Augustino came to being in February 1999 after Sean and Joel had met at a local gig and yarned over a few drinks.

For the next month, they got together on a daily basis, conglomerating on basic song ideas and direction for a band. Then came the search for the various required members.

For more information check out the muzic.net.nz Profile for Augustino

Augustino first debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Singles on 3 February 2002 with the song Into The Grain. There are two entries by Augustino in the charts.