Petter Vågan (born 6 July 1982 in

Brønnøysund Brønnøysund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is also a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality within Nordland county. ...

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) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer, and the younger brother of double bass player

Ole Morten Vågan Ole Morten Vågan (born 8 May 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer (upright bass), and the older brother of guitarist Petter Vågan. He is known from several recordings and is currently acting as artistic director for the Trondheim ...

. He is the bandleader, singer, and guitarist of the Norwegian indie electronica band The Fjords, founded in 2013.

Career

Vågan is based in

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, where he got a performing master's degree in improvisation at the Jazz Dept at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. In addition to his latest endeavours in pop music, he has delved into various forms of improvisation. He has released several records as a leader and band member with an experimental style rooted somewhere between

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

free jazz Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians during ...

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free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician(s) involved. The term can refer to both a technique (employed by any musician in any genre) and as a recognizable genre in its ...

, and

noise music Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical ...

. He has toured extensively in Scandinavia, Russia, U.S., Japan, South Africa, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands, and collaborated with many improvising musicians in Norway.

Discography

* 2006: ''Slant of Light'' ( Jazzaway), within Eyewaterlillies * 2007: ''Selected Recordings'' (), within

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* 2008: ''That is a Step'' ( FMR), within duo Petter O Hanna (Hanna Gjermundrød) * 2009: ''

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO) (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is an orchestral project based in Trondheim, and closely related to both the Midtnorsk Jazzsenter (MNJ - Mid Norwegian Jazz Center) and Jazz Line at the Trøndelag Conservator ...

& Kobert'' (MNJ) * 2010: "Shapes & Phases" (Sofa), Vertex * 2010: ''A festa Vale Tudo'' (), within Erik Nylanders Orkester * 2010: ''Facienda'' ( Jazzland), within Motif * 2010: ''Shapes and Phases'' (Sofa), 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'' * 2012: ''Early Years'' (), within

* 2012: ''Scent of Soil'' ( Hubro), with

Tore Brunborg Tore Brunborg (born 20 May 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats includ ...

and

Kirsti Huke Kirsti Huke (born March 6, 1977 in Melhus, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, and composer. Huke was best recognized as the lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal in the final line-up. She is also known from c ...

* 2013: ''Rendition of a Whisper'' (Gigafon), Petter O Hanna * 2013: ''7th Day Saviour'' (Aspén), Kari Harneshaug * 2013: ''Babylove'' (

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), Ingrid * 2014: ''All In'' (Impeller), The Fjords

References

External links

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The Fjords Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vagan, Petter Norwegian pop singers Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Hubro Music artists Musicians from Brønnøy Living people 1982 births 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male singers Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members