Kim Nielsen (born 1964) is an American

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bassist known for being a member of the all-female band Phantom Blue.

Biography

Kim Nielsen first picked up the bass guitar at the age of 12. In the years to come, she played with local bands in Los Angeles,

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, while taking lessons from Racer X bassist

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. In 1988, following a recommendation by Alderete, Nielsen joined the all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue. The band with Nielsen on bass recorded three albums and toured successfully in Europe. Following her departure from the band in April 1994, Nielsen moved to England, where she married former Belladonna drummer Adam Parsons, now an artist manager in the music business. In 1996, she joined the

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-based metal band Wraith and recorded their ''

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'' album. After years of living in England, she returned to Los Angeles in 2000, where she had brief stints with the all-female

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tribute band ThundHerStruck and a

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tribute called Jet City Woman. In 2004, she collaborated with the

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as a guest bassist on their album ''

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''. Nielsen joined former Phantom Blue members

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, Gigi Hangach and Tina Wood for a reunion at a benefit concert on May 26, 2009 at the

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, California. The concert was for the benefit of brain research in memory of Phantom Blue co-founder

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, who died of a cystic growth in her brain on May 21, 2008.The Iron Maidens Forums – Phantom Blue Reunion Show on May 26, 2009.
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, Steve Harris and Eddie Jackson among her musical influences.

Discography

Phantom Blue

* '' Phantom Blue'' (1989) * " Why Call It Love" (single) (1989) * '' Built to Perform'' (1993) *'' My Misery'' (4-track EP) (1993) *'' Prime Cuts & Glazed Donuts'' (1995)

Other Contributions

* ''

'' ( Wraith) (1996) * ''

'' (

) (2004) * ''Revelation'' ( Wraith) (2017)

References

External links

Kim Nielsen-Parsons Official MySpace Music Profile

Kim Nielsen-Parsons Personal MySpace Profile
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