Ryan Cassata
| Ryan Otto Cassata | |
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Cassata performs at San Francisco Trans March 2015
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| Background information | |
| Born |
December 13, 1993 Stony Brook, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Bay Shore, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk rock, indie, alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, public speaker, LGBT activist, actor |
| Instruments | guitar, harmonica, piano, ukulele, vocals |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels | Artemendous Records, R.O.C. Productions |
| Website | ryancassata |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ovation Guitars, Elixir Strings, Taylor Guitars, Dunlop Nylon Jazz iii Picks | |
Ryan Otto Cassata (born December 13, 1993) is an American musician, public speaker, writer, filmmaker, and actor. Cassata speaks at high schools and universities on the subject of Gender Identity Disorder, being transgender, bullying and his personal transition from female to male, including a double mastectomy surgery in January 2012, when he was 18 years old. He currently resides in San Francisco. He has made appearances on the Larry King Live Show & The Tyra Banks Show to talk about being transgender. He has performed at LGBT music festivals and has gone on tours across the United States of America. Cassata has performed at popular music venues such as Whisky a Go Go,The Saint, The Bitter End, SideWalk Cafe, and Bowery Poetry Club. Cassata won a date on Warped Tour 2013 through the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands online competition and performed on the Acoustic Basement Stage on June 21, 2013. Cassata also won a date on Warped Tour 2015 through the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands and performed on the Ernie Ball Stage on June 20, 2015.
Cassata composed the soundtrack for the 2010 short film "Loop Planes" which screened at various film festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival,South by Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and Hamptons International Film Festival. "Distraction" and "Sleeping Through" from Cassata's 2011 EP "Distraction" make up the soundtrack. Cassata is the main subject of the full feature Danish produced documentary Songs for Alexis.Songs for Alexis, produced by Copenhagen Bombay with help from the Danish Film Institute, had its world premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to a sold out crowd on April 30, 2014.Songs for Alexis had its United States premiere at Frameline Film Festival on June 28, 2014. Songs for Alexis also screened and sold out at DOC NYC.Indiewire listed Songs for Alexis on its "10 Films You must Watch at Frameline 2014" article.
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