Todd Rundgren

Known for ActingBorn 1948-06-22 (age 77)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Utopia. He is known for his sophisticated and often unorthodox music, his occasionally lavish stage shows, and his later experiments with interactive entertainment. He also produced music videos and was an early adopter and promoter of various computer technologies, such as using the Internet as a means of music distribution in the late 1990s. A native of Philadelphia, Rundgren began his professional career in the mid 1960s, forming the psychedelic band Nazz in 1967. Two years later, he left Nazz to pursue a solo career and immediately scored his first US top 40 hit with "We Gotta Get You a Woman" (1970). His best-known songs include "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" from Something/Anything? (1972), which get frequent air time on classic rock radio stations, and the 1983 single "Bang the Drum All Day", which is featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers. Although lesser known, "Couldn't I Just Tell You" (1972) was influential to many artists in the power pop genre. His 1973 album A Wizard, a True Star remains an influence on later generations of bedroom musicians. Rundgren is considered a pioneer in the fields of electronic music, progressive rock, music videos, computer software, and Internet music delivery. He organized the first interactive television concert in 1978, designed the first color graphics tablet in 1980, and created the first interactive album, No World Order, in 1994.[1][5] Additionally, he was one of the first acts to be prominent as both an artist and producer. His notable production credits include Badfinger's Straight Up (1971), Grand Funk Railroad's We're an American Band (1973), the New York Dolls' New York Dolls (1973), Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell (1977) and XTC's Skylarking (1986).Read more

Movies & web series

Todd Rundgren: Live in Japan

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

Rockpalast

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

Ringo at the Ryman

Todd Rundgren - Live in San Francisco

Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live At The Chicago Theatre

Todd Rundgren An Evening With Todd Rundgren Live At The Ridgefield

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

Utopia Live in Columbus, Ohio 1980

Rock Concert

Utopia: Live in Boston 1982

Crime Story

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

Classic Albums

The Sparks Brothers

Behind the Music

Todd Rundgren's Utopia - WDR Studio-L Köln 08.01.1977

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Todd Rundgren: Todd

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

Aliens in the Family

Squidbillies

Crime Story: Pilot

Decker

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1973

Saturday Night Live

Dumb and Dumber

Japanology Plus

Fanny: The Right to Rock

Cold Feet

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

The Mike Douglas Show

Under Cover

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 27 Club

The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

Todd Rundgren: The Individualist Live

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live From The Highline Ballroom, New York, January 29, 2011

Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live From The Peekskill Performing Arts Center, Peekskill, NY 11-18-2011

Todd Who?

The Harry Smith Project Live

Grok Gazer

Ringo Starr Going Home

Utopia: Redux '92: Live in Japan

Theology

Happening '68