Flood

Quick Facts

Full Name	Flood
Occupation	Record Producer
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1960(1960-08-16)
Age	64
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Leo

Flood Biography

Flood is one of the most popular and richest Record Producer who was born on August 16, 1960 in London, United Kingdom. Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960) is known under his pseudonym for professional use, Flood is an British Post-punk, alternative and rock producer as well as audio engineer. Flood’s work portfolio includes collaborations that include New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Ministry, The Charlatans, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Erasure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Foals, a-ha, Orbital, Sigur Ros, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, White Lies, Pop Will Eat Itself and Warpaint. Co-production collaborations with Flood have included projects that he co-produced with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, and long-time co-worker Alan Moulder, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery studio complex. His collaboration with U2 resulted in the sharing in an Grammy Award for Album of the Year for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

Mark Ellis was born in London, England. As a youngster, Ellis attended St Olave’s Grammar School in Orpington, England. Ellis began his musical career as a vocalist with the group Seven Hertz. In the same period when he started his professional career in studios as a runner in Morgan Studios situated in London and was also Tape Operator in 1984 with Rick Wakeman. Ellis also ran in Battery Studios in London and had apprenticeships with Marcus Studios and Trident Studios.

In 1993, Flood shifted from engineering U2’s albums to producing them, sharing duties with Brian Eno and The Edge on Zooropa. In 1994, he worked again with Nine Inch Nails, this time on The Downward Spiral. In 1995, Flood co-produced The Smashing Pumpkins’ album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with longtime collaborator Alan Moulder, and PJ Harvey’s album To Bring You My Love. Shortly thereafter, he assisted producer Nellee Hooper on Sneaker Pimps’ Becoming X. He also collaborated with Dave Bessell, Gary Stout and Ed Buller to create Node; an analogue synth heavy project that produced a single album, Node.

In 1996 Flood teamed up with U2 once again to produce Pop, released the next year. The following year, he assisted Billy Corgan and Brad Wood on The Smashing Pumpkins’s 1998 album Adore and co-produced PJ Harvey’s album Is This Desire?.

After his involvement as a producer with Some Bizzare Records, Flood began his work in conjunction with Mute Records as one of their preferred producers. Flood was the first to announce his first project as a producer alongside Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on From Her to Eternity (1983-1984) and the album that followed the Firstborn Was The Lastborn (1984). His role at Mute included producing as well as co-producer and engineer for all of the label’s biggest acts, which included Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke and Erasure who released their first album Wonderland (1986) as well as its sequel The Circus (1987) he designed.

Flood Net Worth

Flood is one of the richest Record Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Flood 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He should not be confused with Mark Ellis, the bassist of his British mod revival group The Lambrettas from the late 1970s and the early 1980s.

Flood was promoted to engineer at the house before becoming a freelancer in 1981, the year he was an engineer assistant on the debut album of New Order, Movement. In the following year was the year that he produced Ministry’s debut album With Sympathy. He was then a part of the Stevo’s Some Bizzare Records label, which led to collaboration on projects with Cabaret Voltaire, Psychic TV and Marc Almond’s own side group, Marc and the Mambas as well as other artists.

Flood’s first mainstream commercial break came in 1987 when he engineered U2’s The Joshua Tree, alongside producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Shortly thereafter, he co-produced Nine Inch Nails on debut Pretty Hate Machine, along with John Fryer, Adrian Sherwood, and Keith LeBlanc. He also worked with Depeche Mode on their 1990 album, Violator. In 1991, he returned to work again with U2 on Achtung Baby, along with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite. The following year, he also returned to work with Depeche Mode to record the album Songs of Faith and Devotion and co-produced three tracks of Nine Inch Nails’ Broken EP.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Flood Dating?

According to our records, Flood married to Rosamund Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Flood’s is not dating anyone.

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Flood and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital co-produced the 2008 album by The Music, Strength in Numbers. He produced the 2009 album by The Hours, See the Light. He joined Steve Lillywhite again in 2008 to work with Thirty Seconds to Mars, on This Is War. And then worked with Editors on In This Light and on This Evening. 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 Let England Shake by PJ Harvey.

Facts & Trivia

Flood Ranked on the list of most popular Record Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Flood celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.

In 2013, Flood worked again with Depeche Mode, being responsible for the mixing process of their album “Delta Machine”, which was produced by Ben Hillier.

What is the flood?

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of “flowing water”, the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.

What causes flood?

It occurs when drainage channels are filled and the rivers and streams can no longer accommodate the excessive water generated by severe weather conditions. The drainage channels then overtop their natural or artificial banks and water enters the surrounding lands to cause flooding.

What are the 5 causes of floods?

• Heavy Rainfall.
• Overflowing Rivers.
• Collapsed Dams.
• Snowmelt.
• Climate Change.

What are the 5 floods?

• Coastal flood.
• River flood.
• Flash flood.
• Groundwater flood.
• Sewage flood.

What is a flood essay?

Flood is one of the most dangerous natural disasters. It happens when excessive water is collected in any area. It usually happens due to heavy rainfall. India is highly prone to flood. There are many regions in the country that face this natural disaster because of the overflowing of rivers.