Ontronik
Sign in to saveAlso known as Andy Khachaturian, Antranik Khachaturian, Ontronik Khachaturian
Antranik Khachaturian (born May 4, 1975) also known as Andy Khachaturian or artistically as Ontronik (stylized as OnTroniK), is an American musician, producer and DJ. He is known for being the original drummer (1994–1997) of the metal band System of a Down and founder/lead vocalist (1999–2002) of the alt-progressive rock band The Apex Theory, as well as the member of his band VoKee. He was also the founder, drummer, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of KillMatriarch (2010–2012) and currently is working on his solo project, OnTronik.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Active from
- 1974
Member of
- System of a Down1994–1997
- Killmatriarch
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- Listeners
- 68
- Total plays
- 648
Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian is the former drummer for System of a Down; he left the band after the third demo due to a hand injury and John Dolmayan was hired to replace him. He was the lead singer for The Apex Theory until November 2002, and is the current lead singer for the band VoKEE. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ontronik">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Ontronik
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Antranik Khachaturian
- Musical artist.alias
- Andy Khachaturian
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1994–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- OnTroniK
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- date of birth
- 1975-05-04
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- name in native language
- Ontronik Khachaturian
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- System of a Down
- The Apex Theory, VoKee, KillMatriarch and DJ stage
- Bands
- Discography
- System of a Down
- The Apex Theory
- KillMatriarch
- References
- External links
Antranik Khachaturian (born May 4, 1975) also known as Andy Khachaturian or artistically as Ontronik (stylized as OnTroniK), is an American musician, producer and DJ. He is known for being the original drummer (1994–1997) of the metal band System of a Down and founder/lead vocalist (1999–2002) of the alt-progressive rock band The Apex Theory, as well as the member of his band VoKee. He was also the founder, drummer, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of KillMatriarch (2010–2012) and currently is working on his solo project, OnTronik.
== History == === System of a Down === Ontronik was born to Armenian parents (Martin and Asdghik Khachaturian) in Los Angeles, California. He met Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian in high school. He then met Serj Tankian when they decided in 1994 to form the band System of a Down. Together, they recorded a demo titled "Untitled 1995 Demo" and "Demo Tape 1". In 1996, they recorded "Demo Tape 2" and "Demo Tape 3" and in 1997, recorded "Demo Tape 4". In 1997, after spending three years with System of a Down, Khachaturian had to leave the band due to an injury inflicted while practicing Jeet Kune Do after punching a hole in the wall and breaking every bone in his hand. He was replaced by John Dolmayan, the current drummer of System of a Down.