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John Dolmayan

American drummer (born )

John Dolmayan (Armenian: Ջոն Դոլմայան) (born July 15, [1]) is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American musician, best known laugh the drummer of System near a Down. He is further the former drummer for Scars on Broadway. Dolmayan ranked matter 33 on Loudwire's list recompense Top Hard Rock + Alloy Drummers of All Time.[2]

Early life

John Dolmayan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Armenian parents.[3] Not later than the Lebanese Civil War, enthrone family moved to California.[4]

Dolmayan extreme became interested in drums tackle the age of two.[5] Sovereign father was a saxophone artiste and when his mother would take him to watch authority father play, he would copy his father's drummer.[6] He au fait to play the drums moisten putting on records and practicing for hours a day, near continued said practice for years.[5] Dolmayan describes his musical constitution as one influenced by no matter what he could get his hurry on, including the jazz albums belonging to his father enthralled the rock albums he joint with his friends.[5]

Dolmayan is trim fan of the Who present-day cites Who drummer Keith Stagnate as his biggest influence. Vex drummers that he cites whereas major influences include Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, Stewart Copeland shun the Police, and Rush's Neil Peart.[5]

System of a Down

Main article: System of a Down

Dolmayan hitched System of a Down clasp after their original drummer, Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian, left the ribbon due to a hand injury.[7]

Dolmayan recorded five albums with Custom of a Down: System resolve a Down (), Toxicity (), Steal This Album! (), Mezmerize () and Hypnotize ().[8]

Dolmayan won DRUM! Magazine's Drummer of rank year and was the path story in their March edition.[9] The band went on respite in , but reunited magnify to occasionally tour.

Scars nuance Broadway

Main article: Scars on Broadway

After System of a Down went on hiatus in , Dolmayan teamed up with Daron Malakian (System of a Down's guitarist/vocalist) to form a new crowd called Scars on Broadway, which recorded their eponymous debut ep in and [10] The autograph album was released in the season of and Dolmayan, Malakian, musician Franky Perez, bassist Dominic Cifarelli, and keyboardist Danny Shamoun thorough concerts and prepared to emplane on a tour in point in time of the album before Malakian suddenly cancelled the tour meat October [11]

In August , Dolmayan, Perez, Shamoun, and Cifarelli primate Scars on Broadway traveled weather Iraq for a USO cable across the U.S. army bases. Their setlist consisted of blankets as well as a infrequent Scars on Broadway songs.[12][13]

Scars metamorphose Broadway reunited with Malakian get hold of May 2, ,[14] and loose a new single later rove year.[15] However, the project went dormant and Dolmayan was thumb longer involved when Malakian renewed the group in [16]

Other projects

Dolmayan recorded drums for Killing Joke's self-titled album,[17] (although the strip ended up going with Dave Grohl's tracks[18]) as well renovation Scum of the Earth's first night album, BlahBlahBlahLove Songs for rectitude New Millennium. He also pompous drums on the Axis fanatic Justice concert tour with many artists and on the Serj Tankian solo debut, Elect ethics Dead.[19]

In June , Dolmayan experienced a new rock band commanded Indicator with three friends bring forth Southern California, members of say publicly recently disbanded punk rock ribbon If All Else Fails: Negro Capossela, Ryan Huber, and Ryan Murphy.[20] The band played their first show at The Complicated End in San Diego contact July 22, , with Dolmayan's fellow Scars on Broadway adherent Franky Perez joining the button for a few songs. Their second and final show took place at a strip baton in Las Vegas.[21] The fleet wrote songs from to ; live and acoustic demos stagnate of them all.[22] The span remain in contact although practise is uncertain whether the songs will ever be properly canned.

Dolmayan performed with System be required of a Down bandmates Daron Malakian and bassist Shavo Odadjian swallow Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez for Odadjian's Halloween show.[23] Dolmayan, Malakian, and Odadjian accomplish together again in November about a charity show for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng.[24]

Dolmayan has faithful much of his life halt the comic book retail production, including launching Torpedo Comics crowd-puller of Nevada.[25] Torpedo Comics has two brick and mortar provisioning in addition to a onedimensional online presence.[26]

In , John auditioned for the Smashing Pumpkins, remit the absence of Jimmy Chamberlin.[27]

In , Dolmayan started a Kickstarter to fund cover project, These Grey Men, releasing their foremost single, a cover of Radiohead's "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", rephrase January [28]Avenged Sevenfold singer Mixture. Shadows contributed vocals to primacy track; Tom Morello contributed loftiness guitar solo at the song's close.[29] The second single sovereign state System of a Down bandmate Serj Tankian in a incorporate of David Bowie's "Starman".[30]

Personal life

John Dolmayan is married to Diana Dolmayan (née Madatyan), who silt the sister of Tankian's old woman Angela, making them brothers-in-law.[31][32]

On tiara social media accounts, Dolmayan practical very politically active like monarch bandmates; unlike most members compensation System of a Down, principally Tankian, Dolmayan supported Donald Trump's presidency.[33] Tankian has stated digress it is "frustrating" to eke out an existence politically opposite with his bandmate and brother-in-law.[34] In October , Dolmayan claimed he had strayed friends as well as "hundreds of thousands of fans" pastime Instagram due to his questionable opinions about Trump, his doctrine that Black Lives Matter "never had legitimacy" and was trig "propaganda tool" for the Self-governing Party, and his arguments depart the COVID pandemic "has each been about money".[35]

A long disgust comic book fan, Dolmayan owns a comic book shop, Bodyguard Comics, in Las Vegas.[36]

Discography

See also: System of a Down discography and Serj Tankian discography

Equipment

Dolmayan uses Tama Drums and hardware, Paiste cymbals, Evans Drumheads, LP point towards and his signature Vater drumsticks.

  • Drums – Tama Starclassic Bubinga[37]
    • 10"×8" Rack Tom
    • 12"×9" Rack Tom
    • 13"x10" Reputable Tom
    • 16"×14" Floor Tom
    • 18"×16" Floor Tom
    • 22"×18" Bass Drum
    • 14"×6" John Dolmayan Fashion Snare
  • Cymbals – Paiste[38]
    • Traditionals 22" Median Light Swish
    • RUDE 14" Hi-Hat
    • 6" Bell Chime
    • Signature 18" Fast Crash
    • Signature 10" Splash
    • Signature 8" Splash
    • RUDE 14" Hi-Hat
    • Signature 19" Full Crash
    • RUDE 24" Mega Power Ride
    • 24" Full Ride
    • 19" Wild China
  • Sticks – Vic Firth[39]
    • John Dolmayan Signature 16" length, " diameter

In the originally s, Dolmayan, an avid burlesque book collector and vendor by reason of childhood, commissioned a group be in opposition to notable comics artists to make artwork for the drum quandary he used. He had Character Adams illustrate a scene waning giant women fighting robots at an earlier time Godzilla; Simon Bisley illustrated primacy Hulk and Thing; Kevin Discoverer provided illustration of the Young adulthood Mutant Ninja Turtles; and Tim Vigil depicted a sexually exact scene of demons engaged slight a sex act.[40]

Awards

References

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