Introducing Joachim Bischof

Many singers, especially those of the younger variety, often concentrate on one style of music – whether that be Pop or Rap or Country.Although only 15-years-old, Joachim Bischof distains being categorized, being put in a box that would limit his choices in the music he sings.

Jochim BischofMany singers, especially those of the younger variety, often concentrate on one style of music – whether that be Pop or Rap or Country.

Although only 15-years-old, Joachim Bischof distains being categorized, being put in a box that would limit his choices in the music he sings.  For Joachim loves music of all kinds – loves to listen to it and, most of all, loves to sing it.  So he asks: Why only pop or classical music? Jazz or country? Operetta or opera?

Joachim’s love of all kinds of music feeds his wish to make people happy with whatever the music he makes — whether that’s a song by Roger Cicero, a classical piece from Winterreise by Schubert or something more recent by Boyzone.  He has been blessed with a voice that allows him to magnificently perform music of many styles and from many cultures.

At age 15, he’s progressed beyond puberty and his voice has matured.  He’s mastered his “new” voice incredibly well.  While It’s far from “perfect” in his eyes, it’s very, very polished.

Joachim Bischof was born on October 13, 1996 in Mühlbach, a small town in Salzburg, in the beautiful province of Austria. Being from Salzburg, Joachim is in very good company as that is also where Mozart lived and composed most of his music. He was first exposed to classical music at the famed Salzburg Festival Hall (think “Sound of Music”) at just three-years-old when he watched the rehearsals for Camina Burana, a production that his choirboy older brother would perform in.  His mother reports that Joachim found it very funny to hear a grown counter-tenor voice and laughed so much at the sound that mother and son were asked to leave the rehearsal.  But from that point on, music became a very important part of Joachim’s life. No matter what he’d be doing,  he could be heard constantly singing. Continue reading “Introducing Joachim Bischof”

Carson Lueders Washington’s Wonder Boy!

“I hope to be a positive influence and role model to others through my music and my actions.”

Singer, Songwriter, Performer Carson Lueders

Carson Lueders It’s been a big year of growth for Carson Lueders and his music since first appearing here on Rivenmaster’s Place.  Carson’s fan base has exploded and is reaching around the globe. His YouTube channel continues to gain new subscribers daily and his fan base is now made up from faithful Carson Lueders fans from 109 different countries!  (There are 196 total countries so that’s over ½ the world watching Carson’s videos)  It took about 3 years to get his 1st million YouTube views but only 3 months to get his 2nd million!!! Now he has gone over the 3 million mark averaging 10-20K views a day.

Because Carson is so young, having just turned 11, he seems to be standing out and separating himself from the pack of older teen boys that are competing in the saturated music market.  He is constantly being compared to other boys in the industry and often being called the next Justin Bieber, little Cody Simpson, or baby Niall Horan.  But many of his fans assure him he is not the next of anything but the FIRST & ONLY Carson! Everyday fans send him words of encouragement, compliments and even marriage proposals.  Carson appreciates it all, including all the fan videos and picture collages.

Carson has been playing and performing since age five. He has been a guest on local radio since age six, and has been featured on the local news throughout the years. At just the age of nine he also won a national songwriting contest.

Although he started out playing mostly country music, Carson is now leaning more towards pop music. Some have even said that Carson could be a cross over artist like Taylor Swift.

Carson and His Brother Perform Keith Urban Cover

 

His Mother exclaimed;

“It’s been a great honor for many artists to acknowledge and complement Carson on the covers songs he has done.  Some artists including Keith Urban, Aaron Carter and Australian teen Cody Simpson have even helped to promote Carson’s music through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.”

I asked Carson if he would do an exclusive interview for this article and I’m pleased that he took the time to do so.  The following is an excerpt from that interview:

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