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The E3 Artists and Events team in London have a busy summer events schedule for 2011, with popular acts requested by clients including The Barwizards and The Sundaes. Although you’d think the weather might be a turn off at the moment, The Bar Wizards are still continuing to be a popular booking for outdoor events. Optimistic event planners are clearly banking on a few sunny days this year for cocktailing slurping, wizard style. Meanwhile, the fabulous comedy-cabaret-girl-group, The Sundaes, are now all set for their first appearance at The Edinburgh Fringe festival, with a show co-ordinated by E3.

Other popular acts this summer include former X Factor star, Jamie Archer, who we just booked for the Viper Rooms in Harrogate – where he’s expected to rock out the crowd. We’re also getting a lot of requests for contestants from this year’s Britain’s Got Talent contest – so our agents are busy advising our clients on dates, costs and schedules.

For advice booking The Barwizards, The Sundaes, Jamie Archer or other acts in our booking gallery, you can email us at info@e3grouponline.com or call our London office on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

Our booking agents at E3 Artists are frequently approached by high profile clients looking for dance acts with the ‘wow’ factor to open or appear on the roster for their major events, conferences and festivals. Our team work closely with a wide range of dancers for hire, as well as some of the UK’s most cutting-edge and innovative choreographers and dance brands. These include:

Twist and Pulse

Having risen to fame on the 2010 series of Britain’s Got Talent, Twist and Pulse are now in hot demand for live events, dance workshops, festivals, TV and film work. E3 Artists have been working closely with this talented duo, recently securing them an appearance at Drayton Manor theme park, where the boys opened the brand new BEN10 ride.

Tobias Mead

Clients’ looking for talented solo dancers for hire at their events frequently request availability for Tobias Mead, who also rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent. Tobias has recently been in rehearsals for one of Easter 2011’s biggest events with our client Thorpe Park. Headlining their Twisted Carnival, Tobias created a brand new routine especially for these shows taking place from 22nd – 25th April.

Akai

Akai is without doubt one of the most talented and youngest of our available dancers for hire. The 11 year old street dancer is the winner of Got To Dance 2010 and is now very much in demand for public events and festivals. E3 Artists recently secured Akai, together with Twist and Pulse, as the star turns in the dance event Have To Dance at the forthcoming ArtsFest at Wellington College this summer.

Flava

Another popular act from Britain’s Got Talent, and one that our agents frequently recommend to clients, is Flava. Recently, this hip-hop dance group flew over to Frankfurt for the Nokia & Siemens Network conference. In an appearance arranged by E3 Artists, the group were cleverly disguised as waiters during the event, before exploding out into the conference with an array of crazy moves and polished routines, taking the event guests completely by surprise! A standing ovation concluded their performance and, needless to say, we had nothing but positive feedback fro our client.

Signature

Michael Jackson and Bhangra inspired dance act, Signature, continue to prove an extremely popular booking with both corporate and private events planners. E3 Artists recently secured the duo an appearance at a surprise 40th birthday party in Nottingham. In addition to their stage performance, the duo danced with the guests; everyone loved it and the E3 team managed to keep the whole event a surprise.

Flawless

Our list of cutting-edge dancers for hire wouldn’t be complete without the inclusion of Flawless. This act has gone from strength to strength since reaching the finals of Britain’s Got Talent, and recently made a huge impact with our client Travel Weekly at their Globe Travel Awards. Agent Tom O’Connell and the E3 Artists team are now busy working on the 2012 Globe Travel Awards, making it bigger and better than ever before!

More Dancers for Hire

In addition to those mentioned above, E3 Artists also work with a wide range of the UK’s most talented and cutting-edge dancers and dance troupes, encompassing every style from urban and hip-hop through to ballroom and classical. For further details, contact Tom O’Connell or David McElroy on 020 7836 4759 (Option 1).

Champion flair bartenders, the Barwizards, have just signed an exclusive sole management deal with E3 Artists, the E3 Group’s artist management and entertainment booking division. Barwizards, who reached a national audience on the ITV show Britain’s Got Talent, have continued to surge in popularity in recent years. They are an immensely popular choice for corporate events, parties, product launches and festivals.

“We are thrilled to be working with Neil Garner and Neil Lowrey from the Barwizards. We have some great projects and opportunities lined up for these guys and we look forward to a long and successful partnership” said E3 Group CEO, David Hill. Booking requests for Barwizards can be made via their exclusive booking agent, Tom O’Connell. Tom can be contacted via email at: tom@e3grouponline.com or by calling our London office during regular working hours on 020 7836 4759 (Option 1).

E3 Group’s Head of Operations, David Parker, has just come back from the Canary Islands following the implementation of our Christmas Programs in five Thomas Cook properties. We have produced several festive formats, shows & events along with an audio soundtrack of Christmas music & voice overs, featuring the voice of Edward Enfield (father of the comedian Harry) as Santa Claus!

E3 Group’s premier Saturday drama school in Brighton & Hove – The E3 Academy – has just announced a range of half term Master Classes for young people aged 5 to 18 years.

E3 Academy, which opened its doors to students from Brighton & Hove in September 2010, currently offers Saturday classes in dance, drama and vocal coaching. However, during the half term week, Monday 25th to Friday 29th October 2010, E3 Academy will be holding a series of expert workshops in Film Making, Cheerleading and Street Dance.

Students attending the Master Classes will benefit from being taught by a range of leading entertainment industry experts. E3′s Film Making course, which is open for 11 to 18 year olds, features components in film techniques, special effects, editing, acting and presenting. The course is just £50 per person for 2 full days.

E3′s Master Classes in Cheerleading and Street Dance are open for boys and girls aged 5 to 18, with prices at £20 for one class or £30 for two. For more details on E3′s Saturday drama school, visit the E3 Academy website. For further details on our Master Classes you can speak to the E3 Academy team on 0845 83 82 822.

E3 Group have just signed a contract with the Alton Towers Resort to produce a further two Doodles shows to feature as part of their Wonderful Winter event this Christmas. The Doodles is a unique puppet based concept that was developed by E3 Group for Alton Towers in 2009.

Following fantastic guest feedback the two original shows will return, with the addition of two brand new productions for 2010. The two new shows will once again see the Doodles embarking on more magical musical adventures down in the Doodle Pad. The shows will take place in the Alton Towers hotel during December.

The E3 Events team has a busy few weeks ahead as we approach the Autumn season. Upcoming events include The Dogs Trust Fundraiser Awards, taking place in Birmingham on 6th September. At the time of writing, not wishing to spoil any surprises, we’re unable to say who is appearing, however we can guarantee that all those attending will appreciate its special guests.

E3 will also be working with Jody Halstead of The African Revival Charity, implementing entertainment for their forthcoming Gala Dinner, (taking place at The Dorchester on the 24th September). In addition, our events team are now gearing up for the very busy Christmas season, working on a number of projects including Christmas Light “Switch Ons” across the UK, Christmas parties and New Years Eve events.

For details on our event management service, visit our events homepage.

E3 Academy, the E3 Group’s performing arts training school, is set to open its doors to Brighton & Hove based students on 11th September 2010. The academy, which has already successfully run overseas in partnership with the E3 Group’s client Thomas Cook, will offer training in drama, dance and vocal coaching for 5 to 18 year olds. E3 Academy also plan to offer additional training in film-making, cheerleading and presentation skills.

All classes take place on a Saturday with free taster classes taking place for the opening on Saturday 11th September. Students attending the courses will benefit from E3′s well-established links within the entertainment industry. Located on Cumberland Road, Brighton, E3 Academy offers a professional and comfortable environment for students with two converted studios, rehearsal rooms, male and female changing rooms, offices and a reception area. For further details visit our E3 Academy homepage.

The E3 Events team have had a busy summer season recently. E3 Group CEO, David Hill, and entertainment agent, Ryan Curtis, were delighted to be directly involved in staging the 40th birthday party celebrations for a private client that took place on a beautiful summers evening at the Chateau du Bagnols in Lyon. Working with Incognito Artists, Beverley Knight and Jamie Callum, the evening was a huge success – a very memorable event for all those involved.

The E3 Events team also have also had a successful summer festival season, booking and stage managing Will Young’s headline appearance at the Devon Festival in July. More recently, E3 Events were involved in staging wedding celebrations for another private client at Claridges Hotel in London. Once again working with Incognito Artists we provided the ultimate in “singing waiters”, entertaining the wedding party with their unique approach to this genre.

For details on our event management service, visit our events homepage.

It’s been another very busy month here at E3 Group for both our entertainment agency and production teams. Here’s a quick round up of what’s happening in our departments.

E3 Artists

Our London based entertainment agents have been involved in some high profile bookings recently. The first of these involved flying Paul McKenna, the renowned hypnotist and NLP practitioner, to speak at The Annual Conference of The Association of Professional Coaches, Consultants & Trainers on March 6th in Los Angeles. Our booking team have also just confirmed a five date tour of Ireland for Olly Murs, runner up in the 2009 series of the X-Factor. The tour will take place in April this year.

E3 Events

In addition to working with partner company DRP Group, our events team are also preparing for The South Devon Festival which is taking place at the Newton Abbot Racecourse later this year and is being headlined by Will Young.

E3 Costumes

Our production team recently announced that they have started work on a new touring show for 2010. The show will require a sizable amount of bespoke costumes as it is set to feature what can best be decribed as three larger than life girls performing as the latest and most unique girl group. The girls have huge amounts of talent and are sure to become the BIGGEST girl group you have ever seen!

E3 Production

Our production team have just completed another voice over session with the legendary Peter Dixon, (voice of X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, E4 etc.) The session was a ‘ruddy’ great success, with Peter voicing introductions for many of our new shows and formats for 2010.

E3 Careers

After many months of preparation the first 2010 entertainers training course was officially opened in Mallorca earlier this month. E3 Group CEO, David Hill, along with Thomas Cook’s Head Of Overseas Support, Chris Medd, attended the opening presentation to welcome the first of many delegates to the three and a half week intensive course.

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