The Performer resume of colt briner
Experience:
Since 1993 Colt has been performing both professionally and on a volunteer basis for the service of the community. Early on, his work was mainly for children at birthday parties. As his work became progressively more refined he began to perform for more formal events and more mature audiences. His profesional clients inclusde Microsoft, The Napa Auto Parts Corp., Rosetta Informatics Inc., Western Industrial Sales, Boeing, MERC, Burst.com and many other high profile organizations. His work in restaurants and clubs is extensive and includes Torrero's in Seattle; Safari West; Bobusu Restaurant and lounge in Osaka, Japan; Enrico's on Broadway, the Ram International bar and Grill of Salem OR and Sonoma County’s own Latitude. Colt has performed magic for Operation Outreach, Tokyo International University, Willamette University, The Double Tree Inn, St. Michelle Winery, The Glen Lyon Estate and Winery, The Bohemian Grove and City Club, Safari West and many other locations plus hundreds of private parties. He teaches sleight of hand workshops regularly through Santa Rosa Parks and Recreation and the SRJC. His workshops have always met with rave reviews.
Affiliations:
Colt has also earned a reputation for excellence in a variety of private organizations, the most notable of which is San Francisco's Bohemian Club and Bohemian Grove followed by his associations with the Santa Rosa, Seattle, Santa Cruz, Las Vegas and Salem magician’s communities. Colt has also worked for and with the Salem performing arts center, Youth Theater NW and Sonoma County’s Sebastiani Theater. He is on the referrals list at Mr. Mystic's, Mostly Magic of Santa Rosa and Market Magic of Seattle's famous Pike Place Market.
Education:
In 1992 Colt Briner became an apprentice to San Francisco's Thomas Nixon, a master magician specializing in close up magic. Colt furthered his education by attending seminars on sleight of hand and object manipulation. During the early nineties in Fukuoka, Japan, Colt studied under three masters including Japan's own "Mr. Magic.” Colt returned to the States and went back to Mr. Nixon's workshop where he studied the nuances of restaurant magic and the specifics of walk-around and table-to-table magic. In 1999, he began apprenticing under Brian Cook who was the 1997 International Magician's Association Close-up Olympics gold medalist. Presently, he is studying under acclaimed local master Ken Garr of Sonoma County’s Mostly Magic. In 2000, he began studying dance and the physical arts. Colt’s unique “Phusion Technique,” a modernized version of Polynesian fire dancing, was developed over five years of self teaching and private study. Colt has improved and enhanced his Phusion routine through frequent encounters with fire dancers and martial artists from around the world.
