Matt Tarrant

Entertainer

Adelaide born and raised and now one of the most successful up-and-coming international magicians and mentalists, Matt started magic later than most – leaving his top-end job at one of Australia’s Top 4 Banks at the age of twenty seven to start his career as a professional magician and mentalists, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Since performing to sold out audiences at the Adelaide Fringe for the first time in 2012 where he also received his first award, Matt has continued this success by selling out and winning an award at the festival again each year to 2017 – the longest streak in the history of the festival.

Based in Adelaide

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Book Matt Tarrant Magician: Award-Winning Mentalist and Entertainer

Event organisers who book Matt Tarrant magician secure one of Australia’s most successful up-and-coming magicians and mentalists. Adelaide born and raised, Matt Tarrant left his top-end job at one of Australia’s Top 4 banks at the age of twenty-seven to pursue magic full time, and he hasn’t looked back since. Since first performing to sold-out audiences at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2012, where he also won his first award, Matt continued selling out and winning awards at the festival every year through to 2017, the longest such streak in the festival’s history.

As one of Australia’s most in-demand MCs and entertainers, Matt is widely known to Australian audiences as a contestant on Australian Survivor, where he competed across fifty-one days in Samoa and finished fifth from twenty-four contestants, becoming one of the season’s most popular and likeable competitors. He has since appeared on Australia’s Got Talent as a semi-finalist, further cementing his profile as a mainstream entertainer as well as a corporate performer.

Matt has worked with some of Australia’s biggest companies and brands as a magician and entertainer, appearing across all major television networks and radio stations nationwide, as well as fronting a major advertising campaign for the AFL and the Port Adelaide Football Club, where he serves as an official celebrity ambassador. His stage shows continue to sell out across the country, including entire seasons at both Fringe World in Perth and the Adelaide Fringe, where he has become the festival’s highest-selling solo performer, with more than ten thousand tickets sold in a single month-long season.

Blending sleight-of-hand magic with mind-reading mentalism, Matt delivers a slick, highly interactive show that consistently captivates corporate audiences and brings genuine surprise and delight to conferences, gala dinners and product launches. Based in Adelaide, Matt is available to perform at corporate events across Australia and internationally.

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In 2017 Matt, was cast to be a contestant on Australian Survivor – where he competed across 51 days in Samoa, finishing 5th from 24 contestants. Matt was one of the most popular and loved contestants on the season and his competitiveness and likability connected with Australian and International audiences.

Matt has worked with some of Australia’s biggest companies and brands as a magician and entertainer and appeared across all major TV networks and radio stations; Australia-wide as well as appearing as part of a major advertising campaign for the AFL and Port Adelaide Football Club.

In 2018 he has returned to both Fringe World (Perth) and the Adelaide Fringe selling-out an entire season at both festivals – and become the highest selling solo-performer at the Adelaide Fringe for the second year running; hitting over 10,000 tickets sold in the month long festival.