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<p class="style2" id="Normal-P"><span id="PPStyle20-C">S<span class="style1">erge Sidi Michaud was born in Geneva Switzerland the 4th december 1960. His passion for percussion instruments grew up since his early ages, when he received a small drum as a present at 4 years old. He began the study of modern drumming after 10 years of learning and playing marching drums, with the fifes and drums of the popular musics conservatory of Geneva.</span></span>
<p class="style2"><span> <span class="style1">Serge created the</span><a href="rivagebioen.html"> Rivage </a><span class="style1">band with some friends in 1980, and after playing concerts in France and Switzerland, he recorded his first album in 1982. The band splitted in 1985, and Serge went to the </span> <a href="mibioen.html">Musicians Institute </a><span class="style1">in Los Angeles U.S.A. Where he get his professional drummer diploma in 1987.</span></span> <p class="style2"><span> <span class="style1">Back to Geneva he played with different bands of music, and touring with the rock band</span><a href="tontonsbioen.html"> The Tontons Flingueurs</a> <span class="style1">in Italy, Spain, Germany, France as well as Switzerland. In 1990 the band recorded the CD “Mama Told Me” and this album was a success, the CD's were quickly sold out.<br>
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<span class="style1">In 1993, Serge created with the guitarist Yves Staubitz and the bass player Patrick Pegaitaz the blues band</span> <a href="fullstepsbioen.html">Fullsteps</a>, <span class="style1">joined in 1994 by Sandrine Dumont at the voice, they are playing in blues clubs as well as summer festivals in Switzerland and France.</span><br>
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I<span class="style1">n 1995, Serge travelled in Malaysia and met the best producers of Malaysian Music Industry, who asked him to stay in</span><a href="malaysiabioen.html"> Kuala Lumpur as a drums sessionist.</a> <span class="style1">He recorded many productions projects, and played live shows during 4 years long. He keep a very good memory of this world music experience, and he's still travelling every year in Malaysia, giving drums teaching,<a href="workshopgallery-comingsoon.html" target="_parent"> drums workshops</a> and recording sessions.</span><br>
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<span class="style1">Between 1998 and 2003, Serge shared his time between Malaysia and Switzerland, playing and recording with the following artists: Cool Blast Blues Gang, Léo and Co, Les bananes flambées, Cherino, Jeronimo, S.Mael, Coda, and Royce Sayan.<br>
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S<span class="style1">erge started teaching drums in 1988, and step by step created his own approach called </span><a href="teaching.html">Full Steps Into Drums</a><span class="style1">, in which he let every students, developing their own musical sensitivity.<br>
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