Stephen Charles Dadaian is an Armenian electric and classical guitarist from Cresskill, New Jersey.
Education
He attended Cresskill High School, where he graduated in 2005 and later graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2009. He graduated and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in 2013, where he was part of The William Jarvie Research Society. In his teenage years, Dadaian studied with electric guitarists such as Ron Thal and classical guitarists Antigoni Goni as well as Jorge Caballero.
Career
He is also a general dentist. Dadaian began playing electric guitar at the age of 14 then classical thereafter at the age of 16. In 2008 and 2009 he was a top prize earner in the Philadelphia Guitar Society Competition - Collegiate Division.
The grand prize was chosen by Slash (musician).
Stephen was a top prize earner in Guitar World"s "Shred the Web" competition. He has also opened for notable acts such as Third Eye Blind at The College of New Jersey in 2008, which was one of the largest turnouts seen at the College in the past five years.
Jammit allowed contestants to play a note for note cover or create their own rendition for the Pantera song "Drag the Waters", where Stephen performed the latter. The rhythm guitar was the same as the studio recording while the solos consisted of a mixture of his lead style with the style of Dimebag Darrell.
lieutenant also made use of the features on his signature model guitar by Jason Lee guitars such as the arcade style killswitch button and the 27 fret fretboard.
The judging for the contest was unanimous in Stephen"s favor. Jason Lee Guitars Stephen Dadaian Signature modelDunlop Crybaby Wah PedalDunlop Jazz III PicksIbanez Tube ScreamerParker Fly MojoMesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 100 West 3 ChannelMesa Boogie Mark IVMesa Boogie 4 x 12, 2, x 12.