We are constantly working with different artists that bring their unique talents to the stage. Check out some of the core artists that we work with on most of our events. If you are interested in booking one of our artists, contact matt@funtownproductions.com. If you are a dedicated artist that wants to become part of the Funtown family let us know! We are always looking to expand our community of like-minded individuals.
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Jen Web : Hooper
Originally from Quakertown, PA, Jen Dobrydnia, aka Jen Web, now spends most of her time in Philadelphia. Whether she's hooping on stage, making hoops for her friends, developing websites, or planning an event, Jen has no problem staying busy. After graduating high school in 2004, Jen Web found herself creating websites and flyers for many of the up-and-coming Lehigh Valley bands. She spent a year doing graphic/web design/promotions for Medical Records, an indie rock label owned by Evil Jared of the Bloodhound Gang, and then took on a publicity internship at MVD Entertainment Group. She quickly learned the power of publicity and continued to make her mark in the industry. After teaming up with Matt Deifer of Funtown Productions, Jen Web combined her passion for hooping and promoting and starting performing at large events in the Philadelphia area. She has performed in venues such as the Tweeter Center, Dhyana Yoga, Allentown Brew Works, and the Fillmore at the TLA. Not wanting to limit herself with just learning how to hoop with basic hoops and glow hoops, Jen Web started hooping with fire. Initiated into this intense performance art form by Lucky, a world renowned fire performer, Jen Web has since taken her performances to new heights. With a solid background in publicity, design, and a passion for hooping, Jen Web is a force to be reckoned with. Expect big things from this talented performer in 2008.
Check out Jen's electronic press kit here!
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Lauren Shaw : Hooper
Splitting her time between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, Lauren Shaw is a passionate hooper and visionary who has taken the tri-state area by storm. After graduating from the University of Maryland in 2006, she was introduced to hoop dance through the live music scene. When Lauren met the Funtown crew, instant sparks were ignited. Since then, she has performed with them in venues such as the Tweeter Center, the Fillmore at the TLA, Dhyana Yoga and Starter's Riverport. She has been featured in such publications as New Jersey Monthly Magazine and The Atlantic County Current. Together, their motivation and vision is electric. Keep an eye on this rising star, her hips definitely don't lie.
Check out Lauren here!
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Denyde : Live Painter
For as long as I can remember, I have always been trying to create. What started as a hobby quickly matured to a passion. Starting with crayons and Lego's, and progressing to many other mediums and formats.
I came up in the inner city of Philadelphia where graffiti and urban culture were among my influences and routine. I then migrated to a small college town in upstate New York where my love for art grew along with my new found appreciation for the beauty of nature. All through school I spent more time drawing on the back of tests than studying for them. By high school, I was certain I wanted to continue my education and training as an artist. I attended the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) where I graduated with a BFA in Illustration.
Today, my passion for creation fuels my goals to establish myself as a fine and commercial artist. I welcome all types of opportunity, from the strangest to the mundane, hand painted to computer generated and even collaborative efforts on every occasion I can find. I am also available for mural work or other personal commissions.
Check out Denydes's art here!
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Matt Deifer : Live Painter and Founder of Funtown
A serious artist for over ten years now, Matt Deifer harnesses the world of the surreal into the realm of the passionate and spiritual with paintings meant to stimulate senses you never even knew you had. With Wassily Kandinsky's innovative work involving the marriage of vision and sound always in mind, Deifer's work is designed to put universal unity on display. His pieces, which evoke everything from emotional chaos to the deepest, calmest spiritual place you've ever been, flow into each other much like the songs on your favorite mixtape.
Matt Deifer was born and raised in Coplay, Pennsylvania, where he started to shape his original style of creative art. As a graduate of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, Matt played an intrinsic part in starting the See Spot Art Gallery in the Ithaca Commons, an area noted in numerous publications as being among the most enlightened in the country. Ithaca fed Matt's hunger for the type of live, free-form music he always listens to while creating, and he can often be found painting live at art events throughout Pennsylvania and New York. Whether helping to start art cafes or promoting the musicians that help fuel his creative fire, Matt is quickly becoming a prominent figure in the cultural rebirth of the Lehigh Valley.
A "think big" expressionist in all he does, Matt Deifer is also an accomplished photographer, graphic designer and promoter; he's developed cover art for numerous bands and organizes festivals and other events for Funtown, a company he currently runs. Feel free to contact him at info@deifer.com and check out his work online at www.funtownproductions.com and www.deifer.com. You'll see that his creative flow has the power to unite the senses we try too hard to keep separate.
-Ryan Hill
Check out Matt's art here!
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