Niko Jasniewicz I & E Solo 2004

[@Lemon_dropDemon]

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 ❤️

[@musicdev]

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

[@SweetlyDissonant]

Niko! Now that I watch this, I can hear elements of his writing style- certain patterns that he incorporates into our shows. We're lucky to have him as our battery instructor (:

[@bailesie]

Love the transitions between grandmas/flam-taps - great control on the sticking reversals :D

[@evanwbradley23]

i loved his transition from double strokes to single strokes, so smooth!

[@Nodoors_nowhores]

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.

[@zacharykoedyker3978]

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

[@turbophat]

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

[@JustinBakerDeDav]

I wish you the best of luck. it's always good to see more drummers in the world. And niko is my bro's drum instructor as our school. Best guy out there! You'd be soooo happy to have him as an instructor

[@blasterfun]

I think that is one of the best, most complicated solos ever done for I & E! Amazing!

[@shebadfatty123]

i cant stop clicking to 3:48. it's just so freaking awesome i have to watch it over and over and over and over and over again

[@rockerorlando]

no mameeeeeeeesssss es de lo mas chingon que he visto

[@llama321MM]

Your so right!! WOW that was fantastic.

[@chauntetherocker]

Great understanding of the rudaments.Loved it.

[@yamshack]

not only is he amazing, he's an awesome guy.

[@BGdrmmr2185]

that was a freakingly amazing snare solo right there, don't care who you are!!!

[@viawilderness]

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

[@masagodude]

the last hit was the ceiling not the snare.. BAD ASSS!

[@Snebasseor]

OMG!! Nice quality of sound on the ceiling!

[@ddrumz]

ending was freaking awesome!!! holy poop

[@prodigydrummer]

I love his stick heights, their practically perfectly coordinated with eachother.

[@JPN55]

An amazing solo -- really enjoyed the use of traditional rudiments.

[@scarsandloveletters]

so glad to say he's my drumline teacher. he's too RAD :D

[@crazyuki13]

this guys solo was sooo good. really entertaining

[@ChaostheClown]

Fucking sweet!!! Dude, I can't wait for Atlanta, I'm gonna be watching the Blue Devils, and a ton of other drum corps in July in August, damn, I love the finish!

[@KLBossman21]

Love the ending like none other!

[@Catholicdrummer]

This is an incredible solo! Definitely one of my favorites of all-time. What happened to the stick at the end, he hit up, but you don't see it come down?

[@laurenbecker9298]

It got stuck in the ceiling bc he’s goated

[@drumbot23]

dude, that was amazing, ur hands are like lightning!!

[@kirasheart69]

ahh Niko is so freaking awesome, hes the drum instructor for my high school. Western High School he reminds us of Quagmire

[@bluetruthmonkey]

This was a pretty awesome solo. I liked the morphs from one rhythm to the next

[@RobertOsteloff]

THATS SICK!!!!

[@darkhurd]

wow! i have never heard anything close to this!

[@kylemac345]

I love the phasing!!!!!

[@MonsieurTazGames]

thx alot dude u saved da day

[@wweman1092]

did anyone else relize that at the end the stick hit the ceiling in time with the beat lol!! BEASTIN

[@Loonalota]

Niko is my Marching Band's drum instructor. He's pretty fricken sweet :D

[@aboyintheblue]

o my good! this is greath! lots of tecnic.

[@fatsobumcheeks]

man i love the ending

[@ChineseOliveGarden00]

thats amazing

[@MonsieurTazGames]

absolutley amazin best eva endin ayone no wat type of skin dat is on da drum ??

[@bitchwithbraces1]

awesome!!!

[@snarescience]

SWEET ROLL QUALITY DUDE.

[@marizaordaz14]

Haha how did I manage to tumble upon my instructor?

[@TheAbusedSpacebar]

as in...huntington beach california? I used to live there :( I moved back to michigan though, freshman in highschool lol.

[@boomchld]

HOLY CRAP UR AMAZING

[@topgunne12]

actually the stick got stuck or seemed to get stuck in the ceiling. apparently what one of my friends said.

[@dowchaz]

Just saw this guy today at Impulse, he's the percussion captain.

[@HolyJaw]

The trajectory made it fly past the camera's view. I like to imagine it stuck up there :p

[@Tommeke11]

Rattatarat tat CLACK And that's how an epic snare drummer created the black hole-in-a-ceiling :D

[@HolyJaw]

Actually, I think he got 3rd or something. If I remember correctly, his stick tick at the end docked him points (hello ceiling) and helped Pacheco take the lead.

[@DarmokandJiladLLP]

Awesome. Totally awesome. Not only should he have gotten 1st, I would put this ahead of all the other solos I've seen online (Casey Brohard, Ivan Pacheco, Jeff Queen, etc.)

[@davidrodriguez1427]

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. :)

[@giggletron77]

He's a drum instructor at South Torrance High School.

[@davidrodriguez1427]

+Riley Arst niiiiiiiiice :) you go there?

[@giggletron77]

+David Rodriguez Yes I do. You've ever heard of the school?

[@davidrodriguez1427]

+Riley Arst im sure i have. Niko is freaken awesome.

[@austinaccomando9437]

+David Rodriguez Gold 2015! Awesome Instructor!

[@timmypoopoo]

yea thats my instructor, he was the very first dude to go on during the whole I & E competition that year. he's quite good as u can tell lol

[@dangdelucia]

That ending was sick.

[@theJOB9413]

did anyone else notice that he sounds like he's still going through puberty? im loving those epic flam taps btw ^_^

[@gavinrh]

Blue Devils had a Beast snare line that year...Casey, Niko, and Ivan? snaps.

[@plarntod]

Dude he's my instructor too he's pretty awesome.

[@nathanthesnare]

amen my friend. AMEN!

[@Basilis1989]

what the fuck!!! man that was sick !!! i haven't ever seen somrthing like that he is incedible fast!!

[@snarescience]

LOL @ the end of his solo. HAHAHA. Awesome.

[@pimpinology]

............damn...did the stick get stuck in the ceiling?

[@dnlzmd]

Last part was awsome.

[@ventsintheedge]

that was sick

[@boomchld]

Hes awsome and crazy finish

[@thisdrumkid]

thw ending is FRESH as can b......

[@ryanfr320]

This guy is my school drumline instructor!

[@jeromieb038]

Hell yeah!!!

[@drumbot23]

what he does at 1:28-9 is awesome

[@campadonico954]

in one part of the vid he goes into match grip is allowed to do that?

[@omggeninja]

niko is so coool

[@tenoronet]

love the buzz roll part

[@HolyJaw]

Ah thanks for the correction. It did sound a bit like dirt there, but maybe it was intentional.

[@PuzzlesBar]

Geilster Abgang überhaupt !!!! :D

[@marsi1952]

amazing :))))) does he know CG Ryche???

[@apexle]

That was a very technical solo... question though: where did his stick go when he hit it up towards the ceiling? lol

[@vsmit]

Niko's the battery instructor at my school, he's a great guy, and the stuff he writes isn't half bad either.

[@TheDrumline09]

did the stick get stuck in the ceiling?

[@rykoy]

i tried watching both videos at the same time and my internet crashed.... lol

[@rocklandmusic]

Cool morphs!!!!

[@Etmannon]

that was nice

[@sickeningsplat]

Dang... First of all, were those really flam taps??? Second, did the stick get stuck in the ceiling? I heard a thud...and didn't see the stick fall =/.

[@drummingyoudeaf]

I love this guy i think he should have won

[@Shamothyy]

the edge has such a distinct sound compared to the center on those drums

[@shadowhalo1]

holy shit, them flam taps!

[@icare4thesnare]

what'd he say at 2:54?

[@littlephoenix1115]

seriously... you can hear the crack when it sticks into the ceiling... ive gotten it stuck messing up the visual cause i hit it too hard... i was wating to catch it, and it didnt come down, im standing there playing the rt hand rhythm with a look of bewilderment

[@cjcdrums]

wow..!

[@NicoTregs]

anyone know what kind of sticks he's using?

[@mrawsomepants355]

It stuck into the roof, I heard about it from a friend who was there.

[@Jiveness]

Wow, I definitely think that he should have been the winner. I just think he has more exactitude. I like the super clean stroke combinations he does. I don't like how Ivan did so many buzz rolls. I personally do not like buzz rolls. And that ending, (and the part where he hit like behind himself and under his leg) that was so sick!!!!!

[@kooliodrummer53]

beastly ending.

[@elcielo1981]

i would too if i could play that well.

[@Skylinegtr34lover1]

i love dynasty drums best out there

[@nathanthesnare]

are you from connecticut or does he still reside in california?

[@Karrrrrrrl]

LOL that finish is hilarious!

[@griffincow95]

...how the hell do you roll flam taps?!

[@so_tired_of_you_all]

awesome, real tallent

[@A7X6277]

3:53 DA BEST ENDING!!!

[@SuicidalSnare]

hmm at around 2:55, are those REALLY flam taps? It just sounds like a buzz/press/crush roll...idk if its humanly possible to play flam taps that fast!

[@RaidenX]

i think they are wearing special shirts, that have clearing near their under shoulder (armpit area) so they can drum better... but his strokes are crazy, and i like his ending