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Zahed Sultan

Zahed Sultan is a multimedia artist, culture producer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur of Kuwaiti-Indian heritage based in London, England. He has performed and presented his work internationally.

Zahed Sultan is a multimedia artist, culture producer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur of Kuwaiti-Indian heritage based in London, England. He has performed and presented his work internationally. Sultan is particularly known for his live audio-visual-dance performances. Music Career beginnings Sultan began his career as a teenager, DJing for both mixed and segregated parties in Kuwait. During his time in college, he worked as a promoter for nightclubs around Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Sultan wrote his first track using a PC and an analog Roland sampler to program and sequence the song. Several years later, he created a small body of work entitled illusive for a local exhibition in Kuwait and won third place in DJ Sasha’s Involver remix competition with Global Underground and Ableton. Sultan’s remix was later signed by Sasha’s label Xpander to the TV series Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). Releases Sultan released his debut album Hi Fear, Lo Love in 2011, Its first single, “I Saw Her, I Fell For Her”, was licensed to the movie 11.6, directed by Philippe Godeau. Its second single, “I Want Her But I Don’t Want Her”, was featured on Stephane Pompougnac’s internati