If you were to build a new addition to your house, I’m sure that you’d want to ensure that the builder that you hired was good at his job! You certainly wouldn’t to find out after spending your money that your new addition was unsound, nor would you want to work with someone who made [...]

Live Corporate Event Entertainment For Your Company’s Year-End Event Are you or a colleague planning your company’s year-end events? Would you like your guests to walk away with fantatic memories of the event? Do you prefer to work with a fun, versatile and reliable presenter who’ll keep everyone captivated, laughing and talking about you & [...]

Mobile Entertainment For Intimate Events This form of entertainment is based on the classic ‘parlour magic’ updated for today’s cocktail parties, dinners and banquets. Using his expert sense of timing, witty and comical humour, and audience-tested sleight-of-hand, Marcel will leave your guests astonished and in awe. Objects change inexplicably in your hands, watches are ‘stolen’, [...]

Since I started my professional  entertainment & speaking career, I’ve worked with many South African & international event planners: from intimate VIP performances to shows in front of several hundred corporate clients.  As you’d expect, I’ve worked with too many event planners to count — all with different levels of experience. Over the past few years, I’ve observed the difference between a successful event planner & someone [...]

The Pavilion Conference Centre is a top-notch event & party venue in Cape Town that offers exquisite views of the V&A Waterfront & Table Mountain.  It’s a venue that I’ve performed at frequently & I can highly recommend it for corporate year-end functions, not only because of the excellent service, but also because it offers world-class facilities & equipment. I’ve just received this email & I thought it would [...]

Today I celebrate an amazing journey of self-discovery and entrepreneurial adventures, because on the 1st of September 2003 I officially became a ”full time” magician.  Up until that point I had already been a paid performer for about 5 years, but only as a ”part-timer“ — I was still working a normal 9 to 5  job as an MCSE and IT Desktop Support.  It doesn’t seem that long ago that I would get up at 6am to get to work, [...]

Everybody enjoys a good party – don’t you agree?  The fun & laughter enjoyed at a company function is one the best ways to create and cement relationships with your colleagues, staff & customers. Company functions should be a highlight and something to look forward to, and given the important role a company event plays in strengthening relationships and friendships, in-house party planners are often under pressure to making sure that [...]

When I am asked to perform or speak for an audience larger than 70 people, I request the use of a microphone. While some corporate event planners may see this an unnecessary expense, it is important to realize the I, like my colleagues in the professional speaking industry, need to protect my voice as it is an essential asset for my business. More importantly, I want to make sure that I am able to consistently and reliably provide a presentation where your [...]

I was approached by Amanda, one of the producers of “Hip2B²” (a South African national television show), to be a guest on the show.  The Hip2B² TV show (a project initiated by Mark Shuttleworth), is about science & education & they wanted to show how the Art of Magic plays a role in terms of understanding “the impossible”.

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One of the most popular posts on my other/old blog is “Free Tools To Plan Your Year-End Event Or Function”. I decided to take a look at the post to see if I could find any new resources so that I could compile a  new list that would have helpful hints, tips, resources or free software that would be appropriate to South African event planners & event management companies.  I have found [...]