Gear -
Conklin Custom 7 string Sidewinder
Madison "Divinity" 100watt head
Influences
His influences in music begin with his father Gustavo Dobles a symphonic composer, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Brett Garsed, Paul Gilbert, Nuno Bettencourt, Eddie Van Halen, Ron Thal, Greg Howe, Shawn Lane, CYNIC, PORTAL, TOOL, Jason Becker, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Sting, L Shankar, John Mclaughlin, Shakti, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Zakir Hussein, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Stravinsky. He also finds inspiration from Tibetan & Taoist philosophy & mysticism and practices yoga, Qi Gong & Pencak Silat (Indonesian martial arts).
Sounds Like
"Santiago solos -somewhere between Steve Vai’s genius and John Petrucci’s virtuosity- are extremely fast and beautiful" - Mickael Cochet – Metropolis fanzine issue 4 France 04/00
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Santiago began playing guitar at the age of 11. As a teenager he studied guitar with Jae Valentine and Robin Stone. At 18 he entered the Berklee School of Music, majoring in composition, film scoring, and guitar. While at Berklee he studied fusion guitar under the guidance of Robin Stone, Jon Finn, Mark White, Mashi Hasu, & Bruce Bartlett. Outside of Berklee, he studied guitar with Paul Masvidal (of DEATH and CYNIC), and through correspondence with Derek Taylor (Shrapnel recording artist) & Derryl Gabel. He also studied sound engineering at Miami Dade College. Santiago has done session work in Miami Fl, Los Angeles, Ca. He produced, and wrote music for Aghora debut (1999) and is currently working with his band to finish their 2nd release "formless". He is also working on a Solo album.
Greetings! Mendacity will perform this Saturday, Dec 27th @ The Wallflower Gallery in downtown Miami. Save $2 and get a free Eulogy/Aces High/Iceman Studios sampler by buying pre-sale tickets from us directly. Happy Holidays.
You are cordially invited to Mendacity's CD Release Party this Saturday, August 23rd @ Club Flavour, 2895 McFarlane Rd in Coconut Grove (Miami). Just a short walk from Cocowalk towards the water. All day event 2pm-10pm. We would love to see you there.
Hi Santi, thanks for the visit! I hope you and your family are doing well and I wish you good luck for the search for the new drummer (damn, Giann was great...)! I've read about the euro festivals...it's a shame, nothing to add...but I'm still hoping to manage to see you live as soon as possible!!
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