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Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English musician. He is well known for his guitar playing style, which involves him rhythmically tapping and hitting the guitar's body[1], and unusual plucking techniques. Faulkner attended The Hawthorns Preparatory school in Bletchingley, Surrey. He began playing guitar at the age of 13 (after a few attempts at the drums and piano) and attended the Italia Conti Academy. He grew his trademark ginger dreadlocks aged 14. He then moved on to the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford in 2001, where he spent 2 years gaining both diploma and the higher diploma award under the tutelage of Eric Roche, amongst others.