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Ian Paice
Ian Paice

Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948; Nottingham, England) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band still performing with the group. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1218x947, 705 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ian Paice Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1218x947, 705 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ian Paice Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Jon Douglas Lord (born Leicester 9 June 1941) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player. ...


Heavily influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and other jazz drummers, Ian is one of the few hard rock drummers who uses swing and jazz inflections in his powerhouse style. He is also left-handed. Gene Krupa Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. ... Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 Brooklyn, New York – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ...


He brought forward from a previous generation of rock drummers the tight, precise playing and crisp, clean sound of the best of his predecessors but added power, formidable speed and technique to create a unique style and sound giving the best of both worlds.


Ian uses Pearl drumkits as his main performing drums, incorporating Paiste cymbals and Promark sticks. He switched to Pearl drums from Ludwig at around 1984. The Pearl Musical Instrument Company ) is a world leader in the manufacturing of percussion equipment, including drum kits, hand drums, drum hardware, bass drum pedals, mallet percussion, and other auxiliary percussion instruments. ... The Paiste logo A Paiste 2002 Sound Edge hihat. ... Pro-Mark are a drumstick, mallet and percussion product manufacturer located in Houston, USA. External links Official website Category: ... Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer, Inc. ...


He is almost always seen wearing blue (or occasionally green or purple) coloured spectacles.


Deep Purple

Born in Nottingham, England his family moved to Bicester in Oxfordshire. He was the drummer in a local Bicester group called "Georgie and the Rave ons". The group later changed their name to "The Shindigs". Ian left the "shindigs" to join a group called "MI5" later renamed "The Maze". He played alongside Rod Evans in The Maze. After this, at 19, he helped create Deep Purple in 1968, one of the heaviest rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He participated in the 80s 'Super Drumming' event. He is the only one who has been in every Deep Purple lineup until the present. He has also played with Paice, Ashton & Lord, Whitesnake, and Gary Moore. For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪstə/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪstə/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paice, Ashton and Lord (PAL), was a rhythm and blues, funky-soul, rock band founded after the break-up of the British superband Deep Purple (DP) in 1977. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the former TV host, see Garry Moore. ...


A devotee of Ludwig kits during the seventies, he switched to Pearl in the 1980s, which he still plays. He also prefers a single bass drum set-up, both live and in the studio. One of the few exceptions is on the Paice tour-de-force and Purple charting single 'Fireball', probably the finest example of Ian's virtuoso technique. Recommended albums that best display Paice's talents are Deep Purple's 'Made in Japan' (most notably "The Mule" - a 9 minute solo, but some find "Lazy" just as good or even better), 'Deep Purple in Rock' (most notably "Child in Time" and "Flight of the Rat"), 'Machine Head and 'Burn' particularly the title track "Burn" which highlights his mastery of single stroke fills and just overall hand speed and the track "You Fool No One" where his excellent kick drum technique is evident. Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer, Inc. ... The Pearl Musical Instrument Company ) is a world leader in the manufacturing of percussion equipment, including drum kits, hand drums, drum hardware, bass drum pedals, mallet percussion, and other auxiliary percussion instruments. ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ... A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, late Latin virtuosus, Latin virtus meaning: skill, manliness, excellence) is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability at singing or playing a musical instrument. ... Made in Japan is a live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1972. ... Deep Purple in Rock is a hard rock album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1970. ... Child In Time is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. ... Alternate cover 25th anniversary gatefold cover Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. ... Burn, a hard rock-album by Deep Purple released in 1974, welcomed new vocalist David Coverdale, as well as Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes from Trapeze. ...


A recent highlight was guesting on Paul McCartney's Run Devil Run (1999) rock'n'roll album. Steve Morse says about Ian Paice: "He's like a real heavy Ringo. He's just so good on the drums, but doesn't want to make a big deal about it." Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Run Devil Run is an album of mostly obscure 1950s rock and roll songs recorded and released by Paul McCartney in 1999. ... Steve Morse Steven J. Morse is a rock guitarist and guitar virtuoso, best known for his position as guitarist in the Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple. ...


He has also released a solo DVD which is aimed at drummers and music fans alike. Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...


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Ian Paice at AllExperts (645 words)
Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple.
Heavily influenced by Buddy Rich, Ian is one of the few hard rock drummers who uses swing and jazz inflections in his powerhouse style.
Ian has also just released a new solo DVD which is aimed at drummers and music fans alike.
Ian Paice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (725 words)
Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948; Nottingham, England) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple.
Ian is also one of the few rock drummers who has mastered the one handed roll.
One of the few exceptions is on the Paice tour-de-force and Purple charting single 'Fireball', probably the finest example of Ian's virtuoso technique.
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