cassdefreitas

Austin, TX, USA

I am an independent artist, a writer and a musician. I grew up in Missouri in a middle class family, a fact that influences a lot about me, personally. My upbringing, with its successes and challenges, heavily influences my art and the stories that I have to tell. The stories that reside in me and simultaneously, violently claw their way out of me. In an environment where I had to be tough and uncompromising about my identity, I fought for and earned everything that I have made of myself. Protecting my 'green-ness' and my childlike love of people are equally important to me. I utilize my platforms as opportunities to understand other people and reach those who feel unrepresented. I want to connect to other people (like me) who feel too much and overshare their life stories. I love collaboration, I love other artists, I love misfits, I LOVE try-hards.