Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian is an American musician of Armenian descent, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band System of a Down.
30 Facts About Shavo Odadjian
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Shavo Odadjian plays bass in a trap group called North Kingsley.
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Shavo Odadjian is credited with the musical scoring of the film, alongside The Rza and Hans Zimmer.
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Shavo Odadjian moved to Los Angeles at the age of five and attended the Alex Pilibos Elementary School, an Armenian parochial school, along with future bandmates Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian; they were not acquainted at the time due to a gap in their ages.
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Shavo Odadjian had met them in a recording studio, where he was rehearsing.
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Shavo Odadjian says in an early interview that securing System's first local gig was a struggle:.
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Shavo Odadjian plays bass in System of a Down, and sings live backing vocals.
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On October 21,2001, during a show in Grand Rapids, Michigan where System of a Down was headlining with Slipknot, Shavo Odadjian was assaulted, racially profiled and escorted out of the Van Andel Arena by security guards when he tried to enter the backstage.
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Shavo Odadjian started a side project in May 2006 named AcHoZeN.
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The bulk of the beats were created by Shavo Odadjian who played live instruments throughout, including bass and sitar.
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Shavo Odadjian spoke with Wall of Sound about the band's name origin revealing it came from the first street he lived on when he first moved to Los Angeles from Armenia back in 1979.
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In 2020, Shavo Odadjian launched his new band, North Kingsley, featuring Saro Paparian and Ray Hawthorne.
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In early 2008, Shavo Odadjian founded urSESSION, a virtual online art district and networking site aimed at uniting artists of all genres and styles around the world.
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Shavo Odadjian goes by the name DJ Tactics, and spins a wide spectrum of music spanning hip-hop, tech-house, classic rock, and metal.
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Recently, Shavo Odadjian has appeared playing as part of the backing band of George Clinton.
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Shavo Odadjian appears on Clinton's 2008 album George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love, which features many guest musicians, including Shavo Odadjian's Achozen bandmate RZA, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, and Carlos Santana.
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Shavo Odadjian was executive producer for Abloom, a side project of members of Onesidezero, Snot, and Soulfly.
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Shavo Odadjian is currently mentoring the band Chameleon Conductor record their debut album.
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In September 2009, it was announced that Shavo Odadjian will be performing live as DecompoZeR in Europe in October.
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Shavo Odadjian announced that completed tracks are anticipated to be released in 2010, including a brand-new GraveDiggaz track featuring Frukwan aka: The Gatekeeper.
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Shavo Odadjian's directing style implements surreal atmospheric themes and integrates innovative methods in filming, inspired by Rod Serling.
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Shavo Odadjian made a cameo as Hansel's Posse member in the film Zoolander.
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Shavo Odadjian is an avid and passionate painter outside of music.
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Shavo Odadjian's painting style is abstract with loud, bright colors that bleed into each other.
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Shavo Odadjian is a human rights activist known to take on an avid role in protesting against human atrocities, including, but not limited to, the recognition and prevention of worldwide genocide.
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Shavo Odadjian actively participates in youth mentoring, and frequents charitable events that work to further research for cancer-stricken children.
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On February 27,2009, Shavo Odadjian was presented with AGBU's GenNEXT "Community Hero Award," an award paying tribute to his outstanding work as a role model for young Armenian-Americans.
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Shavo Odadjian was nominated for the award by young kids in the community.
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Shavo Odadjian later discussed the personal value of his nomination by the kids of the community for the award:.
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Shavo Odadjian is married to Sonia Shavo Odadjian, with whom he has three children.