Sam "Big Matty" Samia is a musician from Mar Sara and long time guitarist and vocalist. After the breakup of The Velvet Vultures, Samia joined with the remaining members to form Big Tuna, a famous Mar Saran rock group. After a string of hits with Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud Loud Music, Sweet Home Alabama, and Jem's Tune, Samia and his band fell into relative obscurity, but still regularly met in the lounge of the Motel 5.