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Arsen Giorgio is a talented singer/songwriter that echoes Mid-century country music: Drawing on The Bakersfield beat, honky-tonk, & Outlaw Country.... The Sounds of the San Joaquin Valley
Arsen... perhaps better known as Arsen Roulette has toured extensively in the US and Europe, headlining some of the biggest events in the world.
A few years back Arsen's life took a dramatic turn. After returning from Italy, where he had been living and performing, He came back to California to care for his father, who had suffered a stroke. Tragically, he was killed in a robbery, which he witnessed. This profound loss has fueled Arsen Giorgio's passion for music even more, driving him to pour his heart into his upcoming projects and performances.
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Arsen Giorgio Sheklian, better known by his stage name Arsen Roulette, is an American singer, lyricist, guitar player and upright bass player from California's San Joaquin Valley. Roulette is a prolific songwriter penning more than 100 songs in the Rockabilly Genre, a mixture of Rock and Roll, Blues and American Country music. In 1996 Arsen discovered Rocabilly music and in 1997 Arsen formed the rockabilly trio "Arsen Roulette and the Ricochets", the bands rotating members were a veritable whose who of neo-rockabilly giants. After several name changes and a successful U.S. tour, the trio grew into a quartet of semi-permanent musicians, mainly European Rock-A-Billy musicians who play full-time in other bands of this genre. Arsen Roulette makes bi-annual pilgrimages to Europe, frequently headlining Europe's biggest Rockabilly events; VIva Las vegas, Summer Jamboree, Hemsby, Screamin' Festival and the Sjock just to name a few.
A few years back Arsen's life took a dramatic turn. After returning from Italy, where he had been living and performing, He came back to California to care for his father, who had suffered a stroke. Tragically, he was killed in a robbery, which he witnessed. This profound loss has fueled Arsen Giorgio's passion for music even more, driving him to pour his heart into his upcoming projects and performances.
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BIOGRAPHY
ARSEN GIORGIO
California's San Joaquin Valley - Where the sun parches the land come rockin' summertime and the fog rolls thick and wet all winter long - the perfect place for dreamers and drunks, dancers, the lost as well as the found. Only a hundred miles north of the legendary sounds of Bakersfield, Arsen began crafting his own fine work of fact and fiction... But only somewhere between Saturday nights sinning and Sunday mornings church is where you can feel the full impact.
Arsen Giorgio, striving to become one of todays top talents, started years ago by locking himself in his fathers cobbler shop for nights on end, feverishly practicing in the hopes of one day playing throughout the world and leaving behind a piece of himself in history, forever locked in the immortal media we call cd's, records, or on the inter web.
Arsen Recorded his first album, Lost Recordings, during the crazy days of 2003. the hot wax features Rockin' Lloyd Tripp on first guitar. This multi-dimensional recording was met with huge success. gaining national recognition in such fine magazines as Rockabilly Monthly and Blackcat Rockabilly.
Just take a look what Boz Boorer of Morrissey had to say about Arsen's 4th release "Live in Monophonic"
"WIth good raw guitar as if telephone wires were strung on it, Self penned tunes, Urgent vocals as if his young life depended on it... So if you like your billy loud and raw stop reading this, buy this platter and play it to death"
But wait! There's more!
From humble beginnings to commanding stages at US and Europe's premier festivals—Viva Las Vegas, Summer Jamboree, Hemsby, Screamin' Festival, Sjock—Arsen Roulette's odyssey is a testament to the enduring allure of authentic, unadulterated music.
A few years back Arsen's life took a dramatic turn. After returning from Italy, where he had been living and performing, He came back to California to care for his father, who had suffered a stroke. Tragically, he was killed in a robbery, which he witnessed. This profound loss has fueled Arsen Giorgio's passion for music even more, driving him to pour his heart into his upcoming projects and performances.
Arsen who is currently working on his 10th release with his childhood friend JD Goodwin of Moteldrive, Goldilocks is set to capture the unique sounds of the San Joaquin and echoes Mid-century country music: Drawing on The Bakersfield beat, honky-tonk, & Outlaw Country.... The Sounds of the San Joaquin Valley... and is scheduled to be released in September of 2024. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting release!