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Cassie Davis

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Not to be confused with Cassi Davis, an American actress.
Cassie Davis
Born (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39)
Gnangara, Western Australia, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2008–present
PartnerSnob Scrilla (2009–present)
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websiteofficialcassiedavis.com

Cassie Davis (born 1985) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Perth. Davis started writing and recording music as a child. In 2003, aged about 18, she travelled to the US with her older sister where she secured a four-album record deal. Her first single, "Like It Loud"[1] was released in 2009 and reached No. 11 on the ARIA singles chart. It was followed the same year by her second single "Differently", which went gold, her third single, "Do it Again", and her debut album, Differently.

Davis also writes for other artists, including the track "Swagger Rich" for Warren G featuring Snoop Dogg, "Choose You" for Stan Walker, and "Take Me Away" for Marvin Priest featuring Wynter Gordon. In 2011, Davis started a production group with writer/producer Snob Scrilla. Together, they wrote and produced Havana Brown's "We Run The Night", Natalie Bassingthwaighte's "All We Have", "Braveheart" and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Neon Jungle, "Running Back" by Jessica Mauboy and "Choose You" by Stan Walker. In 2012, Davis teamed up to form the electro-pop-house trio Contra, which released the EP, "The 90s Are All That", in 2014.

Biography

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Davis was born on 5 August 1985 in Windsor, New South Wales,[2] the daughter of Steven and Meredith Davis.[3] She was raised in Gnangara, Perth, Western Australia,[4][5] the second child of a family of four. Her father is a pastor in Perth.[6] Davis' parents introduced her to music.

My dad would always put instruments in my hands and encourage me to play music. He pretty much taught me how to sing, and when I was eight my parents bought me my first guitar. I had played piano before that, but it was when I got my guitar that I started to be become creative. I taught myself to play and started writing songs.

— Cassie Davis[7]

Davis recorded her first songs on her home computer at age twelve. In 1999, she did work experience at a local recording studio for three years and learned to use mics, song arranging, basic producing and how to make a good recording. Davis then enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where she studied sound engineering and production. In 2003, she travelled to the United States, accompanied by her elder sister, Emma, who handles the business side of their label, 12 Stones.[4][6]

Emma and I started going back and forth between Australia and New York from the end of 2003. We were songwriting and knocking on doors. Looking back we were so naive to go there and think that we could make it. But all opportunities have come from us stepping out on a limb.

— Cassie Davis[7]

Her younger brother, Joseph, also plays guitar in her band.[7]

Davis wrote and recorded the majority of her album independently. She also worked with producer Printz Board,[6] producer Rodney Jerkins and songwriter/producer Wayne Wilkins who brought her in to work on a number of writing and production projects.

In a 2009 article in Rolling Stone Australia, Davis describes herself as

I'm like a bitzer. I never wanted to be 'an artist', I always wanted to be known as 'a producer' or 'a writer' as well.[8]

Career

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2009–present: Differently

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Main article: Differently (album)

Davis landed a worldwide four-album deal with Sony BMG through her label 12 Stones.[4] Her debut release was the single "Like It Loud"[1] which reached No. 11 on the ARIA singles chart.[9] Davis performed "Like It Loud" on Week 2: Top 18 Results episode of So You Think You Can Dance Australia backed by her band and 50 dancers.

In support of her single "Like It Loud", Davis joined forces with Australian clothing label Supre to create a limited edition T-shirt.[10][11] Cathy Van Der Meulen said "Cassie is such an exciting new talent and represents everything our brand stands for in an Australian girl...fun, fashionable and forward thinking. Cassie is going to be an Australian icon not unlike Supre."

Her second single "Differently" was released in Australia on 24 April 2009. The music video features Travis McCoy, Printz Board and Fish from Fishbone.[12] The third single, "Do it Again", was co-written by former Australian artist Leah Haywood, and Daniel James and produced under Haywood and James moniker Dreamlab. 'Do it Again' was released digitally and physically on 7 August.

Davis' debut album was released in 14 August 2009.[13][3] Cassie Davis' second single "Differently" was certified Gold on 18 September 2009. Cassie Davis also wrote and appears on Warren G's 2009 album The G Files, with Snoop Dogg on the track "Swagger Rich" which appeared on the final season of Ugly Betty.

Cassie is currently the ambassador for Camp Quality and their new program for high school students "The Teenage Alchemist" which is the children's family cancer charity that believes in bring optimism and happiness to the lives of children and families affected by cancer through fun therapy. "I'm thrilled to be helping Camp Quality spread optimism through high schools and to be involved in educating teenagers about cancer, making positive life choices and peer pressure. I want to encourage people to be strong and stay true to who they are and I think The Teenage Alchemist is a great way to get the message out there", said Cassie.

In early 2010, Cassie wrote a single titled "Choose You" for Stan Walker's second studio album From the Inside Out.[14]

In 2011, Cassie started a production group called More Mega with fellow writer/producer Snob Scrilla. Together, they wrote and produced Havana Brown's debut single "We Run The Night". The song was released in late April, and was the first Australian track to debut in the top 10 in 2011 and is certified double platinum. They also produced and wrote Havana browns second single "Get It"

Cassie co-wrote the song "Take Me Away" for Marvin Priest featuring Wynter Gordon.

More recently, they have produced and written the newly released song "All We Have" for X-factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte, "Braveheart" and "Welcome to the Jungle"by Neon Jungle, "Running Back" by Jessica Mauboy and "Choose You" by Stan Walker.

Cassie changed her name to Brooklyn Young for a little while during the early 2012, with no music emerging under that name. Then she went my the moniker BABY.

In 2012, Davis teamed up with two dudes in Los Angeles to form an electro-pop-house group called Contra.[15] They performed small shows around Los Angeles to warm up for their EP, The 90s Are All That.[16] The 90s Are All That was released in 2014.[15]

Personal life

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Cassie has been in a relationship with Snob Scrilla since 2009.[17] They welcomed their first child in 2015.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak positions
AUS
2009 Differently
  • Release date: 14 August 2009
  • Label: Sony Music/12 Stones
 14[18]

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album
AUS
2009 "Like It Loud" 11[18]
  • AUS: Gold
 Differently
"Differently" (featuring Travis McCoy) 29[18]
  • AUS: Gold
"Do It Again" 24[18]
"No More" 90[19]
2010 "Don't Wanna Dance" –

Music videos

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Year Song title Album Director
2008 "Boys Don't Cry" B-side N/A
2009 "Like It Loud" Differently Straighty180[20]
"Differently" Straighty 180
"Do It Again" Toby Angwin
"No More"
2010 "Don't Wanna Dance" Laura Dudgeon

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cassie Davis – Like It Loud". Sony BMG. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Singer Cassie hits gold Differently". Sunday Territorian. Darwin, Australia. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2025 – via NewsBank: Access Australia and International News. DATE OF BIRTH: August 5, 1985. STAR SIGN: Leo. BIRTHPLACE: Windsor, NSW.
  3. ^ a b Hanna, Jay (14 June 2009). "Loud and Proud". Sunday Times Magazine (SMT). Raised by her pastor parents Steven and Meredith, she grew up in a tight knit family in Gnangara.... Differently is out on August 14.
  4. ^ a b c Collins, Simon (24 January 2009). "Singer Cassie leaves Gnangara for the US and comes back a star". News. The West Australian. Perth. p. 7 – via Access Australia and International News. Yet only a few years ago the 23-year-old Perth musician... was making music in the bedroom of the family home in Gnangara.... Davis recorded her first songs... at age 12 and travelled to the US six years later...Accompanied by her older sister, Emma, who handles the business side of their label 12 Stones, Davis landed a worldwide four-album deal with Sony Music, the home of Pink, Kings of Leon and AC/DC.
  5. ^ Adams, Cameron (21 March 2009). "In her own write". Perth Now. Sunday Times STM Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2025. Gnangara-raised singer, who now lives in Sydney.
  6. ^ a b c Sams, Christine (28 December 2008). "Rising star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009. That's perhaps why Fergie felt the urge to pick up the phone. The superstar had heard some tracks written and produced by Davis, which had been sent to the Black Eyed Peas' musical director, Printz Board, for his feedback.
  7. ^ a b c Hanna, Jay (14 June 2009). "Loud and Proud". Sunday Times Magazine (STM). Raised by her pastor parents Steven and Meredith, she grew up in a tight knit family in Gnangara.... Differently is out on August 14.
  8. ^ Connellan, Bridie (August 2009). "The Modern Can-Do Woman". Rolling Stone Australia.
  9. ^ "ARIA singles chart". ARIA. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ Caccetta, Wendy; Thompson, Haley (8 March 2009). "STM Confidential: Could Lyn Barnett be waving the flag for fashionistas at the next Perth Fashion Festival? Cate Blanchett spotting becomes a new WA sport and actor Rhys Darby to hit town". Sunday Times Magazine. Perth, Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ^ Traill-Nash, Glynis (1 March 2009). "Street smart and serious". The Sun Herald. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2025 – via NewsBank: Access Australia and International News.
  12. ^ CassieDavisVEVO (15 November 2009). Cassie Davis - Differently ft. Travis McCoy. Retrieved 8 July 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Cassie Davis Rocks Us: And Still Has Time To Tour Aussie Schools". MTV News. MTV Australia. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2025. Propelled by this success, the 24-year-old has now embarked on her 'Walkman Live Your Life Loud Tour' ahead of the release of her debut album, 'Differently', on August 14.
  14. ^ "Stan Walker - Singers - EntertainOz". www.entertainoz.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2025. New single "Choose You", written by singer/songwriter Cassie Davis, is a sure-fire sing-along pop anthem
  15. ^ a b "Cassie Davis returns with new group Contra". www.umusicpub.com. Universal Music Publishing. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  16. ^ "INTRODUCING: Contra, the new project from Cassie Davis, and their debut single '1992'". 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. ^ Sharp, Annette (15 October 2009). "Sydney Confidential". Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2025 – via NewsBank: Access Australia and International News. Having worked together most of the year, Like It Loud singer Cassie Davis and songwriter Sean 'Snob Scrilla' Ray have decided to mix business with pleasure.
  18. ^ a b c d "Discography Cassie Davis". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  19. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1035 (Week Commencing 28 December 2009)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Daniel "Reiso" Reisinger". Straighty180.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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