-Cassie Adams has her heart set on music

Cassie Adams, one of the winners of Guyana’s Talent Search Competition is excited to go after her dreams, now that the competition is done. She recently sat down with the Buzz to talk about her life, and her intentions for the future. “I am 23 years old. I live in South Ruimveldt Gardens, I just lived a simple life,” she said. Adams indicated that she grew up with her father and aunts and uncles who have all been passionate about doing music. “They had a band called Live Wire, and they were really active in St. Pius Church. There is where it all started for me,” Adams related. The young woman said that while in school, she was able to participate in a number of competitions, which exposed her to the do’s and don’t’s of being on a big stage and getting out of her comfort zone. “I went to the Bishop’s High School, where I played steel pan. I played for about 10 years and I was also singing in the choir at Bishop’s,” the young woman related. She added, “My music teacher at school really encouraged me in the area of music, while we pursuing our academics,” Adams told the Buzz. Although active in school, Adams said that her mother and father were both surprised when she entered the competition.

Having been named a winner of the competition, Adams said that she is now inspired to pursue music as more than just a hobby, but as a career and life-long dream, even though she had
been repeatedly told that the music industry is not profitable. In hoping and planning for a lucrative future, Adams said that she has faith in the Almighty that things will work out for her. “I am a Christian. I grew up in church and even without church, with the pandemic, my faith was tested. I doubted myself, I go through a lot of self-sabotage, but I like to think that even with all the doubts that I have, the minute that I prayed and ask God to help me to let his light shine on me,” Adams said. “For him to help me to stand into my purpose, and I feel a bit more confident and safe like I am at home. I feel as if I am going to singing in front of my maker,” she added. The young woman also mentioned that in order to harness her talent, she surrounds herself with people who possess positive energy. She believes that even though life will knock you down, having a plan could bring peace of mind.