About

Your big day or event is important, and finding people to work with can be difficult. Here’s who I am, both personally and professionally.
After meeting my now wife, Becky, in secondary school, we got married in 2016 at Sopley Mill in Dorset.
We have a noisy but loveable cockapoo and a loveable but noisy 4 year old daughter.

After getting married, Becky threw herself into the wedding industry and has become a superstar videographer, you can and should check out her work here.

Whilst we live in Dorset, a lot of the time I work in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset for weddings, parties and events.

I have been professionally entertaining for 20 years and I am a proud member of the Magic Circle, the most prestigious and famous magic society in the world, based in London. I have also been awarded South West Magician of the Year, by The Wedding Industry Awards. A highly regarded wedding award voted for by wedding couples and judged by industry experts.

I love close up magic, but I love the reactions even more.
It can be used to create laughter, gasps and disbelief.
Used in the right way it breaks down barriers and creates an instant talking point.

I have been lucky enough to entertain at weddings full of love and emotion, private parties, trade shows and many more wonderful events.

Each and every wedding I attend, I love! They really are my favourite, but some of the highlight corporate events that magic has taken me to so far included;

Performing at Google HQ in London
Entertaining at Mercedes in Guernsey
Fund raising at Sandhurst Military base.
Celebrating Oxford University Balliol college’s 450th Anniversary
Hosting the Dorset Children’s Services Awards

So whatever event you are planning no matter how big or small, get in touch as I’d love to help.

James Maidment

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“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.”

-Harry Houdini

Chris Young

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We had James perform some amazing magic at our wedding back in the November 2024, If we hadn't spontaneously met James during our wedding meal taster (also a mini wedding fayre) at beginning of the year none of this would have happened and we would have definitely missed out on some quality entertainment without realising so we're very grateful for that day, James gives such great aura, highly professional, the communication from start to finish was faultless, He made sure everything was planned/researched out perfectly. The whole wedding party thoroughly enjoyed it and were blown away, my wife and I sure as heck loved it, the kids absolutely adored James. He gave some memorabilia to remember his part in the day.I heartly recommend.

Hugh S

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James was one of the standout highlights of our wedding day! He performed MC duties alongside his incredible magic both close up and to the whole room. His charisma shone throughout, making sure everyone got a piece of the action, and elevated our gorgeous day to new heights. James is a wonderful person which is what makes him so good at what he does, as well as having exceptional, magical performances. We've even got memorabilia of his magic on our mantlepiece still to this day! If you don't have James at your wedding, you're truly missing out!!

Bettina Racheva

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Myself and my partner hired James for our wedding on 30.12.2024. Fantastic host, entertainer and a magician! Definitely breaks the ice between the guests, assists with some organisational aspects and brings so much energy! We had a fantastic mini magic show, which i absolutely loved! Shame i didn't recorded it 🙈😅If anyone is in doubt, James is worth every penny! Every single one of our guests was in awe and had so many positive feedbacks on our choice to have him! Highly recommend! ♥️

Justine Young

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Fantastic entertainment thank you :)

Malaika Khan

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Beth Zoega-Akran

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I first met James at a friends wedding and asked him to come and do some magic at a work event. Both times he absolutely blew people’s minds and was the topic of conversation for days afterwards!! I wouldn’t hesitate to hire him again for any kind of event! Super professional and super talented!

Fiona Baker

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James was absolutely incredible! Originally we thought he was a bit expensive but me and my husband are so glad we booked him and managed to fit him in the budget because he went above and beyond our expectations! All of our wedding guests have all had such amazing things to say about him and we haven’t got a bad word to say! His magic was outstanding, his hosting was perfect and his entertainment for the kids was incredible. Couldn’t recommend him highly enough! He certainly help made our day perfect and one everyone will remember 💜 10/10

Simon Chainey

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We had Jamie come and perform a magic walkabout at our wedding. He was extremely professional, polite and great with his admin. Everyone was blown away with his magic and it really added to our day, we would highly recommend!

Joe Davies

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All I can say is I wish I had met James sooner and booked him for Jodie and myself's wedding. Absolute 10/10 performance, amazing gentleman and brilliant host.

Helena Goncalves

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It was amazing! couldn’t even believe my eyes when it happened so close to me.

Chantelle Tester

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We asked James to perform magic at our wedding and he was FANTASTIC. Mesmerizing, captivating and simply unforgettable. He really went above and beyond, the guests were all so impressed and he even performed past his scheduled time to ensure we (bride & groom) got to experience the magic. He was professional, charming and left us with a special gift to remember his part in the day - which we are so grateful for. We would not hesitate to recommend James to anyone!

Lisa Thomas

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At a friends wedding and James was absolutely amazing! The magic he done was insane and the way he interacted with the kids with the balloons etc was great! Would recommend 💯

Matthew farrier

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Gold star for this magician. Absolutely supetb. Well worth it!

James Ferrett

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James was fantastic at my partners 30th Birthday. He had everyone watching in awe a massive contribution to the event’s success. Super nice guy will definitely be back for more! Thank you so much 😊

Caroline Williams

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James attended our wedding reception at the Italian Villa, Compton Acres 29th Dec 2023. He was outstanding, energetic, enthusiastic and so personable. He was really thorough with his preparations before hand and on the day. During the wedding speeches James turned into Jamie Jigsaw for the children to enjoy his circus workshop. Again, every child loved their workshop and returned with a variety of wonderful balloon creations.Without doubt, we'd highly recommend James and his amazing wife who stepped in at the last minute to record our wedding day as she is a videographer. Her incredible attention to detail shines through in our video recording of our wedding day.An awesome team to work with. We will most definitely be using James Maidment Magician again.

Iain Muir

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James was booked for our wedding who was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Arrived early with plenty of time and was brilliant with all the guests at the wedding. Delightful magic and great entertainment for every one of all opinions. Would be happy to ask for this services again.

Kate Wright

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So impressed with James at a wedding fare we booked him straight away. He did not disappoint in any way. Communication was excellent right from the booking , during the day (just to check we were happy and enjoying our day) and a personalised thank you after the wedding day. There was so much laughter and gasps of disbelief from tables all thanks to James. He compared the whole day and ensured it all ran smoothly. I absolutely recommend James 100% I don’t have our professional photos back yet but our photographer followed James to each table so I’m expecting some great photos

Michelle Stephens

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Wow! That was the word on all our guests lips along with faces of pure wonderment at our wedding recently. Jamie entertained our guests and we could not of been happier. His tricks are awesome his jokes funny and he is one of the nicest people we have ever met. We wouldn't hesitate to hire him again.

Richard Morgan

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Amazing close up magic.. throughly entertaining..highly recommend James who is also a lovely guy

Emily James

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We hired James for my Dad's 60th birthday party at the weekend and WOW - we're so pleased we did! At the start of the party James entertained a crowd of children (aged 2 - 9) with a circus workshop, balloon modelling and magic wands. They absolutely loved it! James then moved around the tables, performing close up magic for everyone. He's tricks were incredible and had everyone crowding round to watch. James made the party even more memorable, and I have no doubt his magic will be a talking point with our friends and family for a long time! I whole heartedly recommend him, an incredibly talented magician, and a really lovely guy.

Glenda Candy

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Rebekah O’Brien

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I was lucky enough to win James’s recent wedding entertainment package competition and I am so grateful that I did. James was the magician I never knew I needed! He was brilliant from start to finish, he amazed all our guests with his magic and so many of them said how fantastic he was. He even made some balloon figures for the children! I would wholeheartedly recommend James, even if you’re unsure about getting a magician, you need James!

Nikki King

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James is such a fantastic entertainer. We have used him several times for both children’s and adults only parties and would highly recommend him. James knows how to read the audience so well, perform amazing magic to varying age groups and is very easy to deal with to ensure everything runs smoothly on the day. Thank you James for making our parties extra special.

Tina Louise

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We hired Jamie's magical services for my mum's surprise 'The Great Gatsby' themed birthday party.I am so glad we did, it added something extra special to the night for the guests.He was amazing, very professional from the off.Mingling between guests of all ages throughout the evening. Everyone loved it, he was fab!Couldn't recommend him enough.Thank you so much, Tina.