Ryan Cassata is a transgender singer-songwriter & motivational speaker from Long Island, NY who - all by the age of 18 -
successfully cut three records, booked and went on multiple tours, played
several of the world's biggest gay music festivals, won the Harvey Milk
Memorial Award, became the youngest keynote speaker for the largest transgender
conference in the world, and appeared on National & International TV on
several occasions.
At the young age of 14, Ryan began to gig across Long Island. Now only four and a half years later he has made over 300 appearances, consisting of tour dates from coast to coast. Cassata has shared the stage with artists like Karmin, Salt N’ Pepa, Frenchie Davis, Chris Crocker, Tom Goss, The Click Five, Austin Gibbs. Jeff LeBlanc, Madina Lake, and One Love.
Ryan Cassata is the composer of the soundtrack for "Loop Planes", an award-winning independent film that screened in the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Music Festival (2010), the Tribeca Film Festival (2010), the International Israel Women's Film Festival (with The Runaways) (2010) and 40 other film festivals.
Ryan Cassata appeared on The Larry King Live Show (2009) and the Tyra Banks Show (2010) for being transgender himself. Aside from being a musician, Cassata is a strong advocate for the Transgender community. He travels the United States speaking at High Schools, Colleges and Conferences sharing his story with a mission to stop ignorance and bring peace to the world. He was selected in 2012 as the youngest keynote speaker in the history of the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Cassata has appeared in Hamptons Bay Magazine (2008), Go Magazine (2008), Closer Magazine (2011), and Long Island Pulse Magazine (2012), for his hard work and advocacy. In 2011, Ryan Cassata won the Harvey Milk Memorial Award for the path of equality he created within his high school and within his community.
Ryan writes very passionate lyrics. His words are positive and inspirational to today's generation. He hopes to spread this positivity across the country and around the world in hopes to make people smile and catch on to kindness.
Ryan Cassata is doing much more than the average teen. He demands change, he demands revolution, and...he demands PEACE."
At the young age of 14, Ryan began to gig across Long Island. Now only four and a half years later he has made over 300 appearances, consisting of tour dates from coast to coast. Cassata has shared the stage with artists like Karmin, Salt N’ Pepa, Frenchie Davis, Chris Crocker, Tom Goss, The Click Five, Austin Gibbs. Jeff LeBlanc, Madina Lake, and One Love.
Ryan Cassata is the composer of the soundtrack for "Loop Planes", an award-winning independent film that screened in the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Music Festival (2010), the Tribeca Film Festival (2010), the International Israel Women's Film Festival (with The Runaways) (2010) and 40 other film festivals.
Ryan Cassata appeared on The Larry King Live Show (2009) and the Tyra Banks Show (2010) for being transgender himself. Aside from being a musician, Cassata is a strong advocate for the Transgender community. He travels the United States speaking at High Schools, Colleges and Conferences sharing his story with a mission to stop ignorance and bring peace to the world. He was selected in 2012 as the youngest keynote speaker in the history of the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference. Cassata has appeared in Hamptons Bay Magazine (2008), Go Magazine (2008), Closer Magazine (2011), and Long Island Pulse Magazine (2012), for his hard work and advocacy. In 2011, Ryan Cassata won the Harvey Milk Memorial Award for the path of equality he created within his high school and within his community.
Ryan writes very passionate lyrics. His words are positive and inspirational to today's generation. He hopes to spread this positivity across the country and around the world in hopes to make people smile and catch on to kindness.
Ryan Cassata is doing much more than the average teen. He demands change, he demands revolution, and...he demands PEACE."
Mark & Jess
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