Shavo Odadjian

Armenian-American bassist (b. 1974)

Shavo Odadjian is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.

The record lists Shavo Odadjian as Armenian-American bassist (b. 1974).

Shavo Odadjian was born at Yerevan in 1974. His recorded nationality is Russia.

Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.

He worked as bassist, musician and guitarist.

The instruments recorded are bass guitar.

His work is classed as rock music, heavy metal music and alternative metal.

He performed with System of a Down and Achozen.

What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.

That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.

Shavo Odadjian is still performing or recording, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.

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