Listening to Sarantos is
good for you...

Sarantos is a Chicago based nerd and retired superhero who always has a story to tell. He is a DIY international award-winning solo music artist, Top 7 iTunes UK Charting in the Rock Genre, Top 5 iTunes UK Singer-Songwriter, Top 8 iTunes UK Country, #1 iTunes South Africa Folk & Country, #1 iTunes UK Christian, #1 iTunes UK New Age, #2 iTunes UK World, and #30 iTunes UK Pop. He has also been on the Spotify Charts many times including hitting #1 in Iceland in all genres.

He is a proud nerd, multi-instrumentalist, book author, comic book nut, radio show host, poet and part time spy. His vocals and songwriting are a cross between the Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Freddie Mercury, Justin Bieber and Steve Perry. Sarantos doesn’t even use a professional studio to make any of his music! He’s an alien who landed here to infect the human race and spread the disease of music. 2024 is Year #11 of his journey as he continues to release a new song, lyric video, music video, book chapter and poem every month bringing his music to life! In 10 years, he has released 20 albums with 249 original tracks as well as 10 fiction/fantasy books that parallel the songs! He has had numerous media placements for his songs, instrumentals & cues including several episodes of The Young & the Restless in 2021 and the list grows on and on.

His music is for all the nerds and loners out there and anyone else who's ever been misunderstood.

There is nonstop buzz as Sarantos releases something new for his fans constantly. Every year until the day he dies, Sarantos will release a new song and lyric video on the 1st week of every month, a new music video the 2nd week, a new book chapter the 3rd week, and a new Uncut Behind The Scenes video & Poem the 4th week of every month. A new CD & book will then be released every November along with a surprise CD. Every year. Forever.

Because he believes that every song is a story and words are so important to him, he hosts the Songwriters Show which is broadcast live on #1 ranked Reality Radio with listeners in all 206 countries in the world and every state in the US. The station is licensed with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and Sound Exchange with partnerships throughout the music industry including iHeartRadio with exposure to over 300 million listeners. The show is syndicated on over 60 channels including iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Alexa & Google Play.

Sarantos unique sound has been best described by industry insiders as "an emotionally powerful vocal style masterfully united with music that is a fusion of classic 80s rock blended with modern soft rock and pop music!"

In 2017, Sarantos had two songs submitted and accepted for consideration for a Grammy Award for Rock Song of The Year & both songs made it to the final 300 and the last round of voting! Sarantos has won 43 awards with Akademia LA Music, Beat 100 while also being nominated many times and in several categories for the International Music & Entertainments Awards, Hollywood Music In Media, Josie Awards and the Hollywood Songwriting Awards.

Even without a studio, label, ad agency or radio promoters, his songs Above The Clouds, Dreamer, and What If I Never See You Again have spent many months in the top 200 on the majors list in the US for radio airplay according to the Digital Radio Tracker Top 200 charts. On the independent charts, Sarantos has hit the top 10 several times. He's even been picked up on the BBC worldwide!

Sarantos is not only a professional songwriter, producer & poet but also an avid comic book reader, proud nerd, workaholic, one-time owner of the Millennium Falcon, gamer and zombie killer. He loves sarcasm because it's funny. He's more of a loner than a social butterfly but he's working on it. Sarantos currently has over 1 million Social Media followers and has been consistently rated #1 on Reverbnation in the rock and even pop genre worldwide. Sarantos has performed at multiple venues including the Toronto Music Festival to a sold-out live audience.

He underwent many personal challenges including his father passing away in 2010 after a long hard-fought battle with lung cancer, dealing with personal health issues like asthma, chronic allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis with a stricture the size of a straw and food allergies to almost everything.

Sarantos is a proud supporter of multiple charities and donates directly to many charitable organizations!