Bio

Daniel Kostenko was born September 17th, 2000 in Walla Walla Washington. Early in life Daniel had developed the uncanny ability to keep perfect time with songs he would hear on the radio and on the stereo at home. Daniel developed 75% hearing loss at an early age and so the only way his parents could explain his gift of rhythm was that he was "feeling" the music. His hearing loss disappeared a couple of years later and his musical talent rose to the surface. He would start banging on different items in perfect time with the music and would try to mimic the fills that the drummers would play. He would also hum the melody line at the same time. Daniel's folks recognized this ability and purchased a used drum kit for Daniel. He got his first drum kit at age 2 and started playing along to classic rock songs that he parents would play in the car and at home. He would only need to hear the song 2 or 3 times and then would sit down and play the entire song while humming along with the melody line. Daniel is completely self taught but is currently studying at The School of Rock in North Seattle. His mom and dad are very supportive of his musical talent and his father drives him to The School of Rock twice a week for practice. He likes going because it gives him a chance to learn new songs and he gets to play classic rock. He is currently learning the entire Pink Floyd album "The Wall" and has a concert coming up in May at EMP. Information on that will be posted in the next week.

Daniel is the middle child of three. He has an older sister and a younger brother. He is in every way a normal 7 year old except for his musical talent. Not too many 7 year olds can hum the entire melody line and guitar solo to Pink Floyd songs and not too many 7 year olds know every word and the entire melody line to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown's song "I Feel Good". He loves Pink Floyd, The Who, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Eagles, Bon Jovi, Phil Collins and most other Classic Rock groups.

Daniel likes school a lot. He is currently in first grade and his favorite class is reading. He enjoys soccer and other sports. Since his mom and dad were born and raised in Russia he also knows quite a bit about his Russian heritage. His family has lived in the United States for 8 years.

What does Daniel want to be when he grows up?

A professional drummer with a famous band. He wants to tour the world and play in front of millions of people.

Daniel's Favorites

Color: Blue

Food: Pizza (Cheese and Pepperoni)

Drummers: Alan White, Simon Phillips, Donn Bennett, Ian Pace and Phil Collins