Sonor – Jost Nickel

New Song “The Space”

March 26, 2021 In Blog No Comment

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

Listen to “The Space” here: https://orcd.co/jostnickel_thespace

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, like “The Space”, and put the song on your playlist.
Same with the other streaming services.

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

Guitar Solo Outro: Barry Finnerty
Guitar Solo: Dirk Berger
Keys: Simon Oslender
Guitar: Dirk Berger & Jörg Sander
Bass: Mark Smith
Drums: Jost Nickel
Percussion: Max Grösswang
Trumpet: Philipp Kacza
Trombone: Johnny Johnson
Sax: Mat Clasen
Additional Keyboards: Jost Nickel
Horn Arrangement: Lutz Krajenski

Throwback to 2015

December 29, 2019 In Blog No Comment

Throwback to 4 years ago with some background info.
In 2015 I was in Canada to record a live lesson for Drumeo.
I don’t know how my colleagues feel about this but I can assure you that events like these make me nervous.
So, I went to bed early the night before the shoot and fell asleep soon after I went to bed. The only problem was: I woke up after 45 minutes when my brain started engaging in a conversation:
“Jost, you should sleep now. It’s better to be well-rested tomorrow.”
I’m like: “Yeah, I’m trying.”
My brain: “Jost? JOST? Are you sure that you got your stuff together…..I mean like……you could have practiced more, don’t you think??”
Me: “I am too tired. Please stop.”
Brain: “Okay.”
Brain: “Maybe you should try that new idea you’ve been working on….or maybe not….it’s really not very good!!”
Me: “Shut up!!!!! WILL YOU?????”
Brain: “But I want to go through the lesson….and also: did you know you’re supposed to play a solo???”
Me: “Yes.”
Brain: “But what happens if that doesn’t go well??????”
Me: “I can’t sleep”.
Brain: “Great. Let’s talk some more.”
And so, the conversation went on for what felt like the whole night. I maybe slept for one hour that night.
When I got up my arms hurt and I could barely think.
I went to have breakfast and the actually very good Denny’s which is close to the hotel. (I later found out, that not all Denny’s restaurants match the one in Abbotsford.)

Jared Falk picked me up from the hotel and was very relaxed and super friendly and made me feel very good. (Still, all my body wanted is sleep.)
I warmed up for at least 45 minutes until I felt like I know how to play drums again.
Then it was time to record the lesson (and stream it live). There was a countdown and I felt an adrenaline rush which was a little too much for my taste…
What I always do in situations like these is I think of my younger self when I was dreaming about being a professional drummer. With this thought, I can really cherish these moments and get rid of the nervousness.
Everything went by in a rush.
I guess I am my own biggest critic but I must admit that I was quite happy with the lesson.
I found out that playing works well with almost no sleep at all, but explaining groove concepts in a foreign language is very challenging.
After the live lesson, Jared, Dave Atkinson, and Victor Guidera and I went out for dinner at a restaurant called Moxy’s. We had a great time and I slept like a baby the next night.
So, thank you Drumeo for the invitation and two days I will never forget!!
This is what I played when Jared finally asked me to maybe play a solo….

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.

Switzerland & Liechtenstein

February 24, 2016 In Blog No Comment

I’ll be in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the beginning of march.

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And in the meantime please watch this video that I just uploaded. It was recorded at the Scottish Drum Fest in November 2015.

Jost in Teheran / Iran

November 22, 2015 In Blog No Comment

Iran is certainly not a country that many people travel to, so when you tell your friends that you are going to Iran you often get an interesting reaction to say the least….
I just came back from my first trip to Iran. I was invited to Teheran for two days of masterclasses and a concert.

Despite what most people think about Iran (many people thought it would be too dangerous for me to go there) I had the best time over there.
Everything was perfect. The people I met were some of the nicest people I know, the food was great, the hotel was really good.
I want to personally thank Alireza Tabatabaei, the Arian Drum School and Iranian-Drummer.com for having me!

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At the kit

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