Tito Padrino

📸: Andrew Jess

STUDIO VENTURE SESSIONS 2022

"THOSE EYES"

Those eyes brought me back to me life When my heart was broken

This time I'm aware of looking deep To find a light still shining I need to know know how do these magnets work? they're pulling me in closer I need to know

Those eyes make me see again This life has a hand worth holding This time I'm aware of looking deep To find those eyes

I need to know how do these magnets work they're pulling me in closer I need to know, I need to know

I just want to take a quick moment to reflect on the last few years.

We've all been through some sort of personal hell and we've all experienced a collective world shift that binds us together.

During these last few years I've embarked on getting to better know myself. Specifically that I've taken songwriting to heart. I needed to find a way to share my feelings, my thoughts, and my experiences. What better way than to connect with an instrument I've longed to play through, my voice. O.. and guitar. Something about rocking out with a guitar has always been a dream of mine.

This last year with playing with Tito has really change my life. I tell Tito often. This isn't so much a band as it is a lifestyle. Let's simply live our lives and play rock and roll. I want to make music and share it. I want to tell stories and connect with others. I hope the songs I write help others cope, yell, dance, and feel present. They have surely helped me.

Cheers to the future. We've been through some craziness together, but let's never stop being kind, never stop being curious, and never stop pursuing our passions.

This was the first show we played together as a "band". This of course was during the pandemic. After a while when people slowly started venturing out again Aaron presented the opportunity to play the 3 songs we wrote in between his other set with local blues performer Kivett Bednar (www.kivettbednar.com).

This whole experience was a lot of firsts for me. It was my first show ever in being a "front man", o and performing live as a guitarist, o and attempting to sing my original songs confidently. The performance was humbling and cathartic. Years of crippling anxiety in fear of singing in front of others, transformed and liberated through wiggly air. This picture sums up the experience and friendship Aaron and I have. The trust that everything will be ok. That practice makes performance. And that it's possible to move through even the most critical of fears. This is a lifestyle more so than a band.

Aaron is the Uncle to my son Rocco, and we call him Tito. I am the Godfather to Tito's two kids Charlie and Milo, and they call me Padrino.

Together our family is Tito Padrino.

Come join us through this adventure. There are many tales to tell and many songs to share. We ask you that you check back frequently as the purpose of this blog is to share in the experience of being in a band, embracing family life, growing our careers, and living the rock and roll dream. We want to share this with you.

Mad Love to everyone- Padrino, Tito Padrino

Aaron Derosso and Anthony Messano are Tito Padrino.

Since the formation in 2021 Tito Padrino has been working diligently toward writing music, making videos, and embracing family time.

The content shared in this biog is the catalog and journey of best friends embracing the spirit of rock & roll with friends and family. The intent is to simply create and share. If the experience resonates with you then the best compliment received is spreading the word.