Mark Connelly Wilson also known as “Merlin the Wise”, is an American musician, magician, actor, music composer, editor, and educator – who has produced, directed, cast, shot, edited, acted in, and composed/performed/produced music for – computer and videogames, film, radio, and television since 1980. In the nineties, Mark served as the lead composer for the software developer Human Code Inc. where he handled casting and direction of voice talent along with music composing for numerous award winning software titles for clients like Disney Interactive, Discovery Channel Multimedia, Motorola, CBS, Creative Wonders, Leapfrog Toys and Palladium Interactive.

He has many notable production credits that include scoring the award winning feature film “Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains”, and The Road to Peace: Israelis and Palestinians (Documentary), numerous award winning short films, short films and parody videos produced by Ralph Smyth Productions including “The Man Who Never Cried”.

In 2009, Markbegan his longtime association with Sherwood Forest Faire renaissance festival after he auditioned and became a cast member and stage performer and he continues to perform his stage act which features music, comedy and magic each season. In addition to Sherwood Forest Faire – Mark performs at other renaissance festivals across Texas and in Florida and since 2019 he has been the entertainment director of Evermore Faire, held in Colmesneil, Texas.

Mark resides in georgetown, Texas where he operates his own production facility “Magic Room Studios” and splits his time teaching filmmaking and music production at Austin Community College (where he has been an associate professor since 1997), composing music for freelance film and videogame projects , editing videos and feature films, acting in films and on stage, appearing as a professinal Santa Claus, and performing magic for the public – often at renaissance faires – as “Merlin The Wise”. Mark is a former secretary, vice president and president of Ring 60, the Austin chapter of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and a member of the Society of American Magicians-Assembly 206.

Link to Mark Connelly Wilson on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3277497

Chris Walden had been interested in magic since he was 8 years old. His path followed a fairly mainstream course, performing for families an children, acting as the Majic 95 magician, performing for guests at Sea World Texas. In 2006, he won the TAOM award for Comedy. Then, Chris fell down the rabbit hole. Now, largely working as his alterego, Saul Ravencraft, he spent several years providing tours adn paranormal entertainment for the Museum of the Weird, produced a burlesque show called the Cabaret of Curiosities, and became a fixture in the more bizarre environs. Acting as the Exectutive Occultist, Saul provides diversion and deepening for people through demonstrations of mind powers, strange tales, and weird artifacts. He tells fortunes, hosts horror films, chats with spirits, and generally celebrates those curious who dare escape into the shadows.