Biography

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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Fernanda@lol

Plays Ibanez guitars for System of a Down

Released Scars on Broadway's highly anticipated self-titled debut, featuring the radio hit "They Say".

Also a member of Scars on Broadway. He and John Dolmayan (also in System of a Down) started that band after System of a Down went hiatus in 2006.

Is the only member of System of a Down who was born in the United States.