About Domino (producer)
Damian Siguenza (born November 9, 1970), known by his stage name Domino, is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. == Biography == Damian Siguenza was born on November 9, 1970, in San Francisco, California; he is of Salvadoran heritage. His uncle is Herbert Siguenza. Siguenza claimed in a 2006 interview that the nickname "Domino" came from his friends in high school: I got the name in high school. There is no meaning other than that it is associated with my first initial to my name Damian." Domino began his music career as a rapper, but by 1989-90 had switched almost exclusively to beat making, following the purchase of a Casio FZ-10M sampler. By the time he joined the Hieroglyphics in the mid-1990s, Domino concentrated solely on beat making and production. == Musical career == In 1991, Domino was living in the back room of 'The Groove Merchant' Record Store in the Bay Area honing his ear and craft with old and rare funk and soul records. He met Hieroglyphics' founder Del the Funky Homosapien through a frequent customer, Elektra Records A&R/producer Dante Ross. Del then introduced Domino to the other members of the Hieroglyphics, who admired Domino's beat making skills as much as Domino admired the Hieroglyphic's rapping skills, and Domino eventually became an integral part of the collective. Ultimately, as the various groups were signed to Elektra and Jive Records.
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