Neal Casal
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Neal Casal is an American songwriter
, singer, multi-instrumentalist
and photographer who has maintained an acclaimed solo career as well as playing guitar for The Cardinals.
.
In 1994, Casal signed with Zoo Entertainment and recorded his debut album at Palacio del Rio, formally owned by James Stewart
and Dean Martin
in Santa Ynez, California with producer Jim Scott
. The album featured musicians Don Heffington, Bob Glaub
, Greg Leisz
. Casal released Fade Away Diamond Time in September 1994 that to critical acclaim and supported by a US tour with his band.
Casal parted ways with Zoo Records in 1996 and recorded Rain, Wind, and Speed released by Buy or Die Records.
In 1997, Casal signed with the Glitterhouse Records
label and went on to release five albums, including Field Recordings and The Sun Rises Here. In 1998, Casal released the self-produced album Basement Dreams, named Americana Album of the Year in Mojo Magazine.
During the Spring of 1999, Casal teamed up with Six String Drag front man Kenny Roby
and toured Europe, later that summer recording the live album Black River Sides.
. Anytime Tomorow was the last album to be released by Glitterhouse in 2000 and prompted an extensive European tour into early 2001.
In 2002, Casal co-wrote, produced and released the EP Ran On Pure Lightning collaborating with Shannon McNally
and other musicians which included Benmont Tench
, Greg Leisz
and Brent Rademaker. Around this time, Casal also started playing with bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Dan Fadel, forming Hazy Malaze.
Railroad Earth
’s 2002 album Bird in a House
featured a cover version of Casal’s song “Dandelion Wine”.
Shortly after signing to Paris based Fargo Records in 2003, Fargo released the compilation album Maybe California resulting in a European tour and Casal's first solo tour of Japan. The following year, Fargo released two compilation albums, Leaving Traces, a selection of Casal’s original songs from 1994–2004, and Return in Kind, a compilation of covers and he began recording his eighth solo album.
Casal joined Ryan Adams
and The Cardinals in 2005. In December of that year he embarked on his third Japanese tour, which featured his first photography exhibition and upon his return released No Wish to Reminisce in early 2006. The album, produced by Michael Deming (Beachwood Sparks
, Lilys
), took his music in a different direction from his previous work, with a more layered, psychedelic production. All Directions, a compilation album of live and unreleased songs, was released in 2007.
In 2009, Casal teamed up with engineer Don Sternecker and recorded and produced Roots and Wings
. The album included musicians Jon Graboff
, Greg Leisz, Johnathan Rice
, Jeff Hill, Dan Fadel and Andy Goessling.
. While Casal toured Europe, Fargo re-released the albums Basement Dreams and Rain, Wind and Speed.
On March 6 it was announced that Casal had joined the Chris Robinson Brotherhood.
The album Sweeten The Distance will be released November 6, 2011.
, Casal formed Hazy Malaze with fellow band members Dan Fadel and Jeff Hill. Their debut album Hazy Malaze was recorded and mixed at Village Recorders in Los Angeles
in eleven days. Later that year they toured opening for Robert Randolph and the Family Band and during 2003 continued to tour the US, while beginning work on their second album Blackout Love.
In 2005, Hazy Malaze released their second album Blackout Love, supported by a French tour.
In 2009 Hazy Malaze released their third album Connections.
& The Cardinals in 2005, shortly after the release of Jacksonville City Nights
, replacing J.P. Bowerstock, and toured the US in the Summer of 2006, followed by a UK and European tour in the autumn.
In 2007, the Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger
was released an went to number seven. on Billboard album chart, resulting in a yearlong world tour and the album's producer, Jamie Candiloro, added to the lineup on piano. Candiloro also produced the Follow the Lights
EP, released in October 2007, and reaching number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
In 2008, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals released Cardinology
, recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York and produced by Tom Schick. The album reached number 11 on Billboard album chart and number 14 on Rolling Stone
’s best albums of 2008 list. The Rolling Stone magazine also placed "Magick" at #13 on the 100 Best Singles of 2008 list.
In January 2009, Adams announced that he was leaving The Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The band has been on indefinite hiatus ever since.
In December 2010, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals released their final album Cardinals III/IV, a compilation of unreleased material. The album was recorded in 2006 during the same sessions that yielded Easy Tiger.
On April 16 Ryan Adams
released Class Mythology, which is an EP of unreleased tracks recorded with the Cardinals during the Cardinology period.
’s 2005 albumTambourine
, featuring Mike Campbell, which as nominated for a Country Album of the Year and three Americana Music Awards. Casal played on Gin Wigmore
’s 2009 album Holy Smoke” produced by Mike Elizondo
, which won four of the six New Zealand Music Awards
it was nominated for and went Quadruple Platinum.
Willie Nelson
’s 2007 album Songbird
produced by Ryan Adams
and released by Lost Highway Records. Adams, along with The Cardinals, performed on the album’s eleven tracks, featuring Casal on guitar and piano. Songbird peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200 on November 18, 2006.
’s second record Tambourine..
In 2007, Casal shot the album cover photos for the Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger
and the Ryan Adams and the Cardinals EPFollow the Lights
. In 2008, he provided photos for the Ryan Adams and the Cardinals album Cardinology.
Casal provided photographs for the final album of Ryan Adams and The Cardinals Cardinals III/IV, which was released in 2010.
In January 2008 Casal exhibited his photography at the Bauhaus Gallery in Tokyo.
Casal shot the album cover and all photos for the artwork for Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion’s 2011 album Bright Examples.
Casal shot the album cover for Courtney Jaye
's The Exotic Sounds of Courtney Jaye, released on January 10, 2010.
In 2010 Casal provided photographs for Danny And the Champions Of The World album Streets Of Our Time.
Casal provided never before seen photographs for the Ryan Adams and The Cardinals EP Class Mythology, released in April 2011.
Casal’s photographs have appeared in publications such as Mojo, Rolling Stone, Spin, Harp, USA Today.
In 2009, two Hazy Malaze songs were featured on Private Practice
season three, episode seven “The Hard Part” and Casal’s single “The Losing End Again” appeared in Fringe
season two, episode seventeen “Olivia. In The Lab. With The Revolver.”.
Casal was Owen Wilson
and Vince Vaughn
’s voice coach for the 2004 movie Starsky and Hutch
and played guitar on Owen Wilson
’s performance of "Don’t Give Up On Us Baby" which was also featured on the soundtrack.
Sang the lead vocals on “The Game” and “The Music of Jason Crigler”, released on Rudy Records. Casal co-wrote and sang backing vocals on “The Truest Kind”., on the album “Danny and The Champions of The World”.
In 2011, Casal worked as Garrett Hedlund
’s guitar instructor for the movie Country Strong and also appears in the film. as Gwyneth Paltrow
’s guitar player.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, singer, multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
and photographer who has maintained an acclaimed solo career as well as playing guitar for The Cardinals.
1990 - 1999
Casal began work on early solo demos from 1990 to 1993 at studios in Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey. During this period he teamed up with his manager Gary Waldman, keyboard player John Ginty and vocalist Angie McKenna. After signing a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, he forged a long standing professional relationship with producer/engineer Jim ScottJim Scott
Jim Scott is a guitarist, singer/songwriter and composer in the genres of jazz, classical and folk music.-Life:Jim Scott has made it his business to create and perform music that celebrates peace, justice and the earth. He co-wrote the celebrated Missa Gaia - Earth Mass and many other pieces with...
.
In 1994, Casal signed with Zoo Entertainment and recorded his debut album at Palacio del Rio, formally owned by James Stewart
James Stewart
James Stewart was a Hollywood movie actor and USAF brigadier general.James Stewart may also refer to:-Noblemen:*James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland*James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn James Stewart (1908–1997) was a Hollywood movie actor and USAF brigadier general.James Stewart...
and Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
in Santa Ynez, California with producer Jim Scott
Jim Scott
Jim Scott is a guitarist, singer/songwriter and composer in the genres of jazz, classical and folk music.-Life:Jim Scott has made it his business to create and perform music that celebrates peace, justice and the earth. He co-wrote the celebrated Missa Gaia - Earth Mass and many other pieces with...
. The album featured musicians Don Heffington, Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
, Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
. Casal released Fade Away Diamond Time in September 1994 that to critical acclaim and supported by a US tour with his band.
Casal parted ways with Zoo Records in 1996 and recorded Rain, Wind, and Speed released by Buy or Die Records.
In 1997, Casal signed with the Glitterhouse Records
Glitterhouse Records
Glitterhouse Records is an independent record label based in Beverungen, Germany. The label specialises in the alternative country genre, and has released material by artists such as 16 Horsepower, The Walkabouts, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Hazeldine, Helldorado, The Shivers and Tom Liwa, but has...
label and went on to release five albums, including Field Recordings and The Sun Rises Here. In 1998, Casal released the self-produced album Basement Dreams, named Americana Album of the Year in Mojo Magazine.
During the Spring of 1999, Casal teamed up with Six String Drag front man Kenny Roby
Kenny Roby
Kenny Roby is a North Carolina-based singer-songwriter. He's the former lead singer of Six String Drag, which he formed with old friend bassist Rob Keller in the early 1990s and became one of the main bands of the era's so called Americana movement. The band's style ranged from old style country...
and toured Europe, later that summer recording the live album Black River Sides.
2000 - 2009
Casal released his sixth solo album Anytime Tomorrow in 2000, produced by Jim ScottJim Scott
Jim Scott is a guitarist, singer/songwriter and composer in the genres of jazz, classical and folk music.-Life:Jim Scott has made it his business to create and perform music that celebrates peace, justice and the earth. He co-wrote the celebrated Missa Gaia - Earth Mass and many other pieces with...
. Anytime Tomorow was the last album to be released by Glitterhouse in 2000 and prompted an extensive European tour into early 2001.
In 2002, Casal co-wrote, produced and released the EP Ran On Pure Lightning collaborating with Shannon McNally
Shannon McNally
Shannon McNally is an American singer-songwriter.Shannon was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, McNally began singing and playing guitar in clubs. After graduating and honing her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker, McNally...
and other musicians which included Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Benjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
, Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
and Brent Rademaker. Around this time, Casal also started playing with bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Dan Fadel, forming Hazy Malaze.
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based newgrass band from Stillwater, New Jersey. Their name was borrowed from the Jack Kerouac short story "October in the Railroad Earth," to which the band also has a song by the same name...
’s 2002 album Bird in a House
Bird in a House
Bird in a House is the second studio album by the bluegrass/jam band Railroad Earth, released in 2002.-Track listing:#"Drag Him Down" - 4:19#"Bird in a House" - 5:28#"Like a Buddha" - 7:05...
featured a cover version of Casal’s song “Dandelion Wine”.
Shortly after signing to Paris based Fargo Records in 2003, Fargo released the compilation album Maybe California resulting in a European tour and Casal's first solo tour of Japan. The following year, Fargo released two compilation albums, Leaving Traces, a selection of Casal’s original songs from 1994–2004, and Return in Kind, a compilation of covers and he began recording his eighth solo album.
Casal joined Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
and The Cardinals in 2005. In December of that year he embarked on his third Japanese tour, which featured his first photography exhibition and upon his return released No Wish to Reminisce in early 2006. The album, produced by Michael Deming (Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks are an American alternative country band from Los Angeles. A Daily Telegraph article on America's underground psychedelic pop scene described Beachwood Sparks as "country through a kaleidoscope".-Biography:...
, Lilys
Lilys
Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly...
), took his music in a different direction from his previous work, with a more layered, psychedelic production. All Directions, a compilation album of live and unreleased songs, was released in 2007.
In 2009, Casal teamed up with engineer Don Sternecker and recorded and produced Roots and Wings
Roots and Wings (Neal Casal album)
Roots and Wings is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Neal Casal, released January 27, 2009 on Fargo Records. Casal states that the album is his favorite and that it is "about making peace with the past, and it's about the ocean."...
. The album included musicians Jon Graboff
Jon Graboff
Jon Graboff is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Between 2005 and 2009, he was a member of The Cardinals, primarily as a pedal steel guitarist...
, Greg Leisz, Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. His first album, Trouble is Real, was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow up, Further North, was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007...
, Jeff Hill, Dan Fadel and Andy Goessling.
2010 - present
Casal began recording his tenth solo album in March 2010 with producer Thom MonahanThom Monahan
Thom Monahan is a producer/engineer and musician who is best known for his work with the bands Pernice Brothers and Vetiver. He has also produced albums by Devendra Banhart, Beachwood Sparks, and Lavender Diamond....
. While Casal toured Europe, Fargo re-released the albums Basement Dreams and Rain, Wind and Speed.
On March 6 it was announced that Casal had joined the Chris Robinson Brotherhood.
The album Sweeten The Distance will be released November 6, 2011.
Hazy Malaze
In the summer of 2002, while touring with Shannon McNallyShannon McNally
Shannon McNally is an American singer-songwriter.Shannon was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, McNally began singing and playing guitar in clubs. After graduating and honing her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker, McNally...
, Casal formed Hazy Malaze with fellow band members Dan Fadel and Jeff Hill. Their debut album Hazy Malaze was recorded and mixed at Village Recorders in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in eleven days. Later that year they toured opening for Robert Randolph and the Family Band and during 2003 continued to tour the US, while beginning work on their second album Blackout Love.
In 2005, Hazy Malaze released their second album Blackout Love, supported by a French tour.
In 2009 Hazy Malaze released their third album Connections.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Casal joined Ryan AdamsRyan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
& The Cardinals in 2005, shortly after the release of Jacksonville City Nights
Jacksonville City Nights
Jacksonville City Nights is the seventh studio album by American alternative country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 27, 2005 on Lost Highway. The album is Adams' second with The Cardinals, and the second in a trilogy of albums released in a seven-month timespan during 2005. By...
, replacing J.P. Bowerstock, and toured the US in the Summer of 2006, followed by a UK and European tour in the autumn.
In 2007, the Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger is the ninth studio album by Ryan Adams released on June 26, 2007 on the Lost Highway label. Although the album is attributed solely to Adams, Easy Tiger features The Cardinals as his backing band, with Adams stating: "The only real concept of this record was complete and utter...
was released an went to number seven. on Billboard album chart, resulting in a yearlong world tour and the album's producer, Jamie Candiloro, added to the lineup on piano. Candiloro also produced the Follow the Lights
Follow the Lights
Follow the Lights is an EP by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals released October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains...
EP, released in October 2007, and reaching number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
In 2008, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals released Cardinology
Cardinology
Cardinology is the tenth studio album by Ryan Adams, and his fourth album with The Cardinals, released on October 28, 2008. This album completed Adams' contract with Lost Highway, and marks his final recording session with the Cardinals. A vinyl version included a bonus 7", a comic book, and a...
, recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York and produced by Tom Schick. The album reached number 11 on Billboard album chart and number 14 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
’s best albums of 2008 list. The Rolling Stone magazine also placed "Magick" at #13 on the 100 Best Singles of 2008 list.
In January 2009, Adams announced that he was leaving The Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The band has been on indefinite hiatus ever since.
In December 2010, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals released their final album Cardinals III/IV, a compilation of unreleased material. The album was recorded in 2006 during the same sessions that yielded Easy Tiger.
On April 16 Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
released Class Mythology, which is an EP of unreleased tracks recorded with the Cardinals during the Cardinology period.
Session Work/Collaborations
Casal contributed guitar work on Tift MerrittTift Merritt
Catherine Tift Merritt is an American singer-songwriter, musician and North Carolina native. With her longtime band, she has built what has been called a "unique" and critically acclaimed body of work of "sonic short stories and poignant performances." She has been compared to songwriters like...
’s 2005 albumTambourine
Tambourine (album)
Tambourine is the second album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released in 2004 by Lost Highway Records, and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.-Track listing:# "Stray Paper"# "Wait It Out"# "Good Hearted Man"...
, featuring Mike Campbell, which as nominated for a Country Album of the Year and three Americana Music Awards. Casal played on Gin Wigmore
Gin Wigmore
Virginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke...
’s 2009 album Holy Smoke” produced by Mike Elizondo
Mike Elizondo
Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer.-Musical career:Mike Elizondo is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful producer Dr. Dre and rapper Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr...
, which won four of the six New Zealand Music Awards
New Zealand Music Awards
The New Zealand Music Awards show, is a major annual New Zealand music event where musical acts and singers are awarded each year. It has occurred every year since 1965 to outstanding New Zealand musicians and groups....
it was nominated for and went Quadruple Platinum.
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
’s 2007 album Songbird
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...
produced by Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
and released by Lost Highway Records. Adams, along with The Cardinals, performed on the album’s eleven tracks, featuring Casal on guitar and piano. Songbird peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200 on November 18, 2006.
Photography
In 2004, Casal provided photos for Tift MerrittTift Merritt
Catherine Tift Merritt is an American singer-songwriter, musician and North Carolina native. With her longtime band, she has built what has been called a "unique" and critically acclaimed body of work of "sonic short stories and poignant performances." She has been compared to songwriters like...
’s second record Tambourine..
In 2007, Casal shot the album cover photos for the Ryan Adams album Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger is the ninth studio album by Ryan Adams released on June 26, 2007 on the Lost Highway label. Although the album is attributed solely to Adams, Easy Tiger features The Cardinals as his backing band, with Adams stating: "The only real concept of this record was complete and utter...
and the Ryan Adams and the Cardinals EPFollow the Lights
Follow the Lights
Follow the Lights is an EP by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals released October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains...
. In 2008, he provided photos for the Ryan Adams and the Cardinals album Cardinology.
Casal provided photographs for the final album of Ryan Adams and The Cardinals Cardinals III/IV, which was released in 2010.
In January 2008 Casal exhibited his photography at the Bauhaus Gallery in Tokyo.
Casal shot the album cover and all photos for the artwork for Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion’s 2011 album Bright Examples.
Casal shot the album cover for Courtney Jaye
Courtney Jaye
- Biography :Courtney Jaye was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, when she was a freshman in high school. It was at this time she discovered The Grateful Dead and Neil Young, and also began to play the guitar. After becoming immersed in the bohemian culture, she...
's The Exotic Sounds of Courtney Jaye, released on January 10, 2010.
In 2010 Casal provided photographs for Danny And the Champions Of The World album Streets Of Our Time.
Casal provided never before seen photographs for the Ryan Adams and The Cardinals EP Class Mythology, released in April 2011.
Casal’s photographs have appeared in publications such as Mojo, Rolling Stone, Spin, Harp, USA Today.
Movies and TV
Director Ray Foley made a documentary about Casal’s influences and inspirations during the making of his sixth album in 2001 entitled Neal Casal: Anytime Tomorrow.In 2009, two Hazy Malaze songs were featured on Private Practice
Private Practice
Private Practice is an American medical drama television program which premiered on September 26, 2007 on ABC. A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, the series takes place at Oceanside Health & Wellness Group and chronicles the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery, played by Kate Walsh, as she leaves Seattle...
season three, episode seven “The Hard Part” and Casal’s single “The Losing End Again” appeared in Fringe
Fringe
Fringe may refer to* Fringe , that part of the hair overhanging the forehead, also known as bangs in American English* Fringe , an ornamental appendage to the border of an item* Fringe , a U.S...
season two, episode seventeen “Olivia. In The Lab. With The Revolver.”.
Casal was Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Haunting, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris, Shanghai Noon,...
and Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...
’s voice coach for the 2004 movie Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
and played guitar on Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Haunting, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris, Shanghai Noon,...
’s performance of "Don’t Give Up On Us Baby" which was also featured on the soundtrack.
Sang the lead vocals on “The Game” and “The Music of Jason Crigler”, released on Rudy Records. Casal co-wrote and sang backing vocals on “The Truest Kind”., on the album “Danny and The Champions of The World”.
In 2011, Casal worked as Garrett Hedlund
Garrett Hedlund
Garrett John Hedlund is an American actor known for his roles in the films Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers, Eragon, Country Strong, for his role as Patroclus in the movie Troy and as Sam Flynn in the film Tron: Legacy.-Early life:Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota, the son of Kristine Anne ...
’s guitar instructor for the movie Country Strong and also appears in the film. as Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
’s guitar player.
Books
In March 2010, Abrams Image published Casal’s first book of photography A View Of Other Windows. The book is a photographic documentary of life playing and touring with Ryan Adams and The Cardinals.Solo
Studio Albums- Fade Away Diamond Time (1995)
- Rain, Wind and Speed (1996)
- Field Recordings (1997)
- The Sun Rises Here (1998)
- Basement Dreams (1999)
- Black River Sides (with Kenny RobyKenny RobyKenny Roby is a North Carolina-based singer-songwriter. He's the former lead singer of Six String Drag, which he formed with old friend bassist Rob Keller in the early 1990s and became one of the main bands of the era's so called Americana movement. The band's style ranged from old style country...
) (1999) - Anytime Tomorrow (2000)
- Ran on Pure Lightning(with Shannon McNallyShannon McNallyShannon McNally is an American singer-songwriter.Shannon was born in Hempstead, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, McNally began singing and playing guitar in clubs. After graduating and honing her skills on the streets of Paris as a busker, McNally...
) (2002) - Return in Kind (2004)
- No Wish to Reminisce (2006)
- Roots and WingsRoots and Wings (Neal Casal album)Roots and Wings is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Neal Casal, released January 27, 2009 on Fargo Records. Casal states that the album is his favorite and that it is "about making peace with the past, and it's about the ocean."...
(2009) - Sweeten the Distance (2011)
with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
- Easy Tiger (2007)
- Follow the LightsFollow the LightsFollow the Lights is an EP by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals released October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains...
(2007) - CardinologyCardinologyCardinology is the tenth studio album by Ryan Adams, and his fourth album with The Cardinals, released on October 28, 2008. This album completed Adams' contract with Lost Highway, and marks his final recording session with the Cardinals. A vinyl version included a bonus 7", a comic book, and a...
(2008) - Cardinals III/IV (2010)
- Class Mythology (2011)
Album Collaborations
- James IhaJames IhaJames Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
- Let It Come Down (1998) - Guitar and harmonies - A Christmas To Remember - Cora Jones (1998) - Various artists compilation, Casal's original song, vocals, guitar and percussion
- Lucinda WilliamsLucinda WilliamsLucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...
- Caravan of Dreams (2001) - Guitar - Duncan SheikDuncan SheikDuncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
- Daylight (2002) - Sang harmonies - Dayna ManningDayna ManningDayna Manning is a Canadian folk and pop singer-songwriter. Manning has released three albums since her debut in 1997.-Biography:Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, to David Manning, a music teacher, and Darlene Manning...
- Shades (2002) - Guitar - Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Unclassified (2004)- Sang harmonies
- Tift MerrittTift MerrittCatherine Tift Merritt is an American singer-songwriter, musician and North Carolina native. With her longtime band, she has built what has been called a "unique" and critically acclaimed body of work of "sonic short stories and poignant performances." She has been compared to songwriters like...
- Tambourine (2004) - Guitar and harmonies - Mia Doi ToddMia Doi ToddMia Doi Todd is a musician from Los Angeles, California, United States.Mia has collaborated with rock, electronica, and hip-hop musicians, contributing her voice to works by Dntel, Beachwood Sparks, Nobody, Adventure Time, Frausdots, Folk Implosion, The Mission, Saul Williams, Prefuse 73, Flying...
- Manzanita (2005) - Guitar - Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
- SongbirdSongbird (Willie Nelson album)Songbird is an album by Willie Nelson released by Lost Highway Records on October 31, 2006. It was produced by contemporary country rock musician Ryan Adams. Adams, along with his band The Cardinals, performed on the album’s eleven tracks...
(2006) - Guitar - Minnie DriverMinnie DriverMinnie Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches.- Early life...
- Seastories (2007) - Guitar - Gin WigmoreGin WigmoreVirginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke...
- Holy Smoke (2009) - Guitar - Mark OlsonMark OlsonMark W. Olson was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2001 to 2006. Filling an unexpired term to end on January 31, 2010, he resigned on June 21, 2006 in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.-Biography:In 1943, Mark W. Olson was born on March...
- Many Colored Kite (2010) - Guitar and bass - Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - Bright Examples (2011) - Guitar and piano
- Bryan GreenbergBryan GreenbergBryan E. Greenberg is an American actor and musician, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series How to Make It in America as well as a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the The WB TV series One Tree Hill and as Nick Garrett on the short-lived ABC drama October Road...
- We Don't Have Forever (2011) - Guitar and bass - Amanda Shires - Carrying Lightning (2011) - Guitar and harmonies
- Ryan AdamsRyan AdamsDavid Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
- Ashes & FireAshes & FireAshes & Fire is the thirteenth studio album by Ryan Adams, released on October 11, on PAX AM and Capitol. Recorded with producer Glyn Johns, Ashes & Fire marks Adams' return to recording following the disbandment of backing band the Cardinals in 2009. Regarding the album, Adams noted, "The record...
(2011) - backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Song Collaborations
- ZoolanderZoolanderZoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the...
soundtrack - Rufus WainwrightRufus WainwrightRufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...
song “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”(2001) - Guitar - The Sun Records Tribute album – “Good Rockin’ Tonight, The Legacy Of Sun Records” - Sheryl CrowSheryl CrowSheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
song “Who Will The Next Fool Be” (2001) - Guitar - “Starsky And Hutch” soundtrack - song “Don’t Give Up On Us Baby”(2004) - Guitar
- Shelby StarnerShelby StarnerShelby Starner was a pop singer who was signed to Warner Bros. Records in the 1990s. Her debut album From in the Shadows was released in 1999, it scored minor success with the single "Don't Let Them". In 2000 she began work on her second album, produced by members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the...
single - “Don’t Let Them” (1999) - Badly Drawn BoyBadly Drawn BoyDamon Gough is an English alternative music singer/songwriter. He was born on 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England....
single - “Spitting In The Wind” (2001) - “More Townes Van Zant” by The Great Unknown (2010)