Ryan Cassata

Ryan Cassata’s (he/him) music has long been intertwined with activism; he is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, published writer, LGBTQ+ activist, and transgender motivational speaker. With over 650 performances nationwide and internationally, and seven original and critically-acclaimed musical albums, Cassata 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 SXSW. He has been praised by The Advocate Magazine as a “Transgender singing sensation.” Paper Magazine included Cassata on their "50 LGBTQ Musicians You Should Prioritize" list, and LOGO’s New Now Next included him on the “9 Trans Musicians You Need To Get Into” list. Billboard Magazine has referred to him as a “true force in the industry,” honoring him as one of the esteemed "11 Transgender & Non-Binary Musicians You Need to Know". In his debut LP with Kill Rock Stars, Greetings from Echo Park, Cassata constructs a raw collection of folk punk, blues, and pop-punk songs that soundtrack stories of anxiety, escapism, illness, and transphobia. He doesn’t just tell his story—he screams it, whispers it, and lets it unravel in raw, unfiltered emotion. Greetings from Echo Park is out now.