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'Pseudo Folky-Country-Poppy-Rock for those who were never cool in school.' That's what you get from Dom Italiano. Imagine Paul Simon in a Crowded House with Ryan Adams, Paul Kelly & Keith Urban and you can get an idea of what Dom can offer every time he walks onto a stage. Born Dominic Giuseppe Italiano (his real name) with a hair lip/cleft palate in South Wales UK, the singing guitarist avoided speech therapy as a child by mimicking Shakin' Stevens and ABBA songs. Moving to Australia 1987, Dom wanted a skateboard for his 12th birthday but got a guitar instead; he never looked back. A music lover and student of song-craft ever since, Dom pored over Paul Simon, Billy Joel & The Beatles records as a teen, alongside learning to play Metallica guitar solos behind his head. He started his first band at age 14 and by 17 was given his guitar teacher's cover band position permanently after a temporary 'fill-in' role. Dom studied classical guitar briefly at the Melbourne Conservatorium