ON STAGE:Reggae recording artist, KEN SERIOUS

_____________________******_______________________ Kenton Emanuel Matthews,(Ken Serious) born to Reginald Matthews and Ritta Howell on September 8th the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. Ken was raised in Clarendon and attended Milk River all-age School then York Town Primary and later the Astra Academy In May Pen Clarendon.KEN SANG FOLK SONGS AT YORK TOWN PRIMARY. HIS FIRST REAL PERFORMANCE WAS IN A SCHOOL FESTIVAL CONTEST. KEN STARTED LISTENING TO SOUND SYSTEM CASSETTES AND REGGAE ARTIST BRIGIEDEER JERRY WAS HIS INFULENCE TO START DEEJAYING SUCH ARTISTS AS NECODEMUS AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN.THE FIRST SOUND SYSTEM KEN WORKED ON WAS KING BASIL FROM MAY PEN,KILLAMAN FORCE, KING STUR MARS WITH DANNY DREAD THE BEST SELECTER, AND ARTISTS LIKE NECODEMUS,LITTLE HARRY, JUNIOR CAT,CUTTY RANKS,CAPTAIN BARKY,WAYNE WONDER ,SHACKA DEMUS,RICKY TUFFY AND MORE. TONY REBEL(AND THE FLAMES CREW)was first to introduced Ken the STAGE IN 1994 ON THE “EARTHVIBES FEST” IN FT.CLARENCE.Ken PERFORMED WITH GARNETT SILK AND FREDDY MCGREGOR.Other appearances include IRIE JAMBORE IN NEW YORK,THE REGGAE BASH WITH IRIE FM AND THE RED/GOLD/GREEN AFFAIR IN NEW YORK. KEN HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS NAMES IN REGGAE MUSIC SUCH AS CUTTY RANKS, SUGAR MINOTT, EVERTON BLENDER, GARNETT SILK, SHAKA DEMUS, WAYNE WONDER, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, JUST TO NAME A FEW.