Ian Mosley

Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley onstage with Marillion at their 2009 weekend festival in Montreal, Canada.
Background information
Born	(1953-06-16) 16 June 1953 (age 63)
Genres	Neo-progressive rock
Instruments	Drums
Associated acts	Marillion, Darryl Way, Steve Hackett, Gordon Giltrap
Website	Ian Mosley's page at the Marillion website

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".

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. His first professional band was Darryl Way's Wolf. Mosley played drums for former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his solo studio albums and on tour. He played for Curved Air and Gordon Giltrap. He also played on the 1975 album Birds by Dutch band Trace.

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". He is still a member of Marillion to this day.