Biography

Drummer with rock band Marillion.

He is the oldest member of Marillion.

As a side project away from Marillion, Ian Mosley has collaborated with saxophonist Ben Castle for the solo album "Postmankind". He also formed the band Iris with French guitarist Sylvain Gouvernaire and Marillion bass player Pete Trewavas to record the instrumental album "Crossing the Desert".

He has played drums since the age of 10.

His father was leader of the Westminster Symphony Orchestra.

I have always enjoyed working with Steve [Steve Hackett]. The man not only is an inspiration to be around, he also has a great sense of humour.

My role in Marillion has always been to try and accompany and complement the music/musicians, whether it's all guns blazing or shaking a maraca, whatever it takes.

I think there's some really good young bands around at the moment. I personally feel quite detached from the American Idol (2002) genre of music and search of fame, but even such shows can show off some extraordinary talents. However people are discovered, if they have the luck and the talent, they will survive in the business. Good luck to anyone that can earn a living out of making music.

Personally, I still don't really know what progressive means. In some people's minds if a piece of music is over 10 minutes long, it automatically gets the label of being progressive. I always enjoy playing arrangements kind of in a classical format, which is in movements. To me, music is either good or bad; it doesn't matter what the label is. The kind of progressive label that I don't like is the one that involves lyrics that quote dancing gnomes, Stonehenge and fairy tales, etc.

I really enjoy the versatility of the whole Pro Tools recording process.