{"id":84,"date":"2026-11-05T10:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:06:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"About Bryan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"page-hero\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">The person behind the microphone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 style=\"color:#f11d82\">Meet Bryan Hadwen.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional emcee. Draw specialist. Actor by training. Calm head when the spotlight is on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"page-content\">\n<div class=\"wrap two-col\">\n<div class=\"feature-photo\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/wp-content\/themes\/best-in-show-blocks\/assets\/images\/Bryan 3_retouched.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Hadwen on stage\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"copy-block\">\n<h2>Personality gets attention. Experience earns trust.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan Hadwen is a South African emcee and Draw &amp; VIP Event Specialist. With more than 10,000 hours on stage, he has built his career around making live events work: understanding the brief, connecting with an audience, keeping the programme on track and making important moments land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His background in drama, acting and production gives him a useful combination of performance instinct and behind-the-scenes awareness. He understands both the show the audience sees and the moving parts that make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personable, witty and adaptable, Bryan moves comfortably between a casino floor, a corporate ballroom, a retail activation and an executive conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/?page_id=87\">Let&#8217;s talk about your event<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cta\">\n<div class=\"wrap cta-inner\">\n<div>\n<h2>Have a date in mind?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s make sure your event is in safe hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/?page_id=87\">Check availability<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138,"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emcee.joburg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}