drummer – Jost Nickel

New Song “Bloon”

March 5, 2021 In Blog No Comment

New music? Absolutely!
The second song of my upcoming album has just been released.

Listen to “Bloon” here: https://orcd.co/bloon

CD & Vinyl (180 gr) available in my shop. Click here

I wanted to give you some background info about Spotify & Co:
Most people listen to playlists. So, all artists are trying to get on the popular ones. This works best by publishing single songs.
Because: If you release a whole album instead of singles, only one song can get on a playlist, all the others cannot.

If you want to help me with the playlist game, here’s what you can do:
Subscribe to my Spotify Artist Page, give “Bloon” a heart, and put the song on your playlist.
Same with the other streaming services.

“Bloon” features these amazing musicians:

Bloon (written by Jost Nickel, Dirk Berger & Mark Smith)

Key Solo: Lutz Krajenski
Drum Solo: Jost Nickel
Guitar: Dirk Berger
Keys: Lutz Krajenski
Bass: Claus Fischer
Drums: Jost Nickel
Percussion: Max Grösswang
Additional Keyboards: Jost Nickel

Produced by Jost Nickel

New Song “I Understand”

February 12, 2021 In Blog No Comment

Happy release day to me 🙂
I am very excited to tell you about the release of the first single of my upcoming solo album.
The song is called “I Understand” and it’s from my solo debut called “The Check In” which is going to be released on April, 23rd.
I have been working on the album for 2.5 years and I am so happy that it comes to life today!

Please give it a listen here: https://orcd.co/i_understand

You can pre-order the CD in my shop. Click here.
Vinyl will be ready for pre-order very soon.

The song features some of my most favorite musicians:

I Understand (written by Jost Nickel, Dirk Berger & Mark Smith)

Piano Solo: Simon Oslender (what a solo!!!)
Keys: Simon Oslender
Guitar: Dirk Berger & Jörg Sander
Bass: Claus Fischer
Drums: Jost Nickel
DJ Cuts Outro: DJ Illvibe
Additional Keyboards & Programming: Jost Nickel
Produced by Jost Nickel

Boxhorns Horn Section:
Trumpet: Philipp Kacza
Trombone: Johnny Johnson
Sax: Mat Clasen
Horn Arrangement: Lutz Krajenski

Mixed in 2020 by Klaus Genuit at Hansahaus Studios Bonn. Except drums mixed by Sven Peks.
Mastered by Marko Schneider at Skywalk / Imagion AG
Photos & Cover Artwork by Gerhard Kühne
Recorded in 2020 at Shedroom Hamburg by Jost Nickel and in various studios around the world where most musicians recorded their individual parts.

My new SNARE BOOK

October 22, 2019 In Blog No Comment

Hi everybody,

I am happy to tell you that my brand new SNARE BOOK is now available. It’s in English so you don’t have to learn German 🙂

This book is exclusively about snare exercises that will improve your hand technique and your general understanding of rhythm at the same time. Additionally, playing these exercises using different subdivisions and time signatures will further strengthen your rhythmic overview and will make the exercises more interesting and less repetitive.

You can order your copy of the SNARE BOOK right now in my store and I’ll be happy to sign it for you.

Click here for further information: SNARE BOOK

We ship everywhere!

New Video: “Voices In My Head”

May 3, 2018 In Blog No Comment

Hi people,

this is “Voices In My Head” by Ayak Thiik and Mark Smith.
Leave a comment on YouTube to get a full transcription and send me your email by clicking here so that I can send you the PDF.

The original version had no drum solo….I had to change that 🙂

Like it? Share it!

New Video – and the chance to win a book :)

March 12, 2018 In Blog No Comment

Hi people,

here’s a new video for you that I recently recorded at Onlinelessons.tv. The song in the video is called “Toses”. It’s a half time shuffle and there’s also some New Orleans drumming involved. Drum Solo starts at 2:45 🙂

This track was originally on a CD that I recorded with the Nils Gessinger band from Hamburg / Germany. The original version is a little different from the video: on the original recording, there is no drum solo.

Here’s how you can win a book:
If you leave a comment on YouTube letting me know your favourite part of the song, you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win one of six copies of “Jost Nickel’s Fill Book”, which contains plenty of fill concepts to inspire you and enable you to understand the essential theory behind them so you can create your own drum fills.

Modern Drummer Readers Poll

November 3, 2016 In Blog No Comment

Hi everybody,
I know it’s been a while. But this one I need to share because I really feel honored.

What happened?

This happened: I am nominated in the Modern Drummer readers poll for best Clinician / Educator.

Just click here and please vote for me!

(Cast your vote until December, 15th.)