''

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''. He also collaborated with Nitzer Ebb again to finish up their first new release in over a decade, '' Industrial Complex''. In 2010, he produced '' Belong'' by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and ''

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'' by PJ Harvey. In 2013, Flood worked again with Depeche Mode, being responsible for the mixing process of their album ''

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'' which was produced by

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Studios

Flood had a studio in Kilburn called The Bedroom. He opened the Assault & Battery studio complex with longtime recording partner Alan Moulder. In 2008, Miloco Studios opened Assault & Battery 2, a tracking and mix studio in Willesden Green. Assault & Battery 1 came under the Miloco umbrella in Summer 2009, and both Flood and Moulder remain involved with the studios, which have since been renamed Battery Studios.

Production style

, who worked with Flood on three albums, said:

Pseudonym

According to producer Mark Freegard, the pseudonym "Flood" was given to Ellis by producer Chris Tsangarides during Ellis' early days at Morgan Studios while

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was there recording. As a young studio runner Ellis was responsible for responding to numerous requests from the recording artists and staff for tea and bacon sandwiches. Ellis kept up with the numerous requests for tea while the other runner remained largely unavailable, leading to Tsangarides nicknaming them "Flood" and "Drought," respectively.

Selected engineering/production credits

Selected production credits: * 1981: The Associates – ''

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'' * 1981: New Order – '' Movement'' (assistant engineer) * 1982: The Sound – '' All Fall Down'' (engineer) * 1982: Stephen Emmer – ''Vogue Estate'' (producer) * 1982:

– '' Untitled'' (engineer) * 1983: Ministry – '' With Sympathy'' (engineer) * 1983: Cabaret Voltaire – '' The Crackdown'' (co-producer) * 1984:

– '' From Her to Eternity'' (engineer) * 1985: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' The Firstborn Is Dead'' (producer, engineer) * 1985:

– '' Shake the Disease'' (engineer) * 1985: Frank Tovey – '' Snakes & Ladders'' (engineer) * 1986: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' Kicking Against the Pricks'' (mixing) * 1986: Crime and the City Solution – '' Room of Lights'' (co-producer) * 1986: Erasure – '' Wonderland'' (producer) * 1986: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' Your Funeral... My Trial'' (mixing, assistant producer, engineer) * 1987: U2 – ''

'' (engineer) * 1987: Erasure – '' The Circus'' (producer) * 1988: The Silencers – ''A Blues For Buddha'' (producer) * 1988: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' Tender Prey'' (engineer) * 1988: Book of Love – ''

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'' (producer) * 1989:

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– ''

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'' (producer) * 1989:

– '' Pretty Hate Machine'' (engineer, programming, producer) * 1989: Renegade Soundwave – '' Soundclash'' (producer) * 1989:

– '' This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!'' (producer, mixing) * 1990: The Charlatans – '' Some Friendly'' (remixing) * 1990:

– '' Showtime'' (producer, engineer) * 1990: Depeche Mode – '' Violator'' (producer, mixer) * 1990: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' The Good Son'' (mixing) * 1990:

– '' Cure For Sanity'' (producer, mixing) * 1991:

– ''

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'' (mixing) * 1991: U2 – ''

'' (mixing, engineer) * 1991:

– ''

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'' (producer) * 1992:

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– ''

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'' (producer, engineer) * 1992:

– ''

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'' (engineer) * 1992: The Charlatans – '' Between 10th and 11th'' (producer) * 1992: Nine Inch Nails – '' Broken'' (producer) * 1993: Depeche Mode – ''

'' (producer) * 1993: U2 – ''

'' (mixing, loops, engineer, producer) * 1993:

– ''

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'' (producer) * 1994:

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– '' The Lead and How to Swing It'' (producer) * 1994: Nine Inch Nails – '' The Downward Spiral'' (producer, hi-hat, synthesizer) * 1994: Cranes – '' Loved'' (mixing) * 1995:

– '' To Bring You My Love'' (producer, engineer, mixing) * 1995:

– '' Big Hit'' (engineer, programming, mixing, producer, guitar) * 1995:

– '' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' (producer) * 1997: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' The Boatman's Call'' (mixing, producer, composer) * 1997: U2 – '' Pop'' (producer, keyboards, mixing) * 1998: The Smashing Pumpkins – '' Adore'' (mixing, producer) * 1998:

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– ''As Above, So Below'' (producer, mixing, instrumentation, theremin) * 1998: PJ Harvey – '' Is This Desire?'' (producer) * 2000: The Smashing Pumpkins – '' Machina/The Machines of God'' (mixing, producer) * 2000: Erasure – '' Loveboat'' (mixing) * 2001: New Order – '' Get Ready'' (mixing, producer) * 2002: Echoboy – ''Giraffe'' (producer) * 2004: U2 – ''

'' (producer, mixing) * 2005:

– '' Any Minute Now'' (mixing, producer) * 2005:

– '' Analogue'' (mixing) * 2005: Yourcodenameis:milo – ''Ignoto'' (producer) * 2006:

– '' Meds'' (mixing) * 2006:

– '' Sam's Town'' (producer, mixing, audio production, engineer) * 2007: PJ Harvey – '' White Chalk'' (producer, engineer, mixing) * 2008:

– '' Seventh Tree'' (audio production, keyboards) * 2008:

– '' Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust'' (engineer, producer, mixing) * 2009: State of Play (score co-producer with Alex Heffes and additional music) * 2009: PJ Harvey and

– '' A Woman A Man Walked By'' (mixing) * 2009:

– '' This Is War'' (producer) * 2010: The Hours – ''

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'' (mixing, producer) * 2011: PJ Harvey – ''

'' (mixing, engineer) * 2011: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – '' Belong'' (producer) * 2011:

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– '' Euphoric Heartbreak'' (producer) * 2012: Karima Francis – '' The Remedy'' (producer and mixing) * 2012:

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– ''Who Says It's Real'' (mixing) * 2012:

– "Yellow Halo" and "Melancholy Sky" (co-producer and mixing) * 2012: Orbital – '' Wonky'' (producer) * 2013:

– ''

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'' (co-producer and co-mixing) * 2013: Depeche Mode – ''

'' (mixing) * 2014: Warpaint – '' Warpaint'' (producer and mixing) * 2014: U2 – '' Songs of Innocence'' (producer) * 2015: 8:58 – ''8:58'' (producer) * 2016: PJ Harvey – '' The Hope Six Demolition Project'' (co-producer and co-mixing) * 2016:

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– ''Furnaces'' (producer and mixing) * 2017: Fink – ''

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'' (producer) * 2019: White Lies – '' Five'' (co-producer and co-mixing) * 2019: The Murder Capital – ''When I Have Fears'' (producer) * 2019: Fink – '' Bloom Innocent'' (producer) * 2020: EOB – ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

'' (producer) * 2020: Jehnny Beth – '' To Love Is to Live'' (producer, 4 tracks) * 2022:

– '' The Other Side of Make-Believe'' (producer) * 2023:

Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

– ''Food For Worms'' (producer and mixing) * 2023: PJ Harvey – '' I Inside the Old Year Dying'' (co-producer and co-mixing)

References

External links

Flood biography on artistdirect.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flood 1960 births English audio engineers English record producers Grammy Award winners Brit Award winners Living people Musicians from London Mod revival musicians People educated at St Olave's Grammar School