Bryan Fustukian (born in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter.
[4] Under the name Vik Armen, Fustukian was a radio station disc jockey in Winnipeg (CKRC), Edmonton (CHED and CJCA), Lethbridge (CHEC), Ottawa (CKOY), Toronto (CKEY) and Providence, Rhode Island.
[6] One such release was "Kiss Me Quick", which was produced by Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, backed by Wes Dakus and The Rebels.
During his tenure at WPRO, Fustukian was voted in Downbeat Magazine, for two consecutive years, as the most influential disc jockey on the Eastern Seaboard.
Concerts produced by Fustukian included performances by Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Al Martino, Buck Owens, The Who,[8] Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, The Mothers of Invention and Van Morrison.
[6][9] Among Fustukian's notable productions was the last live concert of Cream performed in North America, prior to the breakup of the band.
The two reconnected in Canada, where Cowsill chose to spend the majority of his life, and developed the balance of his career in music.