Armen

Artist Information

Biography

- OVER 1.8 MILLION PLAYS ON MYSPACE

- "BIRTHDAY SUIT" #1 MOST DOWNLOADED SONG ON AMAZON´S TOP 100 R&B CHARTS

- 1st PLACE WINNER FOR WARNER BROTHERS RECORD CONTEST WITH TRIFAME (www.trifame.com)

- "HIGH ROLLA" NOMINATED FOR HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR @ 2009 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AWARDS

- "FIND A WAY" NAMED BEST 500 SONG IN THE WORLD FOR 2009 BY BILLBOARD MAGAZINE (Check out my MySpace page for the certificate)

- 1st PLACE WINNER FOR BAD BOY RECORDS "ROAD TO FAME" CONTEST

- 1st PLACE WINNER FOR KOCH RECORDS "TURN UP THE BEATS" CONTEST

- WINNER FOR BEST SPIRITUAL/GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "THANKING YOU" @ 2008 EFFIGY AWARDS


6 TIMES NOMINEE @ ABC´s 2008 EFFIGY AWARDS

- SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- MOST POPULAR SOLO OF THE YEAR
- HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "NEW STYLE, NEW SOUND"
- WINNER FOR SPIRITUAL/GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "THANKING YOU"
- WORLD SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "SNAP YOUR FINGERS"


- TORONTO EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE MUSIC AWARD WINNER FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL R&B SONG OF THE YEAR FOR "NEW STYLE, NEW SOUND"


2 TIMES NOMINEE @ 2008 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AWARDS

- HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR "BIRTHDAY SUIT"
- R&B SONG OF THE YEAR "LET ME KNOW"


- FEATURED VOCALIST FOR 2 OF DJ KHALEDS MIXTAPES WITH LIL WAYNE, YOUNG JEEZY, AKON, jAY-Z, T-PAIN AND MORE

- MY OWN MIXTAPE HOSTED BY KERI HILSON FEATURING TIMBALAND WITH OVER 250,000 DOWNLOADS IN ITS FIRST WEEK

- SINGER, SONGWRITER AND SONG OF THE MONTH FOR "FIND A WAY" BY SINGERUNIVERS.COM AND SONGWRITERUNIVERS.COM

- BEEN PART OF 10 MAJOR MIXTAPES THAT COMBINE TOTAL OVER 1.2 MILLION DOWNLOADS

- OVER 10,000 ALBUM SALES INDEPENDENTLY

- "NEW STYLE, NEW SOUND" #1 MOST DOWNLOADED SONG IN ARMENIAN & TURKEY, #3 IN FRANCE AND #4 IN GERMANY

- "NEW STYLE, NEW SOUND" #1 FOR 3 WEEKS ON ABC´s TOP 20 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH CHARTS

- "BIRTHDAY SUIT" #1 FOR 3 WEEKS ON ABC´s TOP 20 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH CHARTS

- "HIGH ROLLA" #1 FOR 2 WEEKS ON ABC´s TOP 20 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH CHARTS


My new album "New Style, New Sound" is available for purchase through iTunes, Cdbaby, Amazon, Rhapsody and more.


www.myspace.com/armenbalyan
www.itunes.com/armen
www.cdbaby.com/cd/armenb
www.meermusic.com/armen
www.rhapsody.com/armen/new-style-new-sound

Instrumentation

Producer - Psyrex
Producer - Altay Ekren
Producer - Beat Merchant
Producer - Illmind
Producer - OP Beats
Producer - Armen

Discography

ALBUMS:

ARMEN - NEW STYLE, NEW SOUND 2008

ARMEN - 2007

ARMEN - DROP IT 2004

ARMEN - 2002 (DEBUT)


MIXTAPES I'VE BEEN PART OF (CHECK OUT THE COVERS IN MY PICTURE GALLERY)

- Vol 51 Mixtape Hosted By DJ Khaled Starring Armen

- Coast2Coast Vol 49 Mixtape Starring Armen Hosted by Keri Hilson

- DJ Khaled Vol 26 Mixtape Starring Armen with Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy

- Vol 33 Hosted by Nas Featuring Armen, Busta Rhymes, The Game and more

- DJ Whoo Kid (G-Unit) Vol 30 with Armen, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T-Pain

- Coast 2 Coast Vol 32 Lil Fats with Armen, John Legend, E-40, Pitbull

- DJ Noodles Fix Ur Face Radio Vol 1 with Armen, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes

- DJ Noodles Fix Ur Face Vol 2 with Armen. Nas, Rick Ross, Kardinal Offishall

- Coast 2 Coast Vol 28 Hosted by Graph with Armen, Usher, Lil Wayne, Akon

- Shadyville Edition Vol 19 Armen, Clipse, Freeway




TOGETHER ALL THE MIXTAPES I'VE BEEN PART OF HAS HAD OVER 1.2 MILLION DOWNLOADS

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Links

• Rhapsody
• iTunes
• CDBABY
• MeerMusic / ABC's Game Games
• Armen Official MySpace Page

Audio

• Birthday Suit MP3
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• High Rolla MP3
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• Find A Way mp3
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• New Style, New Sound mp3
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• Rather Be Alone
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• Thanking You
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• Throw Ur Handz Up Ft Mobelini
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Lyrics

• New Style, New Sound
• Birthday Suit
• High Rolla
• Find A Way
• Thanking You
• Rather Be Alone

Video

Armen "New Style, New Sound" Album Promo

Photo Gallery

Press

• TONY COWELL/Brother of Simon Cowell from American Idle [+ Show ]
  

  "Armen´s kind of fusion of Hip Hop & R&B is just so infectious. His song "High Rolla" is an absolute..."Armen´s kind of fusion of Hip Hop & R&B is just so infectious. His song "High Rolla" is an absolute riot of a song and I think Armen is definitely breaking new grounds here"

• Paul Sedkowski/ABC's Fame Games
  

  "Here´s one guy who can give ANY major hip-hop artist a run for their bling!"

• Reviews of my new album [+ Show ]
  

  “New Style, New Sound” brought to you by "Armen" features a fresh and innovative sound that combines...“New Style, New Sound” brought to you by "Armen" features a fresh and innovative sound that combines Hip Hop, R&B and Reggae with ethnic elements from the artists heritage: Armenian, Indian and Arabic. The result is a truly unique sound. The sheer dance-ability and high energy will immediately draw you in, as this album is a big party from start to finish. The beats are slick and the arrangements are all well layered. Armen's vocal performance is smooth and that of a legitimate emcee. He has a powerful delivery and an impressive singing voice as well. The album is very well produced and the songs are all radio ready. Highlights are "New Style, New Sound" which kicks the album off with a bang and establishes a club atmosphere right out of the gates. "High Rolla" features a quirky synth lead, a big bumpin' beat and some nice harmonies in the vocals. "Find A Way" lightens things a bit with a delicate piano lead, heart felt lyrics and a fine vocal performance. It's a nice ballad with cool 80's elements. If you enjoy Club/Hip Hop and like to explore what different ethnicities bring to the genre, pick up this creative CD.
  -William and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team

• The Music Review
  

  ...smooth and deffinetly a new sound...has a lot of drive and commercial appeal...

• Raffi Meneshian [+ Show ]
  

  The quality on this CD is first rate and "New Style, New Sound" is a refreshing and welcome change i...The quality on this CD is first rate and "New Style, New Sound" is a refreshing and welcome change in the music industry. I give this CD my highest rating...

• Brandon Dilks [+ Show ]
  

  ...From 1 to 10 the CD is a perfect 10. Brilliantly done Armen! ...when someone has as much talent a......From 1 to 10 the CD is a perfect 10. Brilliantly done Armen! ...when someone has as much talent as he does you'd have to be deaf to give him anything else!..
  

• Scott Wiley [+ Show ]
  

  ......I feel that you are extremely talented and I was equally impressed with your style original gi.........I feel that you are extremely talented and I was equally impressed with your style original gimmick and performance....Great songs, great voice, perfect album. Well done!.....

Setlist

1) New Style, New Sound
2) Birthday Suit
3) High Rolla
4) Find A Way
5) Step It Up
6) Throw Ur Handz Up
7) Shake It
8) Gotta Get Over U

My set is usually 30 minutes to an hour. Sometimes I do couple of old school R&B covers depending on the crowd. Most of my songs are very upbeat club bangers and has a lot of energy. All the songs that are none-covers are my own original material that I've written and they are songs from my 2007 and 2008 releases.

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