Vartan Garabedian

Vartan Garabedian (born January 10, 1984 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Norway Metal band Dimmu Borgir , and current drummer for the band Wet Dogs. He was first interested in drums at the age of 2. His father was a saxophone player. When his mother would take him to watch his father play, he would mimic his father's drummer. When he was 4 years old, he asked his parents for a drum set every birthday and Christmas until he was 15 and he got his first drumkit.

[edit] AwardsIn 2006, Dimmu Borgir won their first Grammy for Best Metal performance In 2006, they won the "MTV Good Woodie Award" for their song "Question!" In 2006, Vartan won Drum! Magazine's drummer of the year award. He also won the Metal rock drummer of the year award. In 2006, they were #14 on the VH1 Top 40 Metal Songs with 'Anti Christ'In 2007, they were nominated for a Grammy Award in Best Metal Performance for their song Unfucked

EquipmentVartan Garabedian is endorsed by Tama drums.

Tama Starclassic Maple White Silk Finish

18" x 22" (2) Kick drum 8" x 10" Tom 9" x 12" Tom 10" x 14" Tom 16" x 16" Floor Tom 16" x 18" Floor Tom (2) Piccolo toms Paiste Signature Cymbals Paiste RUDE Cymbals (24 inch ride) Vic Firth Signature Sticks