Petter Vågan
| Petter Vågan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brønnøysund, Norway |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Propeller Recordings |
| Associated acts | The Fjords |
| Website |
pettervagan |
Petter Vågan Brønnøysund, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist and composer, and the younger brother of double bass player Ole Morten Vågan. He has drawn notice to himself as the bandleader, singer and guitarist of the norwegian indie electronica band The Fjords, founded late in 2013.
Career
Vågan is a versatile and musically searching singer and guitarist based in Trondheim, where he got a performing masters degree in improvisation, at the Jazz Dept at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. In addition to his latest endeavours in pop music, he has at an earlier stage delved into various forms of improvisation and released several records as a leader and band member with an experimental style rooted somewhere between electronic music, freejazz, rock, freeimprov and noise, where heused prepared guitars and unorthodox methods to bring forth new sounds from the guitar. He has toured extensively all over Scandinavia, Russia, USA, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, and cooperated with many of the most exciting improvising musicians in Norway.
Discography
- 2006: Slant of Light (Jazzaway Records), within Eyewaterlillies
- 2007: Selected Recordings (Parallell), within Peloton
- 2008: That is a Step (FMR Records), within duo Petter O Hanna (Hanna Gjermundrød)
- 2009: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Kobert (MNJ Records)
- 2010: "Shapes & Phases" (SOFA Records), Vertex
- 2010: A festa Vale Tudo (Parallell), within Erik Nylanders Orkester
- 2010: Facienda (Jazzland Records), within Motif[1]
- 2010: Shapes and Phases (Sofa Music), within Vertex
- 2010: Tsar Bomba, within Juxtaposed
- 2010: Marianne Halmrast Kvintett (Aim)
- 2010: Lucy (STWD), with Samuel Tramp
- 2011: Volt/Revolt (Gigafon), within Marvel Machine
- 2011: Treehouse, within -phy
- 2012: Early Years (Parallell), within Peloton
- 2012: Scent of Soil (Hubro), with Tore Brunborg and Kirsti Huke[2]
- 2013: "Rendition of a whisper" (Gigafon Records), Petter O Hanna
- 2013: "7th Day Saviour" (Aspén), Kari Harneshaug
- 2013: "Babylove" (Propeller Recordings), Ingrid
- 2014: "All In EP (Impeller Recordings), The Fjords
References
- ↑ Kelman, John (17 March 2011). "Motif: Facienda – Extended Analysis". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Fordham, John (3 March 2012). "Huke/Petter Vagan: Scent of Soil – review". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
External links
- Official website
- [www.thefjordsmusic.no -The Fjords Official website]