(1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Origin
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Alternative metal
nu metal
experimental hip hop
progressive metal
thrash metal
hard rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Bass
Years active
1992–present
Spouse(s)
Sonia Odadjian
Musical artist
Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, 1974)[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.
During the band's hiatus from 2006 to 2010, 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 2015. Odadjian is also credited with the musical scoring of the film, alongside The Rza and Hans Zimmer.
^Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN 9780857125958.
Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian-American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy...
Domingo Laraino. ShavoOdadjian then became their manager, and then rhythm guitarist. Soil broke up and Malakian, Tankian, and Odadjian (who switched to...
Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); ShavoOdadjian (bass, backing vocals); along with John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced...
(occasionally typeset as AcHoZeN) is a supergroup by System of a Down bassist ShavoOdadjian, Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, Killarmy member Kinetic 9, and Wu-Tang Clan...
and bassist ShavoOdadjian and Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez for Odadjian's Halloween show. Dolmayan, Malakian, and Odadjian performed together...
playing and riff writing and attitude has had a big impact on Carcass". ShavoOdadjian declared that "without Jeff Hanneman, there would be no System of a...
formed by vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist ShavoOdadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan in the mid-1990s. They have released five...
Armenian parents in Los Angeles, California. He met Daron Malakian and ShavoOdadjian in high school. He then met Serj Tankian when they decided in 1994 to...
everyone in the studio. They finished tracking the cuts that week. Bassist ShavoOdadjian said that "it was such a pleasure for us to be together in the studio...
Hot Chili Peppers, Sly Stone, El DeBarge, System of a Down bassist ShavoOdadjian, Carlos Santana, RZA, Kim Manning and gospel singer Kim Burrell. The...
Dhani Harrison, John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and ShavoOdadjian, bassist of System of a Down also make appearances on 8 Diagrams. Unlike...
group got together in 2020 to record "Protect the Land", with bassist ShavoOdadjian saying that "it was such a pleasure for us to be together in the studio...
acoustic bass, which has been used by Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, ShavoOdadjian of System of a Down, and Tony Bigley of Souls Harbor. Current line of...
performed with Perez, Dolmayan, and System of a Down bassist ShavoOdadjian for Odadjian's Halloween party at Roxie Theater. The group performed a System...
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