When I was a child I never had a magic set…my brother did!  Although I did queue up to get a book signed by Paul Daniels, does that count?  I grew up in Reading, Berkshire and set off to study Engineering at the University of Birmingham (actually it was Materials Science & Engineering).  Between my studies I had some spare time, learnt to juggle,  stole my brothers old magic set and started to  hang out with some creative performer type people!  Mainly because it was a pretty cool way to get into University events and meet people…err…girls. 

By the time I graduated we had either crashed or worked at every decent event on campus.  Additionally, I was sloping off two days every week to Pontins and Butlins to perform a cabaret show.  At the weekends I was also performing street shows in Cannon Hill Park and  running a circus skills course at the University sports centre!  So when my tutor asked me if I had any work lined up  I had to break the news to him gently that I appreciated all his efforts and qualifications (MPhil and Best Paper at AFS95,  etc, etc) but the foundry business wasn’t for me.  

In the pre-internet era it was all about posting off a resume and photos and hoping they hit the right desk at the right time.  Thanks to the University photocopier I hit quite a few desks!  In my first few years I was already performing for many top entertainment event companies,   Penguins, William Barthomelew, Leap Frog, Nic Picot just to mention a few.   I was part of the team of street entertainers at Chessington World of Adventures (the U.K.s biggest theme park entertainment team),  Cadburies World and Alton Towers/Merlin events.  I established myself as a reliable and reputable entertainer and since that time have been part of many other entertainment teams,  most memorably being The Dubai Shopping Festival and also a select group of magicians performing for the Manchester United Corporate Hospitality team.  Since setting up business in 1996  I have performed at well over 2000 events,  several TV productions,  a TV commercial  plus too many other exciting projects to list.  

My career has and continues to take me to amazing places, on some wonderful adventures  and some incredible events. I am a perfectionist and am always seeking to improve upon what I do, making sure that I am always engaging, entertaining, contemporary and I do fits perfectly with every event. 

Above all I am an “Entertainer” whatever skill or trick I am performing my role is to bring laughter fun and entertainment to your event, creating fun memories and experiences that will last forever.    

Outside of work,  I have settled in an area just outside Solihull, Birmingham. I have a wife and 3 children and to keep me entertained.  Also a Jack Russell and a cat called Ginger (it’s black and white!)