Ian Samuel Totman is a British-born New Zealand musician best known as guitarist and main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce.

[2] In the late 80s/early 90s, Totman was the guitarist in death metal band Karnage alongside Steve Francis (now of Bulletbelt).

Totman was part of the black power metal band Demoniac—which also featured his future DragonForce bandmate Herman Li.

Demoniac struggled to achieve any real fame outside of Australasia despite releasing three albums and relocating to London, UK.

Totman is known for his use of double handed tapping, extensive whammy bar usage, alternate picking, rapid staccato and legato scale runs, sweeping, and many other shred-guitar techniques; both in solo parts and in harmony with fellow guitarist Herman Li.