Nick Santino (musician)
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Santino performing with A Rocket to the Moon in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Bernard Santino |
| Born |
July 28, 1988 Braintree, Massachusetts, US |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, indie rock, pop punk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | 8123 |
| Associated acts | A Rocket to the Moon, Beach Weather, The Maine, The Bad Year, The Midway Class |
| Website | www |
Nicholas Bernard Santino (born July 28, 1988) is an American musician, singer-songwriter. He is best known as an ex-frontman of pop rock band A Rocket to the Moon. After the band broke up in 2013, he went on to pursue a solo career. He has released 4 solo EPs and a full-length album, Big Skies, which was released on May 27, 2014. In 2015 formed a pop rock band Beach Weather that released two EPs: What a Drag (2015) and Chit Chat (2016).
Nick Santino was born on July 28, 1988 in the family of Bernie and Donna Santino in Braintree, Massachusetts.
While in high school Santino was in two bands called The Bad Year and The Midway Class as the lead singer.
Santino started A Rocket to the Moon in the summer of 2006 as a musical experiment. In early 2008 he assembled a band of musicians with the help of The Maine. Same year the band gained notoriety and was signed to Fueled By Ramen. A Rocket to the Moon released a number of EPs and two full-length albums, On Your Side (2009) and Wild & Free (2013), before breaking up in 2013.
After ARTTM broke up, Nick Santino went on to pursue an alternative rock/country solo career under the name "Nick Santino and The Northern Wind". The first 4-track EP he released under this name was Going Home, released through iTunes on July 30, 2013. The second EP, The Ones You Meet Along the Way: A Collection of Stories from the Road, was released on October 22, 2013. On November 2, 2013 Santino put out a new song "Wildfire on the Run" on YouTube. All the songs were written and instruments recorded by Santino. On December 20, 2013, Santino and Caitlin Harnett released their version of Christmas song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Santino toured "Up Close & Personal" tour with This Century in Fall 2013.
In 2014 Santino decided to go under his own name. On May 23, 2014, a live EP of Nick Santino and The Maine Live in Sao Paulo was released as a free download.
On May 27, 2014, a debut solo full-length album titled Big Skies was released. The album peaked at #3 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts.
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