TAINTED Ltd is primarily an Event Management & Entertainment Company based in County Durham United Kingdom.
In addition to delivering Regional & National Events for private & public sector clients we also create, manage & produce our own highly successful self-funded events such as BELIEVE Christmas www.believe-uk.com which was one of the most visited & purchased Christmas experiences in 2019. On the back of BELIEVE Christmas we are delivering other family orientated seasonal events under the BELIEVE name and will continue to deliver the most loved Believe Christmas in partnership with Hardwick Hall Hotel, Metro Radio & TFM.
TAINTED also specialises in the Personal Management of unique individuals such as Tilly Lockey #thebionicgirl, Lyndon Longhorne (Parathlete with 7 British Records) and Stone Wallace (Actor/Gamer)
Other elements that we deliver are: Entertainment Agency (Chart Music Acts, Television Personalities, After Dinner Speakers/Comperes, Celebrity DJ’s), full Photography services and working with National suppliers.
IN DEPTH INFORMATION
[November 2020]
TAINTED Ltd specialises in all aspects of the Events & Entertainment Industry. Jacqueline & Kenneth Wallace have started up a new company with a unique approach of combining Event Management, Entertainment Agency, Personal Talent Management and Photography under one umbrella.
The concept arose after decades of working in the creative industries. In January 2019 both were made redundant from their previous employer, this new found employment freedom allowed them to put into place all the aspirations they had to form their own company. They decided to combine all their knowledge and experience into one company. The idea was rubber stamped when previous clients wanted to work with this creative duo mixing this with returning back to their roots working in talent management and the entertainment industry as a whole.
Tainted Ltd will be their product of over 60 years joint experience in the Entertainment Industry. This husband and wife team started back in their late teens performing, singing, acting, TV presenting etc and progressed into the business side of management.
They were part of creating and managing various successful artists/bands working with the likes of Simon Cowell for many years. When Ken was becoming a singer himself back in the early 1990’s in Glasgow Scotland he helped his then manager develop various new acts and their fan bases, one being an unknown boy band from Manchester by the name of Take That, Ken helped the band to build their touring experience and build their fan base to a level that RCA Records couldn’t ignore any longer...the rest is history.
Over the last 15 years, Jacqueline & Kenneth have delivered some of the UK’s largest Events with a previously existing event management company, which sadly ended it’s journey in January 2019.
“All of these colourful experiences have led to this path for hopefully a very exciting journey and we are looking forward to great things to come for us and all involved in the company”, Jacqui & Ken Wallace.
Tainted Events: can support in the most exciting events bringing that unique creative style to stand out above the rest. From party to festival and awards to family fun days they are excited to hear about your project. Whether you are looking for the whole event concept or entertainment package they can do it all with the highest regard for safety and professionalism. We work with clients and deliver our own self-funded Regional & National events such as BELIEVE Christmas www.believe-uk.com (which was one of the top selling North East Christmas experience in 2019), after the demand of Believe Christmas we have started to devise and deliver other Seasonal events incorporating the BELIEVE name as well as working with companies such as Vertu Motors plc to deliver their National annual awards ‘The Masters Club Awards’.
Tainted Talent Management: Tainted Ltd are representing a handful of unique individuals to manage and lead them on the road to Super Stardom. They are delighted to be representing the following individuals:
Tilly Lockey #thebionicgirl: An amazing unique 15 year old who lost her hands and toes to meningitis as a baby. Tilly is a shining star with a very exciting future. Since signing to Tainted Ltd, we have helped her in her journey to becoming a global inspirational speaker, sharing the same stages as the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Ndaba Mandela, Kathleen Kennedy etc. In November 2019 Tilly was awarded a Humanitarian Award for her social impact by the ICLF in New York. In 2020 Tilly signed a contract with SKY TV to become a TV Presenter on their kids news programme FYI: For Your Info. Tilly has also featured on numerous TV programmes that will air at the beginning of 2021. To see more please visit www.tainteduk.com/tilly-lockey
Lyndon Longhorne: Lyndon is a quadruple amputee Parathelete. Lyndon contracted Meningitis as a baby which resulted in him loosing his limbs. Lyndon has been a paraswimmer since being a child and has secured over 7 National Swimming Records and numerous Inspirational National Awards. Lyndon is currently training for Tokyo2021 Paralympics. To see more please visit www.tainteduk.com/lyndon-longhorne
Stone Wallace: A very talented 19 year old actor/model/TV personality and celebrity in the making. Having studied performing arts and musical theatre and now 19 years of age, with a vast history of performing from the age of 18 months old, Stone wants to follow this path to a successful global career. To see more please visit www.tainteduk.com/stone-wallace
OTHER ELEMENTS TAINTED LTD SPECIALISE IN
Tainted Entertainment Agency: Looking for the perfect act or a personal appearance they can provide it all with an act, celebrity, band, personalities and speakers. After years of building up relationships and contacts, Tainted can source the right entertainment for you, even if it’s not on the list!
Tainted Photography: With their third arm, Jacqui & Ken have been qualified professional photographers for 20 years. It is their varied experience and background that gives them a very strong creative eye whatever the subject. Tainted Photography specialises in fashion, headshots, event coverage, portraiture, products…the list is endless.
NOTES TO EDITOR
Background and more info on Jacqui & Ken Wallace
Jacqui & Ken Wallace, husband & wife team, have previously worked within the UK & Japanese Music Industries both as ‘ARTISTS’ and within music management. Jacqui toured the UK from an early age as a music artist and appeared in the ‘West End’ in numerous musicals and productions as well as being a recording artist. She then moved over into the music management side of the industry assisting Simon Cowell in creating new Artists/Bands as well as songwriting, acquiring a music publishing deal with EMI Music etc. Ken was discovered by Sinitta & Simon Cowell and was signed to Universal Records (Kitty/White Garden Records) Japan as the first ever foreign / alien ‘domestic chart’ artist, as solo artist BLADE, winning numerous Japanese & South East Asian music industry awards and was even turned into a ‘Manga Cartoon Character’.
Due to Jacqui & Ken’s music industry successes and contacts TAINTED are working directly with top agents, management and record labels.
After 10 years of living in London involved in the UK & Japanese music & entertainment industries (as Actors, Models, Music Artists, Music Managers, PR/Marketing Executives, Stylists, TV Presenters etc) Jacqui & Ken Wallace relocated to the North East.
During Jacqui’s modelling career in London she worked with the UK’s most prestigious photographers such as Rankin (Dazed & Confused) and Nick Knight, appearing in some of their most famed works of art in magazines, galleries and books published and displayed all over the world.
As most of Jacqui & Ken’s working lives were in front of the camera (both as models and music artists) they realised they could control every other aspect of a photography shoot apart from actually taking the photo, they knew that the only way they were going to overcome this obstacle was to study to become photographers. They both returned to education and studied HNC & HND Photography at Newcastle College and after a few years both graduated with Distinctions. During the final stages of studying TAINTED Photography was born.
Tilly Lockey - BIOG
The REAL-LIFE BIONIC GIRL…..TILLY LOCKEY
Being the superhero Tilly wants it all and sparkles at the thought of what the future will bring….Actor….Model….Presenter….Social Influencer….Make-up Vlogger….you name it, that girl will achieve it! Being described as a real-life superhero, The now 15-year-old girl complete with state-of-the-art robot arms named HeroArms, remarkably came as a gift – Alita: Battle Angel, hero in James Cameron's new Hollywood blockbuster approached Open Bionics and offered to pay for a new pair of hands that look just like the ones Alita has. Aged just 15-months, little Tilly Lockey was diagnosed with meningitis which meant she had to loose her hands, forearms and toes to meningitis as a baby. Now the County Durham teenage schoolgirl says: ‘I want others like me who are having a hard time to know you can fight back and there are no limits to what you can do.’ ‘It’s much better to stand out,’ she says. ‘Blending in with everyone else is really boring.’ Tilly is not only an inspiration but has a unique confidence and drive that pushes her to want to achieve her dreams. She is determined to confront and beat any obstacle in her way.
Lyndon Longhorne - BIOG
Lyndon is a Meningitis survivor, a quadruple amputee, Olympic torchbearer, young ambassador for Meningitis Now, studying business management & sport at Northumbria University, a sportswear clothing entrepreneur and a future Para Swimmer, most of all Lyndon is a star! Lyndon is one of life’s special people, there isn’t many people with that ‘IT’ factor, that special something, that makes you want to be around him. His larger than life personality is so infectious, you soon come to realise that although Lyndon is a quadruple amputee, he can do just about whatever anyone else can.
As a baby Lyndon contracted Meningitis and as a result He lost his legs, part of his right arm and the tips of the fingers on his other hand when he contracted meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia when eight and a half months old.
Lyndon learned to adapt in his new body and from an early age decided his disability was not going to hold him back, this is when Lyndon took to swimming and has been doing so ever since. His grandfather taught him to swim when he was two years old. Lyndon’s ambition is to represent Great Britain in swimming at the Paralympics.
Lyndon says; “I am a swimmer and swim most days. My ambition is to represent Great Britain at a Paralympic games in the future so I train very hard, I tell myself BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE.”
Over the years Lyndon has gone on to achieve multiple British Para Swimming Records and will undertake the Swimming Trials in April for the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Although Lyndon is a quadruple amputee, daily life doesn't hold him back. He has various means of transport from a few wheel chairs, prosthetic legs and his turbo adapted VW Golf (he's such a boy racer in that pimped up ride). Lyndon loves everything from: wake boarding, bowling, fast cars, clubbing and drinking with mates and is quite the ladies’ man. He adores football, gaming (PlayStation) and he has also started his own designer sportswear clothing brand, UnparaLLeled Fitness.
Lyndon is such a huge inspiration to so many people in this world, he is a one of a kind, one that everyone should have the honour to meet, his bursting personality and outlook on life is to be admired. Lyndon adores acting and modelling and is delighted to embrace any work that will come along.
STONE WALLACE - BIOG
TAINTED are representing and managing the career of Stone Wallace, a very talented actor/model/TV personality and celebrity in the making! Having studied Performing Arts and Musical Theatre and now turning 18 with a vast history of performing from the age of 18 months old, following this path so far has shown him that there is nothing else he will ever want to be involved in such as this rich, fulfilling and diverse industry.
STONE’S PERSONAL STATEMENT:
Coming backwards out a chimney in front of 20,000 people with Santa at Edinburgh’s Christmas Festival for the 7th year in a row and now at the age of 10 it dawned on me....is this normal? But then I realised who wants reality when you can create magic!
Growing up in Durham with Parents coming from the entertainment industry has put me in so many different situations, from playing Elves, Munchkins, Penguins to Train Inspectors entertaining crowds. Being educated in life’s experiences growing up with a Soap Actor Godfather, Pop Star and Celebrity friends mixed with being a festival child at Glastonbury from the age of 5, brought colour to my world and opened my eyes to the other side of the industry. I started a Stage Coach Drama group at the age of 3 and progressed through to other groups and performing many shows in the theatre with actors such as Joe Pasquale and Tracy beaker’s Dani Harmer. Alongside this, I did modelling from the same age working with Asda, Boots, Tesco and Diesel on multiple Ad campaigns. Performing gives me the chance to become someone else and to learn and live in different lifestyles and perform for people’s entertainment. Competitive sports has also played a big part in my life swimming nationally and for my region which has helped me develop many skillsets including being disciplined, dedicated, focused and driven. I love adventurous sports from fly boarding, indoor skydiving, go karting, trampolining, horse riding to circus skills!
My interests and hobbies are Fashion, I am a self-confessed sneaker freak, love the grand prix & football, gaming, music, and rapping. I have a strong musical ear and have dabbled with piano and guitar. Studying Drama GCSE made me feel that it was my purpose in life, although I couldn’t wait for the possibility of College to explore the subject further as well as adding in styles and techniques such as singing and dancing. I joined Durham New College for the first year completing the BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) course with a D*D*D*. I then moved to Newcastle College to complete my second year on a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre).
Most recently, I was delighted to be asked to an audition with the Director Ken Loach for his new movie. I spent some time with him and talked in length about the industry which made me even more passionate and adamant that this is the path for me. Drama School is the next step for me to take and to help me work towards my goal to achieve my vision of becoming an actor and entertainer through drama, film, television and theatre. I have grown up acting every day of my life by soaking up and observing people for emotions, accents, behaviours, all of which inspire me to want to use these unique opportunities for study and apply them in a vocational context. I will work hard and be determined in everything I am asked to do.
Please contact TAINTED to discuss any event/opportunities/roles/appearances.
