Anika Nilles
Solo · Odd-subdivision groove writer — quintuplets, septuplets and hybrid grooves that still feel like pop
The fills Anika Nilles actually uses across their path, moves and song studies — each one opens the same exercise workout the rest of the app links to.
Linear Fills (Kick–Hand–Hand)
Level 4Fills · 55–140 BPM
A repeating group of three: kick, then hand, then hand. Because a bar of 16ths is 16 notes and the group is 3 notes long, the pattern shifts every bar — which is why it sounds clever.
Goal: Modern linear fill vocabulary
WorkoutWritten Fill Repetition
Level 3Fills · 55–150 BPM
Composed fills are written once and played the same way every night. This is the opposite of improvising: you decide the notes once and then repeat them exactly.
Goal: Repeatable, song-worthy fills
WorkoutFills Around the Kit
Level 2Fills · 55–150 BPM
You trade: one bar of normal groove, one bar of fill. The fill walks down the kit in order so you always know where your hands are going next.
Goal: Confident fills with a clean re-entry
Workout