Background:
Multi-faceted and celebrated recording artist/producer Todd Rundgren is
set to release his first full-length record of original studio material
in four years - Arena on September 30th.

Arena, recorded in Todd's current home state of Hawaii, is yet another
notable addition to Rundgren's remarkable career as a performer,
songwriter, and producer. The album showcases his unique songwriting
style and sonically captures the essence and energy of "arena" rock
with bombastic, guitar-driven tunes like "Mountaintop," "Strike" and "Mad,"
while the anthemic song "Mercenary," transports you to a stadium with
its epic chorus, "How Do You Like Me Now?," resounding to every seat in
the house.

"I found myself just going out and doing this sort of guerilla guitar
quartet thing around the country and around Canada," said Rundgren. "So
when it came time to make a record, I thought maybe I'll just continue
in that vein and write something that is appropriate to the guitar,
since the fans seem to be enjoying it so much.

"So when I decided to write a new album, I knew beforehand it was going
to be this kind of old-school guitar-rock record."

Known as a man of musical innovation, Rundgren's latest release draws
from his vast and impressive career experiences as a performer,
songwriter and producer - including notable achievements on the cutting
edge of music and technology such as: the first live nationally
broadcast stereo radio concert (by microwave), which linked 40 cities
around the country in 1978; the very first two commercially released
music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy
awarded for "Best Short Form Video" in 1983; and the launch of
PatroNet, the world's first direct artist subscription service all of course; and
of course there are the timeless hit songs, including "Hello It"s Me",
"I Saw The Light", "Can We Still be Friends", and "Bang The Drum."

With ground-breaking accomplishments under his belt, Rundgren's career
boasts additional credits to the aforementioned roles he is most well
known for, including video pioneer, computer software developer,
conceptualist and, most recently, interactive artist (re-designated
TR-i). Given this incredible history and his constant creative
state-of-mind, there are undoubtedly many more imaginative horizons for
Todd Rundgren to discover.