Background
Simonian was born in 1978 in Aleppo, Syria to Armenian-Lebanese parents, whose ancestors were survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
Simonian was born in 1978 in Aleppo, Syria to Armenian-Lebanese parents, whose ancestors were survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
He graduated from Glendale High School. He is an alumnus of the California State University, Northridge, where he studied music Initially, they worked as jingle writers and wrote songs for other bands.
They formed the indie popular duo Capital Cities in 2010.