This past year, Cassie has gone on to create her own style of sultry pop music and recorded her first solo album, featuring the track “Thin Air”, which she describes as capturing a moment in time that has felt difficult to breathe for many reasons. We recently interviewed Cassie about her career and discussed the album. She’s back with her latest single release titled ‘Tim to Go’.
Speaking about the single Cassie explains, ‘Time to Go captures a special moment in time. I wrote this song the same day I recorded it and this was the last song on my album. Things were changing, people were moving and I found myself saying goodbye to the past and getting curious about the future. The lyrics to the song sort of floated out of me at the moment and I just feel like I said whatever needed to be said.
In a way, the spirit of the song is a sweet goodbye to what once was or could have been, and a curious “Hello?” to crawl around and explore what lives just around the corner. I filmed the music video for “Time To Go” in Costa Rica where I lead music retreats every year. You can’t help but fall in love with the people and the land there. Something about being surrounded by all that nature…the ocean, the jungle, the animals…has awakened in this new way what suddenly has me remembering what’s most important in life.
My husband Ben ran into an old friend and videographer while surfing. He introduced me to JJ Wolf and we spontaneously headed out early the next morning to do a fun improv shoot. We were walking along the beach and I remembered this huge cliff and got inspired to climb to the top. It was pretty high and quite crumbly but we made it to the top. Luckily he has his very lightweight GoPro and we got some great shots of me dancing on the cliff as the sun set surrounded by ocean on both sides. It was breathtaking (and also a little scary) but I had my earbuds in and could hear “Time To Go” playing in my ear. I thought to myself, if I died right now I wouldn’t mind. I just feel so happy.
Later, I realized that I was pregnant in this music video. I didn’t know at the time but I remember how happy and alive I felt when I was there, in my element with the people I’d loved, making music, giving back to the planet, and being connected to the land and the food I was eating. In hindsight, it’s pretty obvious to me why I got pregnant on the first try. I was surrounded by life. Unfortunately, I lost the baby and while the miscarriage has and still is really hard, I feel like I learned so much about myself and my partnership during the pregnancy. I was really, really sick so I had to move super slow and rely on Ben to help take care of me in a way I had never relied on anyone in my life.
And while grief still hits and hurts, this process of staying true to the moment through writing and creating music has been medicine for me to work through the challenges.
So today, “Time To Go”…over time, has become a reminder that there is something to celebrate within each chapter of life (even when things don’t turn out as we imagined), to stay open to the lessons and opportunities that our experiences can provide ( even when those experiences really suck) and to learn to appreciate all the beauty and wisdom currently surrounding us (especially when it feels like everything is falling apart).
So grateful to my talented production team; Videographer -JJ Wolf and Editor- Pasha Teplo. You can check out some of their other great work on Instagram @pavlessio and @jjwolfcreative. ‘
For further information on Cassie Fireman
Personal Website: https://www.cassiefireman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassie_fireman/?hl=en
Costa Rica Music Retreat: https://www.balancedguitar.com/com/
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