Armen Ra
Armen Ra is a Persian-Armenian artist, self-taught thereminist, production designer, director, and performer.Musical career
Career (2010-2013)
Ra began studying the theremin in 2001, debuting with the orchestral group Antony & the Johnsons in New York City.
Ra has played at the United Nations, Wiener Konzerthaus Mozartsaal Vienna, CBGBs, Knitting Factory, La MaMa E.T.C., Joe's Pub, Boulder Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center, The Gershwin Hotel, , and Dietch Projects.
He has performed and recorded with various bands and on many projects. His debut solo CD Plays the Theremin showcases many classical Armenian laments and folk songs. Ra performed on the Sharon Needles album PG-13 on band Ministry's cover track "Everyday Is Halloween".Career (2014-present)
In recent years, Ra has appeared in the following works:
- Armen plays on the Current 93 album entitled HoneySuckle Æons. He appears in multiple songs on this 2011 release.
- Armen plays on the debut album of Sharon Needles. The songs “Everyday Is Halloween” and “This Club Is a Haunted House” were released in 2013.
- In 2014, he played the theremin for Voltaire's album Raised by Bats.
- In 2015, he released Theremin Classique, a collection of European arias.
- Armen's recording of “Dle Yaman” was used for the video of designer Michael Schmidt’s 3-D gown in 2015.
- He was featured on Selena Gomez’s Revival on the track “Me and My Girls” in 2016
- He was featured on Gwen Stefani’s album on the track “Naughty” in 2016.
- He was featured on track 11 "Supernatural" of BØRNS' Blue Madonna
Appearances in Media
He has a cameo appearance in the film Party Monster. Other appearances in media include:
