Erwin Khachikian

Erwin Khachikian (Persian: اروین خاچیکیان Armenian: Էրվին Խաչիկյան born on November 30, 1973 in Tehran, Iran) is an Armenian-American musician, singer and producer. He is a member of Serj Tankian's solo band The F.C.C. and also founder of Karmandan band, which is focused in Persian music market.

Erwin Khachikian was born in Tehran, Iran into an Armenian family in 1973. He first discovered his love for music at the age of 10. Being raised in a household surrounded by music, Erwin initially became influenced by his father’s talent on the guitar and the organ.

Erwin began his classical training at 11 years old and continued his instruction when he moved to the United States 2 years later in 1987. Throughout junior-high, high school and college, he studied music privately and in school, simultaneously attending the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. After graduating in 1996 from Cal State University of Northridge with a BA in psychology, he began his career as a professional musician.

The past 15 years have been a blessed musical journey for Erwin. Since the mid '90's, he has been on tour and recording in the studio with various well-known artists. He is a member of Serj Tankian’s (System of a Down) solo project called Serj Tankian and the FCC. Since August 2007, the band has toured with The Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osborne, Metallica, REM, Rage Against the Machine, and appeared on TV shows, such as Jay Leno,Jimmy Kimmel, and Carson Daly. In 2010, they began touring and collaborating with Europe's finest and most prestigious symphony orchestras. The band has performed in sold out arenas and festivals all over the world, one of which included Germany's Rock Am Ring in front of an audience of 80,000.

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