Background
Lundgren was born in a musical family to Julie Clouse and Scott Lundgren in Portuguese Townsend, Washington, where he also grew up.
Lundgren was born in a musical family to Julie Clouse and Scott Lundgren in Portuguese Townsend, Washington, where he also grew up.
He started playing acoustic guitar, but later switched to jazz guitar, taking both lessons and working through guitar books Since all his friends played guitar, he always was in three or four bands, including the Portuguese Townsend High School Jazz Band and the rock band The Nihilists, which he co-founded and played with for six years. He names Django Reinhardt as a major influence in the jazz genre, and as a fan of Chris DeGarmo, he was learning Queensrÿche songs in high school.
After graduation, Lundgren moved to Seattle to build a career in music, where he played in the punk group.
In the summer of 2008, Lundgren also joined the touring band of Geoff Tate"s solo project, while dating Tate"s stepdaughter Miranda Tate. Queensrÿche Dedicated to Chaos (2011) Queensrÿche (2013) Condition Hüman (2015).
During that time, he had already become friends with the members of Tate"s band Queensrÿche.