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DRUMMER KEN SERIO EDUCATION Ken Serio studied with the great Joe Morello for 23 years, Kenwood Dennard,Danny Gottlieb, and Zak Danziger. Ken has a large history of touring and recording, and have had students that have gone to professional level .Reference from Local Noise New Jersey Newspaper. DISCOGRAPHY An avid music lover, Ken is constantly seeking out new types of Drumming, Techniques, and Music from various cultures. Ken recently recorded a cd that features the drums as a melodic instrument called Eye to Eye. Ken has 8 cds out under his name 1996 Tomorrows Another Day 1998 Through The Gate 2003 Eye To EYE 2007 DRUMSPEAK 2008 LIVE IN THE MOMENT 2010 ONE NIGHT Other projects Ken Serio has contributed his talents to include several cds out on The Mirror Wizard Music Label  NYC guitarist Billy Eric's numerous Jazz Cds ,including titles YES INDEED, PAINT THE TOWN,Of NEAR and Distant Lands and GUITAR ISLAND. Other notable discs include Victoria Warne's LIVE At THE Savoy and Florescence. The Jon Kline Combine.and Big Jeff and The Middle Sized Band (award winning children's disc )and Jazz harmonica artist Enrico Granefei's The Plain Truth cd to name a selected few.  from TRIPPING TREE.com Education	1988-90 UNIVERSITY OF R.I.,ALSO IN 1982 KEN RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO BERKELEY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, ALONG WITH VARIOUS MUSIC AWARDS. 23 Years of private study with Joe Morello, Kenwood Dennard, and Zak Danziger Performance Credits	Various touring and recording with some of the great names in Jazz, rock and blues including : Mark Egan, Vic Juris, Danny Gottlieb, Pete McCann ,Victoria Warne, Ronnie Earl ,Billy Eric, Virginia Mayhew, Calvin Hill, Dem Brooklyn Bums, Bill Turner (guitarist for Billy Hailey and the Comets),Gil Goldstien,Joey Ramone, THE Beastie Boys,ASYLUM, DOUG HALL, Dave Mullen,Popa Chubby, Sharp Edge,Dave Mann,Enrico Granefei,Jon Klien Combine, 80 East,Cross Currents, as well as 8 Cd’s out under my own name. ,Hot House Magazine NYC Ken's  Thoughts	"I believe that the reason for my success as a  drum instructor is based on my teachers  that I studied with that genuinely cared about  my progress and my  career. I like to think I’m  carrying on in there footsteps!" from interview WFDU 89.1 FM FEB 12th 2002.