Sam Totman

Sam Totman
Sam Totman performing live with Dragonforce at the 2013 Rock Harz.
Background information
Birth name Ian Samuel Totman
Born (1979-04-26) 26 April 1979
London, England
Genres Power metal, speed metal, black metal (early)
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Years active 1992–present
Labels Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner
Associated acts DragonForce, Babymetal, Power Quest, Shadow Warriors
Website DragonForce.com

Ian Samuel "Sam" Totman (born 26 April 1979) is a New Zealand-English musician, best known as a guitarist and the main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce. Totman was born in England, but moved to New Zealand at an early age.[1] He left for England at around the age of 20 mainly because he missed England's numerous shows to attend every week, a possibility he did not have in New Zealand being too far away for possibilities at the time.[1] He began playing classical guitar at the age of nine, receiving formal training for many years.[2]

He was the founding member of DragonHeart, which later became known as DragonForce. Keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott left Dragonheart to form Power Quest with whom Totman recorded on their demo and first album, Wings of Forever. Totman also provided guest instrumentation on the band's following album, Neverworld.

As the songwriter, Totman wrote both music and lyrics for a majority of their discography.

References

  1. 1 2 Ramanand, Elizabeth. "Interview: Sam Totman of DragonForce". CHARGED.fm. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sam Totman – DragonForce". Retrieved 2010-06-25.

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