page_title: Dom Mariani
section_title: 21st Century music (2002–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Dom Mariani / Biography / 21st Century music (2002–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: The DomNicks featuring Dom Mariani (DM3, The Stems, The Someloves) and NIck Sheppard (The Cortinas, Clash). Performing on 2 November 2012.
context_page_description: Domenic Desio Mariani is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter. Mariani has been a member of several bands since the early 1980s, including The Stems, The Someloves, DM3, Datura, The Majestic Kelp and the Domnicks. The Stems is the best-known and most successful of Mariani's projects. Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described the power pop group as "one of the best live bands on the Australian scene".
  In 2005 Mariani was inducted into the West Australian Music Industry Awards Hall of Fame. In August of that year he curated a double-CD compilation album, Popsided Guitar: Anthology 1984–2004, which included material from several of his bands. In 2007 United States writer John M. Borack rated Mariani as "one of the top five pop titans of the past couple of decades". Outside his music career, Mariani's main occupation is as an architectural designer. His son John Mariani and nephew Dion Mariani were mainstays of a pre-teenagegarage rock band called The Flairz from 2003 to 2009.
context_section_description: In 2002 Dom Mariani replaced Danny McDonald in power pop group, The Stoneage Hearts. The group began with McDonald on lead vocals and guitar (P76, Jericho), Mickster Baty on drums (Finkers, Crusaders, Pyramidiacs), and Ian Wettenhall on bass guitar and vocals (The Philisteins, Seminal Rats, Hands of Time, Freeloaders). They had released a debut album, Turn On, and McDonald left to pursue a solo career. With Mariani aboard, the new line-up recorded their next album, Guilty as Sin (2004), for Off the Hip Records. It was also released in the US on the Bomp! Records subsidiary, Alive Records, on green vinyl LP and CD. Mariani left soon after.
  Dom Mariani & the Majestic Kelp were formed as an instrumental group in 2003. Mariani reunited with former Go-Starts drummer Robbie Scorer, and new associates Killian Albrecht on guitar and Stu Loasby on bass guitar. Price described their sound as "cool surf guitar/postmodern lounge instrumental". They released their debut album, Underwater Casino in July. In 2005 Mariani was inducted into the WAMIA Hall of Fame. In August that year he curated a 2× CD compilation album, Popsided Guitar: Anthology 1984–2004, which featured material from The Stems, The Someloves, DM3, The Stoneage Hearts and The Majestic Kelp. The cover depicts Mariani holding his Rickenbacker 330 Fireglo six-string guitar, which he used for The Stems and DM3. Mariani put together a new line-up to promote the retrospective under the banner of Dom Mariani & The Rippled Souls. Featuring Kelp cohort Stu Loasby on bass, Kevin Borruso on guitar and Shaun Sibbes on drums. The newly christened 4 piece toured throughout Europe and Japan in early 2006 as well as a successful eastern states tour. The Rippled Souls also opened for John Fogerty and Teenage Fanclub. Following on from the tour, The Majestic Kelp's second album, Music to Chase Cars By, was recorded in Perth and mixed in San Diego by Mark Neill (The Black Keys, The Palominos, Old 97's) at Soil of the South Studios and issued in 2006.  The group's line-up was expanded with the addition of two new members, Toby Gosfield on keyboards and Billy Rogers on saxophone.
  In 2007 Mariani formed The DomNicks with Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas, The Clash), together with bass guitarist, Howard Shawcross (The Elks) and drummer Marz Frisina (The Chevelles). They play a mix of Mariani and Sheppard originals with a spread of 1960s and 1970s garage rock and soul material. Also that year Borack rated Mariani as "one of the top five pop titans of the past couple of decades". In September 2008 Mariani appeared on celebrity music trivia TV show, RocKwiz, including performing a duet, "Sinister Purpose", with Abbe May. In 2009 The DomNicks released an EP, Hey Rock 'n' Roller, which was produced by Wayne Connolly (The Vines, You Am I). The DomNicks toured supporting Hoodoo Gurus and in September 2010 they performed in Sydney and Melbourne at the Joe Strummer tribute concerts, 'Revolution Rock'.
  In 2008 Mariani decided it was time to get back to the music that fired him up as a youngster and form the heavy boogie blues combo Datura. Datura consists of Greg Hitchcock on guitar and vocals, Stu Loasby on bass and Warren Hall on drums. Musically indebted to '70's hard rock, Datura often perform improvised sets with a loose rock'n'roll feel. Their debut album is expected by late 2014.
  In 2011 Mariani reactivated DM3. They toured extensively overseas as well as dates throughout Australia. On 21 September 2012 The DomNicks issued their debut album, Super Real, which Mess+Noise described as "power-pop with soul" and "comprises predominantly Sheppard's originals, punctuated with a couple of Mariani's tracks and the odd cover". The Barman finds the two leaders are "great foils; Mariani with his classic '60s pop stylings and Sheppard with his gritty blues and old style rocker-cum-roller touches. Toss in a shared love for soul, probably a dash of competitive tension, and you have a recipe for a classic". The following month the group played at the 30th anniversary of Citadel Records; also at the celebration wer
caption: The DomNicks featuring Mariani (centre) and Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas, The Clash), performing in November 2012.
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