He started managing the band Soil with Malakian and Tankian in 1993 after meeting them in a recording studio . While attending college ( majoring in Psychology and minoring in Art ) and working in a bank , Odadjian began managing Soil - the band Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian were a part of in 1993 . Shavo had met Malakian and Tankian in a recording studio , where he was recording with his own band .