Here you will find access to the various projects I have worked on and all of the loop/sample collections that have/will be published.

 

Bio:

Born in VA. Ian came up on a steady stream of music of all kinds. Moving and relocating frequently as a child, music gave him a stability and a constant back beat on which to stand.  On Christmas Day at the age of 9, he got his first drum set. That day he sorted out the basics to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and knew at the ripe old age of 9 what he was going to be doing with the rest of his life. Music.

Within 3 months of that day he was being taken to jam sessions with guys 20 to 30 years older than him. He was handed the sticks and told to sit in. This is where he learned a love for improv and cut his teeth on how to feel out other players on the fly while sitting in the hot seat. The feel of driving a band along was just intoxicating. This would lead to a childhood of practicing and learning how to understand music rather than playing kickball and red rover. He was on a mission, a constant pursuit of the muse.

Though originally a drummer, at 15 he picked up bass guitar and a bit of acoustic guitar. Later that year he would be kicked out of the high school marching band for being too interested in making his own noise. A truth that has not waned one bit. Later on at 21 he bought his first Stratocaster, thus beginning a love affair with yet another instrument, the electric guitar.

Always having a fascination with sound, as a kid he discovered he could over dub himself by using 2 to 3 boom boxes. He has since continued the journey of being a recordist, always attempting to expand his knowledge base in production techniques and audio know how.

 

“I have strived to bring together the organic and the otherworldly in what I create and will use any means to get to where the muse wants to go . I myself enjoy being taken on a journey via sound and want those who listen to my work to have the same experience for themselves as well.

Currently he resides in the mid-west working as a full time musician/producer/recordist doing work both live and in the studio. He feels blessed to have worked with a long list of very talented and gifted people over the years and at this point there is no sign of slowing.

Stay tuned as more adventures are in the works and on their way.

And check out the discography page for a much more detailed history work, past, and present.

Peace and Future….

 

By: Ricardo Malti 2011

Artists/Bands/Clients:

Jeff Chapman

Euclid Records

Shower Curtain Madness

Kevin Reeves

Joe Alford

Omar Domkus

Jim Miller

Saturn Vs. Jupiter

Men As Trees Walking

The Tim-O And Danny Hicks Brain invasion

Joel Gragg

Wade Baird

The Adoring Heirs

Chapman Bros.

Stasis Chamber

Fragile Porcelain Mice

Larry Norman

Michael Saul

Glen Kaiser

Vote For Pedro

Darren Locke

Rod Kim

Ruby Armada

Buried ABove The Rest

Deliverance

Miq

The Tim-O And Harley Show

Steph Plant

Urban Derivatives

Landlocked Project

Spring Clock Wonder

Omnibus 11

Mason Wolak

Since Hector Was A Pup

Moe’s Big Takeover – Riverfront Radio

Crater Maker

The Glare Of Day

Paul Klimson

Lance Hamilton

Falo 6