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Nick Amoroso

Independent

Nick Amoroso

About

Paiste Artist Since
June 2009

Nationality
United States

Main Affiliation
Independent

Website
www.reverbnation.com

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Biography

If the role of a drummer is to provide the foundation for the music, then it's no surprise that artists flourish with Nick Amoroso as their musical backbone. His diversity and desire to listen and put the song first has led to many different opportunities over the past 5 years. He has backed country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus; played country music old and new with JD Bernal and Austin Law; toured with pop/rock powerhouse Matt Nathanson; played lush, orchestrated pop with Swedish indie-rockers Marching Band; and brought color to the wistful piano-based songs of Holly Brook (known now as Skylar Grey), who during a show in 2006 referred to Amoroso as “the singer/songwriter’s drummer.” When “heavy lumber” is required, however, Amoroso isn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves and aim for the floor, as he displayed night after night for over a year in venues all over the United States with Austin, Texas alt-country rockers Shurman. Amoroso's hard work, positive attitude and musical prowess have harvested performances on NBC’s Late Show with Conan O'Brien, ABC’s Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel, and KRCW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt. As well as having an open ear with whomever he is supporting on stage, Nick has also displayed his feel, dynamics, professionalism and positive energy on a number of different recordings, ranging from folk to country to R&B to brit-pop to hard rock. “It’s important to me to be open to anything that makes the whole thing better. Any good musician can play a song. A *great* musician listens to the musicians they’re playing with, and plays *for* the song. That’s the kind of musician that I always try to be.”

Setup Cymbals

2002 Big Beat Hi-Hat

Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
  • Details

    Sizes: 20", 21", 22"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: A fusion of darkness, energy, projection and brilliance. Very wide range, complex, musical mix. Responsive feel, extremely controllable. Woody, silvery, spanky ping over crunchy, thriving wash. Extremely versatile, flexible ride for wide ranging application in modern blended music styles. Mark II: Tends to be a bit livelier and brighter. This manifests itself in the overall sound character and in particular in the bell and ping sound. Mark II also has a bit more volume potential due to its more open character.

  • Sounds

2002 Crash

2002 Sound Edge Hi-Hat