Session Drummer/Percussionist

Nik was super professional and communicative. He understood the creative vision behind the song and delivered a superb performance. Will definitely work with Nik again in the future.

10 new songs...and better than great!
Even the sound is fantastic!

Nik is the best. He’s fast, easy to work with and comes up with great parts

Wow such an honor working with Nik! Puts heart, soul and fire into the work! Look forward to it again!

Nik is outstanding!!! (stick drop)

Nik is a fantastic drummer who "gets it". Highly recommend and will definitely work with again!

Nik has been amazing to work with on what was quite a challenging track. I'll be back for more! I can't recommend him highly enough!

Fast, super professional work. Extremely happy with Nik’s work and will absolutely work with him again

Nik is an absolute pleasure to work with and crushes on the drums!

Nik is awesome. Great drummer, and very responsive; a pleasure to work with!

His drum is the best! I'm really happy every time I work with him!

This was my second time working with Nik. I had such a great experience with him on my first project, and this time was just as awesome. He is a great communicator, he is super skilled, and he goes over and above to get you what you need. Nik rocks!

Nik delivered a fantastic performance for a fast pop punk song and simply put he nailed it. If you need a drummer who will perform at a high level and deliver professional results, then you can't go wrong with Nik!

Nik was very easy to work with, and able to provide exactly what I needed for my track!

Nik is an absolutely great drummer, a true professional, and super easy to work with. Highly recommended!

Incredibly good drummer. Fantastic work ethics and quick turn around!! Was a real pleasure working with him.

Just completed a full hard rock album with Nik Hughes...and he is 100% Pro! This was my second project with Nik and he switched gears from acoustic rock to heavy groove rock like it was nothing. He's the nicest guy and is open to ideas, without sacrificing what you are hiring him for...and for me that was bounce and articulation. Nik delivered in spades: double kick when needed, snare articulation and solid fills, and even simplicity when it matched the vibe of the song. Rock on!

The best - you don't need anyone elde😎

Nik, is f--ing awesome. He is super nice and attentive to your project. Super enthusiastic and brings heart to his drumming! Brought this alive! A stellar musician and drummer! If I need a pro-tools rock drummer, he is def a go to!

Great guy, Great drummer! Very attentive and kind.

It was really great working with Nik, very personable and was knowledgeable of the sound I wanted. The track was definitely transformed after his live drums were added. He was very quick with turn around. I would recommend to anyone!

He's the best. I will ask him whenever I need drums. :)

It was a fantastic experience working with Nik! Not only did he nail exactly what my song needed, but he was also an enthusiastic and encouraging collaborator, which made the process fun even in a remote setting. Also a great communicator who will meet you where you’re at - I wish all drummers were this easy to work with! I highly recommend hiring Nik to play on your next project.

Incredibly passionate, professional and easy to work with. Such a pleasure having him on my project. Will definitely work with him again, thanks Nik!

Nik.is.amazing. He epitomizes what this marketplace is about: making us soundbetter. He elevated, tightened, and energized my song in all the right ways. He motivated me to keep going. Was an honor working with such a talent.

Guys...this is my fifth round of songs with Nik playing drums. The quality of his stems are primo. He's a very intuitive and articulate drummer, who can groove and throw in double kick when needed. Also, I had some very organic and mathematically imperfect riffs that I wanted Nik to play to...and he adapted nearly seamlessly. They now sound like authentic, tight, performances, as if we had been in the same room and not a thousand miles apart. Keep rocking Nik...you are highly recommended!!!

Nik is an amazing drummer with great feel and sick chops. He's insanely versatile aswell, being able to jump from genre to genre seemingly effortlessly, all-round great guy, great communication aswell. I could not be happier that I chose Nik as the drummer for my project!

Great drummer and great musician with taste and a lot of chops. Great working with Nik.

I've worked with Nik before. He's a pro with depth and range, and he will go deep on tweaks. We actually sound like a band :)`

This is the first of a few batches of riffs for my next album. Nik's articulation and feel for the groove is essential. I've got the vibe now that I felt when I first wrote these ideas. Thanks Nik!!!

It was a great experience working with Nik,
appreciate good communications and creative options,
thanks a bunch

Nik is an excellent drummer and he’s also incredibly friendly, approachable, and professional. He brought the energy I was looking for and was collaborative throughout the entire process. Very easy to work with. He’s also very communicative and cares that he’s helping you to achieve the right sound for your project. I felt confident the entire time and I’m very happy with how everything turned out! I highly recommend Nik for your future projects.

Nik is great! This is my second project with him...this time 7 songs. He rocked it...tons of nuance without sacrificing groove. I even had him tweak a song like 6-7 times and he was cool with it. Thanks Nik...my project sounds killer now!!

Ive done about 10 songs with Nik now and I find myself wanting to write more just to see how Nik will add his energy through the drums. Such an incredible musician and highly recommended for anyone that wants to make their songs really sound incredible.

Nik is an incredible drummer that gets amazing sounding drums. I have recorded multiple times with Nik and cannot recommend him highly enough. Get on it and hire him today!

Just finished an entire album with Nik. I couldn't be happier with what Nik has delivered. He got me out of a jam with total professionalism and style. Nik is the guy you want when you need something done right and to pro standard. Multiple expertly recorded stems performed meticulously either under instruction or creatively when let off the leash. Either for midi replacement or laying down fresh tracks. Great comms and 1st call all round player. Cant wait to use Nik on another record!

Creative, super solid and exciting tracks every time. Nik has recorded the drum parts for a full album of big guitar music with an established band for me, replacing midi tracks with tight drum stems with feel and groove. Great technical proficiency or brute force power, Nik can feel it all.

So much fun working with Nik, he delivered exactly what I was after with easy communication and professionalism!

Nik is totally professional. I got killer sounding drums quickly and with plenty of tweaks! The stems where easy to import and sync within the mixing session. And the sound quality was primo!! Not to mention the nuance and articulation of his performances. Thanks Nik!!!

In a word, Nik is awesome! He was super flexible and very responsive... but most importantly, his drum tracks were perfect. Gave me a couple options to work with and was exactly what I needed to bring my song to life. Overall, a great experience and I will definitely be working with Nik again in the future!

Nik is a consummate professional. A virtuoso musician who provides superior quality stems with a quick turnaround. The big plus with Nik is that he’s great guy who’s been prepared to listen and really work with me to achieve what I’m after. He’s is brave and was ready to go deep into my project. The results are awesome. He’s a secret weapon.

Nik did a fantastic job. Very detailed with excellent communication skills!

Highly recommended. Nik has an incredible amount of talent, and is so easy to work with.

Nik lays down fantastic takes and delivers multiple comps with quality stems. His work is top notch whether the parts are written or you ask him to wing it. He can groove along right in the pocket or drive things hard and fast until you get precisely what you’re after. I love working with him. Ten tracks into an album. Rockin.

Once again Nik Hughes has come through a complex brief and delivered the tracks we were after. Complicated arrangements required an advanced understanding of where these sessions needed to go and Nik landed them. He's got great ears for a brief and great ears for the music. He's not afraid to take the lead if he feels there is an angle I haven't explored and just gets where I'm coming from. Able to take direction, able to take the initiative. Quality stems, communication and playing. Total Pro

Ive used Nik on multiple songs and each time he is quick, communcative, and goes above and beyond to deliver something amazing. An incredibly talented musician that makes a track shine, highly recommended.

Nik has once again delivered quality stems for an album project. He delivers great sounding recordings of expertly played...and more importantly...felt parts. He's in the groove. Cant wait to work more with him.

Once again Nik blew this song out of the water! He provided so much choice and discussed the song so well. Not only that, his drums sound incredible! Highest recommended drummer for sure, you'd be insane not to have Nik play on a song.

Nik is a gun! Great communication and execution. A superior player with magic feel for the material. The band member that was missing. Nik goes the extra mile to make sure the job is 100% to the client’s satisfaction. I’m rapt with the results.

Nik was incredible. He messaged back straight away and the song was done within 2 days. First try was amazing and he was so much fun to work with. Would highly, highly recommend Nik and will definately be working with him in the near future.

I've worked with Nik on a ton of songs, and I can say with 100% confidence that you are not going to find a better drummer. He's a great guy, and has amazing skills.

Nik is the best. He is incredibly creative and locks right in to whatever the song needs. We've worked together on about 15 songs, and he blows me away with his drumming every time.

Nik was a pleasure to work with, he delivered an exceptional track - creative, great feel and highly detailed. Solid communication and a total pro. I couldn't be happier with his work and look forward to working with him again.

Fantastic! I keep on coming back..!

Nik is the best. Creative, precise drumming, and excellent communication every time.

I've worked with Nik many times, and he is the best. Incredible drumming, excellent communication, quick results!

Nik is an extremely talented artist with a polished sound and a tremendous groove, his attention to detail is superb, he was very fast in his delivery and attentive at all times, I will definitely work with him again.

Nik was excellent to work with! He’s a brilliant drummer and he nailed the vision for the track right from the word go. Totally recommend working with him if you get the chance!

Nik's work ethic is incredible, so is his attention to detail. I came to him with a very specific project and he nailed it on the first take. In the initial discussions about my project he gave me a ton of different options and offered some really insightful suggestions that gave me immediate confidence I had contacted the right person. Honor working with him!

Nik was extremely easy to work with, and nailed the vibe I was looking for - highly recommended!

Great drummer great musician! Self going with insights.
Professional handling and everything you wish for.

Nik did a brilliant work on my song! He got the vibe and references I wanted immediately and brought my song to another level with his beats. Highly recommended!

Nil is very professional and patient, if you know what do you want, just tell him, he will make it happen for you. Really easy to work with and sounds great with his own studio, fast and very detail. Definitely Right drummer to work with!

Nik Hughes was a real pleasure to work with. Remotely we made great & expedient progress while he as the Consummate Professional turned out in spectacular fashion in 2 or 3 days what took me much longer to create. Nik was the last guy in the room, as it were, pertaining to instrumentation, when the foundation-laying drummer is usually first on tape. A testimony to his skill is that you cannot tell that he received the compositions after they'd been recorded, sometimes loosely! Thanks Nik!

Nik did a great job! I gave him a very rough idea of what I wanted, and he ran with it. It was great to hear different variations and he pays attention to more than just the rhythm. He gave me some options for the tone as well - which I really appreciate. The track ended up sounding way better than I expected. He brought a level of artistry that's really inspiring and energizing

I just completed the final song of an album's worth of music with Nik, and I can't say enough good things about him. He's a total professional and extremely easy to work with. His tracks are always impeccable, and on repeated listens I'm still noticing little touches he added. That's real talent: drumming that adds to a song without calling attention to itself. He's absolutely the best!

Nik was absolutely amazing to work with! He is very talented at his craft. His communication was excellent, and he was patient with me as I figured out what I was looking for. Additionally, the artistic insight he provided was perfect and fit my project like a glove. I definitely recommend Nik!

I've worked with Nik on several different songs of all different styles. He is such a creative, versatile drummer! Extremely easy to work with, and I look forward to our next project.

Nik always delivers! Incredible drummer, who gives a whole new dimension to the songs he works on. He is so easy to work with, and has a great sense for just what a song needs.

5 Stars! Nik sent great drum tracks and was thorough, responsive, and speedy, delivering exactly the tracks I wanted in the really short timeframe I needed. Highly recommended!

Absolutely the best. The level of professionalism and attention to detail has ensured that I will go straight to Nik any time I need drums

Nik completely over delivered on this project! Amazing talent! Total pro and a fantastic experience. 5 stars across the board. I have a latin song that I needed latin percussion on. I received a proposal from Nik and to be honest I was't 100% sure about going with him. He's a very accomplished/talented Rock drummer but I wasn't sure if I'd get that Pro level Latin Percussion I needed. He gave me exactly what I needed if not more. He killed the latin perc! Super pro. Excited to work w/Nik again!

Top notch drumming, pristine quality recordings, flexible, friendly and professional, you can't beat Nik. I've worked with him on several songs now, and every time he has delivered above and beyond!

This is my third time working with Nik. He knocked it out of the park again! I had a very specific idea in mind for the drums, and he nailed it. He far exceeded my expectations. Professional and excellent communication as always.

This is my second time working with Nik, and it was another incredible experience! He really has a knack for drumming that enhances a song without being showy. On repeat listenings I'm still finding cool little touches to his performance. I couldn't ask for a better collaborator for my music!

Fantastic work, great to work with and Nik's finished tracks are great.

Thank you Nik.

Absolutely fantastic drummer- professional, extremely talented, and a great guy. It's hard to imagine using another drummer after working with him!

Nik was amazing work with! He's extremely professional and a phenomenal drummer. Nik's work really made my tracks come to life. On top of being a great drummer he works hard to get the parts over in a matter of days and is a great communicator. Will work with him again 100%!

Nik is great! Gave lots of options and was attentive to requests. If you need drums with energy, Nik is the man.

Great musician! awesome person, and really fast turnaround. I would recommend Nik to anyone in the industry!

Nik did a great job! He is great to work with.

Nik is gifted drummer, and a top professional, he had plenty of patience with me, and managed without doubts to get the sound I was going after, look no further! Will work with him again soon!

Nik is the finest musician I have had the pleasure of working with. He is an A+ drummer, an A+ artist and an A+ person. Every time I messaged him with a need he was right there to help me. For files, he sent me more than I needed and even explained how to use them so I could mix them. He is the drummer for the most important song I have written and he made that song even more important. I don't want anyone else to be the drummer for my songs.

I have had the pleasure of performing with Nik Hughes in my own group as well as other group performances and recording sessions. Nik is an excellent musician, extremely musical in his playing as he pays special attention to the melody, feel, and essence of a song.
Nik has always been well prepared for session work and performance work in a variety of styles. I’m grateful to make music with this awesome human and would highly recommend him for your project. Great solid groove and feel!

I have had the pleasure of performing with Nik Hughes in my own group as well as other group performances and recording sessions. Nik is an excellent musician, extremely musical in his playing as he pays special attention to the melody, feel, and essence of a song.

Nik has always been well prepared for session work and performance work in a variety of styles. I’m grateful to make music with this awesome human and would highly recommend him for your project. Great solid groove and feel!

Nik is the man! Best rock drummer. Always a positive attitude and at your service.

I have had the privilege of working with Nik and he has been the go to drummer for my band in both live and studio performances for the last 5 years. He is a pro through and through. I highly recommend him for all your drumming and percussive needs... Nik thoroughly prepares for gigs and sessions and is open and receptive to feedback. He plays with a passion that is infectious, it permeates every aspect of his work, makes every track better and makes you want to be a better artist. On top of all that he is just a stellar human being... Go with Nik and walk away stoked

Nik is the man. His playing is crushing and his tracks are clean and sound fantastic. Highly recommend!

What more can you ask in a musician? Nik is extremely talented, intelligent, and professional. He plays for the song. That's all I ever wanted/needed. If the song was more about feel than fills, his approach reflected that. If I needed a lift but couldn't articulate exactly how, he gave me a few options that all worked in context. If I wasn't feeling it, or changed my mind, he changed it up without question.

Best of all though, I never have to explain anything to Nik. He just delivers. I've known and worked with Nik for over a decade, and he's absolutely still a go-to.

Nik is an extraordinarily talented drummer. I had the privilege of working alongside him during a couple of studio sessions. He has a fabulous professional work ethic, and he is a blast to have in the studio. He killed the sessions and blew my mind how quickly he learned and perfectly played every song. One of the best!

Nik is a licensed badass and one of the easiest people to work with in the world. He's a true renaissance man, and I've had the pleasure of working with him in a number of capacities. He'll play anything you could possibly want behind the kit, and chances are, he'll come up with something perfect that you couldn't even imagine beforehand. Beyond his talents as a drummer, he's a super talented music director and always seems to know what an arrangement needs to take it to the next level. Long story short, you want this man working on your project one way or another.

Nik Hughes is a monster of a player and a King of a man! Modest yet insanely talented and always hustling. I know he puts his best into everything he does and is a dream to work with. I've toured and recorded with Nik extensively and he levels up every project we are working on. He is also a brilliant arranger and musical director making him an extremely well rounded creative. I would recommend Nik for any project.

Nik is an excellent musician and a pleasure to work with. He has a broad range of playing styles and sensitivities in his skill set. Always super professional, and willing to go the extra mile to push a song's rhythm track to the next level. He's also an excellent engineer, who knows his way around a recording set up, and can get creative with recording techniques when needed.

Nik is an incredible musician with top-notch drive and work ethic.
I've hired Nik in person in DC and for remote sessions when he's in LA, both with outstanding results.
Nik has a creative vision for furthering a song and nearly perfect timing.
I highly recommend Nik for your next session if you want precise, yet energetic and creative drums and more added to your songs!

Nik is my favorite drummer to record. His playing is exciting to listen to and he brings a great energy to a recording. He's my first call for kit and percussion.