(04/28/10) This was Cassandra Bangel’s second Vancouver City Limits Showcase, and she was very well received. She was scheduled along with Nat Jay, Chantel Upshaw, and touring musician Andy Cotter, and the place was packed!
Her album was produced by none other than Vancouver City Limits' own Bruce Gerrish, with additional tracks and mixing by Michael Nowak of Saga Recording. My early favourites are infidel and Alone.
A recording studio rookie, Cassandra found the studio experience phenomenal, though not without its moments. She speaks of sweat, tears and metaphoric blood. "The whole thing had a dream-like quality to it," she says, as it was intense and very fleeting. Indeed...it was recorded in a whirlwind 3 days, with bed tracks done at Vogville Studios in Port Coquitlam, then back to her home studio to lay down guitar and piano, then back to Vogville for vocals.
No stranger to the coffeehouse circuit, you can usually find Cassandra performing as a sort of one woman band, with her 6-string, her 12-string, her keyboard, and her loop peddle for beats, generating a rhythmic, acoustic sound. Oh, and singing! This girl can sing! She’s very emotive and refreshing in her approach to song.
On top of all that talent, she’s lively and engaging to chat with. To see first hand what I’m talking about, you can catch her Vancouver performance at John Pippus’ showcase at Trees Organic Coffeehouse, Friday, May 14 (450 Granville St between Pender and Hastings.)
Cassandra Bangel’s upcoming gigs are listed on her website at cassandrabangel.ca and you can hear some of her music here: myspace.com/cassandrabangel and her new EP is for sale on cdbaby and at all her live shows.
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