Simon "Ding" Archer (born 26 March 1966) is an English musician and producer from Manchester.
Archer joined seminal Manchester post-punk group The Fall in March 2003 as a bass guitarist,[2][3] replacing Jim Watts.
[4] Archer had been occasionally involved in some capacity before he joined, and continued to do so for the remainder of their active years as musical contributor, backing vocalist or recording engineer.
[6] Archer replaced Kim Deal on bass for The Pixies' 2014 album Indie Cindy.
[7][8] Archer played Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People.