Career
A native of Umeå, Norrland, Morgan Ågren was spotted as an outstanding talent at a young age as he began performing publicly at age seven, and eventually joined forces with Mats Öberg in 1981. They later formed "Zappsteetoot" together in 1984, a band internationally known for performing Frank Zappa"s music In 1988, at the age of 20, Morgan Ågren was, along with Mats Öberg, invited by Frank Zappa to do a guest performance at Zappa"s Stockholm concert.
Ågren also shares the drummer"s seat with Terry Bozzio on Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa"s band Z"s album Shampoohorn.
1996 also saw the formation of Morgan Ågren"s own record label, Ultimate Audio Entertainment, dedicated to the release of "new" music In May 1997, Ågren was featured in a unique project of the Swedish Film Institute, making his debut in movie theaters and at several international film festivals.
Described as a sound experience, the 4-minute 35mm short-film Lullaby for Lost Souls showcases him in "a free-form Stereo Dolby drum explosion". Ågren is also highly recognized by fans of extreme and heavy music for his studio performance on Fredrik Thordendal"s solo album, Sol Niger Within, released in 1997.
He is the subject of a 2013 two-hour documentary directed by Carl King a.k.a.
Sir Millard Mulch, called Morgan Ågren"s Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure. lieutenant also features Devin Townsend, Dweezil Zappa, and Brendon Small of Metalocalypse. Ågren was also featured on the eponymous album by Casualties of Cool.
