| Nigel Ipinson | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Nigel Ipinson-Fleming |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Genre: | Pop, rock, jazz |
| Occupation: | Keyboardist |
| Instrument: | Keyboards, piano |
| Associated Acts: | The Stone Roses, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Nigel Ipinson-Fleming (born 1970, Liverpool, England) is a British keyboardist.[1] He has played, written and produced for several acts including Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the Stone Roses and Ian Brown.[2]
Ipinson-Fleming started playing piano when he was three years old.[3] He first appeared in the group Juvenile Jazz, which won a 1987 BBC TV[4] talent contest on Saturday Superstore called "Search for a Superstar", and issued a self-titled album the same year.[5] Ipinson later played on the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums Sugar Tax (1991) and Liberator (1993), and co-wrote the band's 1996 single, "Walking on the Milky Way".[6]
Ipinson-Fleming assisted the Stone Roses as keyboardist throughout the band's Second Coming Tour of 1995 as well as on festival gigs in the summer of 1996,[7] and appeared on some studio recordings by the group.[8] Ipinson wrote songs for former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown, and also played on other tracks from the singer's debut album Unfinished Monkey Business (1998). In 1999, Ipinson-Fleming became the Managing Director of UKChurches,[9] a multimedia solutions company. He has also performed and written for Hot Chocolate and The Gospel Music Workshop of America,[10] and has worked with many education bodies including St Mary Redcliffe School, Bristol Cathedral School, The Cabot Learning Federation, and Christchurch School Clifton.[10]