• Home
  • Calendar
  • Bands
  • Credits
  • Press
  • Contact

Carlo Nuccio

  • Home
  • Calendar
  • Bands
  • Credits
  • Press
  • Contact

"...the gold standard of New Orleans musician/producers in the twenty-first century"

About

Ask any musician who has had the opportunity to work with Carlo Nuccio about the experience, and a big smile will spread across their face. Texture and energy, intuitive ability, ingenious and inventive technique will be characteristics they will use to describe Carlo's sound. They'll shake their heads and ponder how so much swing, soul and inspiration can inhabit the body and mind of one drummer.  

New Orleans has provided the backbeat to some of the finest jazz, rock and roll and rhythm and blues; Earl Palmer and Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste are among the most famous, having powered classic records by Fats Domino, Little Richard, The Meters and Dr. John. Carlo Nuccio is assuredly part of that long and storied line, having spent the better part of his 59 years in 'the engine room.' In the Crescent City, Carlo is a first-call musician who can boast playing in seven bands presently.  

His resumé is impressive and worthy: recording credits with Buckwheat Zydeco, Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses), Tori Amos, Dr. John, Marianne Faithful and a Grammy-winning album by Emmylou Harris. As the lynchpin of Nashville songwriting mainstay Pat McLaughlin's band, Carlo contributed the beat for three of Pat's albums. He founded the legendary Americana band Continental Drifters with his friends Mark Walton (Dream Syndicate) and Ray Ganucheau, and he navigated the band through many of their early sessions, contributing drums, guitar, engineering and his heartfelt singing and writing. Since then, he's worked for many years with Alex McMurray, among New Orleans' finest contemporary songwriters, in Royal Fingerbowl and in Alex's varied projects as well as Paul Sanchez and Lulu and the Broadsides.  

Carlo's skills extend to the other side of the studio glass, and his experiences in the control room and as a songwriter have helped inform the sensitivity of his playing style. He was mentored in recording and engineering by early New Orleans hit pioneer Cosimo Matassa, and he was able to hone his skills with live sound gigs of Professor Longhair, Earl King, Dr. John and the Neville Brothers. He has also worked with world-class producers and engineers Malcolm Burn, Jim Scott, Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom, Mark McKenna, Steve Berlin and Paul DuGré.  

And if that weren't enough, Carlo was one of the co-writers of the New Orleans anthem "Who Dat" back in 1983, adopted by the Saints as their battle cry en route to their Superbowl victory in 2009. (He also wrote and produced "Glory Bound," another all-star tribute to his favorite football team in 2010 which benefitted the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic.)  

Ask any musician who knows him, and they'll testify: Carlo Nuccio is the gold standard of New Orleans musician/producers in the twenty-first century.  - PETER HOLSAPPLE

Previous events

Date Event Location
Saturday, April 23 @ 10:00PM Sat, Apr 23 @ 10:00PM Malevitus Portside Lounge, New Orleans, LA 70115 Portside Lounge, New Orleans, LA 70115
Saturday, April 23 @ 2:20PM — 3:30PM Sat, Apr 23 @ 2:20PM — 3:30PM Benny Grunch and the Bunch French Quarter Fest, Jackson Square GE Stage, New Orleans, LA French Quarter Fest, Jackson Square GE Stage, New Orleans, LA
Friday, April 22 @ 2:00PM — 3:30PM Fri, Apr 22 @ 2:00PM — 3:30PM Lulu and the Broadsides on the air! WWOZ 90.7FM WWOZ 90.7FM
Thursday, April 21 @ 3:50PM — 5:10PM Thu, Apr 21 @ 3:50PM — 5:10PM Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show French Quarter Festival, Jackson Square GE Stage, New Orleans, LA French Quarter Festival, Jackson Square GE Stage, New Orleans, LA
Thursday, April 21 @ 12:30PM — 1:30PM Thu, Apr 21 @ 12:30PM — 1:30PM Alex McMurray and his Band French Quarter Fest Woldenberg Park Tropical Isle Stage, New Orleans, LA French Quarter Fest Woldenberg Park Tropical Isle Stage, New Orleans, LA
Friday, February 18 @ 6:00PM — 7:30PM Fri, Feb 18 @ 6:00PM — 7:30PM Alex McMurray and his Band Carnaval Lounge, New Orleans, LA 70117 Carnaval Lounge, New Orleans, LA 70117
Monday, February 14 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Mon, Feb 14 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119
Sunday, February 13 @ 5:00PM — Tuesday, February 15 @ 6:00PM Sun, Feb 13 @ 5:00PM — Tue, Feb 15 @ 6:00PM Malevitus (The ghost production) & record release party The Columns Hotel, New Orleans, LA 70115 The Columns Hotel, New Orleans, LA 70115
Friday, February 11 @ 5:30PM — 9:05PM Fri, Feb 11 @ 5:30PM — 9:05PM Malevitus Plays the 10th Annual Lesseps Block Party! BJ's, New Orleans, LA BJ's, New Orleans, LA
Sunday, April 18, 2021 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Sun, Apr 18, 2021 @ 4:00PM — 6:00PM Alex McMurray Band (Alex McMurray, Joe Cabral, Carlo Nuccio & Glenn Hartman) The Broadside, New Orleans, LA The Broadside, New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 @ 7:00PM — 9:00PM Tue, Apr 6, 2021 @ 7:00PM — 9:00PM Alex McMurray and his Band The Broadside, New Orleans, LA The Broadside, New Orleans, LA
Thursday, April 30, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Thu, Apr 30, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119
Monday, April 27, 2020 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Mon, Apr 27, 2020 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides The Starlight, New Orleans, LA 70112 The Starlight, New Orleans, LA 70112
Thursday, April 23, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Thu, Apr 23, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119
Monday, April 20, 2020 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Mon, Apr 20, 2020 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides The Starlight, New Orleans, LA 70112 The Starlight, New Orleans, LA 70112
Thursday, April 16, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Thu, Apr 16, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119
Thursday, April 9, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Thu, Apr 9, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119
Thursday, April 2, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Thu, Apr 2, 2020 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Lulu and the Broadsides Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119 Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans, LA 70119

Join our mailing list for the latest news

© 2021 Carlo Nuccio.

  • Log out
Powered by Bandzoogle