- Cassandra Ford
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Cassandra Ford
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Cassandra Ford
Born = birth date|1981|2|17|mf=y
Origin =Manila ,Philippines
Instruments = Singer
Occupation(s) =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2006–present
Label =bodog Cassandra Ford (b.
February 17 ,1981 inManila ,Philippines ) is the lead singer of the bandThe Vincent Black Shadow .Biography
Early life
Cassandra Ford was born in Manila, Philippines. Growing up she lived on the
Isle of Wight (In theUnited Kingdom ) and attended aconvent school . Later her family moved toVancouver ,British Columbia . She attended St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School, but graduated fromSouth Delta Secondary High School . [cite web
last = Database
first = Internet Movie
publisher = imdb.com
title = Cassandra Ford Bio Page
url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285546/bio
accessdate = 2006-11-29 ]Before Music
Before getting serious with the band "The Vincent Black Shadow", she was a
game tester forEA Sports . [cite web
last = Kaye
first = Chris
publisher = Decibel Magazine
title = Chicks With (Joy) Sticks
url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/nov2006/chickswithsticks.aspx
accessdate = 2006-11-11 ] She said of the experience, "I never thought that was an actual job, and then I sorta fell into it with a friend of mine who got me an interview there."Musical career
Cassandra has a long musical history with friend
Rob Kirkham , first meeting in a bar. Before forming "The Vincent Black Shadow" with Rob, Cassandra’s talents were called upon in the South Pacific when Universal Philippines invited her down for a record deal. When they scrapped all music she had created with Rob, she realized they were not interested in her talents, they just wanted to turn her into an Asian pop star. [cite web
last = N/A
publisher = Bodog
title = Official Band Biography
url=http://www.bodogmusic.com/tvbs/band.html
accessdate = 2006-11-11 ] After reconnecting with Rob back in Vancouver, they recruited his two other brothers to finally get a band started. Since then, she has signed withbodog records and the band has released their first recordFears in the Water .Their newest album, El Monstruo, was released September 15th, 2008.
Other Works
She is a painter as well as a singer. Some of her paintings are up for sale on her website.
References
External links
* [http://www.cassandraford.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285546/ Cassandra Ford] page on [http://www.imdb.com IMDB]
* [http://www.newbodogmusic.com/tvbs/index.html The Vincent Black Shadow] Website
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