Cassandra Van Gelder:  

Life These days, I'm a writer by trade... believe it or not. A lot of you would be surprised, seeing as how I immersed myself in music for so long. I stopped for a good long while, because I didn't know what I wanted anymore and wasn't sure that singing someone else's words and experiences was the way I wanted to go. I have been coaxed back into it, but my nefarious friends who believe I am making a mistake. As luck would have it, the opportunities presented to have been amazing... I've done work for Celine Dion, Cirque du Soliel, Disney; and every time I get a call, I'm surprised by what's next down the road. After a fair amount of success in San Francisco and New York writing music and plays for Off Broadway shows, I was offered a chance to write here in Las Vegas. My daughters and son keep me alive and in touch with the world. I have one who I'm encouraging yo head off to college next year, and let her blow up all the pr...Expand for more