Shavo Odadjian

Also known as Shavarsh Odadjian, DJ Tactic, DJ DecompozeR

Armenian-American bassist (b. 1974)

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Country: US
Active from: 1974-04-22

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Shavo Odadjian (Armenian: Շավո Օդաջյան) (born April 22 1974, Yerevan, Armenian SSR as Shavarsh Odadjian) is the bassist for the Armenian American-based alternative metal band System of a Down. In his youth, Shavo used to spend his time skateboarding and listening to punk rock and heavy metal music; his favorites included Pink Angel, the Dead Kennedys, Slayer, KISS and Black Sabbath. Odadjian moved to Los Angeles, California at a young age <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Shavo+Odadjian">Read

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Also known as: DJ Tactic , DJ DecompozeR

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Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան; born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian-American musician, best known as the bassist of the alternative 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.

During System of a Down'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 RZA and Hans Zimmer.