THE MEMBERS OF JADE

"Struggling with the nightmares in a cyber psychic dream, I am a man, lost, in the machine..." Excerpt from The Machine - "CONCRETE EDEN"

IAN MACDONALD - Keyboards

HISTORY:

Ian joined his first band, "Alexia" in 1991 as a bassist and keyboardist. This band formed a nucleus in which later became the band Hour Glass which released two full-length albums, "Time is of the Essence"(1993) and "Retrospect"(1995), and later released a 3-song EP entitled "Strange That Day" (1996). Ian played with Planet Sarcasm for a few years, releasing song on "Through Different Eyes - A Tribute to Fates Warning". Ian also has played as a session keyboardist on a number of occasions. Ian joined AZTEC JADE in June of 2001 just in time for the PowerMad concert in Baltimore, MD.

Ian's playing style is a confluence of jazz and classical with a twist of insanity. His solo technique resembles the high-speed blues guitar mixed with "a bit o metal".

INFLUENCES:

Dan Dobek, Kevin Moore, Jordan Reudess, Getty Lee, and many other crazy bastards.

INTERESTS:

Ian is a computer science professor at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and is actively involved in research in Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daugher in Rotterdam, NY.

EQUIPMENT:

Ian uses two Roland A37's and a Fatar 880 to control a rack of crazy synths, including a Korg Trinity, X5, Alesis QR, and Kurzweil modules.