Morgan Jay Rose was born on December 13,1968 and is an American drummer and a founding member of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust.
21 Facts About Morgan Rose
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Morgan Rose is responsible for much of the background vocals.
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Morgan Rose's father was a guitarist and his mother, who followed the Raspberries in the 1970s, took her young son to see David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust tour, which he witnessed while sitting on the shoulders of a security guard.
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Morgan Rose attended high school in St Petersburg, Florida, where he played in many garage bands, after which he went to the Musicians' Institute of Los Angeles.
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Morgan Rose began his music career in the early 1990s with the bands Fairchild and Stiff Kitty, before eventually playing in Snake Nation, alongside Vinnie Hornsby.
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Morgan Rose is one of the most respected and most innovative drummers in the industry, being voted by Drum magazine and Drummerworld as one of the top 100 drummers of all time.
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Morgan Rose is one of the most charismatic members of the band.
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Morgan Rose often writes lyrics, and is the backup vocalist when playing live.
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Morgan Rose is featured on guest vocals in American heavy metal band Neversets track, "Take It All Away".
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Morgan Rose has his own signature Alien Freak model of drumsticks made by Vater Percussion, whom he is endorsed by.
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The brand name Alien Freak stems from a nickname Morgan Rose earned early in his career.
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Morgan Rose was recruited to replace Ray Luzier and pulled double duty on the last few shows of the first leg of the Music As A Weapon V tour, sitting behind the kit for co-headliners Korn.
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In June 2012, Morgan Rose began working with The Infinite Staircase at Architekt Music, as both the drummer and producer of their ninth album, Black Out the Sun, released in March 2013.
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In late 2014, Morgan Rose began working with Ghost Embrace at HyperThreat Recording Studio creating the rhythm tracks for their latest album to be released in late 2014 or early 2015.
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In 2014, Morgan Rose formed a side project with Candlebox singer Kevin Martin called Le Projet.
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Morgan Rose released his official debut solo EP Controlled Chaos via Rise Records on November 27,2020.
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Morgan Rose was married to musician Rayna Foss, former bassist for the metal band Coal Chamber.
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Morgan Rose then married Teri Harrison in October 2008, and they have a son together.
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Morgan Rose plays Pearl Masterworks Series Drums, Remo Drum Heads, Sabian Cymbals, and Promark drumsticks, as well as ddrum electronics, specifically their tube trigger.
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Morgan Rose is a large supporter of the new Pearl Vision Sets.
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Morgan Rose uses Vater Drumsticks, with two signature models, the Alien Freak, the Whiplash, which is similar to a 2B stick and Motu DP software.