Var Gallery Presents: Cassie Boettcher with Ian Olvera and Next Paperback Hero

Cassie Boettcher (bet-chur) is a singer-songwriter, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who currently calls Los Angeles home. Growing up performing and singing in choirs led Cassie to find her own voice through songwriting and telling stories through heartfelt music. After releasing her debut EP, the song "October Sky" landed in We Made This Movie, a feature film by Rob Burnett, executive producer of The Late Show with David Letterman. She is an alumnus of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriter’s Project, led by master teachers Andrew Lippa, Craig Carnelia, and the late Lari White - where she intently studied songwriting with fifteen other songwriters, including Shaina Taub, Kayley Bishop, and Becky Warren. Her music has been heard on television shows and in films all around the world, including the hit video game Tom Clancy’s The Division. Cassie’s music is on rotation at Walgreens, Vons, and Safeway stores across the…