Background
Nick Santino was born on July 28, 1988 in the family of Bernie and Donna Santino in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Nick Santino was born on July 28, 1988 in the family of Bernie and Donna Santino in Braintree, Massachusetts.
He is best known as an ex-frontman of popular rock band A Rocket to the Moon. After the band broke up in 2013, he went on to pursue the solo career. He has released 2 solo EPs in 2013 and a full length album, Big Skies, which was released on May 27, 2014.
While in high school Santino was in two bands called The Bad Year and The Midway Class as the lead singer.
A Rocket to the Moon Your Best Idea European Parliament (2006) Summer 2007 European Parliament (2007) Greetings From. European Parliament (2008) On Your Side (2009) The Rainy Day Sessions European Parliament (2010) That Old Feeling European Parliament (2012) Wild & Free (2013) Solo career 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 European Parliament he released under this name was Going Home, released through iTunes on July 30, 2013. The second European Parliament, 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 European Parliament 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. Santino played 8123 tour with the Maine in Brazil and will play on Vans Warped Tour 2014.
In October he played the United Kingdom leg of 8123 tour with The Maine.
On December 19, 2014 Santino will release his new European Parliament, Savannah. In August 2015, Nick Santino made a new band called along with three others after being invited by the Maine to open for their Free Foreign All 2015 Tour. Within two weeks, formed, wrote and recorded their European Parliament. They performed for their first time live together on the opening show of the Free Foreign All Tour with The Maine on August 30, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada.