Nigel Ipinson

Nigel Ipinson
Birth name	Nigel Ipinson-Fleming
Born	1970 (age 53–54) Liverpool,England
Genres	Pop,rock,jazz
Occupation	Keyboardist
Instrument(s)	Keyboards,piano

Nigel Ipinson-Fleming(born 1970,Liverpool,England) is a Britishkeyboardist.He has played, written and produced for several acts includingOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark(OMD),the Stone RosesandIan Brown.

Career

Ipinson-Fleming started playingpianowhen he was three years old.He first appeared in the group Juvenile Jazz, which won a 1987BBC TVtalent contest onSaturday Superstorecalled "Search for a Superstar", and issued a self-titled album the same year.Ipinson later played on the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albumsSugar Tax(1991) andLiberator(1993), and co-wrote the band's 1996 single, "Walking on the Milky Way".

Ipinson-Fleming assistedthe Stone Rosesas keyboardist throughout the band's Second Coming Tour of 1995 as well as on festival gigs in the summer of 1996,and appeared on some studio recordings by the group.Ipinson wrote songs for former Stone Roses singerIan Brown,and also played on other tracks from the singer's debut albumUnfinished Monkey Business(1998). In 1999, Ipinson-Fleming became theManaging Directorof UKChurches,a multimedia solutions company. He has also performed and written forHot Chocolateand The Gospel Music Workshop of America,and has worked with many education bodies includingSt Mary Redcliffe School,Bristol Cathedral School,The Cabot Learning Federation, and Christchurch School Clifton.