Sneak Peek at Who You'll Meet

As an entertainer, Don Caldwell aka “Buster Balloon”, has performed on stages across the country and around the world including The UK, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Hong Kong, Israel, and even New Jersey! From schools and libraries in California, to nightclubs in Las Vegas, from Fashion Week in New York to product launches in Tokyo, Buster’s onstage antics have delighted audiences with their unique blend of side splitting comedy, mind boggling magic and amazing balloon artistry. A vaudeville extravaganza of inflatable fun for the entire family!
He is a recognized leader in the balloon twisting industry and coming back by popular demand to the T Jam On The Road circuit!

Billy Damon takes great pride in creating balloons that look like art. He is passionate about discovering what makes people smile with regards to Balloon Art and entertainment, and then making it happen for them.
He makes whatever is asked for without hesitation. A Skilled performer, he has been discovered by Nickelodeon Hotel, Disney World, Hard Rock Hotel Universal & the Orlando Magic Basketball Team. Billy was a regular performer for 10 years at many of the Atlantic City Casinos.
Having travelled the world from Hawaii to China, delighting both young and old alike, He is an award winning and a celebrated teacher at international conventions. As a published author on balloon art with Scholastic Books, he finds working with new twisters to be a way of giving back. Family and corporate audienceŐs love his humor and style, many of his clients hire back year after year; IBM, Microsoft, McDonalds, Bloomberg Group to name a few.

Gus Davis is a self proclaimed "Entrepreneurial Entertainer". His first "job" was twisting balloons at the local zoo and he has not looked back since. With a list of talents that include Magic, Juggling, Twisting, MC work, keynote speaker, Game Show Host, and Business Owner, Gus has been using his unique talents to make a living since he was 13 years old! With awards and recognition from many organizations across the United States including ESPN, the Today Show, Best of Austin, Campus Activities Magazine and many more, Gus wants to share the secrets to his success with you!

Ralph Dewey has been active in the art of balloon sculpturing since 1975. His first balloon book, Dewey’s New Balloon Animals, was published in 1976. Since that time, he has authored 15 balloon books. He has also written dozens of magazine articles on balloon twisting, balloon ministry, clowning and similar topics. They have appeared in, Clown Alley, Clowning Around, The Calliope, Clown Impact Newsletter, Laugh*Makers, The Christian Conjurer, The Cross and The Clown and Church Recreation Magazine. He has also been featured in Balloon Magic, The Magazine. Dewey has appeared on The Swan’s Place TV show and also a Daystar network program called Hide The Word In Your Heart Club. He has lectured at T&Jam, at Twist and Shout, at Diamond Jam and at the Millennium Jam in Belgium. In 2004, he received the “Life Time of Sharing” award presented at the Millennium Jam. For over eight years he has written a monthly balloon column for Balloon HQ. Several times he has presented balloon lecture tours in Europe. He was one of the first pioneers in the area of gospel balloons, and is well known as a leader in the art of balloon sculpturing. In addition to books on balloons, he has also written books on gospel chalk talks, gospel clown skits, gospel paper tricks, clown clip art, clown comedy and gospel juggling. To date, Dewey has published a total of 30 books and 7 DVDs. He has earned five “Best Balloon Lecture” awards from the Fellowship of Christian Magicians. His talents also include cartooning, puppetry, comedy emcee, magic and juggling. He regularly uses balloons in his child evangelism ministry. He is often seen lecturing at conventions and teaching workshops. He has been a staff instructor at many clown camps. Ralph originated the “Joey to the World” gospel clown convention, the DewJam Balloon Convention and Kingdom Twisters. Twice Dewey has been a room designer for Balloon Manor. In 2005, Dewey was given the very first David Grist Memorial Award. In 2004 Dewey originated his Balloon Excellence Awards designed to recognize and encourage talented twisters throughout the world. So each year he presents these awards to deserving balloon professionals. Dewey gives God the full credit for his success.

Robbie has been twisting balloons for nearly 20 years. As a child, Robbie loved watching clowns twist balloons into fantastical shapes and dreamed of one day doing it himself. On July 2, 2002, that dream became reality and Balloons by Robbie was born.
Robbie got his start volunteering at many different non-profits and fundraising events; at each event he would twist the same eight characters he had learned from Balloon Magic, by Marvin Hardy. Twisting began as a hobby, but quickly developed into his passion. In 1998, Robbie had a calling to become a full-time volunteer, and dedicated a year and half of his life to a missionary work in San Diego. The following year he served with the Domestic Peace Corps. As a result of these experiences, he had a chance to try new things with his balloons and venture into the Deco-Twisting world.
Today, Robbie continues to perfect his art and is dreaming up new creations all the time. His work has been seen on: The View, All My Children, Good Morning America, Today Show and Live with Regis and Kelly. Robbie is a 1st place winner of a past T Jam on the Road and has been on the touring circuit for the last 2 years spreading his unique creations and excellent teaching style with thousands worldwide.

Jack Mattson has been entertaining with magic and balloons for over ten years. He is an award winning balloon artist, a member of the Academy of Magical Arts (magic castle in Hollywood Ca) and an award winning stage performer. Jack took top honor at Top Twister at Twist and Shout 2009 and was recently noted as a "rising star" by the great Ralph Dewey. His twist on faces and cartoon characters made from balloons such as the "Simpsons" has made a name for himself in the balloon industry. Everyone in the industry agrees that this is the future of twisting!

Andrew McDonald is an award winning twister who has watched this industry grow from dogs and swords into amazing multi sized multi balloon creations! Over the last 5 years, Andrew has been a staple of all the major conventions as both an instructor and Jam room mentor. He is just as good demonstrating and explaining the basics as he is in walking you through advanced twisting techniques. He has 2 brand new DVD’s that have been met with huge success both because of his material and because of his great teaching pace and style. Andrew is also the inventor of the Mini Mac Pump, a light weight floor model pump that is great for any strolling pros!

Artist Larry Moss has been using airigami to create “full-blown” installations that enchant both young and old for more than a dozen years, and – whether it’s a ten-room haunted house (Balloon Manor), the world’s first piloted balloon sculpture (Fantastic Flying Octopus) or a pre-historic museum exhibition (Elastic Park) – they bring people together in the way that only the best public art installations can.

Alberto Nava from Milan, Italy, has practiced magic since he was 8 and started adding balloons into his magic 12 years ago. He works as a family entertainer while creating fantastic sculptures as Mr. Crazyballoons. His large sculpture entries have earned him two second-place wins (2008-2009) at the Balloon Arts Convention Italy (BACI). Last year he has also participated to the Balloon Art World Challenge in Bangkok where his team has won first place in the balloon hat competition. Moreover, their large sculpture has been featured in the April-June 2010 issue of Balloon Images and has received world wide press coverage. This year with the Italian team he has won first place at the World Balloon Convention in Dallas (2010).
His love for performing and the need for a direct contact with the public has taken him on many different adventures, basking on the Rambla in Barcelona, touring France to visit major street performance festival and working side by side with amazing performers in one of the most famous locations of all, the Sunset Celebration in Key West, Florida.

Twistin' Todd Neufeld has been entertaining with balloons for almost twenty years. He has twisted balloons for the White House, Late Night With David Letterman, The Today Show, Nightline, NTV (in Japan), and recently for Jerry Seinfeld's The Marriage Ref. Since winning "Top Twister" in 2001, Todd has taught and performed all over the world and co-produced the ground-breaking events Don & Todd's Twisted Film Festival and Balloonalicious. Today, he stays busy entertaining at corporate and family events and working hard to elevate the balloon twisting industry where ever he goes.

A professional performance artist since 1978, Royal Sorell's balloon art has appeared on national television in the United States, Japan, Europe, Brazil and Columbia. His awards include International Balloon Entertainer of the Year for 1998. Royal co-designed the World's Largest Non-round Balloon Sculpture (40,781 balloons). Royal was most recently featured on Ripley's Believe It Or Not! in February 2003. His professional programs include: Balloon Caricatures, Balloon Art, Magic, Mime, Clowning, General Mayhem & Chaos for Stage Performances, Corporate Events, Birthdays, and family entertainment. He is one of the Co-Producers of the Twist and Shout balloon convention, winner of several twisting awards from the twisting community and truly one of the pioneers of our industry. His no nonsense direct style and his wealth of knowledge of this industry make him a true legend in business!

Jeanine was born and raised in Santa Clara County. She started twisting balloons in 1997 when she saw "Balloon Animals, 101," offered as a community class. She thought it sounded ridiculous, so she just had to take it. She soon found herself enrolled in "Advanced Balloon Animals," with a serious addiction to balloon art. In 1999, Jeanine started entertaining with balloons, and face painting, at parties, restaurants, and special events. She attended her first balloon convention in January of 2004, and by September 2004, found herself twisting balloons full time. In 2006, Jeanine made her debut as an instructor at Diamond Jam, an International balloon convention, where she packed the class to standing room only. She also taught at the 2006 Golden Gate Clown Happening. Jeanine has completed the first several volumes of her Balloon Instruction books (CDs), and has more in the planning stages. Jeanine received the Balloon Excellence Award, Rising Star for 2006. Jeanine specializes in small, detailed sculptures and will attempt to make just about any animal imaginable. Jeanine is available for Birthday Parties, Corporate Functions, Grand Openings, Restaurants, and ANY Family Event.