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Performer Bios
Junkyard Jonny
Junkyard Jonny, aka Jonny Olsen is the leader of the group. He has been juggling since the age
of 13, drumming since the age of 4 and clowing since the age of 0. Jonny has an honours degree from the University of Waterloo in Environmental Studies where he founded a group called Recycle Cycles, and received an A+ for his thesis in Eco-Entertainment for Children. Jonny has played drums
and percussion with many local Ottawa bands, and has hosted a percussion radio show on the local Ottawa University radio station. Jonny speaks English and French fluently and is currently learning
Spanish.
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Trashcan Tony
Trashcan Tony, aka Tony Raybould is Jonny's full time assistant. Tony drums up a storm in perfect unison to Jonny's
tricks and routines. Tony has played drums for many local Ottawa and Vancouver bands and has even performed with Charlie Major and Shania Twain.
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Landfill Lil
Landfill Lill, aka Mary Gellner is Jonny's part time assistant when Trashcan Tony is not available. Lil is perhaps one of the best female drummers
in Canada and has the best smile and energy of all of them. She currently drums full time with the touring celtic pop band Searson.
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Speedy Spence
Speedy Spence, aka Spencer Parent also fills in as a partime assistant. Spence is a young drummer but amazing for his age and known for his fast awesome beats. If you give him a real drum kit
he won't mind dazzling the crowd with a super speedy drum solo. He also plays for many local Ottawa bands and is not a bad juggler too.
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Dumpster Don
Dumpster Don, aka Don Estabrook joins the group in the trio show. He and Junkyard Jonny perform dazzling acrobatic and juggling tricks together. One of the best technical jugglers in Canada, Don
is also a natural wacky character.
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Recycle Ross
Recycle Ross, aka Aytahn Ross is an acommplished montreal circus performer. Aytahn has over 15 years of professional experience and has been
seen by millions of people in twelve countries around the world. With such as highlights as the Just for Laughs festival the Montreal Jazz Festival to his name, Aytahn is known for his elegant silliness, natural charm and graceful skill.
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Recycle Rose
Recycle Rose, aka Bekka Rose started
juggling at the age of 7 in Cirkids, a Vancouver youth circus. Since then, she has followed her love of
juggling, attending numerous juggling festivals and performing in Canada, the USA and Europe. In 2008 she
studied under the highly acclaimed Sergei Ignatov in Berlin and in 2009 she completed the first ever master's
level juggling course at Cirkus Cirkor in Stockholm.
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