Birth name Berit Hagen Role Singer Record label Commander Records | Labels Commander Records Associated acts Craig Ogden Name The Commander-In-Chief | |
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Genres Metal, pop, classical-crossover Occupation(s) Guitarist, singer, songwriter, writer, illustrator Website www.thecommanderinchief.net Albums 2 Guitars - The Classical Crossover Album, Evolution Similar People Craig Ogden, Emilie & Ogden, Nick Johnston, Pablo de Sarasate, Alaclair Ensemble | ||
Instruments Guitar, piano, vocals | ||
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The Commander-In-Chief (born Berit Hagen in 1989) is a Norwegian female guitarist and singer. She plays metal-pop / classical-crossover.
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- The commander in chief evolution commander records
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- Biography
- Critical reception
- Equipment
- Trademarks
- Releases
- Other work
- Awards
- References
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Biography
Berit Hagen was born in Bergen, Norway in 1989. She has lived in several countries, including Norway, the United States and UK. She speaks several languages fluently, including Norwegian, English, Italian, and French. When she lived in Chicago she took lessons in visual art with the established artist Linda Cohn. She started playing the guitar in 2005, at the age of 16.
Critical reception
Metal Hammer magazine called her "The Queen of Shred" and has proclaimed her one of the world's ten most exciting metal guitarists. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal in Guns N' Roses has said about her that "She is a great talent with proper metal spirit". Total Guitar Magazine said this: It's a sad fact that when you think of shred guitarists, the majority of them will be men. Enter The Commander-In-Chief, a seven-string wielding uber shredding female who's ready to melt faces and shatter stereotypes. This Norwegian Metal maiden has her eyes set to command and conquer the masses.
Her historic guitar recording and video together with Thomas Valeur of the composer Pablo de Sarasate "Zigeunerweisen Op. 20", never before recorded/played on guitar has received a lot of attention.
Equipment
She is an official Ibanez guitar artist. She has been using the Ibanez RG7620, but is currently playing the Ibanez S5527 Prestige guitar. She is, however, best known for playing the prototype Ibanez Falchion 7 string guitar, the only instrument of its kind in the world. She uses Laney Amps, EMG pickups, Audix microphones, DR Strings, Levy´s Leathers, PreSonus, and Stonecastle equipment.
Trademarks
Releases
Other work
She is also the author and illustrator of the children's book, "The Freezing Snowman," which is her first book.