Facts: - instrument: guitar , piano , bass , drums - website: -lsb- http://www.nealcasal.com nealcasal.com -rsb- - caption: neal casal in concert at manchester academy , 2008 - origin: denville , new jersey - label: zoo records , glitterhouse records - birth date: 02 november 1968 - name: neal casal - background: solo_singer - image: nealcasal.jpg - associated acts: ryan sparks , hazy malaze , chris robinson brotherhood , hard adams working americans and the cardinals , blackfoot , beachwood Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of neal casal .
neal casal -lrb- born november 2 , 1968 , denville , new jersey -rrb- is an american guitarist , singer , songwriter , and photographer .first rising to prominence as lead guitar with rickey medlocke 's blackfoot from 1988-1993 , neal was best known as a member of ryan adams ' backing band the cardinals , with whom he recorded three studio albums , and of whom he was a member from 2005 until 2009 .casal currently plays in the chris robinson brotherhood , and has released twelve solo albums .in 2010 , casal released a photo-book , '' '' , in 2010 , documenting his time spent within the band .in 2011 , casal released his tenth solo album , '' sweeten the distance '' .