Ian Tanner

Ian Tanner is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has performed in rock bands since the mid-1980s. He was a founding member of Christian rock group The Awakening (1985–89), and later went on to form the band One Hundred Days with his fellow Awakening member, Andrew Horrocks. One Hundred Days performed from 1990 until 2000 when Tanner left the band and the group disbanded. He currently works as a producer, composer and studio musician and tours with various recording artists, mostly from Canada.

History

Formative years

Ian began piano lessons at the age of six, and by ten years of age he could play proficiently by ear. He notes that he decided music was his main passion, so he quit playing hockey to focus more on his lessons and education.

In high school, Ian was involved in many facets of music, from playing string bass in the orchestra, playing piano at concerts, playing drums in a show choir, and playing electric bass in a jazz ensemble.

He began writing his own music by the age of eight and while a teenager at Huron Park Secondary School (in Woodstock, Ontario) he formed a band called "The Guards Of Zeus", with classmates Jon Bartley and Mike McGinnis. In addition to this, he also played professionally with a local area "wedding band".