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Phil Soussan
Soussan in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Philip Raphael Soussan
Born	(1961-06-23) 23 June 1961 (age 63) Paddington London, England
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer,chef
Instrument	Bass guitar
Years active	1981–present
Member of	Last in Line
Formerly of	Wildlife, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Vince Neil Band, Johnny Hallyday, John Waite, Big Noize
Website	philsoussan.com

Philip Raphael Soussan (born 23 June 1961) is an English bass guitarist, songwriter and producer, known as a member of Last in Line, Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil Band and Big Noize, as well as writing and producing for Dokken and Toto.

Career

With Ozzy Osbourne, Soussan played on the 1986 album The Ultimate Sin and co-wrote the hit single "Shot in the Dark". He toured with Ozzy through the entire "Ultimate Sin" tour.

After leaving Ozzy in 1988 he accepted in invitation to be included in a new band for Billy Idol. He is featured on the "Charmed Life" album.

Soussan initially played with Vince Neil in the fictional band Black Plague, formed for the movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Andrew Dice Clay; subsequently he was asked by Vince and his manager at the time, Bruce Bird, to write songs, put together a band and ultimately record songs for what would become the new Vince Neil Band. These songs became the basis of the band's first official album Exposed released in 1993.

As a songwriter Soussan has contributed to all of the bands that he has been with, most notably co-writing five of the eleven songs on Exposed - the first solo album for Vince Neil following his departure from Mötley Crüe, co-writing half of the solo Luke album for Steve Lukather and co-writing "After You're Gone", the opening track to the Toto album Mindfields.

As a producer and mixer, Soussan has worked on many projects including Dokken's "Live from the Sun" CD and surround sound DVD, various Toto tracks and recordings as well as productions and recordings for many other artists and bands.

In 2006, Soussan released his debut solo album, Vibrate, featuring him singing and playing both guitar and bass on original material. His second solo album, No Protection, followed in 2011 with Soussan playing predominantly all instuments. Songs from both albums have been included in feature films.

Soussan was a member of the supergroup Big Noize along with singer Joe Lynn Turner, guitarist Carlos Cavazo, and drummer Vinny Appice. The group has since included keyboardists Gary Corbett and Teddy Andreadis, drummer Simon Wright, guitarist George Lynch and singer Sebastian Bach.

Soussan has had roles in several films; as part of the band Black Plague in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, as himself in Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World and The Life Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo.

Outside of the immediate music scene, Soussan became elected to the Grammys, also known as NARAS, as a Board Member in 2007. In 2008, Soussan became Chairman of the Advocacy committee and in 2011 he was elected Vice President of the Grammys in the Los Angeles chapter, a position he held for two full terms.

After organizing the MusicCares grass roots "Giving 2010" benefit funding event funding he performed on 3 May 2010, For this Soussan formed the cover band "Carnival of Dogs" with Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy, formerly of Guns N' Roses and The Cult), Franky Perez (Solo, Scars on Broadway, DKFXP) and Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, formerly of Brides of Destruction). John Waite also made a guest vocal appearance.

Between 2016 and 2019, Soussan regularly appeared as a featured artist in the Raiding the Rock Vault musical show in Las Vegas.

In 2016, Soussan joined Last in Line, a band formed by former members of Dio, following the death of original bassist Jimmy Bain. He wrote, performed and contributed to the follow up II album as well as the third album Jericho.

In 2017, Soussan was inducted into the RockGodz Hall of Fame.

Selected discography

With Ozzy Osbourne

• The Ultimate Sin (1986)

With Billy Idol

• Charmed Life (1990)

With Kings of the Sun

• Resurrection (1993)

With Beggars and Thieves

• Beggars & Thieves (1990)

With Johnny Hallyday

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

With Steve Lukather

• Luke (1997)

With Last in Line

• II (2018)
• Jericho (2023)

Other recording and live appearances up to the present

• John Waite
• Richie Kotzen
• Edgar Winter
• Toto
• Jani Lane
• Solo dates – Vibrate, No Protection
• Big Noize (w/Sebastian Bach, George Lynch & Vinny Appice)
• Last in Line
• Diamond Kobra
• Kings of the Sun

References

1. "Phil Soussan Interview". Music Legends. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
2. ^ "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. "PHIL SOUSSAN Says STEVE STEVENS Turned Out To Be 'A Bit Of A Snake In The Grass' During Making Of VINCE NEIL's 'Exposed' Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
4. Luke (booklet). Columbia. 1997.
5. Mindfields (booklet). Legacy. 1999.
6. "Discography – Phil Soussan". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
7. "Interview with PHIL SOUSSAN". DMME.net. August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
8. "JOE LYNN TURNER Heading Up New Supergroup, BIG NOIZE". bravewords.com. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
9. "PHIL SOUSSAN Discusses BIG NOIZE On 95.1 WZZO; Audio Available". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
10. "BIG NOIZE - 'Battlefields' Song Available For Streaming". bravewords.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
11. "BIG NOIZE Featuring SEBASTIAN BACH, GEORGE LYNCH: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Santiago Concert". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
12. "A new feature documentary". RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
13. "'Life, Blood And Rhythm' Fitting Tribute To Late Ozzy Osbourne Drummer Randy Castillo". KMUW. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
14. "THE RECORDING ACADEMY® PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING TAKES ADVOCACY ACTION FOR MUSIC CREATORS' RIGHTS" (PDF). Producers & Engineers Wing. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
15. "Phil Soussan | LinkedIn". Linkedin. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
16. "MATT SORUM, TRACII GUNS, PHIL SOUSSAN To Perform At 'Giving 2010'". Blabbermouth.net. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
17. "VELVET REVOLVER, L.A. GUNS, SCARS ON BROADWAY Members Join Forces in CARNIVAL OF DOGS". Blabbermouth.net. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010.
18. Vault, Raiding the Rock (3 May 2018). "RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT SALUTES ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE HUGH MCDONALD OF BON JOVI – Raiding the Rock Vault". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
19. Blabbermouth (11 April 2016). "LAST IN LINE Taps Former OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist PHIL SOUSSAN For Upcoming Shows". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
20. Blabbermouth (28 November 2018). "LAST IN LINE's Second Album, 'II', Due In February; Video For First Single, 'Landslide', Available". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
21. "Last In Line / New album Jericho ready for March". www.metaltalk.net. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
22. "INDUCTEES – RockGodz Hall of Fame". Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

• Phil Soussan – Official website

• 1961 births
• Living people
• English heavy metal bass guitarists
• Male bass guitarists
• People educated at William Ellis School
• The Ozzy Osbourne Band members
• Singers from London
• Musicians from London
• Musicians from the City of Westminster