CassMae

Born blind, Cassandra Mae used her feet for orientation, she started “drumming” them too hard on the ground and switched to playing the African drum. She soon improvised on the piano, eventually sang her own songs. Experiencing bullying, she wrote “Bullies” to cope and won a songwriting contest of the Berliner Festspiele in 2015. She appeared on radio and in TV productions, worked with international artists in a museum. In 2016, she successfully joined the TV show “Dein Song” for young composers, reached the finale with “Going home” feat. Sara Hartman. In 2017 she was one of the 5week-winners with “The way I am” at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Back from the US she composed the title song “The day I became strong” for the “Prix Jeunesse International 2018”. In 2018 she started learning Tabla and experimenting with oriental sounds and languages, was invited to play at Indian concerts and yoga festivals . In November CassMae got contracted by Kick The Flame Publishing. In 2019 she performed at bigger festivals, sharing the stage with bands like Culcha Candela and artists like Leslie Clio, Jochen Distelmeyer, Tan Caglar. This summer she’s returning to the Chalabre Serenade Festival in France by Vinx. As part of the Soul Kitchen she will again be performing with international artists as Maritri Garrett, Heston Francis, Megan Chappius, Cleveland, Billy Kent, Adam Bowman, Lee Payne and many more. She can be found on YouTube & Facebook by her stage name “CassMae”, on Instagram by “cassmaeofficial”.