If you're looking for me as a juggler, I warn you I'm not like most other contact jugglers, the sort of people who talk about "sphereplay" and "orb rolling" and all that quasi-mystical bullshit. I do a fast, tight set that involves real skill and coordination, and manages not to bore the daylights out of the audience. As I've noted elsewhere, juggling is not my primary focus at the moment, but I'm still the best at what I do, and if you've got something in mind I can deliver. If you want me to set things on fire, that's a bit extra, but the same kind of theme applies - short, sharp and fun to watch without being pretentious. Believe it - I'm anything but pretentious.

If it's music you're after, here followeth what you need to know. I took classical piano lessons for a decade or so, I've got a wealth of knowledge about theory, a very good ear for a tune, and a head for arranging and editing. Practically, I did very little music while I travelled the world throwing things in the air, and it's only been since I took up the bass last year that I've had the chance to get back into it. Naturally, I'm far better than you'd expect after a year's work on the instrument, and I play in a style that has a lot to do with Iron Maiden, Cliff Burton-era Metallica, and that greatest of all metallers, Johann Sebastian Bach. I'm currently playing an Ibanez GSR200 and an Aria fretless electro-acoustic. Keyboard-wise, I'm pretty good, and since I got my Korg Triton I've been expanding my abilities rapidly. I even sing, in a lovely rich baritone developed over years of yelling at people like only a theatrically-trained mime artist can. I fully intend to take over the world, so if you've got the inclination, I've got the time.

If you want any of this, and I’m sure you do, get in touch with me. Find me here :

matteblack@crystaljuggler.com
07910 422 374