Faith On Film #197
Jonathan Byram is a composer, songwriter, singer, music director and actor born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He was raised seeing his parents on stage and in the Hollywood scoring studios, so he was exposed from an early age to everything from musical theater to classic rock to film score music. His credits include film scores, musical theater songs, pop and hip-hop, choral music, and children's music. Most recently Jonathan scored the first all female narrated audio bible.
The festival films he has scored have won awards nationally and internationally. He scored product launch videos for pioneering 3D printing company Formlabs, wrote theme music for Orbie (Oodles Entertainment), and arranged string quartet for Anna Nalick's Broken Doll & Odds & Ends EP.
As a vocalist, Jonathan has sung with Adele, Bjork, Josh Groban, for Michael Giacchino, John Debney, and Marc Shaiman. His singing credits include Hocus Pocus 2, TedTV, Hairspray, High School Musical, The Blacklist, Happy Honda Days Commercial, and more. Jonathan also directs the choir at his church in Hollywood.
Jonathan graduated from the Wheaton College, IL, Conservatory of Music where he won the Josephine Halverson prize in Composition. He is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Cassie Byram began her professional career in entertainment at the age of 19. An award winning actress, singer, and songwriter, Cassie’s career encompasses theater, film, television, voice-overs, published songwriting and multiple album releases for adults and children alike.
Her many stage roles include Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Maria in West Side Story for which she received an Outstanding Achievement in Theater Award for Best Actress.
For two years, Cassie guest-starred on the T.V. series, Jake and the Fat Man. She co-starred in the pilot episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Civil Wars. You can also see her in the feature film, The Time Changers with Gavin MacLeod and Jennifer O’Neil.
Cassie’s solo singing career has taken her to stages across the globe including Victoria Hall in Geneva Switzerland, Buddhakin in Japan, Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Canada, and Disney Hall in Los Angeles, California.
She is featured singing the solo “If I Loved You” in the film City Hall starring Al Pacino, and was honored to work with the legendary film director, Hayao Miyazaki as the featured soloist in the classic animated film, Totoro.
As the Founder and President of her company, Mamala Media, Cassie Byram offers products and guidance for parents and children alike. Her mission is to provide fun, easy ways to introduce children to the loving message of God’s Word at the earliest age possible. The company slogan says it best: “Heavenly Resources for Family Life”
Her latest project is Treasure Toons, a series of animated music videos with lyrics and music from the scripture songs album, Wonderfully Made. Each scripture song is fully animated to engage and capture children’s hearts with God’s Word.