Biography
Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American synth programmer, keyboardist, songwriter, film & television composer, and founding member of the rock band Toto, which he founded with his brother, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and later included their brother Mike Porcaro on bass. He has won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for "Rosanna" and Album of the Year for Toto IV, and three nominations. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Porcaro brothers were in constant demand as session musicians, appearing on records for artists including Steely Dan, Don Henley, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Boz Scaggs, Seals and Croft, Warren Zevon, Paul Simon, Yes, and Pink Floyd. He was also a member of Chris Squire's short-lived band, The Chris Squire Experiment, in 1992.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Thriller
1982
Off The Wall
1979
Illmatic
1994
Bad
1987
Toto IV
1982
Dangerous
1991
Toto
1978
I Am
1979
Building The Perfect Beast
1984
Tutu
1986
We Are The World
1985
HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book I
1995
Victory
1984
Number Ones
2003
Chicago 16
1982
I Can't Stand Still
1982
I Am...
1999
In Your Eyes
1983
Worlds Away
1978
From The Inside
1978
Hydra
1979
Past To Present 1977-1990
1990
Fahrenheit
1986
Donna Summer
1982
Credited work
5,465 releases · 430 albums · active 1976–2026
- Performance · 10,735
- Other credits · 1,108
- Engineering · 239
- Production · 211
Studios: Sunset Sound · Westlake Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Record One, Los Angeles