Vinny Appice Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer of Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. He is best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and Big Noize. Appice took up the drums at the age of nine, taking lessons from the same teacher as his brother Carmine Appice. When he was sixteen, Appice and his band BOMF met John Lennon at Record Plant Studios, leading to him appearing on several Lennon recordings. He moved on to record with Rick Derringer on Derringer (1976),
Dizi (instrument) known for having invented the "koudi" in 1971. Ma Di (馬迪) is a current composer and soloist known for his technique on the instrument. Ron Korb ( or phonetically translated to ""), born in Toronto, Canada, is the first renowned western musician playing "dizi" along with numerous other world woodwinds. He graduated from the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto with an honours degree in performance. On many of his recordings he uses the "dizi" as the lead instrument. He has also used "dizi" in the film soundtracks of "The White Countess", "Relic Hunter", "China Rises", and "Long