Crooner George A. Santino Living His Dream!
George A. Santino is a Seattle-area singer, writer and motivational speaker who is making the most of his second career by embracing his passion for performing and storytelling. Read More
The year is off to a nice start
I actually thought things would slow down after the holidays. My Christmas CD sold well and my music video for The Magic of Christmas got over 123,000 views! But I was done with making CDs and videos and I was going to get back to writing my book. I didn't want to leave You Tube completely behind [...]
From Microsoft to Music – The Story of George A. Santino
Though he is not trying to imitate a legend, anyone who hears George A. Santino’s music can easily mistake his voice for that of Frank Sinatra. His musical style, calm and soulful yet clear voice has begun to attract the attention of other artists, his community and soon the nation. Read More
Tampa Native George A. Santino Living His Dream!
Recently retired from a fulfilling career at Microsoft, George has left the rat race for the Rat Pack. Recently recording his debut album “Come Fly with Me,” a collection of crooner classics in George’s own unique style, he is diligently working with a vocal coach and preparing to share his passion project with the world. [...]
Happy New Year!
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since I retired form Microsoft but when you think about everything I’ve done it actually seems longer. Since leaving Microsoft I recorded my first CD, Come Fly With Me, which was a selection of my favorite crooner tunes. I released That’s Life as a single [...]
Sample singular Christmas singles: one for every girl and boy
For a more classic Christmas take — think Mitch Miller and Bing Crosby — look no further than Seattle’s George A. Santino, a former Microsoft hot shot. He went all out for his first Christmas album, “The Magic Of Christmas,” with the recording, the personnel (violinist Geoffrey Castle, drummer Ben St. John, Anessa Rene and [...]
The Magic of Christmas
Well my Christmas CD is finally done and available for sale on iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby. All of which you can access on my buy page at www.georgeasantino.com/buy This CD was a tremendous amount of fun to make and while I’d like to take some of the credit I must admit that I had [...]
Can’t let a little blister stop me
What a great September it was. I got to perform at the Seattle Center 50th Birthday Bash and though I must admit my voice wasn’t perfect the people really seemed to appreciate it. In fact the MC told me that I had the biggest crowd of the day on that stage. I know you’re never [...]
Christmas in August
It seems if you want to release a Christmas CD in time for Christmas you have to start to work on it in August. So that is what I am doing. I’m in the studio singing Christmas songs surrounded by Christmas decorations and trying to get into the spirit singing Baby It’s Cold Outside when [...]
Man on Monday: George A. Santino
Here at All Things Girl we love stories of reinvention, particularly when the journey takes us right back to our center. The aspirations that lie at the core of who we truly are. The dream we held onto tightly in our youth, but that life, the world around us, or our internal critic shut down [...]