Born & raised in Singapore, J C Sum is a headline entertainer, author & creative entrepreneur. He is an international award-winning illusionist and has performed over 3500 shows in 34 countries on 4 continents. More than 120 million people have seen his magic on live shows & television with appearances on 26 programs across the world (www.jcsum.com). J C is one of the most commercially successful illusionists in Asia and currently performs regularly as a headline entertainer for luxury cruise liners and corporate events in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. As a creative entrepreneur, he runs a magic production house that produces shows and consults for events & TV. He also developed several successful online properties in niche domains such as IllusionBooks.com, IllusionBookStore.com and BackstageBusinessAcademy.com. He has authored more than a dozen books covering a variety of subjects including technical illusion design, theatre stage craft as well as business & marketing for creatives. J C graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelors of Arts in English Language & Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. Since 2008, J C has given numerous talks locally & overseas on his perspective and approach to creativity and creative entrepreneurship for numerous organizations as well as TedX Talks and TechFests. He has been nominated for a "Spirit of Enterprise" business award and has been featured in leading business publications such as The Business Times and The Edge. J C is the curator of MagicKabukiDrop.com, the world’s most comprehensive resource site on Kabuki Drops, a stagecraft technique and curtain release system. He is also the inventor of the Pro Magic Kabuki Drop System which is a low-cost & lightweight manual Kabuki Drop system.