New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Singer/songwriter Ryan Cassata has just released his highly anticipated new single "C'mon Sarah, It's Great To Be 8" to critical acclaim.
Ryan Cassata (he/him) is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, writer, LGBTQ activist and motivational speaker based in Los Angeles.
With over 600 performances nationwide and internationally and seven original and critically-acclaimed musical albums, Ryan is proud to be recognized as the first openly-trans performer at the Vans Warped Tour, in addition to featured performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Green Show, Global Pride and the world's biggest pride festivals, and SXSW in Austin, Texas. Praised by The Advocate Magazine, Ryan has been named a "Transgender Singing Sensation."
Paper Magazine has also included Ryan Cassata on their "50 LGBTQ Musicians You Should Prioritize" list, and LOGO's New Now Next included Ryan on the "9 Trans Musicians You Need To Get Into" list. Billboard Magazine has referred to Ryan Cassata as a "true force in the industry," honoring him as one of the esteemed "11 Transgender & Non-Binary Musicians You Need To Know" while premiering his award-winning music video "Daughter," garnering over 1 Million views on Youtube and 1M streams on Spotify. Ryan's music has been featured on
Sirius XM Radio, BBC
Radio 4 and various other broadcast channels worldwide. Ryan Cassata is the proud recipient of The ASCAP Foundation 2019
Mariana and Paul Williams "Sunlight of the Spirit" award, presented to an individual considered exemplary in recovery and music creativity for his song, "Jupiter."
C'Mon Sarah, It's Great to Be Eight: "This song is about my anxiety/panic disorder. It starts at 8 years old having a panic attack on my birthday at school. It then goes on to my passion for my music and the anxiety that comes along with wanting to be successful. It goes into being 15 years old and having a panic attack while watching myself on the Larry King Live Show at summer camp. It's about the overwhelming feelings of everyone knowing who I am, and coming out as trans to everyone at once. It also goes into my addiction. I now have 7 years sober.
It's about not fitting in with my fellows, it's about being different and knowing I am different. It's about trying to find a place. It's about working really hard without a break.
The song is about where I came from and the feeling of gratitude for where I am now. My anxiety disorder was not something I could talk about openly until I learned how to manage it in a healthy way." - Ryan Cassata
"C'mon Sarah, It's Great To Be 8" is the sixth single from the upcoming album "Magic Miracle Mile" which will be available October 22, 2021.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/cmon-sarah-its-great-to-be-8/1585339449
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