--->**♥The Life Of Cassie♥**<---
R&B singer Cassie got her first taste of the music industry at 16 when she had the opportunity to speak with the producer Rockwilder, a meeting that inspired her to take formal voice lessons. This decision paid off nicely later on, when, after she'd graduated from high school and was working on her modeling career in New York, she became acquainted with producer Ryan Leslie. He encouraged her to pursue music more seriously, and in January 2005, Cassie's mother's request for a song provided the impetus to go into the studio with Leslie and record one. Tommy Mottola heard Cassie's work and signed her to a management deal, and with Leslie as her producer, the young singer joined P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment in 2006. That same year, her self-titled debut album was released. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
Crowned the "Princess of NextSelection" by the producer behind the brand, Ryan Leslie, singer Cassie burst onto the New York music scene completely by accident. Ryan was downtown at club Marquee with Usher, and noticed a new face in the crowd that night. Weeks later, he was surprised to run into her again at Diddy's birthday bash in November 2004. Aside from her multi-racial good looks (she's Filipino and Black), he noticed something special about her personality, and was finally introduced to her by Diddy's make-up artist, who had worked with her before on a photoshoot. A year later, there is a swirl of promise around this talented young artist from New London, CT.
Cassie has never done things the traditional way. When she graduated high school, she was the only student in her class to announce that she was not going to college, but was moving to New York to make it on her own, in "real life".
Shortly after being introduced to Ryan, her mother requested that Cassie record a song for her as a birthday gift. She approached him about producing it, and since she had never been in the studio before, he put together a duet for them called "Kiss Me". As it turned out, Cassie's mother wasn't the only one who loved the song...Ryan played it for Tommy Mottola, former chairman of Sony, and the executive behind J. Lo, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, and dozens of others. He offered her a management deal on the spot.
Weeks later, Cassie struck a deal with NextSelection to produce her album, and was invited on a promo tour in Germany to promote a single called "Me & U" that had been leaked on the internet and become a huge club hit there.
Though it was hard to believe, before she knew it, she was on her way to becoming an international celebrity, performing for thousands of fans, signing her first autographs, and taking pictures with DJs that fell in love with her sweet attitude and girl-next-door personality.
Then came the requests...
R&B singer Mario invited her to be the lead (and only) girl in the video for his single "Here I Go Again", Missy Elliot picked Cassie to be the face of her Adidas "Respect M.E." clothing line, Clean & Clear put her in a commercial, Complex magazine featured her in a swimsuit spread, and Target department store chose her to be on their prime billboard space in Times Square.
Judging by this whirlwind of success over the past year, Cassie's future seems to have "star" written in it. Not bad for a girl who broke a school tradition to follow her heart and write her own rules.
Facts About Cassie:
1. Cassie is 19
2.She Moved to new work in 2004 and modeled for a while to make money while she pursued her music career (yes that was her in Delia's, Target, Abercrombie, Adidas, and a bunch of other campaigns & catalogues).
3. She signed with NextSelection (Ryan Leslie's Label) in Spring 2005 and recorded her first song ever (called "kiss me") with Ryan..he played it for Tommy Mottola, who signed Cassie to a management deal on the spot.
4. Ryan Produced "Me & U" and other songs (some are in Cassie's Page) Which she recorded last summer
5.Ryan took Cassie on tour with him to Germany, where they first leaked "Me & U"-It was a big success...and when Cassie came back, she started her myspace page with the help of Ryan's partner, Rasheed Richmond
6.Her Myspace friends blew her up on myspace...and big record labels started asking questions.
7. Ryan decided to team up with Diddy to release Cassie Album this summer of 2006.
8. Cassie have recorded a lot of new song and can't wait to share them with everyone...especially "Long Way 2 Go", which her fans(well us lol) are all asking about from the shows she did in San Jose & Portland...
More Facts About Cassie:
Her Full Name is Casandra Ventura
Her birthday is August 26th, 1986
She lived in New London,Connecticut
Her race Filipino and Black
She is also a model
Her favortie book is "The Lovely Bone"
Her favortie movie is Antwan Fisher
Her favortie trip is Saint Jean, Virgin Islands
Her favortie Sport is Soccer
Her favortie song is Prince-Darling Nicky
Cassie have 7 tatoos but in private places
Cassie started modeling when she was 14 and she modeled for Delias's, Target, Abercombia, Adidas
And she sign with Next Selection and Bad Boy Entertainment
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