Dom Santamaria (born 5 December 1979,

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, Australia) is the drummer from the Ballarat-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 Faith No More. 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.

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