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Unlike Pluto

American singer, songwriter (born 1991)

Armond Arabshahi, known by his stage name Unlike Pluto, is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and former DJ. He is mainly known for his song "Everything Black", released under the record label Monstercat in 2017, which he produced with Philadelphia-based vocalist and DJ Mike Taylor.

He is also known for his Pluto Tapes series of albums, a project he started on May 30, 2018, where he challenges himself to release one song per week, experimenting with different genres and developing his style. Besides the Pluto Tapes, he also has a side project called Why Mona with stage actress and singer Joanna Jones.

Another side project of his is Like Saturn, where he produces relaxing and emotional Lofi instrumentals. He also recently began a side project named UPxMT with Mike Taylor.

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Unlike Pluto

what: one person
from: Atlanta
born: 1991
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still after: 1 song

File card: Unlike Pluto

real name: Armond Arabshahi

labels: Monstercat

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Background

Arabshahi was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He began teaching himself how to play piano at the age of 5, later learning to play the guitar, the drums, and the clarinet. He later decided he wanted to produce music as his career, being inspired by other musicians such as System of a Down, Chevelle, Incubus, Gorillaz, Radiohead, Linkin Park, Sublime, Simon & Garfunkel, Underoath, and many more. He also claimed to be inspired by the mixtapes many rappers would hand out on the streets of Atlanta. At 18, he created the alias "Unlike Pluto, due to Pluto having been his favourite planet growing up.

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Early career

By 2014, Arabshahi started his career creating and releasing unofficial remixes on his SoundCloud. His remix of Diplo's "Revolution" was picked up by the label Mad Decent after garnering popularity. In 2015, Armond started working with Mad Decent more as he would release two digital A-side and B-side records with Kickraux under the label, called "Palace" and "Tew", with "Palace" currently achieving over 2.2 million plays on SoundCloud. He released a few more remixes independently until mid 2016, where he released the single "Waiting For You" under the label Monstercat, which currently has over 3.8 million plays on SoundCloud, with his long-time friend Joanna Jones, a singer and actress currently known for her performance in the musical...

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Mid Career

Armond maintained a theme of music that is lyrically and musically dark. Since the planet Pluto became a "dwarf planet" and he viewed himself as an outcast, he compared himself to the planet which matched his style of music. He made multiple digital A-side and B-side records under Heroic, where he showed his new, more apparent style of alternative rock, screamo, grunge, emo, indie rock, and electronic inspired music. In the midst of these records, he started his new project "Pluto Tapes" under Heroic on May 30, 2018, alongside the first Pluto Tape release "Run, Bobby, Run". The project was made so he could release hundreds of his creative song ideas as often as possible and explore with his style in a way he never thought of before. He...

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Late Career and Current

His hiatus lasted from November 2019 to March 2020, where he came back with an independently released single called "Life in A Hole". Breaking his silence, Armond explains the song:

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Songwriter/producer, born & raised in Atlanta, living in LA Also known as: Armond Arabshahi From Discogs (free to use). Their entry