{"id":24396,"date":"2023-06-21T11:52:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=24396"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:45:18","slug":"interview-with-jrdn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2023\/06\/interview-with-jrdn\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With JRDN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Ask JRDN who he is and he humbly says\u00a0 &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;m just a guy from Halifax, Nova Scotia who loves music and loves to sing&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"soundcloud-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soundcloud-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/blackburnradio-sarnia\/jrdn?si=f3bcadb3b77149ecbb4adf60a3ef4b70&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing&color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I love when we get to meet new people.\u00a0 JRDN joined us in studio yesterday and we got to chat about all sorts of fun things.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-24402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/06\/b1686c90-with-the-whole-jrdn-crew-695x521.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/06\/b1686c90-with-the-whole-jrdn-crew-695x521.jpeg 695w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/06\/b1686c90-with-the-whole-jrdn-crew-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From playing basketball to fit in with the cool kids, to realizing music was what he was meant to do.\u00a0 His influences (8-tracks and waterbeds &#8211; you will have to listen) including Tina Turner and Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>We talk about how powerful music can be, and how seeing a positive impact in others lives keeps bringing him back over and over.\u00a0 \u00a0He loves how music makes others feel and he is constantly working to make himself better.<\/p>\n<p>Like most of us he finds himself lost in Netflix occasionally during his downtime (Black Mirror his current fave), and reveals that he loves to swim (butterfly stroke is his best) and calls himself the popcorn man.\u00a0 We need to find out his secrets to making the best popcorn.\u00a0 It involves making it on the stove in oil.<\/p>\n<p>A new single comes out June 28th called &#8220;What Do I Got To Do?&#8221; (listen just after 2;30 for a sneak peak)<\/p>\n<p>We want to know what YOU think of the song &#8212; let him know!\u00a0 He&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>On Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jrdnmusic\/?fbclid=IwAR3ZSne4O5RdwprctTRZIOP_DK9DWqc8aJFDWyTXLdl4COFxm2hiTeK5-Bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jrdnmusic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Facebook &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jrdnonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jrdnonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TikTok &#8211; 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