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kasandra_mina

IT"S FUN BEING ME

About Me

Hi, my name is Cassandra Depieri. I'm a science teacher by day, performer by night. I graduated with a Master's degree in Science Education in 2004 and have been teaching full-time for five years. But no matter how busy I get, I always find time for singing and dancing. I currently play keyboards and do backing and some lead vocals for a rock cover band called Soundshifters. Aside from that, I play piano, rhythm guitar, sing, write, compose and arrange my own music...oh yeah, and I do middle easten folk dance and bellydance, currently, with the Adam Basma Dance Company. I like to be behind the scenes in the studio producing, as well as performing onstage when it comes to music. My former bands include: Mobtown (ska/reggae), Dub 3 (hip-hop fusion, R&B) Blueshifter (progressive rock). and Lazuli (latin pop). I have sung in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and Farsi. I also danced with a Lebanese folk dance group called "Nawara" where I did middle eastern folk dancing and bellydancing. Some "highlights" of my musical "career" include going on a nationwide tour with Mobtown, singing at the Universal Ampitheater for Siyavash Ghomeyshi, singing for a Lebanse Festival at UCLA, singing back-up vocals for Motown legend Branda Holloway, and writing, performing, and producing my own album in 2004.I don't neccesarily want to become "famous" because I don't like the "celebrity" lifestyle and I think fame destroys alot of people...... but I think I have something valuable to share with people through my music and art, so a little local recognition wouldn't hurt. A little validation never did an artist any harm.......................

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Member Since: 8/26/2007
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Influences: ROCK/ ACOUSTIC: Coldplay, Incubus, John Mayer, U2, Rush, Scorpions... TRANCE: Deepsky, Above and Beyond, Armen Van Beuren, BT... VOCALISTS: Nawaj Al Zhoubi, Nancy Ajram, the Supremes, the Ronnettes, and all the other female vocalists with sexy voices out there!
Sounds Like: Can't really say, that all depends on the listener's interpretation...kaoma Lambada
..Samba Brazil
..Bellydance Superstars on Regis and Kelly
..ansuya zill
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bellydance Festival this Sunday, May 18th!

http://raqsla. com/Donavon and Anatolia folk will be performing a set at the RAQS L.A.bellydance festival being held in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Gl...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:24:00 PST

"Hi, I’m the Girl Next Door:-)".

I just finished performing a bellydancing show for my next door neighbor's house party. After all this time living next to me, they never knew I bellydanced, so you can imagine how nervous I was takin...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:42:00 PST

Danca do Solidao

Solido e lava, que cobre tudo. Amargura en minha boca, sorri seus dentes de chumbo Solidao e uma palavra, carvada no coracao, resiginado e mudo, no compasso de dissilusao, veu... Disilusao, Disi...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:17:00 PST

I MISS BRAZIL!!! (Estou com saudades do Brasil!)

It's time I go back there again... my family, the people, the music, the humidity, the tropical climate, the caipirinhas.... need I say more??...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

Google Earth and Sky

In case you haven’t already experienced this for yourself, Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geogra...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST

Do you want to live on Mars someday?

No, I’m serious!..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Google has teamed up with Virgin to establish a pioneer settlement on Mars. Starting in 2014, Vir...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:45:00 PST

Young Women in Science: Breaking Through the Barriers

As a middle school science teacher teaching all different types of science, I've had to deal with alot of resistance and opposition from people, the most recent of occassions which was today. As disco...
Posted by kasandra_mina on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:06:00 PST