FUSTUKIAN

Fustukian was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His family moved to Edmonton, Alberta when his father, Mamigon, returned after serving in World War ll. Fustukian become involved with music at an early age and while in grade 3 in elementary school a music teacher played a selection on the record player. She played the entire selection of about 7 minutes and then asked the class if they knew who the composer was or the title of the piece. The silence was heavy in the room, then a voice was heard from the back, "Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin". It was Fustukian responding to what has become a varied taste for music in his evolution as a singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout the early stages of his life, he developed an affinity for jazz singers and big bands, rhythm and blues from the forties and fifties, country music in its original form and classical music. When rock and roll came knocking on the door, it opened up the gateway by making music using all the elements..