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Nick Costa | Drummer/Educator providing instruction, sessions, and performance

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Nick Costa is an educator based out of Philadelphia, a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) candidate, and a member of the Percussive Arts Society’s Drum Set Committee. He is also an independent drummer, clinician, and drum technician with both national and international touring experience. Nick has focused on providing ways to integrate drum set studies into K-12 Music curriculum, and is an active session musician engineering and recording drum tracks remotely from his studio.

As an educator, Nick has focused on providing ways to integrate drum set studies into k-12 music curriculum to bridge the gap between general and instrumental music studies. He has also played a pivotal role in integrating “Modern Band” curriculum for the School District of Philadelphia by creating relationships with Conn-Selmer, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Remo Heads to outsource all 220 schools with drum sets. The School District of Philadelphia’s music education model is what motivated the Pennsylvania Department of Education to create and implement “Modern Band” into the State’s music curriculum. Nick is assisting with drum set content as the curriculum is implemented throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Nick has written and recorded lessons for Modern Drummer Magazine, MusicProfessor.com, Zildjian, and the Percussive Arts Society’s Rhythm!Scene blog.

As a performer, Nick is actively performing throughout the Philadelphia region with various groups ranging from rock, to jazz trios and big bands, to being a first call musician for local theater groups and schools for their annual musicals. Nick was also a candidate for the Mamma Mia and Green Day’s American Idiot National Broadway Tours. Currently, Nick has been active as a session musician recording and engineering drum tracks remotely for various artists including Shane Henderson (Valencia), and MAHANA (Iranian Pop star on NAVAHANG records)

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Along with performing and teaching, Nick also has been a drum tech for numerous drummers including Steve Smith, Dafnus Prieto, Brian Blade, Jason McGerr, Bobby Sanabria, Mike Clarke, Marcus Baylor, and Bernie Dresel, just to name a few.

Nick teaches privately, has facilitated workshops teaching underprivileged kids about music, and has been praised by numerous producers including Mike Watts (The Dear Hunter, Story of the Year) Steve Haigler (Brand New’s Deja Entendu, Fuel’s Sunburn, The Pixies), Jason Elgin (Collective Soul, Terrible Things), Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred), John Naclerio (Brand New, My Chemical Romance) and Eric Plesha (Cobra Starship, Valencia) for his consistency and energy while recording.

Nick is an educational artist for Ludwig Drums, Vic Firth Sticks, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo drumheads, and Prologix Percussion.

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PAS Rhythm Scene Groove of the Month February 2023
PAS Rhythm!Scene Groove of the Month February 2023
PAS Rhythm Scene Groove of the Month November 2022
PAS Rhythm!Scene Groove of the Month November 2022
PAS Rhythm Scene Groove of the Month July 2022
PAS Rhythm!Scene Groove of the Month July 2022
Learn how to play linear sixteenth grooves in Percussive Arts Society's Rhythm!Scene blog Groove of the Month for May 2022! This free lesson comes with a PDF and video lesson nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa nick costa drummer nick costa musician nick costa educator nick costa ludwig nick costa remo nick costa zildjian nick costa vic firth nick costa prologix percussive arts society PAS PASIC rhythm scene rhythm scene blog groove of the month may 2022 linear 16th linear sixteenth free drum lesson
PAS Rhythm!Scene Groove of the Month May 2022
Modern Drummer July 2020 issue featuring a lesson by Nick Costa on displacing paradiddles nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa teacher nick costa ludwig nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa zildjian
Modern Drummer July 2020
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Modern Drummer August 2019

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