Artist Biography

Born in Montreal in 1961, He grew up influenced by the music of Chicago, Zappa, the Allman Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius… to name but a few of the extensive list of quality musicians/songwriters who helped to shape Ian’s musical style and direction.brbr

Ian started off with the piano at the age of 6, followed by the trumpet 2 years later and persisted with that for 10 years. brbr

At 15 his interest in bass was born after getting a Mansfield driftwood bass. Having Peter Cetera -Chicago- as his example, he taught himself how to play bass. A couple of bass guitars further… in 1980 a tax refund cheque was spent on a B301AF Guild fretless bass. It was money well spent !brbrIan toured Montreal with his brother and local bands but when employment took up all his time, the music was put on the shelf. In 1999 Ian met his Belgian life mate. They moved to Scotland which proved to be a very inspiring and creative one. brbr

The Yamaha 4-track was replaced with the Boss BR-8 which in turn made way for the BR1180CD on which both of his albums have been recorded.brbr

The Rhodes piano had to remain in Canada and was replaced by a Korg M1. Not exactly the same but doing the job. An extra Guild - De Armond guitar and some professional loops and a sampler were added to make the set complete (for now).brbr“Marti Who ?” the debut album was released in December 2004 and just a year later, the final touches were put to “Fruit Allures”.brbr“Fruit Allures” is very likely to pleasantly surprise you with its diversity. None of the songs seem what they are and unexpected changes take you to other dimensions.brbr

Enjoy the ride!

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