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Testimonials
"Vinyl Burns is a brilliant character, and his diabolo juggling doesn’t miss a beat, even when it does… Burns’ is impressive, at one point balancing [cigar boxes] on his chin while he played guitar to a loop track and never dropping character at all… a staple of our festival season, and he’s bloody brilliant."
Sophie - The Wellingtonista
"Truly brilliant…almost perfect."
Brett Adam - Theatreview
"We hired Kim Potter to compère the extremely busy ASB Gardens Magic Series (45,000 people over 22 nights) - Kim was a gem, responding to the ongoing critique necessary to tweak the show with humour and grace."
Craig Ireson
Wellington City Council - Summer City
"Thanks again for your great shows at ILT Kidzone Festival. The magic and rockstar shows were really entertaining and a lot of fun for our family audiences Also, your new character, Officer Whassifer from The Fun Police was a great addition to add to the roving entertainment. The mobility with the hands-free Segway was a great method of reaching a lot of people and the interactions of this guy investigating if people were having enough fun was really engaging."
Angela Newell - Venture Southland
"The wonderfully quirky character Vinyl Burns stimulated the WOW pre-show audience with fun and an enormous sense of humour. They weren't sure whether he was one of them or an entertainer - it was fantastic"
Gabrielle Hervey
World of WearableArt
"You were a superstar, even if it was raining. Had fabulous comments and feedback back from the community. We’ll be sure to give you a call in the future, when the sun is shining!"
Traceylee Hooton
Towncentre Taupo Ltd.
"Our event was fantastic - Kim was fabulous!
Thanks so much and have a great Christmas."
Lisa Cross - Silverstream School
"Far and away the best act we’ve had"
Bull Allen - MC
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
"You were brilliant Kim, best wedding host I've ever known"
Phil Reed - Communications Officer, Wellington Mayor's Office
"...a hyper-dense collection of wisdom and hiding-in-plain-sight solutions to problems you barely knew you had. Consider this an investment for the future."
Stuff.co.nz
"one of the best personalities on twitch" - DJepik
"I would like to thank "Vinyl Burns" for making my birthday celebrations a day to remember.
He mixed with my quest and got them talking. They did not know what to expect.
Next he did a half hour show which had all the people in the room laughing for beginning to end.
Well worth the cost."
David Boreman - Venturecon
"He is stinking hilarious"
Madison Watkins ( @madison_watkins ) - America's Got Talent
"Let the mojo take you over. It is worth it."
Maryanne Cathro, Theatreview.org.nz
"Thanks so much for providing some of the best entertainment we've seen in a long time. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole show and loved that you were in constant character. You were able to change and manage the music throughout the evening, keeping up with the numerous requests, this kept the night flowing extremely well. Thanks again for a wonderful night, I have no doubt we'll be using you again in the not too distant future."
Kate Twigg
OMF
"Vinyl Burns has entertained Featherston at two of our summer First Friday events. He's a class act: very professional and easy to deal with, and Vinyl is a fantastic icebreaker for a crowd. Great dance moves too...!!"
Martine Bijker
Featherston First Friday
"Vinyl Burns was fantastic!! Engaging, Incredibly talented!, professional & amazing! Highly recommend him and we will be booking him for our event again!!"
Warren Maxwell - Huia Festival
"...The most entertaining DJ I've ever seen."
MC Woody
"Thank you very much for making our Christmas party such a great night, you made everyone laugh and everyone really enjoyed you throughout the night. You did a fantastic job with the music and with your comedy show and everyone will remember this Christmas party forever, thanks to you!"
Karleen White - Kerry Ingredients Ltd.
"Hey Vinyl, Thanks so much for this - hilarious."
Chris Hawkins,
Presenter on BBC6Music
"It was awesome! Everyone has been letting me know how much fun they had. It warmed my heart to have so many lovely peeps turn up and get into it. You were a big part of the success of the night - DJ Vinyl Burns did an awesome job."
Alison Goffin
"...very fine quality."
Thomas LaHood
www.theatreview.co.nz
Vinyl Burns seamlessly provided MCing services for us. He helped engage the crowd, announce what was coming up and provided laughs along the way. Kim Potter was also on hand to be friendly, reassuring, helpful, kind, supportive and went above & beyond. We thank you both, dearly.
Nichola Adams, Greytown Arts Festival
“When we confirmed we were holding the World Cup event here in New Zealand I knew there was only one person I wanted to host it. I knew he’d be professional, ridiculously funny and come with tons of dynamite material. But more than that, I knew as a host he’d understand the sense of occasion that comes with running something of that scale and would deliver exactly what I wanted. Vinyl Burns was the perfect host for our event and I look forward to working with him again in the future.”
Mark Williams
President New Zealand Juggling Association
Director International Jugglers Association IRC Oceania
"...fantastic!"
Heather du Plessis-Allan - TV3 News
"Fred Dagg, Dame Edna, Dr. Vinyl Burns, Les Patterson... some of the greatest alter egos..."
Nemone - BBC 6music
"Vinyl Burns seamlessly provided MCing services for us. He helped engage the crowd, announce what was coming up and provided laughs along the way. Kim Potter was also on hand to be friendly, reassuring, helpful, kind, supportive and went above & beyond. We thank you both, dearly."
Nichola Adams - Greytown Arts Festival
"Kim Potter is fantastic to work with and extremely professional and talented. We look forward to working with him more in the future and continue to recommend him to everyone! "
Logan Elliott - Highly Flamable Events
"Thank you for visiting our school today. We really enjoyed having you, the kids were buzzing even when we came back to class and the teachers also mentioned that they really enjoyed your performance too"
Taran Gahunia - Everglade Primary School
"We employed the entertainment skills of Kim Potter sight unseen, which was a bit of a risk really for our corporate event. We we not disappointed as he certainly turned on a great show in a less than ideal area to work in. Top marks Kim - we would certainly recommend you to anyone looking for your unique style of fun."
Scott Macdonald, Branch Manager
Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited
"Kim provided some great variety, surprise and a degree of risqueness for our PechaKucha Night Featherston session. It was the perfect contrast to other presenters delivering in a more "straight" style. Kim's alter-ego Vinyl Burns ramped up the start of the second half of the show with appropriate energy, surprise, verve and hilarity. This got things rocking for the entire second half and could only add to the credibility of our PechaKucha shows, branding and indeed the joy and pride of the Featherston community in having this event in the Anzac Hall and featuring local and not so local (s)heros, iconcoclasts and down right fabulous people - that includes the audience too! Cheers Kim - hope to have Vinyl Burns come visit for a Wellington session of PechaKucha Night."
Craig Nicholson, Pecha Kucha, Wellington
"Some of the most exciting acts include one by Vinyl Burns, a world-class diabolo juggler, magic illusionist and physical comedian, whose act features a dose of 80s hair-rock to get everyone in a happy mood"
RIDHIMA SINHA, Masala.com
"Bumble footed and brilliant, successfully earned the cringe award, then Won our hearts with his comic unicycle rockstar Songs For The Ladies"
Jannet Whittington
Nelson Mail
"Brilliant. Flexible talent. Professional in every aspect from initial enquiry to delivery. I would highly recommend this company."
Bruce Anderson
Picton Little Theatre / Comedy Producer
"A Truly Uni-Que Act!"
Ottawa Metro
"Follow this heart-warming story of our charming hero whilst he delights you with equilibristics (yes, this is a real word), juggling, comedy and dance. Be surprised by his creations and atmosphere of humour, love and audience participation. World class, blistering diabolo juggling and wry, self deprecating magical illusion and physical comedy, building to a climax of live rock-guitar anthems and high altitude 80's hair-rock singalong finale. Brimming with inept sophistication, extreme stunts and surprisingly polished skills, Vinyl rides in hot pursuit of his destiny… to deliver a glittering, escapist adventure just for you. It's dramatic, silly, beautiful and hilarious... "
Gail Tresidder - Theatre View
"Vinyl Burns was a real hit at the PechaKucha Night in Featherston in November last year, and definitely had the audience laughing! Kim was great to work with, stuck to the brief with style and aplomb! Thank you!"
Lucy Cooper - Pecha Kucha / Arrow FM
"Bloody amazing!"
Linda Topp (Topp Twins)
"We hired DJ Vinyl Burns for our company’s 10th birthday celebrations. He was fantastically quick-witted, smooth-talking, and very charming! Vinyl Burns was very much at ease mixing and mingling with the crowd and kick-started our night on the right note – with a sense of humour, fun and a hint of the unexpected. Highly recommended!"
Rosie Alldridge
Star Now
Kim is truly one of New Zealand's leading character comedians. Whether it on stage or on the street he delivers a unique and consistently professional performance.
Chris Morely-Hall
Gondwana Productions Ltd.
"Kim is the consummate professional in the entertainment sector. He is reliable, great value and brilliant at what he does. I'd recommend talking to him if you need any sort of entertainment or creative ideas to make your event, party, conference or show sparkle!"
Miranda Clayton
Fringe Arts Trust
"You were really funny!"
Melanie Lynskey - Actor
"If you're lucky, your usher will be the off-the-wall Vinyl Burns... ...[one of] Wellington's best interactive improv artists."
Kate Ward-Smythe
www.theatreview.org.nz
"If one had to pick a favourite character then it was the everyman host for the evening Mr Vinyl Burns with his ridiculous fake Southern Accent and ability to mess up some stunts while occasionally making the audience gasp while successfully completing others."
Kevin List
www.Scoop.co.nz
"The Reverend DR. DJ Vinyl Burns graced us with his presence for our deck warming party... This got our guests very excited and they were very impressed with his techniques and sounds he emitted... He soon had our party up and warming our deck with their dancing feet.
We would highly recommend The Reverend Dr for deck warmings, Hen's parties, weddings-anywhere people enjoy great sounds and velour suits!"
Rebekah and Leo
"...His final stunt, a classic straitjacket escape, was executed flawlessly... timed his escape perfectly to coincide with the audience countdown, freeing himself just before time was up. This stunt elicited a tremendous roar from the large crowd."
Edmonton Journal
"If you took Neil Diamond, Harry Houdini and Jerry Seinfeld and threw them together, Vinyl Burns would be the result."
www.Fijitimes.com
"the wierdest thing I've seen in a long time - it was a hit."
Circus Montreal
"Kim is a talented and creative performer. His series of shows in Banff were very well received by the audience and by my client. Kim was easy to deal with a provided high quality promotional materials. I would him again if opportunity arises."
Steve Hansen
Producer Banff Summer Series
"Look out for the vocal talents of Jemaine Clement and the malevolent styling of Vinyl Burns, in his first serious acting role, as Evil Lord Jerkov"
Scoop.co.nz
" ...saw him at the Edmonton Fringe. tough crowd, but he worked them well, great showmanship, and the look on the face of the unwary when caught with a stinger was priceless. smooth as a pound of butter... And I mean that in the nicest way. awesome!"
David Allan Morris, Fan.
"Kim helped us at an annual zoo event were approx 1000 children and their families come to the Zoo.
He was fantastic, professional, funny and great to work with... Would highly recommend Kim!"
Marina Greco
Wellington Zoo
"...a sure fire way of getting a smile on peoples faces... Your high energy act was lots of fun, a great combination of physical and verbal humor."
Craig Belcher
Datacraft NZ
"If you ever get the chance to see @vinylburns… He was the absolute highlight of Buskerfest. Top notch comedy. A++"
@Jimmycanuck - Audience Member
"New Zealand's Kim Potter™ combines comedy with an astounding vanishing act."
'Where' magazine, Halifax.
"Vinyl is one "cool dude"! He played for the Stratford Womens Dragonboat Team at the Ottawa Dragonboat Festival"
Dave Farrell, Audience Member, Ottawa Dragonboat Festival 2008
"New Zealand comedic legend Vinyl Burns (Kim Potter) hosts the show and provides much of the show's humour."
Helen King
Thread.co.nz
"A performer that crossed the boundaries of fantabulous! Kim went over and above the call of duty proving to me professionalism and dedication were part of his everyday life!"
Kelly McKeigan, Artist Liaison
Halifax International Buskers Festival
"Your professionalism and gung ho attitude added another wonderful element to our celebration enjoyed by over 10,000 people in a warm and welcoming environment."
Te Rangi Huata, Production Manager
Public Dreams Trust, First Night Hastings
"The host Vinyl Burns (Kim Potter) looks like he’s stepped straight out of the League of Gentleman... Ukulele-rocking goodness..."
Jessica Manins
The Lumiere Reader
"For weeks after the event people kept asking "Who's that Vinyl guy?". Mostly women!!"
Gareth King
South Vinyard Ltd.
"...incredibly funny magic..."
Jules Van Cruysen
Salient Magazine
"Thanks..."
James Cameron
Director of "Avatar"
"...the seamless magic of your very own host the loveable, unflappable, king of kiwi comedy; Vinyl Burns."
Idealog Magazine
"New Zealand’s own legendary busker"
www.Scoop.co.nz
"What a great job you did last night. It was a very hard crowd – especially so huge and spread over distances, but you certainly won them over and I don’t for a second underestimate the skill needed to do that. The especially pleasing part was that you managed to entertain everyone and offend no-one."
Nicola Barnes
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
"The gleam of his teeth only outdone by the shine of his suit."
Alison Little
Scoop.co.nz
"...Truly a genius of the callback..."
Mike Wood
Toronto Comedian.
"Kim has performed for the market for several years now. The market is a yearly charity event in Levin that brings in 10-15 thousand people for the one day event. We aim to provide a great family day out with stalls and entertainment and Kim is perfectly suited to our crowd. The shows are always well received and people ask each year if he will be there again. Kim has always been accommodating to our changes to staging and times, is great with the kids and always entertaining. I would not hesitate to recommend Kiwi Comedy Company to anyone"
Belinda Chainey
Manakau Medieval Market
"...I hope your leg is better."
Joelle Rossier, secretaire.
Festival Des Artistes de rue 2004
"Vinyl Burns was supplying atmospheric - character DJ during our annual New Zealand Juggling Festival. This created a fantastic atmosphere where great music and great vibes are where created, and it was all looked after by Vinyl.
Occasionally he would throw in some character comedy adding again the atmosphere and making the festival goers smile. He also mixed and adapted the music to suit the mood as it changed throughout the event.
He was a pleasure to work with and without a doubt added that extra something to our event! If you would like to talk further feel free to contact me."
Zane Jarvie President (NZJA)
"Tourism Eastland hired Kim Potter for two events, a free public New Years Eve concert (The Town Clock Party) and a water exhibition and fire works display on New Years Day (The River of Light).
Kim was very easy to work with and was prepared to make changes and alterations to his performances to suit the different situations. The Town Clock party was a case of Kim having to perform three 20minute slots in between bands on a stage, with the River of Light a roving two-hour performance across three riverbanks.
His shows and performances were perfect for both the events although they had to be quite different to each other to accommodate the different surroundings.
Kim had the audience at the Town Clock Party captured with all three performances, which was not an easy task as there was a very broad range of partygoers. Kim also managed to work his way around the entire riverbank at the River of Light, which would add up to at least two kilometres.
Kim is a very talented performer and I would have no hesitation in recommending him for any event you may have planned as he will mould and adjust his performances to get the best out of any audience.
Kim has so many tricks up his sleeve and gags in his bag you would be hard pressed to find an event he couldn't enhance with one of them."
Alexandra Day, Event Coordinator.
Tourism Eastland
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