E3 Group

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 Brighton based performing arts school for children, The E3 Academy, is set to launch new classes starting in January 2011. The new curriculum will include Baby Ballet and Street Cheerleading, alongside our established classes in vocal coaching, drama and dance. Prices for 2011 start at just £90 per term with free taster sessions available for new students.

For further details visit our E3 Academy homepage or call 0845 83 82 822.

Forget the Albert Hall. Forget the Royal Festival Hall. Get ready to play into some of the world’s hottest venues, in some of the world’s most popular holiday destinations. Make a splash as an Overseas Entertainer with Thomas Cook’s international team.
You never know what you might be called on to do. Six days a week, you’ll use your outgoing personality to wow our customers with all sorts of great daytime activities, anything from pool competitions to water polo in the pool. Then, six evenings a week, you’ll stage variety and game shows. It’s a non-stop festival of fun.

It takes plenty of pizzazz and oodles of energy to keep the entertainment going. So you’ll be the type of person who can’t help but perform in front of a crowd. Always eager to put a smile of people’s faces, you’ll be the hit of the holiday, cracking up our customers and splitting their sides with a little bit of your inner sunshine.

Alternatively you could choose to join us just for our busiest time of the year, with high season opportunities involving working from 1st June until 30th September.

Find out more and apply by visiting: www.areyouthomascook.co.uk

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.

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.

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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Each month we offer a quick snap shot of what it’s like to work in a busy entertainment agency and production company. Here’s a quick round up of what’s happening in our departments.

E3 Artists

Our London based booking agents have had a busy start to the year. Booking requests for X Factor contestants from the 2009 series of the ITV show continue to flood in resulting in some high profile bookings with E3 Artist’s corporate clients.

E3 Events

E3 Events are currently collaborating with Midlands based event production company, DRP Group. Further details to follow next month.

E3 Costumes

Our costume design team are currently producing some eye catching designs to accompany our shows for tour operator giant Thomas Cook. The shows include pantomimes, West End style productions and cabaret.

E3 Production

Our production team have recently enjoyed success producing bespoke children’s entertainment shows for the theme park attraction Alton Towers. They are also currently training 2010 season entertainers for overseas productions.

E3 Careers

Our recruitment team are continuing to look for talented entertainment staff to join our overseas show teams. For further information, visit the E3 Careers section of our site.

For general information on E3 Group, visit our home page.

Happy New Year! As a new feature to the E3 Group blog, each month we will now bring you a snapshot of what it’s like to work in a busy entertainment agency and production company, with a quick overview from each of our departments.

E3 Artists

December 2009 was an incredibly busy month for E3 Artists; our entertainment booking division. Besides dealing with our regular clients’ Christmas entertainment requirements our agents were also inundated with requests to book 2009′s X-Factor contestants.

E3 Events

E3 Events, our London based corporate events division, successfully delivered a high impact entertainment extravaganza for Thomas Cook’s prestigious VI conference in December. Highlights included star performances from the Noisettes and the legendary ABBA tribute Bjorn Again.

E3 Costumes

Our costume designers are currently working on summer season designs for several of our major tour operator and leisure clients.

E3 Production

Our production show team are currently working on several brand new entertainment formats set to be piloted overseas in summer 2010. Keep posted here for further updates.

E3 Careers

E3 Careers are now recruiting professional singers and dancers to join our touring shows in the Mediterranean for client Hi! Hotels. For further information on our entertainment jobs abroad, please visit the E3 Careers section of our main site.

For general information on E3 Group, visit our home page.