NYCO
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NYCO is a four-man alternative rock group based in Chicago
, Illinois
. NYCO is led by Ted Atkatz
, a former principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
. Other band members include Leo Budirahardjo, Rob Kassinger, Seth Murphy, and Hubie Wang.
NYCO stands for New York
, from which Atkatz hails, and Colorado
, the home of co-founder Rob Kassinger, who continues to record and perform live with the group.
Atkatz's decision to leave a tenured position with the Chicago Symphony and make NYCO his career choice has become the focus of most press coverage of the band.
On February 6, 2007, The New York Times featured NYCO in an article titled "From Lead Percussionist to Different Drummer," noting that "it is rare for an orchestra musician to abandon the classical realm for a career in rock," and "It is even rarer for someone of Mr. Atkatz’s stature to do so."
Performing Songwriter magazine named NYCO's debut album "Two," released in 2005, one of the 10 best "do it yourself" albums of 2006.
Volkswagen
included an NYCO song, "Let Me In," in its music promotion efforts for a 2007 U.S. auto show.
NYCO released its second album, "Realize," in June 2008. The band is now stationed in Los Angeles, and is preparing to release their third album.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. NYCO is led by Ted Atkatz
Ted Atkatz
Ted Atkatz is the founder of and frontman for the Chicago-based alternative rock group NYCO. He is a former principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra....
, a former principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
. Other band members include Leo Budirahardjo, Rob Kassinger, Seth Murphy, and Hubie Wang.
NYCO stands for New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, from which Atkatz hails, and Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, the home of co-founder Rob Kassinger, who continues to record and perform live with the group.
Atkatz's decision to leave a tenured position with the Chicago Symphony and make NYCO his career choice has become the focus of most press coverage of the band.
On February 6, 2007, The New York Times featured NYCO in an article titled "From Lead Percussionist to Different Drummer," noting that "it is rare for an orchestra musician to abandon the classical realm for a career in rock," and "It is even rarer for someone of Mr. Atkatz’s stature to do so."
Performing Songwriter magazine named NYCO's debut album "Two," released in 2005, one of the 10 best "do it yourself" albums of 2006.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
included an NYCO song, "Let Me In," in its music promotion efforts for a 2007 U.S. auto show.
NYCO released its second album, "Realize," in June 2008. The band is now stationed in Los Angeles, and is preparing to release their third album.