Anika Nilles & Jost Nickel - drumtalk [episode 34]

[@GSA_Drums]

Thanks Anika and Jost and the channel. It was kinda like a light bulb moment when Jost and Anika explained feeling like your feeling it has to be perfect and that the reality is that it will never be perfect and accepting the mistakes as part of it, learning from them and moving on. I think like Jost said, a lot of us drummers obsess about technique and complicated fills as well as overplaying, and we forget why we play. To have fun and not be stressed or worried about it. Being in the right frame of mind. Great drummers and great advice. Thanks again guys and gals :) lg aus NRW und bleib gesund.

[@c2_EXPERIENCE_]

(2) of my FAV peeps ... who just happen to be #Great Musicians :)) #Dope

[@JostNickel]

Thanks, man!

[@bbfoto7248]

+drumtalk Great interview, Phillipp! It's great to see musicians that are so down-to-earth, humble, and so tuned-in to their communicative craft and how they can best interact with the people & musicians around them. I love Jost's technique. His body is so "quiet", calm, and efficient...no arms and hands flailing about, just calm, precise, but still musically rhythmic & DYNAMIC playing. It's a pleasure to watch and hear him play. He makes it all look so easy and effortless. And of course, Anika is fantastic as well, with her own unique style and prowess. I love the odd meters & syncopation that she plays, and the space she leaves between the beats and fills, and not always landing on 1 or 4. These interviews are GOLDEN! Such great insight into the artists, their ideas, and processes! And they are wonderful, timeless documentaries. THANK YOU!

[@drumtalkofficial]

hi there! thank you! makes me really happy when people not just enjoy the episodes but get inspired by them. and totally YES! once I had a distinct idea what to do with this channel I had in mind to create a library of timeless portraits of interesting percussion artists. have a nice day!

[@ccarter2919]

Another fantastic video featuring two of the nicest and most humble drummers alive. Great job mixing in their playing with the interviews while maintaining excellent audio quality! Keep up the great work.

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks man! the sound quality always depends on the FOH -- and this guy happens to be a friend of mine who really has some chops :-)

[@michaelowens6533]

Totally agree.

[@Mike500]

Nice interview, with some very good points about making mistakes and so much more. What a great concept this channel is!

[@totfosk]

Thanks Philip. Your channel is a present as always

[@baterizmo]

Awesome, Philipp....thanks a lot for that one

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks again Koko!

[@baterizmo]

I really liked Jost pralying...and such a nice guy, Anika as well, ofcourse.

[@adrimaulanasadira]

Kudos for the Drumtalk team on how professional the production is. It's weird to see that you guys only have that much of subscribers. Keep on the good work!

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks for the comment! one other weird fact -- I'm basically just one guy with sometimes 1 or 2 assistants. here it was my friend Oliver. Jojo Mayer & Chris Coleman, Mike Mangini, Steve Gadd etc are one man army shootings :-)

[@adrimaulanasadira]

drumtalk that's awesome. I paid close attention to the production you have made and kinda blown away when i know that you are just one man army. If you don't mind, i would like to ask you about the audio setup that you usually use to mic'd the drummers. do you have any Instagram account? Thanks

[@drumtalkofficial]

for live I use 2 overheads and boardsound if available. then ask someone who's better at mixing/mastering than I am :-) being a musician for many years I have many friends who crank the knobs in the right direction and better than I can. as for the talk sections? I use 2 AKG ck97 with a field recorder. then use some compressors, eq etc. in post. voilá

[@adrimaulanasadira]

drumtalk thank you for the answer! Best of luck for you and the channel.

[@japaobateradrums2067]

Eita pegaaaa toop lembra-se bateras unidos jamais serão vencidos 🥁

[@cesaregermogli484]

"And not nazis" !!! Jost is the man

[@JazzDunn1]

I missed this sadly

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

dear dear ani 👍🏼❤👍🏽 but it's good to hear from both of them.

[@YMETALXDRUMMER]

Anikaaaaaaaaaaa 😍😍😍😍😍💏💏💏💏💏

[@pjdahmen]

Awesome

[@joeyftw2803]

The best

[@EXHellfire]

fuck, I'd love to have em as teachers

[@Yaboroqe]

Anika was Jost ‘s student? Only drummers have the modesty to teach one another and than become each other equal.

[@BahasaDrum]

Hey Drumtalk. did you put lavalier mic for Anika and Jost, or?

[@drumtalkofficial]

sure thing. both of them got a lavalier mic

[@olivierjung913]

Ich würde gerne mit Anika zusammen arbeiten, sie ist echt gut . Ein guter Drummer ist der Kapitän der Band .Und ohne guten Drummer klingt es nie gut .

[@omramoryth]

Educated Musician: "I don't like free jazz, it's mostly random notes." Hipsters and music elitists: "oMg iT's tHE fReEdOm oF eXprESsion!"

[@Thomlistentoslayer]

Anika is Cute 🙄

[@AlexTimification]

Waiting for Jimmy Chamberlin!

[@brianmush4795]

Smiddock Whepp

[@pearlguy6351]

She wired very differently very unique her playing is very complex

[@JimmyGunXD556]

I am with Jost, doing drum solos in the music to me is silly. It should have a purpose to sound good, not impress just the drummers in the audience.