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Name
: Nicolas ROPERS
Birthdate : 16 / 10 / 1980
Instrument : Drums
Despite his deep Breton roots, this charming young man came to the world
in France, in Fontenay-aux-Roses (92), and during teenage years he tried
many physical or cultural activities without finding anything really
suitable. After a short Benny B period at school, he discovers saturated
sound when he's 12, through his big brother, with Ugly Kid Joe, Guns
N' Roses, Metallica and falls in love immediately. As every respectable
teenager, indecision and desire to do as his buddies push him to learn
guitar. One day he goes to see one of 'em rehearse with his band and
tries drums for fun. At this very moment his life comes to a watershed
! He understands that he likes to hit drums and that this instrument
will be a major part of his life.
After several months of intense negociation, his parents end up quitting
and subscribe him at the conservatoire of his town to get lessons. This
is followed by the purchase of his first drumkit and after 4 years of
pratice he joins his first pop-rock band Dirty Fingers through his drums
teacher. Second revelation ! At a time when he was beginning to doubt
and to feel alone playing at home, Nico discovers how good it is to
play in a real band and his whole life will then be devoted to sticks
and to "poum tac power". After 2 years of rehearsal, several
shows and many changes in the line-up, the band finally bursts, other
members choosing to take new directions to follow their own professional
career.
Then, Nicolas founds the heavy-rock band Big Djim with one of his pals.
This band will last for two years as well before Nicolas quits it, musical
objectives of each others not going in the same direction. Nicolas then
joins Black Stripe and meets Jérôme
and Aurélien with
whom he quickly gets on. A year, a few gigs and a demo later, Nicolas
quits Black Stripe. Feeling that his musical future is calling him elsewhere,
Nicolas takes his leave along with Jérôme and Aurélien
and they create Eleventh Plague !
Just as Igor, Nicolas is very close to his family, his friends, and
likes music and rythmics hard as stone. He also likes beer, to be rock
n' roll in his life, video games, kebab sandwiches with ketchup and
mayonaise, skateborad (even if he doesn't practice much anymore), bassdrums
that crush your chest and to be on stage. NiCo is a drummer coming directly
from Thrash music but everything that contains "metal" pleases
him except maybe small musics for teenagers like Neo-Metal, Kidz-Metal,
Emo-Punck-Rock-Ska-Core-Ugly-Trash and other neverending names that
don't mean anything... his major influences are Megadeth, Machine Head,
Metallica, Corrosion Of Conformity, Ugly Kid Joe and his favorite drummers
are named Vinnie Paul, Kris Kontos and Matt Sorum to speak only about
those there. Nico hates to be serious, doesn't like authority, power,
people turned sour by their mildewed life, seafood, car tuning, religions
and spiders.
Nicolas's hardware :
- Drumset TAMA Artstar 2 + snare drum TAMA Starclassic Performer
- Double pedal TAMA Iron Cobra RTW
- Cymbals Zildjian A and Stagg DH
- Electronic drumset Yamaha DTXpress IIIs
- Sticks Vic Firth and Easton Ahead
- Remo and Evans skins
- Micros Sure and Rode
- Bass guitar Cort B4 mahogany
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