In this episode, we interview Doug Howard! Growing up in New Jersey, Doug was introduced to music by his family, of which the craft goes back many ages. Early in his music career he started off as a session musician in the New York circuit. Doug then eventually joined the band Touch - whose second release was produced by, our hero, Todd Rundgren. Upon the album’s completion, Doug resigned from Touch and briefly replaced Kasim Sulton in Todd Rundgren’s Utopia during Kasim’s support tour for his then upcoming solo endeavor. During his tenure in Utopia, which we’ll get into our discussion today - Doug is co-credited for “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” and “I'm Looking At You But I'm Talking To Myself.” on Utopia’s 1982 Network records release. Upon Kasim’s return, Doug joined The Edgar Winter Group replacing the band’s original bassist in a touring capacity for many years. As well as being a part of TR’s 11 Voice Orchestra during the “A Capella” tour, Doug has been allotted many musical undertakings over his career - much of which we’ll discuss with him.
Catch Doug on his “Nod to Todd” performances this year. The focus of these shows, Doug has put together an evening of songs and stories spotlighting his work co-writing, friendship with Todd and tunes that inspire them both. Currently, these dates are on the east coast and make sure to check them out if you can. We are very excited to share this Toddcast with the affectionately known, “10 minute Utopian” and learn about his musical career and journey with Todd as the collaborator and personal friendship.

The Toddcast Cleveland started in 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Zack Wolfe and James Barney are both young, dedicated, and loving Todd Rundgren fans for all of the beautiful things he’s produced throughout his career. From his solo albums, music production work, his band Utopia, and his innovative progress in the music business. We decided to do this because we spent so much time discussing Todd and all of his work that he’s done and figured it would be cool to document it and share with all other Todd Rundgren fans around the world that might be interested. This podcast is just for fun and we hope you enjoy our thoughts and opinions on Todd’s expansive career. If you have any questions please contact us at toddcastcleveland@gmail.com or if you are interested in being part of the show, we welcome anyone. Lastly, We would like to thank Todd Rundgren for all the work he’s done throughout his career, the artists involved, and how much joy he has brought us. Todd Rundgren is a very special person and we are very thankful to share it with you. We intend on bringing many episodes featuring Todd’s career. -Album reflection (Solo, Utopia, Nazz, and production work) -Misc. episodes about certain aspects of his career. Hosts: Zack Wolfe and James Barney Contact: toddcastcleveland@gmail.com - Lastly, we would like to thank Dan Podolski with his array of Todd covers we use in our intros