Ian Ball

United kingdom vocalist/guitarist Ian Ball is among the 3 singer/songwriters in Gomez, a pop/rock quintet with bluesy sensibilities. Becoming a member of the music group in 1996, Ball and his four bandmates — Ben Ottewell, Tom Grey, Paul Blackburn, and Olly Peacock — 1st increased to prominence on the effectiveness of the debut recording TAKE IT On. Several produces adopted, and Ball relocated to LA after 2002’s INSIDE OUR Gun. Gomez continuing to tour and record, nevertheless, issuing Break up the Difference in-may 2004, Out Western in June 2005, HOW EXACTLY WE Operate in-may 2006, as well as the retrospective collection Five Males inside a Hut: Singles 1998-2004 later on that year. Regardless of the band’s stable pace, Ball discovered time and energy to pursue single function in his used hometown of L.A., frequently playing gigs in the Resort Café. He also dabbled in electronica with Lionel 6, an experimental trio that included associates of Australia’s Gelbison (whose initial two albums, 1704 and Start to see the Globe, were made by Ball). Gomez toured over the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand in 2007; without on-stage, Ball spent enough time on his notebook, editing some tracks that acquired originated as an impromptu jam program in LA (and were afterwards completed during periods on the city’s da Schtud studio room). Returning house with the finished item, Ball released Who Runs There — his initial single work — via the singer’s very own Dispensary Records.