 
Based in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, Junkyard Symphony is a enviro-entertainment company specializing in junk percussion/comedy/circus shows for all ages and all kinds of events. Junkyard Symphony strives to promote environmental health through educational and extraordinary entertainment, using ordinary used objects that most people would refer to as 'just junk', but to Junkyard Symphony they are 'terrific treasures' that can be reused for an even greater purpose.....creating smiles.   What do they do with this junk? They do lots of things, but they are best known for their ability to turn junk into awesome percussive music!  Not only do they drum on junk, but they juggle with junk, perform acrobatics with junk, create comedy with junk, sing with junk, perform magic with junk, play amazing music with junk, teach workshops with junk, play sports with junk and do just about anything you can think of that can be done with junk.  Audience participation is also a huge part of Junkyard Symphony's shows. Volunteers get to jam on junk, dance some disco , learn the limbo, play with plungers, and ultimately discover that rhtyhm is truly a universal language.  Junkyard Symphony offers four categories of services: small space shows, ground level shows, main stage shows and workshops. Each category has shows of different lengths to cater to the client's needs and budget.  Generally they perform as a duo, but there are solo shows, trio shows, quartet shows, and even shows with 10 people or more. It just depends on how many the client wants. Junkyard Symphony's Reycled Circus, seen below has four members.  As well as entertaining, Junkyard Symphony's goal is to promote a healty environment by finding ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle junk so that our environment stays cleaner.  They also have a really cool van to bring all their junk to your show. If you have seen the large set, bath tub and all, you might wonder how they fit all that junk in, but it fits! Junkyard Jonny and Landfill Lill show off the van's plate, "GOT2DRUM".  Junkyard Symphony performs for all ages. They are best known for their children and family shows, but their adults shows are just as good, if not better.  Often people ask Junkyard Symphony to play for free. Unfortunately not all superheroes are as rich as Batman; most have bills to pay just like everyone else. So for now, you must always pay for them to play, but they are nice and offer sliding scale rates for those in need.  How do you know if Junkyard Symphony is good enough for your event? Well Prime Minister Stephen Harper said they were awesome for his garden party, so what's good for the PM is good for you.  Junkyard Symphony's creator is Junkyard Jonny , aka Jonny Olsen. Jonny has been drumming and juggling since the age of 4, and his wacky demeanour makes him a natural entertainer. With a Degree in Environmental Studies, and the ability to speak English and French, Jonny has brought Junkyard Symphony to huge popularity not only in the festival circuit but in the schools as well with their message of recycling.  Jonny is joined by members of the Junk Clan such as Trashcan Tony, Junkyard Jeff, Dangerous Derek, Dumpster Don, Landfill Lil, Junkyard Jen, Recycle Ross, Speedy Spence and Scrapyard Stewie, all professionally trained performers. Now don’t let the garbage names fool you. The members of Junkyard Symphony have as much class, talent and professionalism as musicians in a real symphony.  Junkyard Symphony has been entertaining since the summer of 1991 , and has traveled from Halifax to Hong Kong spreading over a MILLION smiles, a TRILLION laughs, and their environmental message, to....  |
