About Uncle G

Gene Serina began his career in music at the age of 13, during the age of Doo Wop, first singing with a group in junior high school which included Eddie Rivera (who would later create one of the first Record Pools, I.D.R.C. (International Disco Record Center). Gene would later meet up with Ruben Mangual, his brother Benji and Jocko on a street corner and this union became the start of what would become "the Group". Ruben & Gene then partnered with Orvin Baptiste, Rick Pettignano and George west and as The Vels they were signed to the Amy Record label and released their first 45rpm single "Do the Walk" / "In Laws". The group eventually changed it's name from the Vels to the Styles.

For more about the group changes and evolution click on the following link - THE GROUPS

With the Disco era exploding In the 70’s Gene took on the name “Mean Gene the Dancing Machine” , contacted his Junior High School friend Eddie Rivera, joined his I.D.R.C. Record Pool and began DJ’ing at New York City clubs “Vasmay Lounge”, “Godfather II”, “Latin Palace” and on radio station WHBI – FM. During late 80's and early 90's he kept busy with recording sessions as a studio bassist.

(Click on Eddie's name above to see a live TV interview with Marty Angelo on Disco Step-By-Step television, Pittsburgh)

Eddie Rivera suggested he try getting into the promotion end of the industry and in the early 90’s he formed his current company – Serina Promotions, a company contracted by record labels to promote new releases to Record Pools, Billboard Reporters, College Radio, Radio Mix Shows, and to both domestic and International commercial radio stations. These endeavors have produced several Gold & Platinum awards (such as the 4 time Platinum "Whoot There It Is" by 95 South on the Ichiban Label. Serina Promotions is still promoting new dance, r&b, hip hop and pop releases. www.serinapromotions.com

Together with Grammy Award winning producer Tony Camillo, (“Midnight Train to Georgia” etc.), Venture Music Group (VMG) was created as a record label to become home to the extensive catalog of music properties both men owned individually. This partnership proved to be a successful venture which has produced many Domestic and International Licensing arrangements throughout the world with such artists within the catalog as Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Freda Payne, Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby, The Ebony’s, The Chambers Brothers Gloria Gaynor, Andrea True and others. Venture Music Group was a public company on the New York Stock Exchange until 2007.

Management Team at VMG Poised for Industry Shift

Tony Camillo & Gene Serina

Market Wire, July, 2004

Venture Music Group, New York Stock Exchange, (OTC – VMGP)

While the recording industry continues to downsize, shift and reorganize its position within the marketplace, great opportunities lie ahead for well-financed, aggressive and industry-savvy independent record companies. One of the key elements for success is having a well-organized and knowledgeable staff of seasoned music industry professionals. Venture Music Group (VMG) is such an independent record label, poised for the new frontiers and new technologies that lie ahead. Two of the key VMG operatives already on board are seasoned professionals Tony Camillo and Gene Serina.

CEO & President - Tony Camillo

Promotions & International Licensing - Gene Serina

Tony Camillo has earned a special place in the music business. Over the course of a long and illustrious career, he has worked, and continues to work, with a truly impressive list of recording artists, filmmakers and advertising agencies.

Whether as a writer, composer, arranger or producer, Tony has touched and enhanced the careers of some of the best-known artists in popular music.

He has also made his mark scoring for feature films and national advertisers. Working out of his New Jersey studio, Tony continues to add to the list and expand his credits.

Tony is a Grammy Award winner for his production of "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & The Pips and has garnered numerous Gold and Platinum awards.

SOME ARTISTS TONY CAMILLO HAS WORKED WITH

GLADYS KNIGHT * DIONNE WARWICK * ERIC CARMEN * STYLISTICS * BAZUKA * MILLIE JACKSON * DAZZ BAND * DYNAMIC SUPERIORS * SOUL GENERATION * EBONYS * CHAMBERS BROTHERS * SAMANTHA SANG * CREME D' COCOA * PEACHES & HERB * SHA NA NA * ANN MARGRET * TONY ORLANDO * GRAND FUNK RAILROAD * GREGORY ABBOTT * BEN VEREEN * STEVIE WONDER * JOE SIMON * 5TH DIMENSION * HONEYCOMBS * DRAMATICS * MARTHA REEVES * LINDA CLIFFORD * THE SUPREMES * THREE DEGREES * MAXINE BROWN * VANESSA WILLIAMS * EIGHT DAY * PARLIAMENT * TOMMY JAMES * PAUL SHAFFER

FILMS & COMMERCIALS

SPRUNG * MAD CITY * STREET TRASH * PIPE DREAMS * SUPER DUDE * STITCHES * WELCOME TO ARROW BEACH * SURVIVALIST * BODY GUARD * DIRTY DANCIN'

(Tony has produced television and/or radio commercials for several well-known Fortune 500 companies and advertising agencies throughout the world.)

In 1994, Tony partnered with multi-Platinum promoter/international licensing specialist Gene Serina to form Venture Music Group. With a comprehensive catalog of recordings, VMG has become a respected presence in the international and domestic music-licensing communities. Gene has worked with many major and independent record labels and is well known within music promotion circles.

He has been very involved in the world of international licensing and annually attends the prestigious International Music Festival (MIDEM) held In Cannes, France. He has arranged for and finalized foreign licensing contracts for VMG catalog properties with record labels in the following territories:

MCP - Austria * TKO/Magnum - UK * Elap Music - Denmark * Time Warner - Europe * Top Records - Italy * Teichiku Records - Japan * Blues Interactions - Japan * J-Bird Records - U.S.A. (Gene has several Gold and Platinum awards to his credit.)

For more on VMG, please visit www.venturemusicgroup.com .

Today, Gene. aka "Uncle G", can be heard spinning the best Doo Wop oldies every Sunday and pumping his HOT dance mix shows every Friday on Cozy Corner Radio located at www.cozycorneradio.com . The Cozy Corner Club Mix with Uncle G can also be heard each week on NRR Radio www.nrrradio.com – I Dance Radio www.idanceradio.fm - Real Dance Radio (UK) www.realdanceradio.net - and Sobel Nation Radio www.sobelnationradio.com .