Serj Tankian
Birth : 1967-08-21, Beirut, Lebanon
History
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Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down.
During his musical career, Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as two solo albums Elect the Dead and Imperfect Harmonies and a live orchestral version of the former incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named Elect the Dead Symphony. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the music label Serjical Strike Records.
Tankian is ranked 26th in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.
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Cameo
Ten years after the death of iconic French filmmaker, Chris Marker. This filmmaker, hoping to rediscover that unique sensibility against the uncertainty of the new century. Returns to the places synonymous with those incomparable and unforgettable films. From the cat cemetery of Sans Soleil, to the mausoleum of The Last Bolshevik. The caves of Level Five, to the rooftops of The Case of the Grinning Cat. All the while, casting a biographical portrait and thematic rerun, of one of the 20th centuries greatest and most misunderstood filmmakers.
Self
The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.
Music
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world's longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete's professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life's complications on land.
Executive Producer
On Easter 2018, a man put on a backpack and began to walk across Armenia. His mission: to inspire a velvet revolution and topple the corrupt regime that enjoys absolute power in his post-soviet nation. With total access to all key players, this documentary tells the story of what happened in the next 40 days.
Original Music Composer
On Easter 2018, a man put on a backpack and began to walk across Armenia. His mission: to inspire a velvet revolution and topple the corrupt regime that enjoys absolute power in his post-soviet nation. With total access to all key players, this documentary tells the story of what happened in the next 40 days.
Musician
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Music
«Spitak» tells the story of the most devastating and largest (in terms of casualties) Armenian earthquake that happened on December 7, 1988. This day went down in history as the day of a horrible disaster, which claimed the lives of over 25,000 lives and left more than half a million people homeless. The film «Spitak» is the story of Gor, who left Armenia in search of a better life but now returns back after the earthquake in order to find his home. His family. But it's too late. Everything is destroyed by the disaster. and he has to re-learn to love what he destroyed himself. Film-Requiem.
Music
A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands well-trained soldiers. In 13th-century Mongol warrior hordes and their leader, Batu Khan, control most of the known world. As the Mongols move towards Europe they invade the last Russian principality standing in their way. Little do they know, their plans are about to be ruined by a small detachment of heroic strong men led by a mysterious brave warrior. This is a story about courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. This is the story of Evpaty the Furious.
Vocals
System of a Down at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 24, 2015. Setist: I-E-A-I-A-I-O / Suite-Pee (Incomplete) / Attack / Prison Song / Know / Aerials / Soldier Side - Intro / B.Y.O.B. / Soil / Darts / Radio/Video / Hypnotize / Temper / CUBErt / Needles / Deer Dance / Bounce / Suggestions / Psycho / Chop Suey! / Lonely Day / Question! / Lost in Hollywood / Vicinity of Obscenity / Forest / Cigaro / Toxicity (with Chino Moreno) / Sugar
Himself
System of a Down - Yerevan, Armenia - 23.04.2015 1. Holy Mountains, 2. Jet Pilot, 3. Suite-Pee, 4. Prison Song, 5. U-Fig, 6. Aerials, 7. Soldier Side - Intro, 8. B.Y.O.B., 9. I-E-A-I-A-I-O, 10. Radio/Video, 11. Bubbles, 12. CUBErt, 13. Hypnotize, 14. Dreaming, 15. Needles, 16. Deer Dance, 17. P.L.U.C.K., 18. Sartarabad, 19. Psycho, 20. Chop Suey!, 21. Lonely Day, 22. Question!, 23. Bounce, 24. Kill Rock 'n Roll, 25. Marmalade, 26. Lost in Hollywood, 27. Spiders, 28. Mr. Jack, 29. Science, 30. Chic 'N' Stu, 31. ATWA, 32. War?, 33. Arto, 34. Cigaro, 35. Roulette, 36. Toxicity, 37. Sugar
Music
Exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a theatre director stages a play to bring the ghosts of the past back to life.
Self - Lead Singer
Setlist:
1. Aerials 2. Suite-Pee 3. Prison Song 4. I.E.A.I.A.I.O. 5. Soldier Side (Intro) 6. B.Y.O.B. 7. Deer Dance 8. Radio/Video 9. Hypnotize 10. Needles
11. Suggestions
12. Psycho 13. Chop Suey! 14. Lonely Day 15. Spiders
16. Toxicity 17. Sugar
Himself
1. Aerials
2. Suite-Pee
3. Prison Song
4. I-E-A-I-A-I-O
5. Soldier Side – Intro
6. B.Y.O.B.
7. Deer Dance
8. Radio/Video
9. Hypnotize
10. Needles
11. DDevil
12. Lost in Hollywood
13. X
14. Suggestions
15. Psycho
16. Chop Suey!
17. Lonely Day
18. Question!
19. A.D.D.
20. Spiders
21. Cigaro
22. Toxicity
23. Sugar
Self
Follow 30 Seconds to Mars as they record their latest album, This Is War, and their battle against record label EMI.
System of a Down at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 02, 2011. Setlist: Prison Song / Soldier Side - Intro / B.Y.O.B. / Revenga / Needles / Deer Dance / Radio/Video / Hypnotize / Question! / Suggestions / Psycho (With "Disco Inferno" snippet -… more ) / Chop Suey! / Lonely Day / Bounce / Lost in Hollywood / Kill Rock 'n Roll / Forest / Science / Mind / Innervision / Holy Mountains / Aerials / Vicinity of Obscenity / Tentative / Cigaro (With slow intro) / Suite-Pee / War? / Toxicity / Sugar
Vocals
System of a Down at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 02, 2011. Setlist: Prison Song / Soldier Side - Intro / B.Y.O.B. / Revenga / Needles / Deer Dance / Radio/Video / Hypnotize / Question! / Suggestions / Psycho (With "Disco Inferno" snippet -… more ) / Chop Suey! / Lonely Day / Bounce / Lost in Hollywood / Kill Rock 'n Roll / Forest / Science / Mind / Innervision / Holy Mountains / Aerials / Vicinity of Obscenity / Tentative / Cigaro (With slow intro) / Suite-Pee / War? / Toxicity / Sugar
Himself
Setlist: 1. Prison Song 2. Soldier Side - Intro 3. B.Y.O.B. 4. I-E-A-I-A-I-O 5. Needles 6. Deer Dance 7. Radio/Video 8. Hypnotize 9. Question! 10. Suggestions 11. Psycho 12. Chop Suey! 13. Lonely Day 14. Bounce 15. Kill Rock 'N Roll 16. Lost In Hollywood 17. Forest 18. Science 19. Darts 20. Aerials 21. Tentative 22. Cigaro 23. Suite-Pee 24. War? 25. Toxicity 26. Sugar
Himself
Grammy award winning maestro of rock Serj Tankian is releasing his first live album that features a full orchestral performance of his critically-acclaimed debut solo rock album 'Elect The Dead'. With The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at his side, Tankian's epic songs and operatic vocals take on a whole new sense of grandeur when accompanied with a full 70 piece orchestra.
Himself
Internationally known director Carla Garapedian follows the rock band System of a Down as they tour Europe and the US pointing out the horrors of modern genocide that began in Armenia in 1915 up though Darfur today.
Additional Music
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
Himself
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Hypnotize (2005 UK Issue Dual Disc comprising of 12-track album featuring the sequel to Mesmerize produced by Rick Rubin & Daron Malakian and including the single Hypnotize plus DVD side featuring the entire album in superior 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and B.Y.O.B and Question! - Music Videos) CD side:1. Attack2. Dreaming3. Kill Rock & Roll4. Hypnotize5. Stealing Society6. Tentative7. US Fig8. Holy Mountains9. Vicinity10. She Likes Heroin11. Lonely Days12.
Himself
Himself
System of a Down (sometimes abbreviated as SOAD) is a metal band formed in the United States Glendale, California in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass) and John Dolmayan (drums). The group is known for social and political views which can be found in the lyrics of their songs. All four members are descendants of Armenians.
himself
System Of A Down exploded onto the music scene in 1998 with an irrepressible sound, confounding all preconceptions and redefining expectations of hard rock. But where did the band come from, what did it take to make them famous and what are the real inspirations behind the music? 'Psycho Messiahs' takes you on a journey into the unknown, revealing the amazing story behind these unique and elusive prophets of sound.
Himself
DVD of System of a Down's Toxicity including Behind the Scenes and concert footage
Self (System of A Down)
Penelope Spheeris presents an amazing chronicle of the travelling musical carnival known as OZZfest, the most successful summer concert tour for the last five years. Complete access to incredible material sends this documentary film into the realm of pure entertainment. Unforgettable moments from zealous religious protesters, outrageous fans and the guys (and girls) backstage provide an insightful view into the soul of white, middle-class America. A stunning and sometimes disturbing glimpse of a cultural movement, this film is sure to be a reference for historians for decades to come. This comment on Middle America skates the line between your worst nightmare and the best time you’ve ever had. Features interviews with, and performances by BLACK SABBATH, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT, PRIMUS, ROB ZOMBIE, GODSMACK and more.
