Cassie Maree Davis (born 5 August 1986 in Gnangara, Western Australia ) is the second child of a family of four, her father, Steven,is an evangelical pastor in Perth. Davis' parents, Steven and Meredith, 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 Davis recorded her first songs on her home computer at age twelve. At fifteen she did work experience at a local recording studio. Davis then enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where she studied sound engineering and production. In 2003 at the age of seventeeen she travelled to the United States, accompanied by her elder sister, Emma, who handles the business side of their label, 12 Stones. 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 Emma Davis is also a partner in and Creative Director of Australian clothing label Tarvydas.[5] Her younger brother, Joseph, plays guitar in her band. Davis is working with producer Printz Board, producer Rodney Jerkins and songwriter/producer Wayne Wilkins who has already brought her in to work on a number of writing and production projects In an article in Rolling Stone Australia she 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. —Cassie Davis Davis landed a worldwide four album deal with Sony BMG through her label 12 Stones.[1] Her debut release was the single "Like It Loud"[7] which reached #11 on the ARIA singles chart.[8] 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 giant Supre to create a limited edition T-shirt[9] celebrating living life loud. 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 latest single "Differently" was released in Australia on April 24th. The video features Travis McCoy, Printz Board and Fish from Fishbone. Her third single will be Do it Again, and will be released digitally and physically on August 7. Cassie's debut album is expected to be released in 14 August 2009