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
Ian Taylor (musician) Ian Taylor (musician) Ian Flannon Taylor is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. Taylor plays guitar in The Adolescents and was the long-time guitarist for Mondo Generator. Taylor was the front-man for 1990s San Diego skate punk band Furious IV and UNSOUND, (an early 90's influential punk rock band from Palm Springs/Palm Desert, CA) and key member of what became known as the "Low Desert Sound". In 2011, Taylor released a solo record titled "The Sounds Between Us". Taylor owns a carpentry company called "Taylor Design And Build", which specializes in custom furniture, ADA modifications for local businesses, as