Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician who is the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band

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. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every line-up since the band's inception in 1968, as well as having played on every album and at every live appearance. He was inducted into the

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as a member of Deep Purple in 2016. Deep Purple were broken up for eight years from 1976 to 1984, during which time Paice was a member of two bands that also involved other Deep Purple members, Paice Ashton Lord (also featuring Jon Lord) during 1976–1978, and

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(also featuring Jon Lord and David Coverdale) during 1979–1982. He was then

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's drummer from 1982 until Deep Purple's reformation in 1984. He has also played drums as a touring and/or session musician for other artists, including

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, and

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Biography

The early years

Born in Nottingham, Paice's father was a civil servant and he spent his early years in Germany before moving back to live just outside Oxford in early childhood. He got his first drum kit at 15 and began his professional career in the early 1960s playing drums in his father's dance band. The first band he was in was called Georgie & the Rave-Ons, which after being renamed the Shindigs released their first single featuring the 17-year-old Paice and George Adams. In 1966 Paice joined the MI5, which soon changed its name to the Maze. Primarily a club band, the Maze produced a number of singles, recorded mainly in Italy and France.

Deep Purple

The Maze featured vocalist Rod Evans, who alongside Paice was to form the original line-up of

in March 1968. Evans had responded to an ad for a lead singer published by Deep Purple management, and showed up for his audition with Ian Paice in tow. Given that Deep Purple's first choice as drummer, Bobby Woodman, had expressed dislike for the band's musical direction, the group hastily arranged an audition for Paice, with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore leading the charge. Blackmore in interviews years later stated: "I had looked for Ian Paice for about a year after seeing him perform in

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. He's an incredible drummer. And he was the motor of the band". Paice is the last remaining original Deep Purple member in the band in the present day.

Whitesnake

Deep Purple split up in 1976 and eventually reformed in 1984. During the split, Paice formed a new group, Paice Ashton Lord in 1976. The band, also comprising singer/pianist Tony Ashton, Deep Purple organist Jon Lord, guitarist/vocalist Bernie Marsden and bassist Paul Martinez, recorded one album ('' Malice in Wonderland'') and played only five live shows. Paice Ashton Lord were put on hold in 1977, halfway through recording the group's second album. They subsequently broke up, allegedly because Tony Ashton only felt at home playing live shows in little clubs. In August 1979, Paice was asked by David Coverdale to join

on the Japanese tour for the '' Lovehunter'' album. He stayed with the band for almost three years. He appeared on the Whitesnake albums '' Ready an' Willing'' (1980), '' Live...in the Heart of the City'' (1980), '' Come an' Get It'' (1981) and '' Saints & Sinners'' (1982). This incarnation of Whitesnake featured David Coverdale and Jon Lord, which meant three members of the Mark III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple were in Whitesnake during this period. Following musical differences with David Coverdale, Paice left Whitesnake in January 1982.

Gary Moore Band

In 1982, Paice joined

for an album that turned into '' Corridors of Power''. Moore's manager subsequently came up with the idea of Moore and Paice putting a band together under Moore's name, so that his management would take the business side of the project with Paice having a sizeable interest in the band. The collaboration turned out to be a successful one and produced a couple of albums and extensive tours. Paice left Moore's band in April 1984 when the reformed Deep Purple reconvened, and he remains in Deep Purple to the present day.

Notable collaborations

Paice played drums on

's final album '' Squeeze'', which was released in 1973. At that point, the band only consisted of singer and multi-instrumentalist Doug Yule (all of the other members, including

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, had either left or been fired by their manager), and the album was poorly received and quickly fell into obscurity. In 1973, Paice was among English rock musicians invited by

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, an American jazz player, to take part in the saxophonist's London sessions at Morgan Studios. Paice played on two songs: "He's Island Man" and "I've Tried Everything" along with

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, Steve Winwood and Rick Grech. The album, called '' E.H. in the U.K. – The Eddie Harris London Sessions'', produced by Geoffrey Haslam, was released the next year thru Atlantic Records. In 1983, Paice took part in one of the first tribute recordings by symphonic orchestra paid to a rock band. ''Arrested – The Music of Police'' was a joint venture by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Don Airey and assembled rock musicians (other artists involved included Neil Murray,

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, Chris Thompson, Gary Moore, Roy Wood, Keth Airey and Raff Ravenscroft). The sessions took place mainly in London, primarily at

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, but also in

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. In July 1989, Paice took part in

's recording session at Friar Park, which resulted in three songs "Cheer Down", "Cockamamie Business" and "Poor Little Girl", which also featured Jeff Lynne, Jim Horn and Richard Tandy among others. The songs were recorded for the compilation album '' Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989'', released in October the same year. The purpose of this album was to close Harrison's contractual obligations to Warner Brothers. "Cheer Down" was also released on the ''

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'' (1989) soundtrack album. In March 1999, Paice joined

for the recording of '' Run Devil Run'', released in October that year. The line-up also featured Pink Floyd's

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and The Pirates'

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. Paice also joined the album's line-up at three one-off performances in September and December 1999, including a show at the famous Cavern Club. Steve Morse said of 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." – Ian Paice profile In 2001, Paice guested on Jim Capaldi's album ''Living on the Outside''. He played on a 1960s-style rock-and-roll song, "Anna Julia", and the guitar-driven "We're Not Alone". "Anna Julia", which was also released as a single and turned out a considerable hit, also features George Harrison and

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. Paice has worked on numerous occasions with former Spencer Davis Group drummer, Pete York. In December 2001 the two played a low key club tour of Germany, playing two drums on one stage, supported by Colin Hodgkinson (bass) and Miller Anderson (guitar, vocals). Apart from the regular setlist consisting of songs from York's and Paice's back catalogue, the shows featured impromptu drumming demonstrations and Q&A sessions. Paice often joins Italian guitarist Tolo Marton, with whom he has performed on many occasions over the last decade, on stage. Marton's live album ''Dal Vero'' features Paice on the

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songs "Stone Free" and "Hey Joe". Since 2005, he has also been involved in Moonstone Project led by Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. The band performs regularly, mainly in Italy; they have also released two studio albums on which Paice has guested. ''Time to Take a Stand'', released in 2006, featured two songs featuring both Paice and Glenn Hughes, performing together for the first time since 1976. The list of Paice's declared admirers includes Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith. On 21 June 2004 Smith and Paice joined forces at the launch of the London Drum Company. The next year they also played together at the Modern Drummer Festival at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Both performances were released on DVD. In mid-2011, Paice took part in the all-star recording of

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's '' Seeking Major Tom'', the actor's fourth album, a collection of space-themed cover songs. Paice plays on a rendition of Deep Purple's "Space Truckin'" alongside Johnny Winter. The album also features former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

Special performances/charity activities

On 19 June 1992, Paice was among guest musicians performing at the Leukaemia Research charity concert in

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. The concert featured members of Bad Company and

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as well as Gary Moore and Tony Ashton. On 20 October 1992 in New York, Paice played at the John Bonham Tribute alongside Jason Bonham, Tommy Aldridge, Denny Carmassi, and Frankie Banali among others. Paice performed "The Rover" from the

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album '' Physical Graffiti''. Paice joined Tony Ashton at two performances at the Hell Blues Festival on 10 and 11 September 1999 in Norway. The band also featured Paul Martinez on bass, who had played alongside Ashton and Paice in Paice Ashton Lord in 1976/1977. The group was, however, billed as Tony Ashton & Legendary Friends. Paice entertained more than 1000 people at a special charity concert in Reading on 13 January 2006. This highly successful event, which raised over £7000, was organised by Chris Wright, MD of DrumWright. The show was organised in aid of Tong-Len, which supports primary education for highly deprived children in Northern India. On 31 March and 1 April 2006, Paice joined Don Airey, Thomas Blug and

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at impromptu performances held during the ProLight+Sound fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The show included songs from the highly acclaimed Billy Cobham album ''Spectrum'' as well as songs by Deep Purple and Focus. Since 2006, Paice has also been involved in The Sunflower Jam, a London-based charity founded by his wife Jacky Paice and also involving actor Jeremy Irons. Paice is usually featured as a member of the SunflowerJam house band. He has performed there with likes of

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, Gary Moore and Bruce Dickinson. On 2 March 2007, Paice held a drum clinic organised by the University of Glamorgan. The show was organised in partnership with ATRiuM the University's Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries. Commenting after the show Paice said: "ATRiuM will be a great place for young musicians to learn their craft, not to mention all the other things they’ve got going on there. This drum clinic of mine will hopefully demonstrate that drummers are also musicians, despite the jokes!". On 13 January 2008, Paice took part in the ChildLine Rocks charity concert in London, where he played live with former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes for the first time since 1976. On 24 May 2008, Paice participated in "Rock Legends Adventure" concert in Cologne, Germany. He joined an all-stars line-up featuring Pete York,

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, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball and John Miles among others. Paice played on 10 of 32 songs performed that night, including The Kinks' "

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", The Beatles' " I Saw Her Standing There" and "Come Together", Allman Brothers Band's "One Way Out", Steve Wonder's "Superstition" and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". Paice appeared at the Pearl Day (Pearl drums event) which was held on 1 June 2008 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham, UK. Apart from Paice, guests included Jerry Brown, Mark Brzezecki, Jimmy Degrasso, Darrin Mooney, and Dan Foord. On 6 September 2009, Paice joined Neil Murray,

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, Jonathan Noyce, Clive Bunker and Phil Hilborne at a "Night with Jethro Tull and Deep Purple" concert in Turin, Italy. On 18 April 2010, Paice, Jon Lord and

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frontman Bruce Dickinson joined leading actors ( Gillian Anderson, Julie Christie, Sinéad Cusack,

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, Derek Jacobi,

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, among others) to support Survival International at the Apollo Theatre in London for fundraising event "We are One – a celebration of tribal peoples", created by actor Mark Rylance. On 2 April 2012, Paice performed at the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert at the London Palladium. He was joined on stage by the Buddy Rich Orchestra and Bruce Dickinson. On 16 September 2012, Paice appeared at the Sunflower Jam charity concert at the

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, performing alongside guitarist

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, bassist

, and vocalists Bruce Dickinson and

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Personal life

Paice is married and has three children: James, Emmy and Calli. His wife, Jacky, is the twin sister of the late Jon Lord's wife, Vicky. It had been rumored (and even mentioned by former Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme in an interview) that Paice has only one lung: in reality, he is only missing a portion of the lower lobe in his left lung, due to contracting a case of

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when he was six years old that turned into

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. He is almost always seen wearing glasses with blue (or occasionally green or purple)-tinted spectacle lenses. Paice is a supporter of England rugby; his son James played.

Health

On 14 June 2016, he suffered a transient ischaemic attack, or mini stroke. This led to Deep Purple cancelling two concerts planned in Sweden that week. He said after the incident that there was "no serious or permanent damage" and expected to return to performing in July. He added that the cancelled concerts were the first Deep Purple performances of which he had forced the cancellation since his co-founding of the band in 1968. He returned to stage with Deep Purple in Gothenburg on 1 July, playing a full setlist with the band, but without performing his drum solo.

Equipment

Today Paice uses

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drumkits as his main performing drums, incorporating

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cymbals,

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drumheads and Pro-Mark drumsticks. He used Ludwig kits during the seventies and early eighties in remarkable large sizes: 26" Bass drum, 16" Tom, an 18 & 20" floor tom and 14 x 6.5" Supraphonic snare which was a blueprint for his signature snare from

. In 1982 he switched companies, because Ludwig's development stalled and he got a better deal from

. He also prefers a single

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set-up, both live and in the studio. Pearl Drums produce his signature

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.Pearl Drums
– Ian Paice He has also released a solo DVD which is aimed at both drummers and music fans in general.

Influences and style

Paice's early influences include jazz and rock drummers such as Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Bobby Elliott,

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and Charles Connor, and later he was inspired by Carmine Appice,

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and Mitch Mitchell. He is primarily

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with a left-handed drum-kit set-up and uses the matched-grip approach. He is well known for his extremely fast and smooth single and double-stroke rolls as well as single bass pedal speed. He did however perform once with a double-bass setup on the title track of the '' Fireball'' album and was performed live occasionally. He is also known for perfecting the one-handed roll as demonstrated on a Drummerworld video. Paice has been cited as an influence on many notable rock drummers, including Clive Burr, Mikkey Dee, Virgil Donati,

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, Gary James, Simon Phillips and Matt Starr.

Recognition

On 5 November 2007 at the Classic Rock Awards, Jacky and Ian Paice received the ChildLine award in recognition of their philanthropic work with the SunflowerJam raising money for children with cancer. Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden presented them with the award. It was the first time the award has been given. On 2 April 2012, Paice was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert at the London Palladium. He was inducted into the '' Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2016, Paice was ranked 21st in ''

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s list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". As a member of Deep Purple, he was inducted into the

on 8 April 2016.

Discography

;MI5 & The Maze *1966 ''You'll Never Stop Me Loving You/Only Time Will Tell'' (SP, UK) *1966 ''Hello Stranger/Telephone'' (SP, UK) *1967 ''Aria Del Sud/Non Fatemio Odiare'' (SP, Italy) *1967 ''Harlem Shuffle/What Now/The Trap/I'm So Glad'' (EP, France) *1967 ''Catari, Catari/Easy Street'' (SP, UK) ;Gary Moore Band *1982 '' Corridors of Power'' *1983 ''Falling in Love with You'' (EP) *1983 '' Rockin' Every Night - Live in Japan'' (European release: 1986) *1983 '' Victims of the Future'' *1984 '' We Want Moore!'' ;Solo *2002 ''Not for the Pro's'' (DVD+CD) *2005 ''Chad Smith & Ian Paice – Live Performances, Interviews, Tech Talk and Soundcheck'' (DVD) *2006 ''Modern Drummer Festival 2005'' (DVD) *2007 ''Ian Paice and Friends Live in Reading 2006'' (DVD) *2007 ''Ian Paice and Lee Joe Band — Live In Belgorod 2007, Interview'' (DVD) *2015 ''Ian Paice's Sunflower Superjam - Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2012'' *2016 ''Ian Paice The Legend - Rock Summit 2014'' (DVD) ;Film and TV appearances *1983 ''Rock School'' (BBC, educational) *1991 ''Deep Purple – Heavy Metal Pioneers'' (Warner, interviewee) *1995 ''Rock Family Trees, ep. 'Deep Purple (BBC, interviewee) *2002 ''Classic Albums, ep. 'Deep Purple – Machine Head (ITV, interviewee) *2004 ''Roger Glover – Made in Wales'' (ITV, interviewee) *2005 '' Hard Rock Treasures'' (Feature, interviewee) *2006 ''Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life'' (Feature, interviewee) *2007 ''Highway Star: A Journey in Rock'' (interviewee) *2010 ''I'm in a Rock n' Roll Band'', ep. ''The Drummer'' (BBC, interviewee) *2011 ''Metal Evolution'', eps. ''Pre-Metal'', ''Early Metal, Part 2: UK Division'' (VH1, interviewee) *2013 ''Behind The Music Remastered, ep. 'Deep Purple (VH1, interviewee) *2013 ''Jon Lord: It's All Music'' (BBC, interviewee) *2014 ''Made in Japan - The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II'' (interviewee) ;Sessions & guest appearances *1967 ''Do Your Own Thing/Goodbye Baby Goodbye'' (Soul Brothers, SP) *1968 ''I Shall Be Released/Down In The Flood'' ( Boz Burrell, SP) *1968 ''I Feel Fine/Let Me Love You'' ( Tony Wilson, SP) *1968 ''Sundragon'' (Sundragon) *1971 ''Natural Magic'' ( Green Bullfrog) *1971 ''In My Time'' ( Mike Hurst) *1972 ''Gemini Suite'' ( Jon Lord) *1972 ''ELF'' (ELF - as co-producer) *1972 ''Rolling With My Baby'' ingle(Silverhead - as producer) *1972 ''Home is Where You Find It'' ( Eddie Hardin) *1972 ''The Pete York Percussion Band'' (The Pete York Percussion Band) *1973 '' Squeeze'' ( Velvet Underground) *1973 ''Bump & Grind'' ( Jackson Heights) *1974 '' E.H. in the UK'' – (

) *1974 ''First of the Big Bands'' ( Tony Ashton & Jon Lord) *1975 ''Funkist'' ( Bobby Harrison) *1975 ''Get Off II'' (NAPRA) *1977 ''You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks'' ( Eddie Hardin) *1978 ''Composition'' ( Kirby) *1980 ''And About Time Too'' ( Bernie Marsden) *1980 ''Free Spirit'' ( Ken Hensley, "Brown Eyed Boy") *1981 ''Look at Me Now'' ( Bernie Marsden) *1982 ''Before I Forget'' ( Jon Lord) *1983 ''Arrested – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Friends Tribute to Police'' ("Truth Hits Everybody", "Arrested", "Message in a Bottle", "Invisible Sun") *1987 ''Super Drumming'' ( Pete York & Friends) *1988 ''The Christmas Album'' (

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, "Captain Starship Christmas") *1989 ''Best of Dark Horse 1976–89'' (

) *1990 '' Jump The Gun'' ( Pretty Maids) *1990 ''Pete York Presents Super Drumming Volume 3'' ( Pete York & Friends) *1993 ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert '74'' ( Tony Ashton & Jon Lord) *1994 ''From Time To Time'' ( Ken Hensley, "Inspiration") *1999 '' Run Devil Run'' (

) *1999 ''Live at the Cavern'' (

, DVD) *2001 ''Living on the Outside'' ( Jim Capaldi) *2001 ''Twister'' (Max Magagni) *2002 ''Dal Vero'' (Tolo Marton, "Stone Free", "Hey Joe") *2003 ''E-Thnik'' (Mario Fasciano) *2006 ''Gillan's Inn'' (

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, "Sugar Plum", "Trashed", "Smoke on the Water", "No Laughing in Heaven") *2006 ''Time To Take A Stand'' (Moonstone Project, +2008 extended ed., "Rose in Hell", "Where Do You Hide The Blues You've Got", "Silent Hunter") *2007 ''Little Hard Blues'' (Andrea Ranfagni, "Forget My Boogie", ) *2007 ''One Night Jam'' (Lee Joe Fiafari, "Sweet Girl") *2009 ''Rebel on the Run'' (Moonstone Project, song "Halfway To Heaven") *2010 ''Stay Tuned'' (Bernhard Welz, "Drum Jam – live 2002") *2010 ''Made in Verona – Live'' (Forever Deep – The Italian Deep Purple Tribute) *2011 '' Seeking Major Tom'' (

, "Space Truckin'") *2012 ''Raining Rock'' (Jettblack, "Feel the Love", CD single) *2012 ''A Spoonful of Time'' (Nektar Tribute Album, "For the Love of Money") *2012 ''Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who'' ("Bargain") *2013 ''Forever Deep'' (Forever Deep, "The Wish", "Without Your Love", "Marosh") *2014 ''Shine'' ( Bernie Marsden, "Trouble") *2014 ''Celebrating Jon Lord'' *2015 ''This Is The Thing #1'' (Purpendicular) *2015 ''Sunflower Super Jam Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2012'' *2016 ''Unfolding'' ( Steve Balsamo & Rosalie Deighton) *2017 "Paicey Story, Made In Breizh *2017 ''Venus To Volcanus'' (Purpendicular) *2021 '' DMX - X Moves (Ft.

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& Steve Howe & Ian Paice)'' *2022 ‘’Human Mechanic’’ (Purpendicular)

Drum clinics/guest performances

Paice has been touring with his drum clinics extensively since the 1980s. Additionally, he very often gives performances with Deep Purple coverbands, playing many obscure Deep Purple songs, often never played by the band itself. 1990s * 1992 – UK, Oxford – charity concert in aid of Leukemia Research * 1997 –

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* September 1999 – Norway, Hell, Hell Blues Festival – concert with Paul Martinez (bs) and Tony Ashton (vpc/pno), also a drum clinic 2001 * March 2001 – Australia, drum clinics in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney * December 2001 – Tour of Germany with Pete York (dr), Colin Hodgkinson (bs) and Miller Anderson (voc/gtr) 2002 * 15 March 2002 – one-off concert with Italian guitarist Tolo Marton * September 2002 – Poland,

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– appearance at the Opole Drumming Festival 2004 * 21 June 2004 – UK, London – concert at the opening of London Drum Company with Chad Smith, Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK, filmed and released on DVD the next year 2005 * 2005 – concert with Chad Smith at the Modern Drummer Festival, filmed and released on DVD * 2005 – Poland, Piekary Śląskie * 2005 – Sweden, Stockholm, Bass n' Drum Festival * 25 May 2005 – Austria, Vienna – concert with a band led by Austrian drummer, Bernhard Welz * 3 August 2005 – Italy, Trieste – concert with the Italian Deep Purple cover band Rain * 29 November 2005 – UK, London – Appearance at the Clive Burr Testimonial 2006 * 13 January – UK, Reading – charity concert * 31 March & 1 April – Germany, Frankfurt, ProLight+Sound – two concerts with Don Airey,

, and others * September – UK, London – charity concert at The Sunflower Jam, organised by Jacky Paice 2007 * 22–25 February – Netherlands/Germany/Austria – four concerts with a German

coverband, Demon's Eye * 2 March – UK, Wales, Glamorgan University – guest appearance in support of the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries initiative * 20 September – UK, London – concert at The Sunflower Jam, organised by Jacky Paice * 17 October – UK, Liverpool – concert with a

coverband, Cheap Purple 2008 * 13 January – UK, England, London – performance at the Childline Rocks with Glenn Hughes * 5 April – Italy, Padova – concert with an Italian

coverband Terzo Capitolo * 24 May – Germany, Cologne – Rock Legends Adventures * 1 June – UK, England, Nottingham, East Midlands Conference Centre – Pearl Day 2008 * 29 August – Italy, Fano, Marina dei Cesari – drum clinic and concert with Machine Head, Italian Deep Purple coverband * 25 September – UK, England, London – charity concert at The Sunflower Jam, organised by Jacky Paice * 17–20 December – Short German tour with a

coverband, Purpendicular 2009 * 8 February – Russia, Moscow – drum clinic * 31 July – Italy, Bordighera – concert with The Running Birds * 3 August – Italy, San Giorgio Piacentino, Dragon Beer Fest with Italian band Matt Filippucci, and Bernie Marsden * 6 August – Italy, Fermignano, Stadio Comunale with Italian Deep Purple coverband Machine Head * 4 September – Italy, Rome – drum clinic and concert with an Italian

coverband Hush * 6 September – Italy, Turin – drum clinic and concert with Phil Hilborne, Neil Murray and

as part of "Night with Jethro Tull and Deep Purple" concert * 20 September – Paris, La Pigalle, La Baguetterie – drum clinic alongside

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* 24 September – UK, England, London – concert at The Sunflower Jam, organised by Jacky Paice * 6 Nov – Poland, Bydgoszcz, Lizard King – concert with Free Blues Band (Bydgoskie Drums Fuzje 2009) * 7 Nov – Poland, Szczecin, Free Blues Club – concert with Free Blues Band (FBB 30th anniversary celebrations) 2010 * 24 January – UK, Leamington Spa – Judged the National Young Drummer of the Year Competition * 28 January – Italy, Verona – with Deep Purple tribute band Forever Deep * 29 January – Spain, Vigo – with Deep Purple coverband Hush * 30 January – Spain, La Coruña – with Deep Purple coverband Hush * 26 March – Hungary, Győr – Győr's 11th Drummer Festival with coverband Cry Free (Hungarian Deep Purple Cover Band) * 8 April – Italy, Padova – with Tolo Marton Band (40th anniversary of "In Rock") * 9 April – Italy, Calvari – with Tolo Marton Band (40th anniversary of "In Rock") * 16 December – Italy, Verona – with Deep Purple tribute band Forever Deep (special guest Tolo Marton) * 18 December – Italy, Castelmassa (with Deep Purple tribute band Forever Deep) * 19 December – Italy, Caserta, Polo Regency (with Deep Purple tribute band The Stage) 2011 * 1 April – Italy, Pompei, Hotel Vittoria (with Deep Purple tribute band The Stage) * 2 April – Italy, Cremona, Highway Star Rockclub (with Matt Filippini Band) * 5 August – Italy, Genova, Sestri Levante, Teatro Arena Conchiglia (with Tolo Marton Band) * 6 August – Italy, Tagliacozzo, Disco Pub Duca33 (drum clinic) * 6 August – Italy, Tagliacozzo, Complesso Turistico "Rolling Park" (with Tolo Marton Band, Somewhere in Rome and Steel Tyrant) * 10 September – Italy, Pavia di Udine, Sagra dei Pirus (with Italian Deep Purple tribute band RAIN) * 17 October – Argentina, Buenos Aires, Estadio Luna Park * 18 November – Italy, Vicenza, Teatro Astra di Schio (with Italian Deep Purple tribute band Forever Deep & Tolo Marton) * 19 November – Italy, Sassari, Vintage Cafe (drum clinic and concert with Matt Filippini Band) 2012 * 28 January – Italy, Verona, San Giovanni Lupatoto, Teatro Astra (with Italian Deep Purple tribute band Forever Deep & Tolo Marton) * 12 February- Canada, Vaughan, Drumland (celebrity guest) * 13 February – Canada, Toronto, Just Drums (drum clinic) * 18 February – Canada, Calgary, Axe Music (celebrity guest) * 10 March – Italy, Arzignano, Teatro Mattarello (with Altro Mondo & Free Soul Singers) * 21 March – Switzerland, Patteln (with Deep Purple tribute band – Purpendicular (also including a surprise appearance of original Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover)) * 23 March – Germany, Aschaffenburg (with Deep Purple tribute band – Purpendicular) * 2 April – UK, England, London, Palladium – Buddy Rich Memorial Concert * 23 April – UK, England, Woodley, Berkshire, DrumWright * 28 July – Italy, Gubbio, Teatro Romano, Purple Guitar Experience (with Blue Jade & Alex De Rosso) * 29 July – Italy, Potenza, Vaglio Basilicata (with Pig Floyd) * 3 August – Italy, PN, Arba (with RAIN) * 4 August – Italy, Campobasso, Villa Rosa (drum clinic) * 4 August – Italy, Cercemaggiore (CB), Baloma Bikers Festival (with Deep Purple tribute band – The Purple Inside) * 5 August – Italy, Genova, Teatro Arena Conchigilia (with Tolo Marton Band) * 6 August – Italy, Tagliacozzo, DISCO PUB "DUCA33" (drum clinic) * 6 August – Italy, Tagliacozzo, Complesso Turistico "Rolling Park" (with Deep Purple tribute band – Perfect Strangers) * 7 September – Italy, Palermo (with the student orchestra of Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini conducted by Alberto Maniaci) * 9 September – Netherlands, Ittervoort, Drumworld Adams Festival * 17 September – UK, England, London, The British Music Experience "Practice Room" session * 30 September – Poland, Opole, Filharmonia Opolska, Drum Fest (with Moonstone Project), also drum clinic * 11 November – Germany, Düsseldorf, Drummers Institute * 18 December – Italy, Canicattì, Cineteatro Odeon (with Rapture tribute band) 2014 * 7 October - Czech Republic, Brno (with Purpendicular) * 8 October - Germany, Burgrieden (with Purpendicular) * 9 October - Germany, Rutesheim (with Purpendicular) * 19 December - Italy, Pistoia at Santomato live (with the Ranfa Band) 2015 * 12 March - France, Vaureal(Paris) (with Purpendicular) * 13 March - Switzerland, Zug (with Purpendicular) * 14 March - Germany, Burgrieden (with Purpendicular) * 26 March - Denmark, Copenhagen (with Purpendicular) * 27 March - Denmark, Fredericia (with Purpendicular) * 28 March - Germany, Ahlen (with Purpendicular) 2016 * 17 March - France, Vaureal (near Paris) (with Purpendicular) * 18 March - France, Riom (near Clermont Ferrand) (with Purpendicular) * 19 March - Switzerland, Zug (near Zürich) (with Purpendicular) * 20 March - Germany, Burgrieden (near Ulm) (with Purpendicular) * 26 March - Germany, Neurupinn (near Berlin) (with Purpendicular) * 27 March - Germany, Karlsruhe (with Purpendicular) * 28 March - Switzerland, Pratteln (near Basel) (with Purpendicular) *15 April - Austria, Klagenfurt at Eboardmuseum ( with Perfect Strangers) * 30 May - Italy, Cittanova (with Into The Purple) 2018 * 15 December - Germany, Finnentrop (with Purpendicular) 2019 * 8 June - Belgium, Zik Zak, Ittre (with Purpendicular) * 4 August - Germany, Berlin, Biesdorfer Parkbühne (with Purpendicular)

References

External links

Interview with Ian in web magazine Drummer's Digest
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