Shavo odadjian biography of donald

American bassist (born )

Musical artist

Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, )^[1] is an Armenian-American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band System of a Down.

He also plays bass in a trap group called North Kingsley and in the metal band Seven Hours After Violet.

Shavo odadjian biography of donald

During System of a Down's hiatus from to , Odadjian collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA on a project called AcHoZeN, which contributed a number of songs to the motion picture Babylon A.D. A compilation album was released in Odadjian is also credited with the musical scoring of the film, alongside RZA and Hans Zimmer.

Early life

Odadjian was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of five^[2] and attended the Alex Pilibos Elementary School, an Armenian parochial school, along with future bandmates Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian.^{[3][better&#;source&#;n}