Nick Ferrara

Since his undergraduate days at New York University in the early 1980's, Nicholas Ferrara has been involved in the music industry. Nick credits NYU classmate Jason Flom (President of Lava Records) with giving Nick his start in the music business. During a 1983 West Coast trip, Nick discovered an independent EP by RATT in Tower Records. Nick facilitated the signing of the band by Atlantic's President Doug Morris, and RATT went on to record platinum-selling albums for the label.

Upon his graduation from Fordham Law School in 1986, Nick practiced entertainment law and corporate litigation for three years. By 1989, Doug Morris hadn't forgotten Nick's keen ear, so he persuaded Nick to join Atlantic's A& R staff where Nick worked with artists as diverse as Jose Carreras (of "Three Tenors" fame ), Savatage, Testament, Man -O- War, Die Warzum, Saigon Kick and Winger.

In 1992 Nick joined forces with Joseph Lloyd Serling and Wayne Rooks. Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, a boutique entertainment law firm, represents recording artists, producers, songwriters, record companies, marketing & promotion companies, managers, production companies and booking agencies. Nick's current clients include The Corrs (143/ Lava /Atlantic), Creed (Wind-Up), Maroon 5 (Octone/J), Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood), John Mayer (Aware/Columbia), Chevelle (Epic), and Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Lava/Atlantic), among others.