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Born in Montreal in 1961, he was a nice cute kid (as his mother will proudly confirm). He grew up influenced by the music his older brother Boyd was listening to - Chicago, Zappa, the Allman Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius… to name but a few of the extensive list of quality musicians/ songwriters who helped to shape Ian’s musical style and direction. His father was a concert musician who played 1st Viola at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore and San Antonio Symphony in the States before becoming a music teacher back in Canada. Ian started off with the piano at the age of 6, followed by the trumpet 2 years later and persisted with that for 10 years. At 15 his interest in bass was born after getting a Mansfield driftwood bass. Having Peter Cetera -Chicago- as his example, he taught himself how to play bass. A couple of bass guitars further… in 1980 a nice tax refund cheque dropped through the mailbox and it was spent on a B301AF Guild fretless b...