Dominic Simper is an Australian musician best known for playing bass and synths Taming the Impala . He joined the band as their bassist and later played guitar and synth alongside musician Kevin Parker. He was also nominated for the 2009 WAMI Award for “Best Bassist”.

Born name

Dominic Simper

nickname

Dom

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Perth, Australia

Residence

Perth, Australia

nationality

training

Dominic studied at John XXIII College in Perth.

occupation

Musician

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

As a member of Tame Impala , he is represented by

• gyro music
• Paradigm Talent Agency

Genre

Psychedelischer Rock, Psychedelischer Pop

instruments

Bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar

labels

As a member of Tame Impala , his music has been released by Modular Recordings and Interscope Records .

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180.5 cm

weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Dominic prefers to keep his dating life out of the spotlight.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• pointed nose
• Schulterlange’s Hair
• Often keeps a mustache

brand promotion

Dominic hasn’t done any endorsement work for any brand yet.

Known for

• Playing bass, synth and guitar, Impala features vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, bassist Cam Avery, drummer and keyboardist Jay Watson and drummer Julien Barbagallo
• 2009 WAMI Awards nominee for “Best Bassist”.

First album

Dominic contributed his skills to the release of Tame Impala ‘s debut album entitled Inside Speaker on May 21, 2010. It was compiled from a total of 11 songs such as Clarity , Why Don’t You Make Up Your Mind? , solitude is bliss , and expectation . The album was listed as the 83rd “Best Album of the Decade So Far” by Pitchfork Magazine and also won several other awards.

Dominic Simper favorite things

• Song from the album Einganger (2012) – So far nothing has happened that we can control

Dominic Simper Facts

1. He grew up in Perth.
2. Dominic and Kevin met at age 13 while attending the same music class at John XXIII College . During classes, they played covers of legendary rock and metal bands like Korn , Unwritten Law , and Drowned Loto alongside 2Day FM’s host Dan Debuf.
3. Although Dominic and Kevin met at a young age, Dominic is not one of the founding members of Tame Impala and joined the group after it was created to fill in for their live tour performance.
4. He played bass for Tame Impala from 2007 to 2010. He later toured with them as a guitarist and keyboardist.
5. Dominic is a left-handed guitarist.
6. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker is almost 18 days his junior.
7. Dominic does not appear to be active on social media.