Ian Paice Palladium. In April 2015, Paice was named Rock Drummer of The Year 2015 by "Modern Drummer" magazine, which meant he was also inducted into the magazine's Hall of Fame. Paice, as a member of Deep Purple, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 8 April 2016. Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. He has been the band's only constant member since its foundation. Born in Nottingham but moving south in early childhood, Paice got his first drum
North Drums North Drums North Drums are horn-shaped drums that were designed to project their sound outward, so the audience can hear the most direct qualities of the drum. North Drums were invented by then Boston resident and drummer Roger North, while he was a member of band Quill, and later bands the Holy Modal Rounders, The Clamtones and The Freak Mountain Ramblers (Portland, Oregon). North created the fiberglass-shelled drums by hand for his own usage in late 1968, and was granted a U.S. patent, #3603194 on the design in 1971 . Starting in 1973 he began producing the original commercial configuration