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.
The Apex Theory, VoKee, KillMatriarch and DJ stage In 1998, Khachaturian, with Art Karamian, David Hakopyan and Sammy J. Watson, decided to form the band
The Apex Theory, bringing to market two music albums and an EP. In 2002, he left the band because of musical differences. After leaving The Apex Theory, Khachaturian formed a rock band in 2004 with a group of friends, called VoKee. In 2010, he co-founded the industrial rock trio KillMatriarch and produced the first EP titled "Order Through Chaos". In 2012, the band disbanded and currently, Khachaturian is working in Los Angeles on his OnTronik solo project.
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