Jost Nickel

Jost Nickel

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Jost Nickel is one of the new breed of drummers emerging from Germany. A top session and tour player and drum clinician, like his friends and contemporaries Benny Greb, Marco Minnemann and Anika Nilles (one of Josts students).

Jost was nominated œBest Clinician by Modern Drummer Magazine in 2016 and was voted on MusicRadars list of œthe 10 best drum clinicians in the world in 2016 & 2017.

He has released two best-selling books through Alfred Publishing: œJost Nickels Groove Book (2015) and œJost Nickels Fill Book (2017), which was nominated œbest educational product 2019 by Modern Drummer Magazine.

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  • Most memorable Next-Level Performance

    Maybe that happened on my first international drum festival in Montreal Canada: When I played my first song, the playback stopped due to hard drive problem. Instead of finishing the song I just went with the flow and played a drum solo that I hadn't planned for. The solo went really well and so did the rest of the performance.

  • What Drives Your Creativity?

    I take great pleasure in exploring the instrument. That is what drives me most.

  • Why do you choose Vic Firth?

    Vic Firth sticks are the best because they allow me to play what I want. They feel so natural that I don't even realize I am holding a pair of sticks when I play.

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