Born in 1962, Ian Macpherson was raised in Yorkshire. He began to study the drums at the age of 13, undertaking professional drum tuition with Ronnie Bottomley.
Ian first began his career working at the age of 14 in a working mans club gaining valuable experience at such a young age. This opened the way to playing the drums for local shows in a pit orchestra.
In 1991, Ian was appointed as Bandmaster to The Peninsula Band of The Royal Green Jackets.
Ian joined the army as a professional musician, studying percussion at the Scottish Divisional School of Music, Edinburgh. Having graduated, he studied a further year at The Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, London under Bernard Harman - a former professor of percussion at The Royal College of Music.
Later, he successfully completed a three-year course in advanced music studies at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. Performance was studied under Paul Cameron - co-author to the book 'Beat it' with Evelyn Glennie - and also John Cave. Upon graduation Ian was awarded the Bandmaster's Graduate Diploma in Conducting, Orchestra, Harmony, Aural Perception and Theory of Music.
In 1994, Ian retired from the Army and became a Teacher of Percussion to The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra in The Sultanate of Oman. After two successful years he was appointed The Musical Adviser to The Royal Oman Police.
On returning back to the United Kingdom Ian extended his teaching in Schools before opening his own music studio in Harrogate where he now teaches full time.
