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Kasim started his musical career playing piano for Cherry Vanilla before gaining a place in Todd Rundgren's Utopia in 1976. During his time with Utopia they recorded nine albums (each with a distinctly different concept) and toured extensively. After disbanding, they re-formed again in May 1992 for a brief tour in California and Japan.

On 1/25/82 Kasim’s first solo album Kasim was released on the EMI label. Kasim co-produced the album and either wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks. Musicians on the album included Buck Dharma and the Earth, Wind, and Fire Horn Section. The album was well received and Kasim toured with his band on both the East and West coasts to promote it.

Kasim first worked with Joan Jett when they recorded her album Good Music in 1986. After brief tours with former Scandal lead vocalist Patty Smyth and Cheap Trick, Kasim later became a member of her backing band The Blackhearts and made his stage debut with them on 27th November 1987 in Belgium. Kasim also played on her album Up Your Alley (1980) and some of his tracks were used on her compilation album The Hit List (1990). Kasim can also be seen in two of her videos.

On 11/12/86 Kasim and Thommy Price released their album Lights On, which they recorded in Jamaica. Kasim co-wrote all the tracks. The song No T.V. No Phone was featured in the 1987 movie The Allnighter, starring Susanna Hoffs. On 20th Januay 1987 Price/Sulton debuted their tour at The Bottom Line, New York. Some of these shows were recorded and even as recently as 2000 were being aired on local radio stations.

In the late 1980s Kasim also played on albums by Patti Smith, Todd Rundgren, The Indigo Girls and Steve Stevens. In July 1989 Kasim performed with Mick Jagger in New York in preparation for Mick's solo tour, She's The Boss.

From September 1989 to April 1992 Kasim worked with Daryl Hall and John Oates. As well as playing bass for them on the track Philadelphia Freedom on the compilation album Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin, Kasim toured extensively with them on their Change of Seasons World Tour. The line-up on that tour was Kasim Sulton (bass), T-Bone Wolk (guitar), John Oates (vocals, guitar), Daryl Hall (vocals, guitar, piano), Mike Braun (drums), Charlie DeChant (sax) and Bobby Mayo (keyboards).

Kasim played upright bass for some of the tour. "It's not something I've played before but I found it quite easy to pick up. I took a couple of lessons off my youngest brother (who's a classical trained bassist) and he showed me a few tricks." Unfortunately for his fans, Kasim did not sing much on the tour. "Daryl and John said that they didn't want me to sing as my voice was too distinguishable which I thought was a bit of a left handed compliment!"

In 1993 Kasim released his second solo album entitled The Bassment Tapes (spelt that way as a play on the word “bass”). It was a collection of songs that were written or co-written by him that were enthusiastically received by his fans. On several of the tracks he played the majority of the instruments, although some were recorded by his solo band from the 1980s.

In 1993 Kasim sang background vocals pm Meat Loaf's album Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell. (Back in 1976 he had played bass on the album Bat Out Of Hell as a member of Utopia.) It was through this contact with Meat Loaf that Kasim was asked to join his backing band, The Neverland Express. They embarked on a three-year long tour called the Everything Louder Tour that took them around the world several times to promote the album that prompted Meat Loaf’s comeback.

After touring heavily in 1994 (and appearing on an album of traditional Irish music by Eileen Ivers), Kasim spent the early part of 1995 recording Meat Loaf’s album Welcome To The Neighborhood. He arranged the background vocals and sang on almost every track.

In 1995 Kasim was played a couple of gigs as part of and was offered a place in the Blue Oyster Cult line-up but had to turn it down due to other commitments.

In 1997 Kasim recorded Todd Rundgren’s With A Twist album and embarking on the critically acclaimed With A Twist Tour in late 1997 and early 1998.

In June and July of 1998 (at short notice) Kasim toured Japan, Australia, Germany, Holland and England with Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi. Kasim also made a few television appearances with Richie Sambora, both abroad and in US. A tour that was planned for later that year (to support Aerosmith) was unfortunately cancelled, but Kasim did play with Jon Bon Jovi at a Fan Convention.

In the Summer of 1998, Kasim was promoted to Musical Director for Meat Loaf and switched to playing bass. He spent several weeks rehearsing in New York as three new musicians (Damon La Scott, Tom Brislin and Ray Andersen) were brought into The Neverland Express. The first public showing of the new line-up was at the recording of VH-1’s StoryTellers on 5th October 1998. It was around this time that The Very Best of Meat Loaf album was released with three new tracks, one of which, Is Nothing Sacred, was later re-recorded and produced by Kasim. Despite receiving limited publicity, Is Nothing Sacred reached #15 on the UK charts. Kasim also produced the Meat Loaf StoryTellers album.

From 24th May until 13th August 2000, Kasim was one-third of The Power Trio Tour playing with Todd Rundgren and Trey Sabatelli. Despite Kasim breaking his foot on stage in Anaheim, the trio played forty concerts in eighteen states in the US to wide acclaim from the fans.

Other than four gigs as part of Tommy James and The Shondells and recording sessions for Meat Loaf's new album, Kasim spent the first eight months of 2001 concentrating fully on his own solo career. He wrote and recorded several new songs for his new CD. Kasim also played 16 gigs on his 2001 Solo Acoustic Tour from 7th April until 24th August in various cities around America to praise from fans and critics alike.

From 26th October until 22nd December Kasim played 47 gigs in front of over half a million people with Meat Loaf on the Night Of The Proms Tour in Europe.

1st February 2002 saw Kasim embarking on his second solo tour in recent years. Aptly called his "Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour", Kasim played 19 gigs in 12 US states over 44 days ending on 16th March in New York City!

During Summer 2002 Kasim toured on the Meat Loaf Summer Tour in US and Europe where he played a short solo acoustic set to open the concert at most venues. Kasim also played several gigs as part of Tommy James and The Shondells.

On 4th September 2002, much to his fans' delight, Kasim's album Quid Pro Quo was released on Sphere Sound Records. It contained ten tracks (plus one "hidden" one), all but 2 were either written or co-written by Kasim, plus he played all but two of the instruments on the album.

During the remainder of 2002, Kasim played a few solo gigs and made personal appearances at four Borders stores to promote Quid Pro Quo, as well as playing on Meat Loaf's Winter Tour where Kasim also played a three song opening set at most of the concerts.

Other than two gigs with Pat Travers, at the expense of his own solo career, Kasim Sulton spent the majority of 2003 and the first three months of 2004 involved in the promotion and touring for the new Meat Loaf album "Couldn't Have Said It Better". Band rehearsals and promotion in Europe took up most of the first six months of the year with the World tour starting in Plymouth, England in July. Most of the Summer was spent touring the US (with two concerts in Mexico) and the European tour started on 25th October in Halle, Germany. Due to several bouts of illness by Meat Loaf, the remainder of that leg of the European tour was completed in January 2004. During February and March 2004, Kasim continued Meat Loaf's tour in Australia and New Zealand. Kasim played a short opening set at a lot of the concerts (in front of an estimated audience of over 600,000 fans).

Kasim then went back on the road with Todd Rundgren in support of Todd's album called "Liars". They played 41 gigs between 8th April and 8th June, plus a television appearance on The David Letterman Show. (Also during this period Kasim also appeared alongside Todd Rundgren at a charity performance of Todd Rundgren's Up Against It in New York City.) In July they played one festival in Holland and 5 concerts in the United Kingdom before 9 gigs on the West Coast in September. In October they played concerts in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo in Japan.

On Saturday 7th February 2004 Kasim Sulton played his first solo gig in over a year. It was at Dock Street, Staten Island, NY and on 28th June 2004 Kasim played a gig at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. Earlier that day he hosted a Star Clinic at the same venue.

In October 2004 Kasim started making occasional appearances in the Twyla Tharp choreographed musical based on Billy Joel music called Movin' Out on Broadway.

In January and February 2005 Kasim played an 8 date US mini-tour as part of Patty Smyth and Scandal (including Boston, New York and Cleveland) which came about due to Kasim being asked to stand in on the VH-1 show Bands Reunited the previous August.

From 3rd June until 30th September 2005 Kasim Sulton played on the Meat Loaf Hair Of The Dog Tour in Europe and the US. In Europe they mainly played at outdoor festivals, in Briatin they played a mixture of castles and stately homes and in the US it was theaters and sheds! During the tour, on Monday 4th July, Kasim played his first international solo gig at The Night and Day Cafe in Manchester, England.

At the begining of the tour it was announced that Kasim was producing his own KSulton Signature Bass in conjunction with Archer Guitars and Interstate Music so the day after the Meat Loaf tour finished, Kasim played a short set at the Interstate Music Store in New Berlin, WI before starting rehearsals for The New Cars the following week. Other than an appearance playing with a variety of bands at Toys In The Park in Miami, Florida in December, Kasim spent the remainder of 2005 making appearances in Movin' Out on Broadway as well as more rehearsals with The New Cars and starting to record both the bass and background vocals for Meat Loaf's album Bat Out Of Hell III which will be released in late 2006.

Also during 2005 Kasim found the time to make a few trips to Florida to produce and record Rick Reynolds' (Sounding Rick) album Unstoppable. Kasim plays bass and sings background vocals on the album as well as marking his individual stamp on it as the producer.

2006 was allocated by Kasim to be the year for The New Cars. It started with three showcase performances from Burbank, California in front of invited audiences which were recorded for video and for their album It's Alive which was released in the US on 6th June. Kasim sings lead on Drive on the album. A big press conference on 14th March was followed by television appearances on both The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.

The New Cars Road Rage Tour started on 12th May in Tunica, MS and continued to Texas, the West Coast, the Mid West and onto the East Coast but after 18 concerts the tour had to be abandoned on 10th June as Elliot Easton broke his left collar bone and had to have an operation. It is hoped that the tour will be reschedueled later in the year and may also include a leg in Europe.

During Summer 2006 Kasim is playing a series of solo gigs around the East Coast. Promotion for the new Meat Loaf album is expected to start later this year with a tour slated for most of 2007.

Kasim lives in Staten Island, New York.