Nir Zidkyahu

Nir Zidkyahu was born in 1967 in Rishon LeZion

Nir Zidkyahu was born in November 1967 and grew up in Rishon LeZion. His brother Tomer Z is also a drummer and plays with Blackfield. He started playing drums at 12, studying with Shaul Shoval and David Ritz.

In Israel he worked with artists such as Rita Gal, Yehuda Poliker and Hachaverim shel Natasha. In 1993 he moved to the United States. In 1997 he joined Genesis, drumming on 8 tracks of Calling All Stations and on the 1997 to 1998 tour.

He drummed on John Mayer's album Room for Squares and has played for Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, Ray Wilson and others. He recorded with Flaw in 2003 and with Chris Cornell on Carry On in 2007. In 2009 he played on Tall Stories' album Skyscraper and toured with Billy Squier.

He recorded drum samples for the Toontrack software Superior Drummer 2.0. He was the first Israeli drummer to sign an endorsement deal with the German company Sonor. He lives with his family in Nashville.