Lucio Miele studied at the “Giuseppe Martucci” Conservatory of Salerno, graduating in percussion instruments. He improved his studies by attending the advanced training course in percussion at the Academy of Santa Cecilia, in Rome. He has participated in various drum and percussion masterclasses and collaborated with numerous orchestras, chamber music and jazz ensembles both in Italy and abroad, also participating in numerous Percussion Festivals, including “Days of Percussion” in Fermo and the “Europees Muziekfestival” in Neerpelt (Belgium). Winner of European and National competitions for percussion instruments for both solo and chamber music. In 2013 he began his collaboration with various contemporary composers , with whom he took part in many pieces of the solo / contemporary repertoire. He played with the Batucada Percussion ensemble, with which he obtained various international awards and worked on the recording of some CDs. He collaborates with various jazz bands performing in numerous festivals and contests (Pozzuoli Jazz Festival, Jazz in Laurino, San Leo Music Festival, Fara Jazz Festival, Bucharest Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival Saint Germain de Pres, Jazz Alguer Festival). There are also many experiences in contemporary music, including those with the Scarlatti Association as part of the “MusicLab”, the International Festival of Contemporary Music. He plays and collaborates with the Ensemble Dissonanzen too. He has participated in various European and world tours in China, Germany, France, Belgium.