Dom Santamaria (born 5 December 1979,

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, Australia) is the drummer from the

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-based band

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Biography

Santamaria began playing drums in 1992, as part of

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between 1996 and 2010. Some major influences in his early years as a drummer were bands such as

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, Tool, Radiohead and

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. Santamaria has been involved in various side-projects including 'MC SANTA and the WACK ATTACK', "Strawberry Hick" and also filmed, edited and produced the underground documentary 'A Pygmy Tribe' which explored the Ballarat music scene in 2001.

References

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