Steve Porcaro

Steve Porcaro is one of those guys who quietly makes everything around him sound better without ever hogging the spotlight — and honestly, that's a rare gift. As a founding member of Toto, he was the keyboard and synth architect behind some of the most iconic songs of the '80s, from "Rosanna" to "Africa," and yet you'd have to be a real music nerd to even know his name. Growing up in a family that basically breathed music — his brother Jeff was Toto's legendary drummer, Mike later joined on bass — it feels like he was always destined for this. What I love is that he never stopped evolving; he moved into film and TV composing and kept his craft sharp decades after the big arena-rock era faded. Toto without Steve Porcaro's keyboard work just wouldn't have that lush, warm texture that makes those records hold up so well today.

Name (English)

Steve Porcaro

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴ・ポーカロ

Reading

すてぃーゔ・ぽーかろ

Born

September 2, 1957 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

musician / songwriter / film score composer / composer / pianist

High school

Grant High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://steveporcaromusic.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AD

Tags

• Connecticut
• musician
• songwriter
• film score composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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