Artist: Tony Martorana Song: I Found My Way CD: In The Rain Genre: urban Label:JoJo Kid Music Homepage
Tony began his music career in 1968 in the Bronx, NY in Nightclubs, Lounges. Featured in 16 Magazine he worked as "Tony Matti" and the Joint Effort, Emmis, The Lemon Tree Bands. He toured the US and Canada, appeared at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Shephards at the Drake Hotel on Park Avenue NYC, numerous night clubs and major show rooms around the nation.
Tony\'s worked with Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando, Tommy James, Dion (and the Belmonts) DiMucci, and many other artists.
Written music for United Artists and MCA Records.
In 1977 Tony left Show Business to enter a full time ministry as a youth pastor on Long Island, NY. His ministry career has been an amazing journey. Tony has toured around the world with a message of the Father's love for wounded children and families. singing every once and a while. Preaching really became his passion.
Tony appeared on all the major Christian networks, written a successful book "Your Home in Not Broken" and has been a published writer in Several Contemporary magazines.
The Reunion. In 2007 while serving as Pastor of Joy Community Church in Rochester, NY, he was contacted by Paul Drago his first guitar player from the band he was in while playing in Queens. The reunion was wonderful and they bonded and Paul and Tony began to write Christian music. Tony hoped his part would be to write the songs and distribute them to other artists but IN THE MIX Tony's sound was reborn.
Married for 33 years, he and his wife Susan have had four lovely children. James deceased 15, Joy 28, Mark 23, Melody 21, and they have 3 grandchildren, Marissa, Olivia, and Alexa.
