[1][2] Ian was a founding member of iconic New Zealand band Th' Dudes, formed at Sacred Heart in 1975.
As recording engineer and record producer, his production credits include a number of successful Kiwi artists: Hello Sailor, DD Smash, The Screaming Meemees, Naked Spots Dance, The Warratahs, When the Cat's Away, Greg Johnson, Dave Dobbyn, and Southside of Bombay to name a few.
[citation needed] Morris was married to singer Kim Willoughby of New Zealand's most successful all-female group When the Cat's Away, with whom he had two daughters, Julia and Maude, and a stepson, James.
[5] Morris had been suffering from depression and died by suicide at Te Pania Hotel in Napier on 7 October 2010.
[7] In 2001, members of APRA were invited to vote on their favourite New Zealand songs of all time.