Kevin OB次元官网网址橪eary of DragonB次元官网网址檚 Den fame is actually quite nice, according to Blake Smith-Daniels.

It would be fair to wonder how the 12-year-old from Oak Bay comes by that information and the answer is simple, Blake, along with the rest of the band, Endurance, were part of a recent pitch to CBCB次元官网网址檚 DragonB次元官网网址檚 Den B次元官网网址� an episode that airs Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.

Blake is the youngest member of the rock and roll/blues band, but itB次元官网网址檚 not as though the other members of the band, BlakeB次元官网网址檚 brother Brett, 17, Michael Tessier, 16, and Trevor Kidd, 17, are old-timers. All of them are still in school and live in the Greater Victoria area. All but Trevor attend either Oak Bay High or Monterey Middle school in Oak Bay. Trevor, a proud Saanich resident attends Mount Doug.

The group is well-known in the Victoria area and are regulars at venues like the Fernwood Inn and Lucky Bar B次元官网网址� in 2012 they won the CRDB次元官网网址檚 Battle of the Bands.

Beyond its youthful success, Endurance has always been a band with a difference. The teens believe that their talent should be used to help others. That commitment to helping others also led them to audition to appear on DragonB次元官网网址檚 Den.

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The bandB次元官网网址檚 pitch to the dragons would see Endurance establish their own ethical record label. That label that would handle not only their own music but would also seek to promote other young Canadian talent.

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The ethical part of the band's plan would see the label structured as a social enterprise with a portion of profits going to help charities like Free the Children or SOS ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Villages Canada.

Both the Smith-Daniels brothers have a strong commitment to charitable movements, even outside the band. Blake is a member of Monterey school's We to Me group and Brett has been actively involved in fund raising for Cops for Cancer and Free the Children.

Entering the DragonB次元官网网址檚 Den was a far more frightening experience than any theyB次元官网网址檇 ever endured, and they werenB次元官网网址檛 sure that their good intentions would carry the day.

B次元官网网址淗e was not at all what I expected,B次元官网网址� said Blake of their encounter with OB次元官网网址橪eary. B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 actually sort of a tame dragon. At the end of taping he came out and jammed with us. HeB次元官网网址檚 a pretty decent musician.B次元官网网址�

Although the band is contractually restricted from releasing any information about the outcome of their proposal to the dragons, the experience has both energized the group and reinforced their commitment to use their talent for something other than making money.

B次元官网网址淚 want to be a musician,B次元官网网址� said Blake. B次元官网网址淏ut I also want to make a difference.B次元官网网址�