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Great friend and music colleague

July 16 marked 8 years since the passing of late great Jon Lord. Paicey reminisces about his brother in law.

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Here comes the drum solo

A new installment from Ian Paice Drumtribe — couple of drum solos recorded during one of the An Evening With clinics some time around 2007.

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Paul Gilbert can’t shred

Steve Morse and Paul Gilbert were special guests of Ernie Ball stand at the NAMM earlier this year. We had previously posted a couple of tracks from their performance, but there was another one. And it is a spectacular jam over a tune that was written and recorded in the bad old days, but only […]

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The headless drummer

Paicey posted a video of him playing with the Buddy Rich Orchestra at the Ronnie Scott’s Club in London last year. Watch out for the quick recovery at 10:52 — blink and you’ll miss it.

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It worked out okay at the end

Paicey publishes another drumcam track — I Got Your Number from Bananas sessions.

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Strange Kind of Women

There is a terrific cover band out in Italy which also happens to be an all-girl band. They are fittingly called Strange Kind of Women. Ian Paice did a guest gig with them in March 2019 and now is giving them a shoutout on his DrumTribe channel: Strange Kind of Women are: Alteria – vocals […]

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The right thing for the piece of music

Paicey does a drum clinic, sharing some anecdotage from his illustrious career and playing some drums in between.

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Tracking Out of Hand

Another gem from Paicey’s private video stash — the band tracking Out of Hand for their 2013 album Now What?!

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Black caviar and maple

Just like he promised last time around, Paicey keeps getting us entertained in these trying times by showing off his drum room. Which looks more like a drum warehouse 😉

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Boss. Timekeeper. Me.

How to keep your drum tech happy, how to use big drums, how to deal with the jetlag, when to use click tracks, and what will cost you money — this, and more on the new installment of The Chief Answers your Questions.

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