| First Name |
Shavo
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| Last Name |
Odadjian
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| Full Name at Birth |
Shavarsh S. Odadjian
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| Alternative Name |
DJ Tactic, DJ DecompozeR, DJ Tactic (1998–present), DJ DecompozeR (2009 –present), DJ DecompozeR (2009–present)
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| Birthday |
22nd April, 1974
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| Birthplace |
Yerevan, Armenia
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| Height |
6' 0¾" (185 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, California
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, Songwriter, Director
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Bassist for System of a Down
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative, Experimental, Alternative Metal, Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Hip Hop, Experimental Music, Hard Rock, experimental hip hop, nu metal, thrash metal
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| Origin |
Yerevan, Armenia
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| Year(s) Active |
1994–2006, 2011–present, 1992–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Bass guitar, Double Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Oud, Sitar, Drums, Violin, Turntables, Sampler, Keytar
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| Record Label |
Sony Music, America, Columbia, American, urSESSION
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| Associated Acts |
Achozen, Axis of Justice, George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love, Scars on Broadway, Serj Tankian, The F.C.C., The Apex Theory, System of a Down, George Clinton, Slayer, Linkin Park
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| Official Websites |
shavo.com, www.myspace.com/shavo000, twitter.com/officialshavo, www.facebook.com/officialshavo, systemofadown.com
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| Friend |
Serj Tankian, John Dolmayan, Daron Malakian
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Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian-American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director, and painter. He is best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning metal band System of a Down. 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. He originally used Gibson Thunderbird basses, a Fender Jazz Bass, an Ibanez BTB bass guitar, and a Music Man StingRay, but has since moved on to Warwick basses.
