- Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton is an American
bass guitarist ,keyboardist , andsinger . Best known for his work with Utopia, he has been a frequent collaborator, bassist and singer on many ofTodd Rundgren 's projects and solo tours.Biography
Sulton 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 and toured extensively.He has toured with
Meat Loaf ,Hall and Oates ,Cheap Trick ,Blue Öyster Cult ,Richie Sambora ,Patti Smith andJoan Jett and the Blackhearts. As a studio musician, he has played on albums by Patti Smith,The Indigo Girls andSteve Stevens , and appeared on an album of traditional Irish music byEileen Ivers . He was a member of Joan Jett's backing band, The Blackhearts, touring with them and playing on Jett's album "Up Your Alley" (1980) as well as contributing a number of tracks to her compilation album "The Hit List" (1990)."Sulton" was the bassist on the Meat Loaf album "
Bat out of Hell ". He and Thommy Price collaborated on an album, "Lights On", which Sulton co-wrote. The song "No T.V. No Phone" was featured in the 1987 film "The Allnighter", starringSusanna Hoffs .Sulton sang background vocals on Meat Loaf's album ', joining his backing band, "The Neverland Express", and touring for three years on the "Everything Louder Tour". He also recorded on Meat Loaf’s album "
Welcome to the Neighborhood ", arranging and singing background vocals on most of the tracks. He went on to become Musical Director for Meat Loaf, rehearsing Meat Loaf's band,Neverland Express , in preparation for touring. "The Very Best of Meat Loaf " album was released with three new tracks, one of which, "Is Nothing Sacred ", was later re-recorded as a duet withPatti Russo and produced by Sulton, with the track reaching #15 on the UK charts. Sulton also produced the Meat Loaf "StoryTellers" album, and toured with the band on the "Night Of The Proms Tour" inEurope and the "Meat Loaf Just Havin' Fun for the Summer" and "Winter" Tour in the US and Europe, where he andPatti Russo both served as opening acts. He also toured on Meat Loaf's "Couldn't Have Said It Better" tour where he played a short solo acoustic set to open the concert at most venues. One of Meat Loaf's shows on this tour was filmed for the dvd '. Kasim also toured on the 2005 "Hair of the Dog" Tour and the 2006-2007 "Bat Out of Hell III" tour, and he is featured as bassist/backing vocalist on the album. In summer 2008, he will rejoin Meat Loaf for theCasa de Carne Tour .Sulton played bass in the pit orchestra for the
Twyla Tharp -choreographed musical based onBilly Joel music called "Movin' Out" on Broadway.After a brief stint with the reunited band Scandal, Sulton joined
The New Cars in 2005, a Cars revival band featuring original Cars band membersElliot Easton andGreg Hawkes as well as Todd Rundgren andPrairie Prince from Journey andThe Tubes , replacing original Cars bassist and co-lead vocalistBenjamin Orr , who died of cancer in2000 . A new album, "It's Alive! ", was followed by a tour in2006 , with Sulton singing lead on The Cars' hit "Drive".Sulton lives in
Staten Island , New York.Discography
* "Kasim" (1982)
* "The Bassment Tapes" (1993)
* "Quid Pro Quo" (2002)
* "All Sides" (2007)External links
* [http://www.kasimsulton.com/ Kasim's webpage]
* [http://www.kasiminfo.com/ Authorized fansite]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/kasimsulton Kasim's YouTube.com Channel]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kasimsulton Kasim's MySpace]
* [http://thenewcars.com The New Cars]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2007/10/16/special-guest-kasim-sulton Kasim Sulton radio interview on Rundgren Radio]
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