Phil Soussan

Phil Soussan (born June 23, 1961 in London, England) is a bassist, songwriter and producer who has been a member of bands of the singers Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Johnny Hallyday and John Waite. He has also played in bands featuring Jimmy Page, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter and Richie Kotzen. He was also a member of the band Beggars & Thieves.

With Ozzy Osbourne, he played on the album "The Ultimate Sin" and wrote the hit single "Shot in the Dark".

With Vince Neil, he reportedly first played in the band Black Rain, then he reportedly played on a Vince Neil Band demo tape, and then co-wrote some songs on the Vince Neil Band's first official album "Exposed".

As a writer he has contributed to all of the bands that he has been with, most notably writing "Exposed", the first solo album for Vince Neil, the "Luke" album for Steve Lukather and "After You're Gone" the opening track to "Mindfields" the album from Toto. This latter track was nominated for a Grammy.

Recently he has also been a producer and mixer and has worked on projects by Dokken, Jani Lane, Toto and Blues Traveler.

In 2006 he released his debut highly acclaimed solo album entitled "Vibrate" featuring him singing and playing guitar and bass on original material.

He is currently a member of the supergroup "Big Noize" featuring alongside lendary singer Joe Lynn Turner, guitarist Carlos Cavazo, and drummer Vinny Appice. Carlos Cavazo and Phil Soussan reportedly previously played together in the band Black Plague.

Phil is also serving as a Board member of the Grammys also known as NARAS, in the Los Angeles chapter.

Discography - Main appearances

With Ozzy Osbourne

*"The Ultimate Sin" (1986)
*"The Ultimate Ozzy (1986) DVD and video

With Billy Idol

*"Charmed Life" (1990)

With Beggars & Thieves

*"Beggars & Thieves" (1990)

With Vince Neil

* Demo tape

With Johnny Hallyday

*"Rough Town"(1994)
*"Live at La Cigale"(1995)
*"Lorada"(1996)
*"Lorada Tour Live"(1996)
*"Destination Vegas"(1997)

With Steve Lukather

*"Luke"(1998)

Other recording and live appearances up to the present

John Waite,
Richie Kotzen,
Edgar Winter,
Toto, Jani Lane, Solo dates - Vibrate, Big Noize

External links

* [http://www.philsoussan.com Phil Soussan - Official website]