Ontronik Khachaturian

Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian
Also known as OnTroniK
Genres all
Occupations record producer/music composer
Instruments various
Years active 1990–present
Associated acts System of a Down, The Apex Theory, VoKee, KillMatriarch

Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian (Armenian: Անդրանիկ (Անդի) Խաչատրյան), is a record producer and music composer. He is best known for being the co-founder/drummer (1993–1997) of the band System of a Down and the founder/vocalist (1999–2002) of The Apex Theory. He is currently producing various projects including KillMatriarch and composing music for film and TV.

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History

Ontronik co-founded and composed drum parts for System of a Down from 1993-1997. He later found and was the lead singer and songwriter for The Apex Theory.

Ontronik left The Apex Theory in 2002. After leaving The Apex Theory, Ontronik began a short-lived solo project. Ontronik put his solo project on an indefinite hiatus and founded VoKee in early 2004. In 2010, he co-founded and began producing for the alternative industrial rock trio, KillMatriarch.[1] </ref> They released their first EP "Order Through Chaos" for free on their website on 10/10/10.[2]

Bands

Band Position Start date End date
System of a Down Drums 1994 1997
The Apex Theory Vocals, Lead Songwriter 1999 November 2002
VoKee Vocals, Songwriting, Producer 2007 On Hiatus
KillMatriarch Drums, Producer 2010 Present

Discography

System of a Down

  • Untitled 1995 Demo Tape (1995)
  • Demo Tape 1 (1995)
  • Demo Tape 2 (1996)
  • System of a Down (Columbia Records) 1998,
  • Steal This Album (Rick Rubin/American Recordings) 2002

The Apex Theory

  • Extendemo (2000)
  • The Apex Theory (EP) (2001)
  • Topsy-Turvy (2002)

VoKee

KillMatriarch

  • Order Through Chaos (EP) (2010)

References

  1. ^ "Killmatriarch". killmatriarch.com. http://www.killmatriarch.com/home/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Killmatriarch". killmatriarch.com. http://www.killmatriarch.com/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 

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