A highly coveted musician, Kasim Sulton is recognized and respected the world over for his work with artists, such as Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, Hall and Oates, Patti Smith, Patty Smyth, Mick Jagger, and Celine Dion just to name a few. His repertoire includes playing bass, keyboards, guitar, as well as adding vocal harmonies, singing lead, songwriting and producing.  There isn't much he hasn't done in his 30 years in the music industry.

A bit of history:

With the exception of a brief stay in Los Angeles in 1980 while recording his first solo album, New York has always been home to singer/songwriter Kasim Sulton. He was born in Brooklyn, and moved to Staten Island at the age of six, where he still lives today.

Sulton got his first break playing piano with rock singer/poetress Cherry Vanilla, who at the time was David Bowie's publicist.  "Events have a way of happening that cause chain reactions. A friend asked me to take a ride to Kennedy Airport one day, he was driving fellow musician and David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick there for a flight.  We walked into Slick's house and the first thing he said to us was, "Either one of you guys want to play bass for Tod Rundgren?"  My friend saying "Go ahead Kasim, you do it."  Slick saying "Call Michael Kaman, a renowned film composer & musician on the New York scene and tell him you're interested, he knows the details."  But you see, I never would have known Michael Kaman had Cherry Vanilla not introduced me to him."

Subsequently, Sulton auditioned and earned a spot as bass guitarist and vocalist for the progressive rock band Utopia. Over 9 releases later (1977-1986), Sulton had polished his musical and vocal techniques as well as his onstage presence. As a member of Utopia, Sulton was also afforded the opportunity to perform as a session musician on one of the best-selling rock albums of all time, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell. (48 million copies to date.)

Throughout the 80's, Sulton recorded and performed with a number of artists, including the Indigo Girls, Mick Jagger, Bon Jovi, Jim Steinman, Patti Smith, Patty Smyth, Cheap Trick, and Joan Jett, whom he also toured with a member of the Blackhearts. In 1982, his first solo album, Kasim, was released, and a collaborative album with fellow Blackheart Thommy Price, titled Lights On, was released in 1986.

In the early '90s, he hit the road with Hall and Oates for their unplugged tour and, and also contributed background vocals for for Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell II (Back Into Hell). He appeared with Meat Loaf again in 1995 on his Welcome to the Neighborhood release, the Born to Rock tour, and the 1996 release Live Around the World. That same year, Sulton contributed background vocals and Bass Guitar for Celine Dion's Falling Into You.

In 1998, he embarked on an international tour with Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi.  Later that same year, he took over as musical director and bass player for Meat Loaf.  His first performance as a band member was the taping of VH1 Storytellers. The Very Best of Meat Loaf was released shortly after that, and a tour of Europe followed.

In the summer of '99, Sulton toured alongside Todd Rundgren, produced the Meat Loaf VH-1 storytellers CD, and headed out on tour with Meat Loaf in the fall.

In 2000 Sulton teamed up once again with Todd Rundgren touring across the US throughout the summer.  The tour included appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

Since then Kasim has been busy in and out of the studio:

2002
He released his first solo album in over 20 years, Quid Pro Quo, on which he wrote or co-wrote each of the ten tracks.

2003
He took part in Meat Loaf’s Just Havin’ Fun for the Holiday international tour.

2004
Kasim found himself once again on tour with Meat Loaf to help promote his album Couldn’t Have Said it Better.
He also supported Todd Rundgren’s International Liars Tour from March through October of 2004.
Additionally Sulton lent his voice and bass for the Billy Joel inspired show Movin’ Out

2005
Kasim was invited to participate in VH1’s Bands reunited program.
He participated in an eight city tour with Patty Smyth and Scandal.
The fall of ’05 brought Kasim and Meat Loaf together once again as part of Meat Loaf Hair of the Dog Tour. 
Kasim also began rehearsing with The New Cars while working on Meat Loaf’s latest alum Bat out of Hell III.  

2006
Kasim toured with The New Cars from April to June and also spent time performing solo shows and rehearsing for Meat Loaf’s Bat Our of Hell III tour.
In the fall Kasim hit the road once more performing at promotional gigs for Meat Loaf as well as participating in The New Cars Winter Rage Tour.

Kasim has recently finished his latest solo album; All Sides which will be released on March 6, 2007 and is currently out on Meat Loaf’s Seize the Night Tour. Check out Kasim’s online journal www.kasimsulton.blogspot.com for updates from Kasim and you can order his latest CD "All Sides" online as well.