This guy is my current percussion instructor and write the music for our percussions marching band AND indoor shows. Love ya Niko- you’re awesome ❤️

This is probably one of the first 50 videos I ever saw on KZbin.

He still performs to this day at the Disneyland Park in Anaheim! He is one of the drummers in the Disneyland Band!

YO 18 years later and I still remember this man's name to look up this epic snare solo . I used to practice this as a kid! You're the man Ivan!

so hot.

Watched this video years ago, and then yesterday I just casually met this dude at a high school band competition Small world

I can’t believe this was 16 years ago

It ain’t cocky if you can back it up.

2:18

i would mess up if people flash there camera lights in my eyes

3:52 did the drumstick stick in the ceiling? 😂

Great work

Hell yeah!!!

I saw this for the first time damn near 20 years ago and still til this day will say "same lick with the elbow" randomly even though no one has ever gotten the reference.

Still the gnarliest solo I've ever seen. Niko remains the GOAT 🐐

he's frickin awsome.

2021 still watching this masterpiece

I remember watching this as a 9th...maybe a 10th grader? I'm about to be 29. Never fucking fails to impress me. Especially the last 30 seconds

Legend

K.”l.i, poo N Pi

Lmao this man was awesome

1:28 what

This solo changed the way I play snare. Can’t believe it was that long ago

He has the groove man, not metronomic at all

Pre-workout is a hell of a drug

His neck muscles are connected straight to his wrists

2:20 but.....physics...

The Robot Drummer.

The is one of the best snare solos. That personality is the performance.

That stick is in a different Galaxy now.

He's not "crushing" or doing shit like a "boss".

Still amazed that this solo won.

All the "cocky" comments are making me laugh. I know Ivan personally and had the privilege of working with him as a performer and I took lessons with him. He is the complete opposite of cocky. He's one of the most down to earth people I've ever met and very approachable. His style is just different. He has lots of fun when he plays and has lots of confidence. I can see why some people would confuse that for being cocky, but he's not.

brilliant, I was going to put a snare thing but not after seeing this. Palying using his elbow WTF! amazing

sister had him as an instructor at ocean view high school. Gave me my first pair of drumsticks. oh yeah and i remember he broke a light with the stick at the end.

His facial expressions give me life.

fuckin nice

arrogance

he was great but he was really cocky and thats why i didnt like it

Its 2015...and who here has had Niko as an Instructor? i marched for him 2007-2011. what about yall? :) and where from if you dont mind me asking. :)

Haha how did I manage to tumble upon my instructor?

every american snare sounds like paper shit... it aint even drum sound...

Cool morphs!!!!

Geezus craist... this guy is just jamming! I think thats the best thing about the video, hes just having a fucken ball!

Caught way waaaayyyyy too many rims, but this solo is still like 10x better than that paradiddlediddlefest Pacheco did

Yeeeeeeeeeahhhhh!!!!!

There is NOTHING cocky about this. Obviously you people are wayyy jealous of his skill level and wish to do the same shit. He just happen to MASTER the snare. Its practice, dedication, and ALOT of discipline to MASTER anything in life. This is what this guy does every single day of his life. Its his job. People just don't know how to think and don't know how to feel anything now a days.

2:18 Fist pumpin', heh. Yet to see any snare work like that yet, pretty inventive.

I think this guy should've gotten first. (my opinion)

his diddles are either super crushed or the audio is terrible...