[6] In 2008 McCasland was nominated for a Regional Emmy in advanced media writing for Trash Day of the Dead which he wrote and directed for the '"Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" campaign.
[7] McCasland did a series of Go Green shorts,[8] which garnered several national awards, and which received citations from Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, and the Nashville City Council.
[10][11] McCasland has directed multiple episodes of Dr. Gangrene's Creature Feature which airs on Nashville's CW affiliate, WNAB.
[13] In 2009 McCasland directed the debut music video for the Numerics song Precious Time, which received the Golden Hermes award.
[16] While in Nashville he met Jessica Evans, whom he married in his hometown of Edgewood, Texas[17] on Flag Day, June 14, 2003.