Ian F. Mosley (born 16 June 1953, Paddington, London, England) is an English drummer. He is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-progressive rockbandMarillion, which he joined for their second album, Fugazi, released in 1984. He had previously been an in-demand session drummer. Mosley's abilities have been widely praised, including by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake and critic John Franck of AllMusic. Modern Drummer has characterised him as a "drumming great".[1]
Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley onstage with Marillion at their 2009 weekend festival in Montreal, Canada.
Mosley joined Marillion in 1984 after a long search for a replacement for drummer and founding member Mick Pointer, who had left the band acrimoniously in 1983. He was the fifth drummer to play for Marillion and was frontman Fish's choice for the role, who had been unhappy with the band's previous drummers. Music critic John Franck stated Mosley's "spot-on drumming was the perfect foil for Marillion's meticulous musicianship".[5] He is still a member of Marillion.
Other projects
In 2001, Mosley joined saxophonist Ben Castle, son of entertainer Roy Castle, and they recorded a jazz-themed album together, Postmankind. The album also featured guest performances by John Etheridge, Steve Hackett and Marillion members Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas.[6]
Mosley's drumming skills have been praised by Steve Hackett, who has described him as "a phenomenal drummer" and "phenomenally fast". He has also said that Mosley's economy on the drums is "every bit the equal" to Phil Collins, Hackett's former Genesis bandmate.[7]
Mosley has stated that he enjoys "playing arrangements kind of in a classical format, which is in movements" but, despite his membership of several progressive rock bands over the course of his career, he does not believe in music labels and distances himself from the "progressive label" that "involves lyrics that quote dancing gnomes, Stonehenge and fairytales, etc."[9]
Mosley's drumming is the subject of a book, A guide to the unique drumming style of Ian Mosley – Marillion's Heartbeat, written by drummer and Marillion fan, Mark Pardy.[10]
In 2019, Mosley published his collected memoirs under the title Do I Owe You Money? – The Collected Memoirs of Ian Mosley.[11]
References
^Sneddon, Monty (26 August 2007). "Ian Mosley of Marillion". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ ab"Ian Mosley, Information & Solo Projects". Marillion. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^"10 Questions For Marillion Drummer Ian Mosley". Jem Freelance Writing. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^"Marillion Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^Franck, John. "Fugazi". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^. Marillion. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^"Steve Hackett Re-Revisits Genesis". Modern Drummer. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^Hill, Gemma. . mikedolbear.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^Dunphy, D.W. (11 February 2008). "Popdose Interview: Ian Mosley of Marillion". Popdose. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^Pardy, Mark (2015). Ian Mosley – Marillion's Heartbeat. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN978-1500956851.
^Mosley, Ian; Wistow, Georgina (2019). 'Do I Owe You Money? – The Collected Memoirs of Ian Mosley. Wizofmos Publishing.
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mosley, mosley, born, june, 1953, paddington, london, england, english, drummer, best, known, long, time, membership, progressive, rock, band, marillion, which, joined, their, second, album, fugazi, released, 1984, previously, been, demand, session, drummer, m. Ian F Mosley born 16 June 1953 Paddington London England is an English drummer He is best known for his long time membership of the neo progressive rock band Marillion which he joined for their second album Fugazi released in 1984 He had previously been an in demand session drummer Mosley s abilities have been widely praised including by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake and critic John Franck of AllMusic Modern Drummer has characterised him as a drumming great 1 Ian MosleyIan Mosley onstage with Marillion at their 2009 weekend festival in Montreal Canada Background informationBorn 1953 06 16 16 June 1953 age 69 GenresNeo progressive rockInstrument s DrumsYears active1975 presentWebsiteIan Mosley s page at the Marillion website Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Marillion 1 3 Other projects 1 4 Musical style 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Mosley studied percussion at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under teacher Gilbert Webster and aged 18 played in the orchestra for the musical Hair 2 His first professional band was Darryl Way s Wolf 3 Mosley played drums for former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett both on two of his solo studio albums and on tour He played for Gordon Giltrap 2 4 He also played on the 1975 album Birds by Dutch band Trace Marillion Edit Mosley joined Marillion in 1984 after a long search for a replacement for drummer and founding member Mick Pointer who had left the band acrimoniously in 1983 He was the fifth drummer to play for Marillion and was frontman Fish s choice for the role who had been unhappy with the band s previous drummers Music critic John Franck stated Mosley s spot on drumming was the perfect foil for Marillion s meticulous musicianship 5 He is still a member of Marillion Other projects Edit In 2001 Mosley joined saxophonist Ben Castle son of entertainer Roy Castle and they recorded a jazz themed album together Postmankind The album also featured guest performances by John Etheridge Steve Hackett and Marillion members Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas 6 Mosley played on fellow Marillion bandmate Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood s Edison s Children album In The Last Waking Moments playing drums on the epic 16 minute The Awakening Musical style Edit Mosley s drumming skills have been praised by Steve Hackett who has described him as a phenomenal drummer and phenomenally fast He has also said that Mosley s economy on the drums is every bit the equal to Phil Collins Hackett s former Genesis bandmate 7 Mosley has been cited as an influence by Tomas Haake drummer of Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah 8 Mosley has stated that he enjoys playing arrangements kind of in a classical format which is in movements but despite his membership of several progressive rock bands over the course of his career he does not believe in music labels and distances himself from the progressive label that involves lyrics that quote dancing gnomes Stonehenge and fairytales etc 9 Mosley s drumming is the subject of a book A guide to the unique drumming style of Ian Mosley Marillion s Heartbeat written by drummer and Marillion fan Mark Pardy 10 In 2019 Mosley published his collected memoirs under the title Do I Owe You Money The Collected Memoirs of Ian Mosley 11 References Edit Sneddon Monty 26 August 2007 Ian Mosley of Marillion Modern Drummer Retrieved 2 June 2015 a b Ian Mosley Information amp Solo Projects Marillion Retrieved 4 July 2014 10 Questions For Marillion Drummer Ian Mosley Jem Freelance Writing Retrieved 4 July 2014 Marillion Biography Billboard Retrieved 4 July 2014 Franck John Fugazi AllMusic Retrieved 10 August 2014 Postmankind Marillion Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 4 July 2014 Steve Hackett Re Revisits Genesis Modern Drummer 3 September 2013 Retrieved 29 June 2014 Hill Gemma Interview with Tomas Haake mikedolbear com Archived from the original on 11 August 2014 Retrieved 7 August 2014 Dunphy D W 11 February 2008 Popdose Interview Ian Mosley of Marillion Popdose Retrieved 30 June 2014 Pardy Mark 2015 Ian Mosley Marillion s Heartbeat CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 978 1500956851 Mosley Ian Wistow Georgina 2019 Do I Owe You Money The Collected Memoirs of Ian Mosley Wizofmos Publishing External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian Mosley Ian Mosley biography at the Wayback Machine archived 27 October 2009 Ian Mosley Career Retrospective Interview from 2016 with The Pods amp Sods Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Mosley amp oldid 1134067644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
