Morten Skaget

Morten Skaget
Skaget performing with Sambandet in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Morty Black
Born	August 12, 1960 (1960-08-12) (age 51) Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	TNT, Vagabond, Jørn Lande, Åge Aleksandersen
Website	www.mortyblack.com

Morten Skaget (born on August 12, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.^[1] In addition he has also played for many famous Norwegian artists and has also been a bassist for Mariah Carey. He also plays drums and once played the ride cymbal in the TNT song "Seven Seas". Away from music he is the father of three children. His stepson, Ståle Stiil, was the first rapper to sing lyrics in Norwegian with his album Yo! in 1992.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 TNT 1.2 Vagabond 1.3 JORN 1.4 Tony Mills 1.5 Stargazer 2 References 3 External links

Discography

TNT

• Knights of the New Thunder (1984)
• Tell No Tales (1987)
• Intuition (1989)
• Realized Fantasies (1992)
• Three Nights in Tokyo (Live) (1992)
• Firefly (1997)
• Transistor (1999)
• Give me a Sign EP (2003)
• My Religion (2004)

Vagabond

• Vagabond (1994)
• A Huge Fan of Life (1995)

JORN

• The Duke (2006)
• The Gathering (2007)
• Unlocking the Past (2007)

Tony Mills

• Vital Designs (2008)

Stargazer

• Stargazer (2009)

References

External links

• Morty Black's official site
• Morten Skaget on Myspace

TNT Ronni Le Tekrø • Morten "Diesel" Dahl • Victor Borge • Tony Mills Steinar Eikum • Dag Ingebrigtsen • Kenneth Odiin • John Macaluso • Morty Black • Tony Harnell Studio albums TNT • Knights of the New Thunder • Tell No Tales • Intuition • Realized Fantasies • Firefly • Transistor • My Religion • All the Way to the Sun • The New Territory • Atlantis • A Farewell to Arms Compilations Till Next Time – The Best of TNT • Firefly and Live! • The Big Bang – The Essential Collection Live albums Three Nights in Tokyo • Live in Madrid Videography The Collection: Volume 1 Related articles Discography • Dag Stokke • Frode Lamøy • Sid Ringsby • Vagabond • Westworld • Starbreaker

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Name	Skaget, Morten
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Date of birth	August 12, 1960
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