Nicholas Bernard Santino (born July 28, 1988)[2] is an American musician, singer-songwriter.

[citation needed] Santino grew up listening to The Beatles and James Taylor, who he cited as "heavy influences" to his music.

[4] While in high school, Santino was in two bands called the Bad Year and the Midway Class as the lead singer.

[3] Around this time, he began listening to Johnny Cash, which influenced his songwriting style.

[22] That same day, he premiered the single, "Mood Ring Eyes" and on May 27, his debut solo full-length studio album, Big Skies was released.

[29] He also supported Sleeping with Sirens on the We Like It Quiet tour alongside The Summer Set in June 2015.

[30] On August 10, 2019, Santino performed at Emo Carnival led by the Maine in São Paulo, Brazil.

[35] In August 2015, Nick Santino formed Beach Weather with Reeve Powers (bass), Ian Holubiak (lead guitar) and Austin Scates (drums) after being invited by the Maine to open for their Free For All 2015 Tour.

[36] Their debut EP, What a Drag was written by Santino and Sean Silverman (of The Technicolors) and released on August 28, 2015, via 8123.

[42] Following Beach Weather's hiatus, Santino pursued a career in graphic designing.