Ken Maiuri

Kenneth 'Ken' Maiuri (1971) is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Florence, Massachusetts. Since early 2016 he has been the keyboardist for The B-52's^[1] He has played in numerous other bands, such as Pedro the Lion^[2] and The Mammals^[3] He has been part of the live band for performances of numerous "Picture-Stories" created by Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy, including The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or The Friends of Dr. Rushower^[4], A Checkroom Romance^[5] and Up From the Stacks^[6]. He co-composed the music to Jason Mazzotta's 2015 short film The Century of Love, Part I.^[7] He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno^[8] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show^[9] (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy)^[10], and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy^[11] and The Mammals^[12]).

Career

• MediaDarlings (1989-1994) (guitar/vocals, with Cullen Faugno on bass/vocals)
• Sourpuss (1994-1995) (guitar, with Alyssa Marchese on bass, Brian Marchese on drums and Todd McMurray on vocals)
• Ribboncandy (1996–present) (guitar/vocals, with Joel Boultinghouse from Tizzy on bass and Rich Germain from Stringbean on drums)^[13]
• Encyclopedia Brown (drums)
• King Radio (keyboards)
• Mission Orange (keyboards)
• Michael Merenda Jr. & The Voltage Box (drums, glockenspiel, backing vocals)
• Dew Claw (guitar)
• The New Harmful (guitar)
• The Greenbergs (bass)
• TW Walsh (drums, guitar, bass)
• New Radiant Storm King (bass, guitar, keyboards)
• The Aloha Steamtrain (keyboards)
• The Tealights (bass)
• The Maggies (guitar, keyboards)
• The Mammals (2002-late 2003: bass, guitar, drums, keyboards)
• School for the Dead (2001 - 2014)^[14] (keyboards)
• The Soft Drugs (bass)
• Pedro the Lion (2004-2005: bass, backing vocals)
• The Fawns (keyboards)^[15]
• Young@Heart Chorus^[16] (bass, accordion, piano)
• Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals)
• Mark Mulcahy^[17] (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass)
• The B-52's (2016 – present: keyboards, guitar)

Ken Maiuri writes the weekly music column Clubland for the Daily Hampshire Gazette.^[18]

He also hosts the freeform Monday night radio show Wiggly World, every Monday night from 8 - 10 p.m. EST at WMUA.org (91.1 FM).^[19]

Discography

Albums

• Sourpuss - Rocket Day (7" EP, 1994)
• Ribboncandy - Dynamic Ribbon Device (cassette EP, 1996)
• Ribboncandy - Girlfriend Is Mad (cassette EP, 1997)
• King Radio - Mr. K is Dead, Go Home (Tar Hut, 1998)^[20]
• Chappaquiddick Skyline - S/T (Sub Pop, 1999)^[21]
• Joe Pernice - Big Tobacco (Glitterhouse, 2000)
• Spouse - Nozomi (Pigeon/Wormco, 2000)
• Michael J. Merenda Jr. - Trapped In the Valley (Humble Abode, 2001)
• The Maggies - Robot Stories (Garageband Records, 2001)
• TW Walsh - Blue Laws (Truckstop, 2001)
• King Radio - The Mission Orange EP (Not Lame, 2002)
• The Mammals - Evolver (Humble Abode, 2002)
• New Radiant Storm King - Winter's Kill (Rainbow Quartz, 2002)^[22]
• Pierce Woodward - Leave No Millionaire Behind (2003)
• King Radio - Are You the Sick Passenger? (Spirithouse, 2004)
• Pedro the Lion - Tour EP (Self-released, 2004)
• Miranda Brown - Baystate (Pigeon, 2004)
• School for the Dead - The New You (Rub Wrongways, 2004)
• The Mammals - Rock That Babe (Signature Sounds, 2004)
• Spouse - Are You Gonna Kiss Or Wave Goodbye? (Pigeon, 2004)
• The Q People: A Tribute To NRBQ (Spirithouse, 2004)
• Michael J Merenda Jr - Election Day (2004)
• Mark Mulcahy - In Pursuit of Your Happiness (Mezzotint, 2005)
• The Soft Drugs - In Moderation EP (2006)
• The Mammals - Departure (Signature Sounds, 2006)
• The Ray Mason Band - Don't Mess With Our Routine (Hi-N-Dry, 2006)
• The Fawns - A Nice Place To Be (Rub Wrongways, 2006)
• Michael J Merenda Jr. - Quiver (Humble Abode, 2006)
• Spouse - Relocation Tactics (Pigeon, 2007)
• Marykate O'Neil - mkULTRA EP (2008)
• Mike + Ruthy - The Honeymoon Agenda (Humble Abode, 2008)
• School for the Dead - A Telephone Built for Two (Rub Wrongways, 2008)
• Marykate O'Neil - Underground (Circle C, 2009)
• Spouse - Confidence (Nine Mile Records, 2010)
• Mike + Ruthy - Million To One (Humble Abode, 2010)
• Chris Pureka - How I Learned To See In the Dark (Sad Rabbit Music, 2010)
• Mark Mulcahy - Low Birthweight Child (7" single, Tongue Master Records, 2010)
• Dennis Crommett - In the Buffalo Surround (Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm, 2011)
• Young@Heart Chorus - Now (2012)
• Mark Mulcahy - Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You (Mezzotint, 2013)^[23]
• Scud Mountain Boys - Do You Love the Sun (Ashmont, 2013)
• Heather Maloney - S/T (Signature Sounds, 2013)
• J Mascis - Tied to a Star (2014)^[24]
• AG Berg - Alive (single, 2014)^[25]
• The Fawns - Goodnight, Spacegirl (Rub Wrongways, 2016)
• Mark Mulcahy - The Possum In the Driveway (2017)^[26]

Songs

• Now Or Never (1986, with Chicopee High School student Ray Mason)
• I Wish I Could Recycle You 1988, with Steve Hartnett)
• Stay Up Late (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass)
• Opening Act (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass)
• Call Waiting (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass)
• Drums and Wires (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass)
• Pixies in Her Ears
• Tell Me the News

External sources

• IMDB page
• School for the Dead Rockumentary
• AllMusic page for Ken Maiuri
• Discogs page

References