Bassist, keyboardist, producer and label owner from Liverpool (UK) born in 1958. He co-founded
Dalek I in November 1977 with
Alan Gill, which he left in 1978 to join
Big In Japan until they split later that year. In 1979 he replaced
Paul Simpson (2) in
Teardrop Explodes, The, staying until they disbanded in 1983.
In 1978 he founded
Zoo Records together with
Bill Drummond, releasing early Liverpool punk and new wave music. Under the name
Chameleons, The (2) Balfe and Drummond produced several artists; they released a single under the name
Lori & The Chameleons.
After
Teardrop Explodes, The disbanded in 1983 he set up a second label,
Food, which released
Blur, among other artists. In 1994
EMI Records (UK) took complete control over the label.
He now works as freelance writer and director.