Sound, Digital Art, and Data.

My visual art practice is driven by the exploration of sound as a complex, and multidimensional entity. Sound as a carrier of history, identity, and the physical essence of the world.

About

Samvel Krajian is a sound and media artist who explores the boundaries of sound, technology, and human expression. With a unique blend of creativity and technical expertise, he pushes the limits of audio-visual installations, electronic arrangements, and digital art.

In his upcoming project, "Vox Imagines," Samvel delves into the fascinating realm of interactive audio-visual installations. By leveraging the power of sound and the human voice, he reimagines digital images and identities, creating an immersive experience for participants. At the forefront of innovation, Samvel's creative suite, AIVA, merges AI and visual softwares to serve as a collaborative agent in the creation of digital art and electronic sound processes. This groundbreaking platform enables artists to unleash their imagination and craft captivating works of art. Samvel's educational background includes a BM in Composition from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. Guided by esteemed teachers like Ted Hearne, Nina C. Young, Camae Ayewa, and Sean Friar, he honed his skills and expanded his artistic vision.

As a performer, Samvel captivates audiences with his multimedia concerts and audiovisual performances. From Dublab Radio to USC's prestigious concert halls, his live shows offer a glimpse into his artistic vision, combining interactive sound and visuals in unforgettable experiences. Krajian seeks to defy cultural and artistic boundaries, immersing audiences in his captivating sonic and visual landscapes. With each project and performance, he invites us to explore the limitless possibilities of sound and technology, leaving a lasting impression on all who encounter his art.

Photograph by Ervin Hadani

Samvel Krajian

Los Angeles, California, USA

SÆMOSAMO

(saw-m-oh saw-m-oh)

SÆMOSAMO is the artist project of Los Angeles-based sound and media artist Samvel Krajian. The SÆMOSAMO project will encompass the creation of electronic music, sound, and digital art, focusing on exhibiting these productions through live performance and installation. Krajian launched this project in 2023 with the release of his debut EP album ENERGIA, which features five electronic narrative pieces of music, and a music video for a track titled DREAMS WHIRLING A MAD RUSH, in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based production studio Artificial Animation.

SÆMOSAMO exists at the intersection of digital and organic realities. By alternating through creative and cultural dualities, Krajian arrives at an artistic practice that encapsulates the complexities of a multidimensional, hybrid existence. Founded on exploring inner multitudes, this project investigates the interrelationships between the identities inhabited through diasporic experiences which amalgamate to architect ones being. SÆMOSAMO captures Krajian’s personal and creative essence and expands these qualities through digital distortion. Through maximalist and hyper-sensory expression, he presents the emotions and behaviors of the human species as augmented through digital means.

SÆMOSAMO was created by synthesizing themes including duality, alternative realities, culture, heritage, and futurism. This name is derived from the Armenian nickname “Samo.” Samo is a diminutive of the name Samvel. Krajian approached the creation of this name through the lens of a digital avatar - an alternative version of himself that would exist in a virtual dimension. This alias contains the nickname “Samo,” spelled out twice, in all caps, with both iterations attached. Although both “Samo” spellings are different, they are pronounced the same.

ENERGIA EP

ENERGIA EP

ENERGIA is the debut EP album of Samvel Krajian, released under the alias SÆMOSAMO. ENERGIA exhibits growth as taking place online and IRL through five electronic narrative pieces of music. The conceptual framework of this project includes storytelling, identity multiplicity, and organic-digital hybrid existence. The music writing in ENERGIA involved deep ventures within intimate cavities of my being, which led to me seeking every opportunity to insert myself within this work and allow my hand, personality, and essence to be present within the seams of the work.

This project explores genre fluidity, maximalism, web sampling, and instrument creation to achieve a sonic product indicative of my aesthetic aspirations and technological pursuits. Each of the five tracks contains its worlds of references, sonic environments, memories, and musical language. This idea of diversity and variety in one's essence and the various multitudes in our lives stems from my continued departure from the physical world to engage with environments and relationships online and my experiences as an Armenian American diasporan.

The ENERGIA EP was released on March 3rd, 2023, and is available on all music streaming platforms.

ENERGIA EP Cover Art

ENERGIA EP: TRACK BREAKDOWN

POST EPIC

POST EPIC is an electronic composition that exhibits the traveling to distant timelines, expressed through dynamic shifts in temporality within metered and arrhythmic musical environments. I sought to reflect the hybridity between organic and digital realities through the compositional process of this work and also through its performance.

TRACK I POST EPIC

MORACIII

The languages I can speak have been in perpetual discord regarding their importance in my daily life and their applicability in my expressive verbal palette. MORACIII is an electronic composition that recounts the linguistic chronology of my life, delving into the relationships between the languages that define my identity and the environments that have shaped their development. In this work, both languages are conveyed through leitmotif, where an Armenian folk melody represents their actions and development.

TRACK II MORACIII

DREAMS WHIRLING A MAD RUSH is an electronic composition that journeys the listener through dynamic sonic environments evoking energy and childhood. This piece utilizes rhythm and beats, virtual instrument design, and sounds from my internet history to explore the idea of play and exhibit personal rituals rooted in my childhood interactions with the web. This work contains a diverse network of sonic and musical references - from ideas rooted in my cultural and personal experiences to electronic genres such as EDM, Happy Hardcore, and Hyper Pop.

DREAMS WHIRLING A MAD RUSH

TRACK III DREAMS WHIRLING A MAD RUSH

ADORATION

ADORATION is an electronic composition that explores the motives leading to personal and intimate relationships we participate in throughout our lives. By traversing sonic environments through evolving harmonies embedded within textures, we witness growth from the disintegration of insincere bonds to the discovery of benevolent relationships founded on the principles of love and honesty. Varying compositional sections contain expressions of love as shared with other beings— we explore textures that are static and content, unsatisfied, seeking, and evolving.

TRACK IV ADORATION

//SCORCH// `;^;` +~blooom~+

//SCORCH// `;^;` +~blooom~+ is an electronic composition that portrays personal growth and triumphs through emotional hardships encountered in one's life. This composition voyages the listener from musical laments to explosive celebrations of life and joy expressed through dynamic shifts in the scale of sound. The sentiments conveyed through the composition stem from personal, emotionally loaded experiences from my life, all of which take place at different points in time.

TRACK V //SCORCH// `;^;` +~blooom~+