Lola Nico is an American drummer. She is from Northeast Florida with Armenian and
French roots where she began playing drums at the age of 5 learning from John
Kirkland, son of the well-known drummer Ricky Kirkland. At 13 years old she formed a
rock band, Young for A Day. Covering songs from Rage Against The Machine to System
Of A Down, they went on to perform in front of large audiences at music festivals and
venues. 
She has continued playing professionally along the East Coast for the past 9 years,
including shows with blues artists David Julia, Marina Crouse, Eric Gales and blues
legend Bob Margolin. She has a BA degree in Music Performance from the University of
North Florida and competed in three different drumlines, becoming the first female
snare player in each one. 
Lola is based in Atlanta, Ga, pursuing music and acting for TV/Film. She performed
with the Vienna Light Orchestra for their 'The Greatest Showman" tour. She creates
popular drum videos with over 300k views on social media, and has broken into the
Atlanta music scene playing live and recording sessions as a freelance drummer with a
variety of bands. She has also been a drum teacher for 6 years. Some of her influences
are Clyde Stubblefield, Tony Royster Jr, Anika Nilles, and Chad Sexton. Her experience
covers a wide variety of genres, including funk, rock, blues, pop, country, Latin, reggae,
worship music and more. 
Lola Nico is an experienced solid drummer available for live shows, touring, music
videos and recording sessions throughout the US.