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Ryan Cassata and Austin Taylor Plus Jen Allen

Presented by French Quarter Cafe at French Quarter Cafe

April 21, 2011

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Come to French Quarter Cafe and enjoy a night full of live music with Ryan Cassata, Austin Taylor, and Jen Allen

Ryan Cassata, is a teenage singer-songwriter from Long Island, NY. At the age of 14, Ryan began to gig across Long Island. Now only 2.5 years later he has made over 175 performances and has completed a Florida tour, and two New England tours, titled "The Love Around The World Tour(s)." Ryan 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 15 other film festivals. Cassata also 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 has delivered speeches at schools on Long Island, and even made it up to Albany to speak to New York State Officials. Cassata appeared in Hamptons Bay Magazine (2008), and Go Magazine (2008), for his hard work and advocacy. He appeared in Bay Shore High Schools' "Maroon Echo" three times for his advocacy along with his musical achievements. Cassata also appeared on Verizons Fios 1 speaking about his poetic lyrics and performances. Ryan Cassata writes very passionate lyrics. His words are positive and inspirational to todays generation. Cassata 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.

Fifteen years old from Livingston, NJ, Austin Taylor is a pop/rock/alternative singer and writer. He is currently in the studio with Grammy award winner Earl Cohen (Pink, Lady Gaga, Jessica Simpson, Will Smith, Anita Baker) and world famous Producer/DJ Junior Sanchez (Madonna, Good Charlotte, The Gorillaz, Katy Perry). He has played with Tom Kafafian of Lady Gaga. Guitar great Nick Moroch (David Bowie to David Sanborn) is also worked with Austin on "Fear Stained Heart". When he's not recording, Austin is hanging out with friends and jamming and writing. He also recently had a role in "Anything You Can Do", which was screened at the Tribecca film festival this Spring and will be in more short film festivals this year and in the Digital Short "Reba Macentire: Two Worlds Collide" on SNL.