Hello Guys !
I usually play extreme metal drum beats but I like also to play trap beats and other groovy stuff. I got international music experience. I am available for any kinds of drum-related requests. I got my own studios.
Hit me up for any infos !
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Interview with Nick Lagiannella
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am going to record with my band.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I play with passion.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Playing Drums.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: what's your job ?
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Metal is just Noise. It isn't, it takes years and years to play at high level.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Look at the passion of the musician !
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Double pedal (of course), 2 hi hats, snare drum and a solid good drum throne!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started playing drums at 13, now I am 29. In 2016 I moved to New York to work and study different music themes.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My style is playing drums with a "storytelling" approach.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Michael Jackson
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Every note you play must be played at 200 %
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Extreme Metal Music
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Endurance
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Passion, Speed, Groove.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I try not to play a song but to go in depth with every single note I have to play.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: 22 kick drum, 10 tom, 12 tom, 14 floor tom, 16 floor tom. Pearl Demonator double pedal. Cymbals: Ufip Natural series 13 hi hats, Ufip Natural series 20 ride, Ufip Rough 18 crash, Ufip Rough 17 crash. Sabian aax china 16.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: George Kollias, Derek Roddy, David Garibaldi, Dom Famularo, Mark Guiliana, Thomas Lang and so on...
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Teaching Drums Concepts, Recording DrumTracks and Playing Live.
- Rehearsal RoomAverage price - $15 per hour
- Live drum trackAverage price - $50 per song
- PercussionAverage price - $50 per song
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $50 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $50 per song
- TimpaniAverage price - $50 per song
- Ufip cymbals: Rough
- Natural and Bionic Series. Premier Vintage 14 SnareDrum.
