Aquino

Michael Aquino is an award-winning sound designer, composer,
and audio engineer for audio fiction and nonfiction podcasts.

He is also a musician, songwriter, and actor.

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New Year | Año Nuevo

Below is a benefit album, New Year | Año Nuevo, Michael Aquino produced for Cocotazo Media.

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City Stars

Aquino’s EP

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“‘City Stars’ in full is a vivid and diverse journey through a deeply creative mind. Aquino knows exactly how to connect with the multitude of feelings that the human condition experiences - where you can almost reach out and touch each variable emotion that is intricately woven into his music.”

— Karla Harris, When the Horn Blows

“Aquino reminds us of the beauty of acoustic sound and the value of reaching out to make beautiful music as part of shared experience. His voice is clear and this storyteller transports you to experiences in your past, shared past and other’s experiences to bring us all closer together.”

— Sherri Rase, Q on Stage

GIANTS WILL FALL

Aquino’s Debut Album

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“Giants Will Fall sports a wide range of sounds, textures and a relentless creative streak that keeps it from being one of those ‘12 versions of the same song’ collections.”

— Bob Cannon, The Montclair Times

“There is a connectivity running through the songs that is held together by excellent musicianship and Aquino’s emotional and honest delivery.”

— Ed Magdziak, You Don’t Know Jersey

Michael Aquino is a Cuba-Rican sound designer, composer, audio engineer, musician, and performer born in Union City, New Jersey. He is a co-founder of Cocotazo Media, which produces fiction podcasts, music, and educational audio resources. Michael is the sound designer, composer, and audio engineer for their audio drama series Timestorm. Timestorm is a proud member of TRAX from PRX with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Timestorm is a silver medalist in the 2022 Anthem Awards, winner of a 2021 New Jersey WebFest award, an official honoree of 2020 The Webby Awards, and a winner in the 2019 Audio Verse Awards. Michael also co-produced a benefit album - Stuff This in Yer Face! - with You Don’t Know Jersey. For more about his work with Cocotazo Media visit www.cocotazomedia.com.

Aquino’s debut, solo album, Giants Will Fall, was released in October 2015. His follow-up EP, City Stars, was released by Cocotazo Music in October 2017. Aquino received two 2017 Audio Verse Awards for Best Music, Self-Contained Dramatic Production ("Blood Heart" with Ernio Hernandez) and Best Audio Engineering, Self-Contained Comedic Production (Something Inside That Head of Yours) and a 2019 Audio Verse Award for Best Vocal Composition in a New Production (Timestorm). He was also nominated for a 2013 Jersey Acoustic Music Award (Top Male Songwriter category).

Michael is also a professional actor and has performed at regional and NYC stages. He is a co-creator of Mi Casa Tu Casa, a bilingual stage production. Michael is a member of Actors Equity Association.

Aquino / Vocals, Guitars

Accompanying Musicians:
Declan Remus / Guitar
Christian Davis / Bass
Andrew J. Sandel / Accordion