NYCO
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- This article is about a rock group named NYCO, but NYCO is also the acronym of the New York City Opera as well as NYCO Synthetic Lubricants.
NYCO is a four-man alternative rock group based in Chicago, Illinois. NYCO is led by Ted Atkatz, a former principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Other band members include Dave DelCiello, Dave Bowers and Devin Staples.
NYCO stands for New York, from which Atkatz hails, and Colorado, the home of a co-founder who has since left the group.
Atkatz's decision to leave a tenured position with the Chicago Symphony and make NYCO his career choice has become the focus of most press coverage of the band.
On February 6, 2007, The New York Times featured NYCO in an article titled "From Lead Percussionist to Different Drummer," noting that "it is rare for an orchestra musician to abandon the classical realm for a career in rock," and "It is even rarer for someone of Mr. Atkatz’s stature to do so."
Performing Songwriter magazine named NYCO's debut album "Two," released in 2005, one of the 10 best "do it yourself" albums of 2006.
Volkswagen included a NYCO song, "Let Me In," in its music promotion efforts for a 2007 U.S. auto show.
