Born in 1980 into a musical family in Athens, Georgia, Keio Stroud started playing drums and performing at an early age. After studying at the University of West Georgia, Stroud moved to Nashville in 2000 and soon became and in-demand drummer for recording sessions, touring, and television performances.

Currently playing sessions in Nashville, Stroud has had an impressive and diverse career drumming for some of Nashville’s most successful and well-respected artists, producers and musicians; Big & Rich, Rodney Crowell, Richard Marx, Jake Owen, Deana Carter, Little Big Town, Emmylou Harris, Keith Urban, Roseanne Cash, Lee Brice, Hank Williams Jr., Chase Bryant, Ronnie Dunn (Brooks and Dunn), Taj Mahal, The Nashville Star television show, Jason Aldean, Tiffany, Tommy Simms, Kip Moore, Buddy Miller, Keb' Mo’, Randy Houser, Guy Clark, Chris Young, Micky Gilley, The Randy Rogers Band, Jamie O’Neal, Thompson Square, Leroy Parnell, Sara Evans, The Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Worsham, Jason Eady, Billy Ray Cyrus, Stoney LaRue, Peter Collins, Chely Wright, Booker T. Jones, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Peter Collins, Brian Setzer, Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, Terri Clark, Sarah Buxton, Cody Johnson, Frankie Ballard, Ray Scott, Adam Hood, Halfway to Hazard, Jedd Hughes, The Wooten Brothers, Lee Greenwood, Dee Snyder, Chuck Wicks, Will Kimbrough, Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Chad Warrix, Laura Bell Bundy, Mike Farris, John Popper, Keith Anderson, Beth Neilson Chapman, Edwin McCain, The Lost Trailers, Trent Willmon, Mark Mcguin, Wade Hayes, Joey DeGraw, Amy Dalley, Jermaine Jackson, Blue County, Victoria Shaw, Jason Meadows, Dean Dillon, Craig Wayne Boyd, Arlis Albritton, Runaway June, Chris Young, Will Jones, Sam Banks, Ty Herndon, Jimmy Wayne, Chris DeStefano, Josh Gracin Jaron and The Long Road To Love, Buxton Hughes, SJ McDonald, Patrick Davis, and many others.

Appeared at PASIC 2019 as a clinician, PASIC 2022 as panel guest with Peter Erskin and Gregg Bissonett. Featured recordings Keio Stroud has appeared on:

• “Let Us Be Americana - The Music of Paul McCartney” - various artists
• “Blues Americana” - Keb’ Mo’(Grammy nom)
• "Oklahoma"- Keb' Mo' (Grammy winner)
• "Taj Mo"- Taj Mahal/Keb' Mo' (Grammy winner)
• "Good to be" - Keb' Mo'
• Upcoming TajMo 2
• “Sunday Night Shout!” - Mike Farris
• “Prism” - Beth Nielsen Chapman
• “I Saw the Light” (Hank Williams movie) - various artists Rodney Crowell various recordings.
• Featured drummer on Late Night with Seth Meyers
• ESPN College Gameday intro 2016-2022
• Several tv sitcoms