Nicole Suell, drummer - ProfilesArchive

About Me

May Your Passion Carry You Far... - Nicole M. Suell
Me trying to perfect a drum line stick visual. 3/12/08
Gig in North Hollywood
I've been playing drums since I was a little girl and haven't stopped yet. It's a true PASSION/CRAFT of mine. From [Los Angeles]WESTERN ave, AUDUBON Jr. high, CRENSHAW HIGH school to BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC in Boston, MA. I've been able to share the stage with many musicians both known and unknown. Playing is second nature to me. All that I don't know I want to learn...
[for Bio look in the 'blog' section on my paged title Bio].
LIST OF INSTRUMENTS I PLAY:
Berimbau (Brazilian)
Drum Set
Tympani
Cajon
Timbales
Pandero
Djembe
Batucada
Talking Drum
Surdo
All Marching Drums/Percussion
Congas
Frame Drum
Bongos
The people that you see on my top list are artist that I've played with OR for, Others are friends from college (BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC) friends that have impacted me musically and/or personally.
TOday 1/22/2008 SUCKED ASS! R.I.P. Laied to rest ERON MULL
Crenshaw's Drumline (current & Almuni) tribute cadance 1/22/2008 (me in the blue shirt)
Folks in the Crenshaw Drumline from 1996-2000 (and a few years beyond)
Nicole Suell (me) akaTop Dolla
Thurstin aka Thirsty
Vincent aka Ears
Rasann aka Bahati
Darren aka Gums
Micheal aka Little Cheedi doodles
Stanley aka Legs
Aaron aka A-ron
ERON aka Little Eron R.I.P.
Glen aka Little Glen
Sheronda aka Ronda aka Big Bitch
T aka Louisana
Quiana aka Micheal's girl
Kenny aka KMack aka Mackadoucious
Marus aka Flags
Hassan aka Sann
Darnell aka Mildew Funk
Jarell aka Phenom
Lamarr aka Big daddy
Andrew aka Drew
Cheedi aka Cheedi doodles
John aka John
Anedra aka Pumba
Larry aka LaRAY w/ the Curl Al Patron aka AL.P
...im sure that Im missing folks...
Rest In Peace, ERON. Save me a seat on the drum set in heaven.
*on the right wearing a black hat & shirt. Pic taken on my cell phone 8/21/06

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/16/2005
Band Website: Myspace.com/NicoleSuell
Band Members: I'm a Freelance Musician
So it varies from time to time.
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ELEMENT: SOUL

Danielle Scott (Vocal)
Will Jones Jr. (Piano)
Hubie Wang (Guitar)
Greg Rothwell (Bass/Recording)
Brandon Powell(Bass/Live)
Nicole M. Suell (Drums)

Influences: Drumlines (show style marching)
Dennis Chambers,
BLAST!
Chris "Daddy" Dave,
Gerald Hayward,
Terron Gully
Nathaniel Townsely,
Sheila E,
DCI,
Carter Beauford,
STOMP
Vinnie Coliuta,
Terri Lyne Carrington,
Blue Devils
Bucket Drumming
OLODUM
Brasilian Music
THE FAMU MARCHING 100

Sounds Like: SOUNDS like Amazing. Come to a LIVE gig of mine.
When playing MARCHING SNARE...F.A.M.U MARCHING 100's but clean live a BLUE DEVIL.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Erons Tribute Crenshaw Drumline 1/22/2008

Ehhhhhuu! The funeral is over but the ache that i feel will still be with me for some time to come. Here's a video of me [wearing the blue shirt in front] leading the Crenshaw High drumline in a trib...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

ERONs last DRUM CADANCE

Thanks so much for reaching out. He was my first drum student. When I was in high school his mom would bring him from his elementary school to my high school for drum lesson... losing my first s...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:10:00 PST

Birthday, Gig. AIDS walk

WED, August 15th is my Birthday. Woohoo! Saturday, AUG 18th I'm having a BBQ at my house here in Los Angeles. Last year I had a bbq for my B-Day in Boston and it was OFF-DA-HOOK! I m...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:25:00 PST

Film scoring- ADR- Foley

For a while (years), since I sat in my first Film Scoring class at Berklee [ http://www.Berklee.edu ] I have wanted to become a Foley artist. I have a few student ADR session at Berklee...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:30:00 PST

Herbie & Vinnie.... WORD!

Video #1 Video #2 ...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:53:00 PST

Transitions... I'm Back

I'm back in Los Angeles and I have to be honest. I am NOT liking it. I was born and raised in L.A. but I've been on the East Coast for 7 years. Im back on the West 'cause of medical stuff with Fam(ily...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:35:00 PST

Bio...

If you're in the mood for "pocket and chops" then you've found the right Drummer and Percussionist. At the ripe age of 8 years old Nicole picked up her first drumstick and began exploring the musical ...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:07:00 PST

DrumLine, I miss these days...

For some reason everytime I watch bands/drumline play I ALWAYS cry. Always. Mr. Tarver (my high school band director) I miss you. You taught me alot about life all through music. Even when you were on...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:27:00 PST

Coming Home

My play-sister back home sent me a comment on my page saying I 'need to come (back) home. And this is my email/reply to her. You may be thinking why in hell did Nicole post this...I'm not s...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:32:00 PST

@ band rehearsal...

Today @ band rehearsal while we where playing a cover of E.Badu's "Tyrone" I took a drum solo that to my surprise shock me. I did some of the most amazing 'fills' with such confidence. I mean every st...
Posted by Nicole Suell, drummer on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:24:00 PST