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Michael Aquino is an award-winning, sound designer, composer, audio engineer, musician, and performer.He co-founded Cocotazo Media, which produces fiction/non-fiction podcasts, music, and educational audio resources.Michael is also an RRCA certified run coach.
"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
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About
Michael Aquino is a sound designer, composer, musician, audio producer, and theatre professional. He is the composer, sound designer, and engineer for the podcast series Timestorm. Recognition for Timestorm: 2022 Anthem Awards (Silver Medal), 2021 NJ WebFest (Best Family-friendly Podcast), 2020 Webby Awards Honoree, 2019 Audio Verse Awards (Vocal Composition). Solo albums: Giants Will Fall (2015), City Stars (2017). Compilations: Puerto Rico del Alma (2017), Stuff This in Yer Face (Cocotazo Music/You Don’t Know Jersey 2018), New Year | Año Nuevo (2021), Be Late. (2025). As an Actors' Equity Association stage manager and actor, he has worked with New Jersey and New York regional theatres. Michael co-founded Cocotazo Media, which produces fiction/non-fiction podcasts, music, and educational audio resources.
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"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
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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
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