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Danny Couto
Influenced by a vast number of Latin percussion artists playing everything from samba to salsa, Danny also took substantial inspiration from cutting edge rock artists of his youth, including Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, and similar blunt edged acts playing creative music on the periphery of pop. Thus his percussion contributions are atypical, feeding equally from metal, roots and Latin. In terms of choice of percussion, Danny's demands differ from those of the club date percussionist. Aesthetics and authentic tone are important, but mic-friendliness and durability are essential. Speaking of the latter, Toca percussion survives Couto's extreme tests of roadworthiness night after night. A charter member of the Toca artist team, Daniel finds his voice in the pages of the vast Toca catalog, and has baptized various instruments on tours of Europe, Mexico, South America, North America-virtually everywhere. < Back to the Toca Artists Main Menu
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Born
in Brazil and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Daniel Couto is percussionist
for the band Ill Nino. A Toca artist whose role encompasses playing stadium
rock and indigenous rhythms on a range of hand and stick percussion instruments,
Danny can also cover on drumset. In fact, his first musical participation
was on the kit, playing in a garage band with his brother. His first
pro unit was a band called Point 4 Hope. Eventually he came to the attention
of