The instructor
Nikolay Chompalov
Drummer, music educator and performer from Sofia with over 10 years of stage experience. A BIMM Dublin graduate, I help students of all ages find their rhythm.
“My goal is for every student — child or adult, beginner or advanced — to find their rhythm and play their favourite songs.”Nikolay Chompalov
Education
BSc in Commercial Modern Music
In 2017 I was accepted to BIMM — British & Irish Modern Institute of Music (Dublin, Ireland), one of Europe's leading contemporary music colleges with campuses in England, Ireland and Germany. In 2021 I graduated with a BSc in Commercial Modern Music, specialising in drums, Studio Musicianship and Music Teaching.
Degree
BIMM Dublin
2017 — 2021 · Dublin, Ireland
- BSc — Commercial Modern Music
- Instrument: drums
- Studio Musicianship & Music Teaching
Teaching
What lessons look like
I have been teaching drums actively since 2022, working with students of all ages — children and adults, complete beginners to advanced players. Lessons focus on 4-Way Coordination, diverse techniques and a wide range of styles.
Styles
Musical career
Bands & projects
Loving Memorycurrent
2025 — presentJazz formation with Angelina Separevska (vocals, trumpet), Boris Petkov (piano) and Kristian Petrov (bass). Performed at Bansko Jazz Fest 2025.
Delatecurrent
2023 — presentPlovdiv-based hardcore band. Member since 2023; a new album is due in autumn 2025.
Ghosted
2023 — 2025Jazz quintet with Tervel Valchanov (bass), Boris Petkov (piano), Siyana Kaloyanova and Ilina Stoyneva (vocals). Toured Bulgaria and performed at Bansko Jazz Fest 2024.
Ritmos de Flamenco
2020 — 2022Percussion in a Latin trio performing Gypsy Kings hits along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. With Detelin Lyubenov and Ricardo Huachilla (guitars).
Anti Future
2015 — 2021My first band. EP released 2017, concerts across Bulgaria and twice in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Contact
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