“What’s up with School” new Dylan Cragle original!

Thirteen year old Dylan Cragle from Washington state is making his mark as a recording artist with his new original song “What’s Up With School” this week.

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Dylan Cragle

Thirteen year old Dylan Cragle from Washington state is making his mark as a recording artist with his new original song “What’s Up With School” this week.  While many youngsters his age are singing copycat songs in attempts to be recognized, Dylan has taken it to the next level as a song writer/performer.  Working regularly with his producer Victor Holguin, Dylan is learning to exercise his unique creative talent.

Dylan began writing “What’s Up With School” about 2 months ago and I am delighted to introduce it here for the very first time.

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Dylan’s desire was to write about something that not only he could relate to, but something that all teens could identify with and enjoy.  This song is quite different than his past recordings as it is upbeat, cheery, and has a very catchy beat.  Like most teens, Dylan despises homework and often asks “why do I have to learn about this?” His Mom Lynn told me, that the chorus for this song  just spilled out while having a conversation with her about the subject matter of the song.  Once the lyrics for the chorus were in place, he thought of a melody and how he wanted the song to sound. He then took this to his producer and from that they started composing the music. Dylan then started writing the verses, the bridge, and came up with some ad libs. The song slowly developed, and what we hear today is the final results of this fantastic collaboration of creativity and effort.

Dylan is already looking foreword to writing his next song and we are very excited to see what comes next from this fantastic new young recording artist!

Don’t forget to leave your comments for Dylan, as he very much appreciates hearing from you, his fans and supporters!

Great job Dylan!  Keep them coming! We all wait in anticipation to your next offering here at Rivenmaster’s Place! …..”Rivenmaster”


Jordan Jansen donates time to Lollipop Radio!

Jordan Jansen recently donated his time to help a very worthwhile cause.
He attended a radio session sponsored by an organization called Radio Lollipop!
Radio Lollipop is a wonderful organization that helps children make the most and best of their time while they are admitted in the hospital for care!

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Jordan Jansen recently donated his time to help a very worthwhile cause.
He attended a radio session sponsored by an organization called Radio Lollipop!
Radio Lollipop is a wonderful organization that helps children make the most and best of their time while they are admitted in the hospital for care!
Having a grandchild of my own that spend many days a month under hospital care it gives me first hand understanding of just how important a program like this is.
We are all very proud of Jordan to take time to bring joy to children who are in such great need just to be given a reason to smile. The blessing that this progam brings to these extremely ill children by providing moments like this is immeasurable.

Below is a full description of what Radio Lollipop is all about directly from their website!

Radio Lollipop believes in the healing power of play – providing smiles and laughter to children at a time when they need it most.
One in four children are admitted to a hospital before reaching age 14. Though some patients are short-stay, many have a recurring need for care and return repeatedly to hospital. Some who are terminally ill spend much of their short lives in hospital.
Radio Lollipop gives young patients a voice and a choice during their stay. While they can´t say “no” to taking their medicine or receiving treatment, they can request their favourite songs, win prizes and hear their own voices on the radio. Those activities give youngsters a haven of normality in the hospital day which in other respects is strange, different and often scary.

While Jordan was there he sang many songs for the children who were in the studio. He followed that up by taking a walk through all the wards signing autographs and taking pictures with his fans. The day was closed out by going back to the studio where he had his hands painted for their wall of fame and a radio interview!

“Way to go Jordan! Your Fan’s and Supporters are all very proud of you!”