Damian “Domino” Siguenza was Born in San Francisco, California, 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 In 1988. Domino Dee started a group called the Def-Line Posse with his longtime high school friend Assasin M.D (Jason Melton) and DJ Colt 45. The Def-Line Posse began to expand when they picked up a young Mexican battle rapper named MC Jay, not long after they added three more incredible MC’s named MC DISS (Mr. Lynne Brown), Prince J (Ty-Stick) and Checkmate (Dwayne) and a new young DJ named DJ K-LUV (DJ KV). Domino Dee would begin to create incredible hip-hop demos that would catch the ear of a Delicious Vynal A&R which created the fire that he needed to believe he could make it in the rap game. As Domino Dee grew as a producer he made the biggest change to his young life by purchasing the CasioFZ 10M sampler. He began to concentrate more no beat making then rapping and By the time he joined the Hieroglyphics in the mid-1990s, Domino stopped writing rhymes and focused solely on beat making and production.
In 1991, Domino was living in the back room of 'The Groove Merchant' Record Store in San Francisco lower Height Neighborhood 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 to Groove Merchant Records, Elektra RecordsA&R/producer Dante Ross.[2] 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. Domino, being the oldest, became the spokesman and manager for most of the groups.[1]
Domino is known for his combination of jazz and funk style sounds, creative sampling and extensive record knowledge. Some of his more notable tracks include "Let Em' Know and "Live and Let Live" from Souls of Mischief's first album 93 til Infinity. "After Dark" and "At The Helm" from the Hieroglyphics' first album 3rd Eye Vision and "Make Your Move" and "Powers That Be", from the Hieroglyphics' second album Full Circle. His creative use of samples and approach to using funk and jazz-based music is one of the foundations of the Hieroglyphics' sound. His production has been featured on just about every Hiero-related release on Jive and Hieroglyphics Imperium labels.
In the years (1997–2006) of being acting CEO the Hiero Imperium, Domino has gained worldwide recognition and respect in the underground hip-hop world while expanding the Hiero Imperium to include artists such as O.C., Goapele, and Beeda Weeda.
Domino continues creating music for Commercials, Television and Video games. His songs have recently been featured in the EA's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series and his songs featured on the HBO Entourage Series.
Domino has recently been associated with Dan the Automator and Amp Fiddler. He is working on many new projects, including a solo project and Bay Area rapper Richie Cunning and most recently has reconnected with his old Def-line group minus a couple of members and formed a new group called CITY BUILT. CITY BUILT is dedicated to the true art and culture of Hip-hop while focusing on giving back to their respective communities in the city where they all were born and raised. San Francisco