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- Birth nameMark Vincent Ellis
- Mark Ellis, known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is a British post-punk and alternative rock record producer and audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with recording acts like Depeche Mode, New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Erasure, a-ha, The Smashing Pumpkins and others. His co-production collaborations have included projects with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery studio complex. In 2006, his work with U2 led to his sharing of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'. He is not to be confused with Mark Ellis, the bassist from the British mod revival band The Lambrettas from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast
- He began his music career as the vocalist for the band Seven Hertz.
- Ellis was a runner at Battery Studios in London and held apprenticeships at Marcus Studios and Trident Studios.
- He began his professional studio career as a runner at Morgan Studios in London, where he also served as Tape Operator on 1984 by Rick Wakeman.
- As a child, Ellis attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington, England.
- Following his work with Some Bizzare Records, Flood began working with Mute Records as their preferred producer, heralding his first production project with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on From Her to Eternity (1983-1984) and the follow-up album, The Firstborn Is Dead (1984).
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