Nir Z
Nir Zidkyahu | |
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Born | November 1967 (age 56) Rishon LeZion, Israel |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Instrument | Drums |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Nir Zidkyahu (Hebrew: ניר צדקיהו, [ˈniʁ t͡sidˈkija(h)u], born November 1967), also known as Nir Z, is an Israeli studio-session drummer, and the brother of Blackfield's drummer Tomer Z. He joined in spring 1997 with Genesis, he played in eight tracks for their last album Calling All Stations and then became available for their 1997-1998 tour.
In 2000, he drummed on John Mayer's breakthrough album, Room for Squares. Since then, he has played drums and percussion for various artists including Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, Ray Wilson and Alana Davis. In 2003, he recorded with Flaw on their Endangered Species record and with Chris Cornell on his second solo album, Carry On, released 2007. Zidkyahu played on several songs of the comeback album, Skyscraper, for former Journey singer Steve Augeri's original band Tall Stories, released January 23, 2009. In 2009, Zidkyahu went on tour drumming for Billy Squier.
Zidkyahu was hired by Toontrack to record the drum samples for their virtual drummer programs Superior Drummer 2.0,[1] New York Studios Vol.2 SDX,[2] and New York Studios Vol.3 SDX.[3]
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