Ontronik Khachaturian is an Armenian-American musician, producer, and DJ who is known for having been the original drummer of the metal band, System of a Down, from 1994 to 1997. He has also gained acknowledgment as the founder/lead vocalist of the alt-progressive rock band Mt. Helium as well as for being a member of his band VoKee. In addition to that, Ontronik Khachaturian has also served as the founder/drummer/keyboardist and backing vocalist of the band called KillMatriarch.
Born Name
Ontronik Khachaturian
Nick Name
Andy
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Armenian, American
Education
Ontronik Khachaturian studied at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School located in the Los Feliz side of Hollywood, California. It was the same school that was also attended by his future bandmates and .
Occupation
Musician, Producer, DJ
Genre
Electronica, Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, House
Instruments
Drums
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Ontronik Khachaturian is of Armenian descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Baldhead
- Deep-set eyes
Ontronik Khachaturian Facts
- He grew up in California, United States.
- He met Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian in high school.
- Later, in the year 1994, Ontronik Khachaturian met when they decided to form the band System of a Down.
- He worked with System of a Down for around 3 years during which they recorded a demo titled “Untitled 1995 Demo”, “Demo Tape 1”, “Demo Tape 2”, “Demo Tape 3”, and “Demo Tape 4”.
- While practicing Jeet Kune Do, he suffered a hand injury in 1997 and had to subsequently leave the band. He was then replaced by .
- After his departure from System of a Down, Ontronik Khachaturian co-founded the American rock band, Mt. Helium (formerly known as the Apex Theory), along with Art Karamian and David Hakopyan.
- As a member of The Apex Theory, he released the band’s debut studio album, Topsy-Turvy, on April 2, 2002, and it included tracks like Mucus Shifters, Bravo, Aisle Always, In Books, That’s All!, Right Foot, and Add Mission. The album peaked at number #6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and at number #157 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- He left Mt. Helium in 2002 citing musical differences.
- In 2010, as a member and co-founder of the industrial rock trio KillMatriarch, Ontronik produced the band’s debut extended play, Order Through Chaos.
- He has also embarked on a solo project named OnTronik.
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Facts of Ontronik Khachaturian
- full nameOntronik Khachaturian
- Date of Birth May 04, 1975
- Age 49 years 4 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 4
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- weight72 kg
- height5 ft 10 in