Charlie Engen hails from Saint Paul, MN. Receiving a drum set on his second birthday, drums quickly became his main passion in life. He is an alumni of McNally Smith College of Music attaining Masters degrees in Percussion Perfomance. He has played in the bands Scale The Summit and Ideology. Engen's first appearence with 5FDP came in 2018 when he filled in for Jeremy Spencer on the bands U.S Tour in Fall/Winter before being made an official member in 2019.