Vinny Appice and landed at #9 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (HeatSeekers) Chart, #41 on the Top Hard Music Chart and #50 on the Independent Album Chart. Following the death of Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio in 2010, the original lineup of Vinny Appice on drums, Jimmy Bain on bass, Vivian Campbell on guitar and Claude Schnell on keyboards reunited along with vocalist Andrew Freeman to perform covers of Dio songs they originally recorded. On November 25, 2013, it was announced that Appice had formed a new band called WAMI, which features vocalist Doogie White, bassist Marco Mendoza, and 16-year-old
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