Argentina

Nicolas Polo

Independent

Nicolás Matías Polo was born on 24 October 1983 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. His first steps in music were at the age of 9 playing the piano but at the age of 12 he began to play drums and never stopped since.


Throughout these years, Nicolas has been part of and has given several workshops throughout Argentina. He is recognized for his abilities to perform classic rock, pop, heavy metal and its subgenres (new metal, metalcore, power metal, hardcore).
Taking a look at his career we can see that he played with great musicians such as Tarja Turunen (Nightwish) and Adrián Barilari (Rata Blanca) recording studio albums and making national and international tours. Between 2005 and 2021 he recorded four albums with Dream Master, four with Adrián Barilari, eight with Asspera, three with Insobrio, two with Misson, one with Tarja Turunen and also worked as a session drummer on many projects.


During the last decade, Nicolas collaborated as drum tech in more than seventy studio albums for various national and international artists, contributing his talent and knowledge.
Nowadays, Nicolás works with Asspera, Misson, Insobrio, Adrián Barilari - in his solo career - also record and dictate private lessons in his downtown studio in the City of Buenos Aires.

CURRENT SETUP
Istanbul Agop XIST Hi Hats XIST Xist Hi-Hats
Xist Hi-Hats are crisp and focused with...
Xist Dry Dark Hi Hats XIST Xist Dry Dark Hi Hats
Pointed, dark and trashy attack with a f...
Istanbul Agop XIST Ion China XIST Xist ION China
Focused and cutting attack, the laser cu...
Istanbul Agop Xist Power Crash XIST Xist Power Crash
The larger, unlathed bell and unlathed c...
Istanbul Agop XIST Ride XIST Xist Ride
A more modern take on traditional Turkis...
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