James is a professional magician and ventriloquist from Perth in Western Australia. James is also a computer wrangler, an inventor, a grandfather, a tech nut, a mad keen Dr Who fan, a woodworker, and most importantly a natural born entertainer and in his spare time… just kidding.
James’s childhood was spent in a number of small country towns mostly on farms and was a whirlwind of school plays, amature theatre, and old tyme music hall. I guess he was never going to be a farmer.
At the age of 13 James began doing his first paid shows performing magic, clowning and puppetry and throughout his teens James built his entertainment business part time whilst working in sales, bar management and the printing industry until he decided to become a full time professional entertainer in 1983.
During the 80’s James developed his skills doing regular stage shows at many of Perth’s leading discos including Beethoven’s, Pinocchio’s and Rumours as well as building his reputation as a major player in the family market with shopping centres and festivals.