DJ Cassandra

27/07/2024

09/11/2023

A couple weeks ago I got to play at the legendary concert venue Stubbs ON THE OUTDOORS STAGE for a private event for F1 that I’m finally sharing about because it was just too epic not to have its own moment 🥹

Had a blast bringing my best friend to DJ with me going b2b playing some wild tunes for folks from all over the world… thank you to the amazing for this opportunity 🥰

All photos except the 2nd one by the incredible ✨

Outfit styled by the amazing 🍒

04/10/2023

9 gigs, 8 days, 2 cities… excited for what October is gonna bring! Thanks to for having me out in Amarillo, closing out my September with a bang ☄️

Here are some pics that I found in my camera roll 🥰 Superstition photos by opening for 💕

27/07/2023

Okay I’m freaking out because like aren’t these photos insane?! Last Saturday night was one of the most magical nights I’ve dj’d in my life… bubbles, streamers, confetti… so many smiles and just letting go to some 00s throwbacks (+ remixes) on the dance-floor 💕

I got to bring my best best friend on stage to play 🎹 over my set (we studied jazz piano in college together) and she crushed it. I saw strangers meet and then make out as the night passed. I saw friends of mine meet other friends of mine. I saw people be themselves, judgment free zone 🫶🏼

Barbie night was everything and more. Thank y’all for bringing it all. Thanks to the team. Thanks to for these insane photos. Thanks to my dog for dealing with my chaos leading up to this epic night. 🌷🛼🎀

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27/06/2023

I can’t believe I’m saying this… I’m extremely honored to represent my music industry creators and professional peers at the as one of the youngest newly elected Governors on the Texas Chapter Board!!!

Representing the Academy means advocating, supporting, serving, and celebrating the many voices that make up our diverse creative community year-round, and I look forward to joining leaders dedicated to driving music forward.

Those of you know me as a DJ, but I have been part of the Texas music scene since 2010 studying music composition and jazz piano at UT.

If you want to become a member of the Recording Academy, feel free to ask me any questions!

23/06/2023

Friends and cowboy boots

21/06/2023

That time I played for thousands of fans at 🤠 Been thinking about how amazing life is and the once in a lifetime opportunities I’ve had and how grateful I am ✨ Just your friendly reminder that when s**t gets rough, just keep going because with every down there’s always an up 💕

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Last pic is of the incredible who is not only a badass producer of this stuff but someone I’m incredibly grateful for ❣️

26/05/2023

The summer edition of magazine is out and guess who is a featured model… moi 😘!!! Loved getting to wear these beautiful pieces and collab with some amazing women. We did this shoot back in late January so it’s so amazing to see it come to life in print!

The other qts you’ll see in the magazine are .popp and ~ go check it out 💕🍊

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And my favorite

Badass photographer

Hair / makeup by the lovely:

05/05/2023

super excited to announce my summer residency at the 💦 kicking it off this Saturday 12-4P

next up:
July 1
July 22
Aug 5
Sept 23

02/05/2023

Last Friday night was one of the best nights of my career. When I first started DJing back in 2016, ’s music was some of the first music I added to my DJ library… flash forward and here I am having the time of my life getting to play after them (wasn’t nervous at all 😅) with my own horn trio to bring that extra funk 🪩

Thank you for having me close out Consensus with the most epic official afterparty ~ thank you to the fam & esp for having me 🫶🏼 What a night 🥹

Horns: .sometimes.wy

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05/04/2023

This last week was one of the most amazing and challenging weeks of my life… I went from DJing a beautiful country wedding to DJing Nascar weekend to Gucci to Superstition’s ABBA night to the CMTs Music Awards weekend… like whaaaa!!! And yes I haven’t left my bed since Monday 😂

I am definitely in my country girl era now 🤠 This past month I studied and I learned so much music I loved every minute of it, March you really were a dream ✨

Photos are from this weekends gigs by the talented and

💄 Hair and makeup by the most incredible

👢 Boots thanks to

👗 Styling by me, , and

And forever grateful to everyone who hired me and continues to support me: you know who you are 💕 and to for being the best host of the block party!

28/03/2023

I am so thrilled and honored to say that I am running for a Governor seat on the Recording Academy Texas Chapter Board.

Ever since I joined the Texas Chapter’s Grammy U program in 2011, I’ve always been interested in ways I can contribute as a younger member who’s an advocate for music education, especially within my Texas community, and leading other younger musicians to become voting members of the Academy.

I have had the privilege of serving as an active member with the Recording Academy’s Texas Chapter Education committee for 6 years and counting, and have been lucky to be a 4-time featured speaker for Grammy Career Day. I also have recently joined the Songwriter and Composer committee this year as well and have gotten to work with so many incredible music professionals to help make change within the music industry.

Voting is open until March 30, so if you’re a Grammy member I’d love to be considered.

24/03/2023

10 gigs in 10 days 🫣 I know I’m late, but SXSW you were amazing this year 💕 Here are some shots from some highlights from the week 🤠

02/03/2023

Woahhh soooo I was featured on the cover of amongst 12 other badass women who have and are still making Austin’s music scene what it is 🥹 and I had a little feature in the article as well, I’m so honored… like hello let’s go 2023! This photo shoot was so fun to be around all these incredible womxn and to finally meet some of them in person (as we’re all usually gigging) ✨

“It just hit me,” Shankman says as the women meander about, “This is history!” With luck (and there’s no reason to believe otherwise), more history will be made in the future. ❤️

Go find a copy (of their first music issue!!) at Central Market, HEB, coffee shops, etc… I love y’all, I love this city 🪩

Top (l to r): Lurleen Ladd, DJ Kay Cali, Andra Liemandt, Nancy Coplin, Mélat; Middle l to r): Mama Duke, Marcia Ball, Leti Garza, Lisa Morales, Christine Albert; Bottom (l to r) p1nkstar, DJ Cassandra, Elle Townley

Photos by .conti and styling by , article written by Cy White at Music Hill Ranch

01/03/2023

Hot damn. It’s March 1st. My birthday is this week and I can’t believe what a beautiful first 2 months of this year have already been ~ here’s some stills from my gig at as direct support for … grateful for this city and for everyone who continues to come out and dance and feel and just be 💕

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06/01/2023

Still can’t believe I’m playing the new club one week after it opened!!! Co-headlining with with badass openers + () ✨ Disco themed tonight with a fun femme lineup 🪩 see you there???!!!

Thanks for hiring more womxn / non-binary local artists for bigger nightclubs in austin 👏🏼✨

03/01/2023

Finally taking a second to step back and reflect on 2022. Holy s**t. 2022, was all about growth and survival (esp since the year started with another covid scare). I DJ’d all kinds of events from conferences to COTA to clubs to virtual to wellness to engagements to weddings and life celebrations — playing for crowds of 10 to 50,000 and crowds from all over the world!! I opened and closed for artists I admire, did way more high-profile client gigs, and played my first music festival.

I did 116 gigs and 20 of those were weddings (less than the 247 I did in 2019, and more than the 90 I did in 2021, we’re growing back babyyy) — I witnessed so much love this year and I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support of this city and beyond, my family, friends and my dog :)

I hired 32 people: singers, dancers, musicians, DJs, sound techs, assistants, producers, florists.

I spoke at SXSW with The Recording Academy, Headspace, and Berklee College of Music. Spoke at Grammy Career Day. Wrote more music this year. Became an Aunt. Made floral arrangements for Patti Smith. I travelled more for gigs. Started improv and met new friends who’ve become family to me. I hiked the Grand Canyon. I turned 30. I have more crazy stories to tell. I went through hard mental health moments. I collaborated with INCREDIBLE people. Hosted open mics with a new good friend. I moved. But most of all, I got to bring joy to people through music.

Love you all, let’s go 2023 xx

21/12/2022

I know some of y’all already know, but I’m finally officially sharing that I’ve been featured in ’s “The Movers and Shakers” issue on “Ones to Watch” 🥹

I’m so incredibly touched by this and honored to be amongst so many amazing people in this issue. And it’s also really cool because back when I was first starting my career, I actually DJ’d for one of Tribeza’s events, and here a few years later I’m featured in their magazine! Crazy! Seriously so grateful to this community and everyone who has and continues to support me in this wild journey ✨

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15/12/2022

So grateful 🥹

Cassandra Shankman, also known as DJ Cassandra, is rapidly building a name and network for herself. With a focus on all types of music like..

12/12/2022

Such a fun night!

02/11/2022

Democrasexy… 👄 using photos of me to capture the attention of the ig algorithm to remind you to VOTE. Early voting ends this Friday and Election Day is Nov 8 (next Tuesday) 🪩

Pls swipe through to see a bunch of hot tips for all y’all sexy voters, as well as ’s voters guide which you can write down on a piece of paper and take into the voting booth with ya! 🗳

The all have great resources on who / what to vote for and where to vote! 💋

Have you voted yet? Have questions? Let me know💡

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02/11/2022

07/10/2022

Hellllo ACL weekend one… what a kickoff party we had last night at the ACL House kicking off Austin’s biggest month of music before a beautiful live taping of 🤠 Thanks for having me play🦩

Also this was sponsored by and and ages ago I actually used to work at NetSpend as a marketing temp… wild how full circle life is 🥹

thanks for the 📸

23/09/2022

Kinda left my heart in San Francisco… thanks for having me DJ as part of your “Dreamforce” conference. I walked over 23k miles a day, did a little tourist-ing, and met a bunch of kids who wanted to learn to be DJs (and then had me autograph their shoes)… gotta love SF, I’ll see you soon ✌🏼

25/07/2022

fearless and full of fear at the same in 2019, and I still am, life is a wild one ✨

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28/06/2022

Everyone deserves safe access to healthcare. Everyone deserves safe abortion access. Everyone deserves bodily autonomy.

And guess what. We’re not gonna back down. You can expect to see this sign at each and everyone of my gigs from here on out. If you want to tip me, please donate to an abortion fund at abortionfunds.org.

Support a local planned parenthood: p.ppfa.org/support

Help independent clinics: keepourclinics.org

Share:

Take action and learn: bansoff.org

AND VOTE.

Oh and abort Greg Abbott.



Pics from my gig this weekend at

20/06/2022

i love making people dance, that’s it.

i love seeing people lose their soles (+ souls) but actually soles of their shoes (which has happened so many times).

i love seeing people find love on the dance-floor by meeting someone or finding love in themselves.

i love watching people be themselves.

i love seeing what kinds of music makes people move.

this not just something for now, this is something I want to do for the rest of my life, and it’s been since 2014 when I first tried, and December 2016 when I took my very first gig. Time is incredible. Life is incredible.

12/05/2022

11/03/2022

MusiCares, Berklee College of Music, DJ Cassandra and Headspace are joining forces with SXSW to bring you an experience like never before. Join us at on March 14th for a panel that explores the role music plays and its power for treating mental and general health issues, and the technology making it possible.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re proud to feature four powerful female innovators making a difference in the music and health industries: Joy Allen of Berklee College of Music, Elina Brown of Headspace, Musician DJ Cassandra and the panel moderator, Laura Segura of MusiCares.

To learn more about Music as a Tool for Healing, visit https://grm.my/3J08PEe.