Name:
Nikolas Kissel
Instrument:
Drums, Percussion and the Triangle
Gear:
Drums
22’ x 18” bass drum x 2 (Gretsch Renown Maple)
14’ x 12” tom tom x 2 (Gretsch Renown Maple)
12’ x 9” tom tom x 2 (Gretsch Renown Maple)
10’ x 8” tom tom x 2 (Gretsch Renown Maple)
14' x 5.5" Limited Edition Mapex Black Panther Solid Seamless Steel
10’ x 5.5” snare drum (Mapex Steel)
Cymbals
20” ride x 2 (Sabian)
18” crash x 2 (Sabian)
16” crash x 2 (Sabian)
14” china x 3 (Sabian)
18” china x 2 (Sabian)
10” splash x 2 (Sabian)
14” hi-hats on top (Sabian)
14” hi-hats underneath (Paiste)
14” china (Paiste)
24” prototype china (Paiste)
8” low bell x 2 (Meinl)
Hardware
4 x Gibraltar drum-racks (combined)
2 x Pearl eliminator single pedals
2 x Pearl eliminator remote hi-hats
15 x cymbal boom arms
2 x straight arms
10 x tom arms
48 x clamps
Pearl S2000 snare stand
Miscellaneous
Roland SPDS sampling pad
Roland RT10K Kick triggers
Shure in-ear monitors
Vic Firth Signature Model Drumsticks
Ahead grip tape
Evans drumheads
Cowbell
Live Set-up
26' x 14" bass drum (Tama Starclassic)
12' x 9" tom tom (Pearl EX)
14' x 14" floor tom (Pearl EX)
"14' x 5.5" Limited Edition Mapex Black Panther Solid Seamless Steel"
20” ride (Sabian)
18” crash x 2 (Sabian)
16” crash x 2 (Sabian)
10” splash x 2 (Sabian)
14” hi-hats on top (Sabian)
14” hi-hats underneath (Paiste)
24” prototype china (Paiste)
8” low bell x 2 (Meinl)
How you joined HUMAN:
Through the wonderful world of the internet
Distinguishing features:
Your mum
Favourite cake:
Rice bubble cake – Snap crackle and pop bitch!
Favourite words:
Fantastic, Pleasant, Pterodactyl and Fuck-muncher
Place you'd most like to visit:
The inside of a 26” bass drum
What you like to do in your spare time:
Play drums
What do you drive:
West Coast Choppers Underground Lowrider
What is your day job:
Drum department at the Christchurch Rockshop. And I also work for the local burrough council, wanking bulls actually.
Celebrity you'd least like to meet:
Pee-Wee Herman in a dark alleyway
Words of wisdom:
Sleep with one eye open |
