Ethan Azarian, Singer-Songwriter and Painter from Austin, Texas
In the country of Texas, in the city of Austin, one would really have to go out of their way to not run into someone extremely talented or artistic. The city has long been known for the music scene, and the visual art scene is becoming just as popular, with eccentric and innovative artists living throughout. Many make their starts literally on the city streets, setting up their work along the populated Avenues, near the famous bars, music venues and Austin luxury hotels. One such resident of the city moved from Vermont in the late 1980′s, and this is none other than Ethan Azarian. Ethan grew up in an artistic family, raised by a father with an off-beat and quirky sense of the visual arts as well as the world of music.
Tom Azarian, also known as Tom Banjo, creates film strips, animated and set to his own music. Each one is child-like in nature, direct and without unnecessary elements, and backed by incredible talent for drawing and painting, and a fine tuned skill in musical composition. Although Tom Banjo does not live in Austin, he is well known throughout the artistic and the music communities of the city and regular travels in order to perform and to visit his son Ethan. So the songwriting and the talent for the visual arts is a world that Ethan was born into and grew up surrounded by.
Like his father, he can appear whimsical with both his paintings and with his music, but then out of nowhere one will be hit with some that is poignantly and emotionally moving. His first band in Austin was call the Hollywood Indians, and he became notorious back in the 80′s through his rambunctious antics on stage, and fliers for the shows that were very “in your face” and confrontational, however again just as his father, this was done with a sense of playfulness and style. Ethan is still performing throughout Austin, and has had many gallery openings over the years. He is one of many talented characters in this, one of the best towns in Texas, and one of the most creative and inspirational cities in the United States.
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