RoarVangen

Lørenskog, Norge

Roar Vangen (born 16. february 1957) is a norwegian sound engeneer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and copywriter from Lørenskog. Vangen worked as sound engeneer in Roger Arnhoff Studio in Oslo 1980 – 1983, amongst others on albums with Zoo, Banana Airlines, Prima Vera and Aage Samuelsen. He was a founding member of the rock group Brudd in 1980. He was consert sound engeneer for Bjelleklang 1990 – 1995. He plays guitar on several of the tracks he engeneered. In the 2000.century he has released three albums inspired by norwegian folk music. In 2016 he was awarded Lørenskog kommunes culture price (kulturpris) as an «inspirerator, producer, mentor and facilitator» for the local music life. He has his own «VanGenz sound studio» (since 1987). Today he plays several string instruments in Trond Granlunds band. He also plays in «Enda Kaldere», a group of former Bjelleklang members