Attractions from Freddie Prez

Based in Lancaster, California, , Freddie Prez grew up in Bakersfield, CA, a community 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

Known for its country music, Bakersfield was where Freddie began in entertainment, playing bass and violin in rock bands from the mid-seventies until 1988 when he started The Freddie Prez Show. He continued performing, even while going to college, earning his degree in Hospital Administration, followed by a stint in graduate school at UCLA in the school of public health. “ I soon found out that I had to make a decision about careers,” says Prez. “If I became a hospital administrator, I wouldn’t have time for music, and would have to give it up forever.” His decision to leave graduate school was supported by his parents, which surprised Prez. “My father is a retired ophthalmologist, and I thought he would be very disappointed if I didn’t pursue a career in the health field.” Prez then spent several years in night clubs performing until he stumbled upon the idea for his one-of-a-kind show. “I had a drumming bear that sat next to a tip jar in the night club. This bear would “play” for a few seconds every time someone put money in the jar. One middle-aged couple loved my bear and promised they would come back with their friends to see my bear!” The rest is history, and Freddie has continued to develop more shows to add to his roster.

Over the last few years, Freddie developed other attractions and sometimes would bring up to 3 of them to an event, performing all three in a day. "I began to realize that there was an appeal to the event organizers when I did this, and the logical move was to get to where I am today, offering up to 8 separate attractions each day, performed only one time each." When Freddie came up with this concept, many fairs, particularly small ones with limited budgets jumped on the idea. "There are so many fairs where the patrons come out most of the days of the fair, and if I were to just perform one act three times each day, it wouldn't take long for everyone to get bored."

The following is the roster of shows that Freddie is bringing to events in the U.S. and Canada. Please check your local event to see which attractions Freddie is bringing in so you know which attractions to promote.

Freddie Prez and the Kings:

Since 1988, Freddie Prez has developed a very unique comedy rock concert for kids which uses hi-tech special effects to present an exciting kid’s show that’s as squeaky clean as it looks.

Freddie has made a major character change to the show formerly called The Freddie Prez Show, replacing the animatronic characters with Elvis and Michael Jackson, who are constantly messing up the show with unexpected changes and hi-tech disasters like ill-timed smoke and bubbles, as well as silly string and water shooting out into the audience . There's even a snow machine that produces a "blizzard". Hi-tech sound produces sound effects throughout the show, giving a cartoon-like aura.

The show is presented on a self-contained stage, which is actually the back of a customized motorhome. Freddie brings his show to fairs and festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Can You Karaoke?

(There's also a version of this called Karaoke for Seniors)

This show was developed when karaoke first hit the night clubs in the U.S. Prez treats the contest more like a “Gong Show”, looking for the most entertaining singers, not necessarily just the best singers. Freddie will bring singers up on his stage and use strobe lights, smoke machines, snow machines, and even a high powered toilet paper blower (you heard that right) to enhance the show. The audience votes for the most entertaining singer, not necessarily the one with the best voice.

Guitar Hero Live

"I jumped on this in 2007 when it first came out because I knew it would appeal to teens and the college age group. Even people in their 30's would love to compete in this non-violent video game." Guitar Hero utilizes the same special effects as Karaoke to enhance the show, and contestants get to "show off" their playing skills up on stage, looking like a rock star. The game is projected on a 55" TV for the audience to see. "If you're an adult and don't know what to think about this, ask a few teenagers what they think - then watch their eyes light up." There are more and more versions of Guitar Hero coming out, and Freddie brings out the most popular games to be used in his show.

The SpongeBob Trivia Contest

Based on the popular cartoon, Freddie is amazed how many older teenagers love this game, in addition to the younger 5-12 year old audience. questions about SpongeBob are mixed in with sound bites from the cartoon and SpongeBob music to make this a lot of fun!

The Hannah Montana Lip Sync Contest

Although this is geared to girls from 4-12, Freddie has been surprised to see girls in their mid-teens get up and mimic Hannah Montana. Even a few boys have had fun with this and have brought the house down with their antics. Again, the same special effects used in Karaoke and Guitar Hero embellish this show.

The Great Toilet Paper Blowout

A 210 mph blower shoots out 1000 sheets of toilet paper out in about 6 seconds. Is your event plagued by high winds? The windier the better with this act. Freddie will let loose with 10 rolls of toilet paper at each show - that's 10,000 sheets shot all over the place. But don't worry, it won't litter the place, because the contest is for kids to gather as much toilet paper as possible. Freddie weighs the toilet paper (this is pretty scientific stuff here) and that's how the contestants win prizes. You might think that this is right up with there with the people that shoot potatoes into the sky or launch pumpkins out of cannons, but Freddie says " a lot of Dads like to come out for this show. I'll let the Dads operate the blower, which is mounted on a machine gun-style tripod. Life doesn't get better than this!"

Bingo Bingo!

Okay, everyone plays bingo, and it's not Freddie's personal choice for entertaining himself, but a lot of senior citizens live for this game. So Freddie figured out how to embellish the traditional game with funny sounds and background music - he's even so bold as to play Barney the Dinosaur singing "Bingo was his name-O" when there's a winner. It's a way to have a professional touch to a traditional game.

The Kid's Cash Scramble

Again, this is a traditional contest held at many events in the country. So what does Freddie do to give this the professional edge? He loads it with sound effects - when the kids dive into the sand box to look for coins (that's the scramble) it sounds like World War III mixed in with laughter and silly sound effects. The contest is separated into different age groups so 12 year olds don't use two year olds as shovels to dig for coins. At the end of the show, Freddie offers several "prizes" from as little as 20 cents that kids can buy with the coins they got. Let's face it, if a kid only has 35 cents, he probably won't find a lot at your event that he can buy. The prizes Freddie has offers instant gratification to the youngest patrons of the event!

Information coming soon on the following acts:

Karaoke for Seniors
The Michael Jackson Lip Sync Contest
The Elvis Presley Lip Sync Contest