I was one of the Magicians who did Weddings and Events for the now-closed Funkytown Discos. Hundreds of Couples and Suppliers like myself have been scammed, conned and left out of pocket. Not everyone seems to know Funkytown Discos (aka Funkytown Entertainment owned by Stephen Vandenberg Owens) was an agency with acts like myself often booked at very last minute and payment always paid weeks if not months after the wedding or event (if paid at all).
If you have been affected by the closure and you booked a wedding magician, you will get me at the same discounted rates agents and agencies like Funkytown Discos pay. I will also take payment on the day for your peace of mind. Just get in contact to arrange.
My heart goes out to all the people affected by this. If your wedding is in the immediate future (before 21st Oct) and you’ve been let down for entertainment please get in touch and I will gift you some of my time, if I’m available to make sure you have some incredible entertainment. This is done on an honesty system – please don’t take advantage.
If you booked a children’s entertainer that would not have been me – whilst what I do is very family friendly it’s close-up / table magic more aimed at the adults (but very entertaining for the children too).
There is a Facebook group set up for all victims with a running total of the hundreds of thousands people are owed. Please contact your bank ASAP and see if they can help – many people are reporting they have been refunded (although not everyone has had such luck).
Please note all the suppliers I worked with for Funkytown were always excellent and professional, but unfortunately, the business was severely mismanaged by the owner.
Would love to know that group name
As i had my big 40th booked with them 🙁
Sorry for the delay –Here’s the link
Hi Matt,
He owes money to me and at least one other caricaturist, and presumably to many others as well, so I’m not surprised by this. Funkytown went down the pan a couple of years ago, but he’s still trading under that name but as a private individual. I got money off him previously with threats of court action, after (allegedly) his business partner ran off with cash for his gambling addiction.
He then paid me in advance for a small number of gigs this year.
In August he asked me at the very last minute to take one job, which I did because I had had a cancellation. He messaged me afterwards saying that I had only stayed for half the contracted time at the venue, which I disproved with my Google Maps timeline. Since then he has kept saying payment will be imminent. Thankfully it’s only one job… Do you have a link to the Facebook group?
Awful. Here’s the link Richard