1. Ian F Mosley was born on 16 June 1953 and is an English drummer.
17 Facts About Ian Mosley
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Ian Mosley is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-prog band Marillion, which he joined for their second album, Fugazi, released in 1984.
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Ian 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.
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Ian Mosley later played on the track Finale on the 1978 album Concerto for Electric Violin.
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In 1975, Ian Mosley played on the album Birds by Dutch band Trace, before joining Gordon Giltrap Band and played on the 1979 album The Peacock Party and the following tour.
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In 1981, Ian Mosley joined former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and played on the Cured tour, recordings later released on the live album Time Lapse.
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Ian Mosley played on the 1983 album Highly Strung and the following tour.
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Ian Mosley played on Hacketts album Till We Have Faces, before joining Marillion.
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The band was writing their second album at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and Ian Mosley joined Marillion as a session drummer, after a long search for a replacement for drummer and founding member Mick Pointer, who had left the band acrimoniously in April 1983.
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Ian Mosley 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.
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In 1985, Ian Mosley recorded drums on the track Dream Within A Dream on Propagandas A Secret Wish.
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In 1994, Ian Mosley played on John Wesleys debut album, Under the Red and White Sky on the tracks None So Beautiful and Thirteen Days.
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In 2001, Ian Mosley joined saxophonist Ben Castle, son of entertainer Roy Castle, and they recorded a jazz-themed album together, Postmankind.
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Ian Mosley played on fellow Marillion bandmate Pete Trewavas' and Eric Blackwood's Edison's Children album In The Last Waking Moments.
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Ian Mosley's drumming skills have been praised by Steve Hackett, who has described him as "a phenomenal drummer" and "phenomenally fast".
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Ian Mosley has said that Mosley's economy on the drums is "every bit the equal" to Phil Collins, Hackett's former Genesis bandmate.
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Ian Mosley has been cited as an influence by Tomas Haake, drummer of Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.