Career
After leaving school at the age of fifteen, Cussick formed several local bands, with moderate success. In 1973, he answered an advertisement in Melody Maker for a "singer wanted", and flew to Germany to work with the popular showband Lake. He was the singer and bassist of Lake until 1974 and again in the year 2002.
Ian Cussick went on to record twelve solo albums, two European Parliament"s and four Live albums over a period of thirty years.
The most famous songs are "Meet Maine by the Water", "Wonderlove", a homage to Stevie Wonder, and "The Supernatural". He also worked extensively on other productions, including "Random Access Memory Pietsch - Norwegian Wood" which featured the Munich Symphony Orchestra, and the vocalists Dan McCafferty, Mary Hopkin, and Maggie Reilly.
He is a prolific songwriter, and has written hits for other artists, including "Call Maine Up" ("Talisman" in the Spanish version) for the female duo Baccara in 1987. At present, Ian Cussick is part owner in IceBerg Media & Records based in Austin, Texas, United States of America - from where he works exclusively.