Ian Paice 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. The Maze featured vocalist Rod Evans, who alongside Paice was to form the original line-up of Deep Purple 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 for a drummer, Bobby Woodman, had expressed dislike for the band's musical direction, the group hastily arranged
Paice (company) Paice (company) Paice is a Baltimore headquartered hybrid technology company. She holds numerous patents in this field of technology. This technology is a transitory technology from gas driven vehicle to electricity driven . Her fighting 'David against Goliath' to defend its claims is noteworthy. Paice developed early hybrid-electric powertrain concepts for passenger vehicles in the 1990s. Paice developed 'Hyperdrive'. Founder is Alex Severinsky, a Russian emigrant, 1992. In recent years, Paice LLC has been controlled by the Abell Foundation, and has focused on patent litigation. Paice has sued Toyota, Ford, and most recently Hyundai for allegedly infringing on its patents.