Daron Malakian
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Daron Malakian was born July of 1975 in Glendale, California to
Armenian immigrant parents. He still lives with his parents in that
city. As a child he wanted to play drums but he parents did not want
him to because of the factor that drums cannot be turned down. They in
turn bought him an electric guitar and he practiced and eventually got
proficient, and started to write songs. He then began to show up
playing in various heavy metal and rock bands as a teen and young
adult. While at a studio he met a company owner named Serj Tankian who
was from Beirut Lebanon, and later became the poetic singer of the
band. He later met Shavarsh (Shavo) Odadjian from Armenia, and John
Dolmayan from Lebanon all from the USA and eventually they all formed a
band called System of a Down after trying out other names and members for a
lineup. The name System of a down was chosen because of a poem Daron
wrote called Victims of a Down. His signature Ibanez Iceman guitar was
developed recently, and he owns his own record company called
Eaturmusic. Daron is considered one of the greatest hard rock
guitarists of the modern time.
