The Team
Richard Joy
Richard is the head of Full Circle’s creative and bookings team. Starting in his father’s stage act from the age of 6, Richard has been in the business for over 20 years and brings with him a wealth of knowledge spanning theatre, comedy, circus, variety, popular music and classical performance. As a show producer and performer, Richard has worked on the Brits, Party in the Park and the Smash Hits Awards, the Royal Albert Hall, Top of the Pops, Popworld, T4 and MTV.
As a performer in the international percussion show, Slam!, he has travelled worldwide with Disney and Sony and has taken the production to Korea and Azerbaijan and toured the USA and Europe on many occasions.
Max Elliott
As a talented DJ and accomplished saxophonist, Max is a key part of the Full Circle team building relations with artists and clients and sourcing fresh talent. Max brings with him a fresh approach to contracting our ever expanding stable of artists. In his years with the company Max has managed every genre of artist on hundreds of events gaining knowledge of solutions to every event issue.
Gary Mahone
Gary heads up the technical team for FC with over 12 years experience in the music and events industry as both an artist and producer. His skills boast live sound, lighting design, artist riders, pre production, theatrical, conference, commercial and corporate production. Gary has worked alongside artists such as Oasis, Cheryl Cole and Jonathan Ross and produced shows internationally for clients such as Quintessentially, State Street Bank and The Royal Family.
Simeon Aldred
Simeon Aldred is a creative consultant for Full Circle and is regularly called on to lend his considerable experience to our many high profile projects. As a show producer and ideas man he has worked on huge events for our biggest and most discerning clients.
Vicki Jackson
As an industry-established choreographer, Vicki has worked extensively on Full Circle's fashion and bespoke shows and dance productions.
Her credits have included choreography for Blue, Ronan Keating, Mcfly, Katy Perry at the MTV Awards, Taio Cruiz, Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, Elbow, Bodyrockers, Peter Andre, T4 on the Beach, Capital Summertime Ball, Nickelodeon Kids Awards, CDUK, SMTV, and Pineapple Dance Studios. Her fashion, TV and dance shows include work for corporate clients and leading brand names including Doctor Martens, L'Oreal, Mercedes Benz, Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, The Chris Moyles' Show, X Factor, Louise Spence's ShowBiz, Ministry of Sound and Bed Head.
Evie Manuel
Evie studied Arts Management and Dance at De Montfort University from 2006-2009. She comes to us from another prominent events company in London and now has the chance to bring in new acts, manage our current roster and keep the Full Circle team on their toes!
She has worked on many high profile events including the Xmas '10 season at Old Billingsgate, the 2010 Grand Prix Ball at Silverstone, the multi-site launch of Metro Bank in the UK and many other shows. Evie is a keen ballet dancer and she enjoys being involved in dramatic productions in and around her native East London.
Alex Bingham
Alex joins us as Production Director after running the London office of one of the UK's largest Production Companies. Alex has been in the industry for over 15 years, having trained in lighting and sound design in Manchester. He spent his early years practising his trade at the Manchester Opera House & Palace Theatres before moving into London's West End where he worked on numerous shows including Whistle Down The Wind, Grease, West Side Story and Singing in the Rain.
Shortly after this he made the move into corporate events, working on large projects for various high profile clients. Events have included gala dinners, awards shows and product launches for events in the UK, Europe and even further abroad, highlights being the PCA Awards and the British Video Association Awards.
Sophie Bailey
Sophie is currently studying Events Management at Bournemouth University and working with the team for her placement year. She has been actively involved with volunteering at festivals, local events and has just finished running a model casting and photo shoot for the clothing brand Animal.
Sophie coaches at a local gymnastics club and has helped choreograph as well as performed in four London Festivals of Gymnastics. Her squad have just been asked to perform for the British Gymnasestrada in Switzerland 2011. Her passion for dancing has led to several stage performances, including Sadlers Wells Theatre and Disneyland, Paris.
Neil Atkinson
Neil went to Newcastle University where he studied Music production and technology before moving into the theatres off Middlesbrough to hone his skills. In 2000 he made the move down the M1 and continued his profession at the Hayes theatre before going on a European tour for 4 years with a production of 'That'll Be The Day'. Neil has now joined the Full Circle team as Alex Bingham's right hand man handling the ever-expanding production side of the business.
In his spare time he enjoys building refurbishing and writing off old Mazda rx7s and is a keen Middlesbrough football fan.