writing copy- Jingles

The cat is out of the bag.

Shock to the nation because Jingles, the cat, the star, has arrived. This cat is just amazingly talented, his earliest piece that he performed at the hexagon theatre in Reading which he played in December 2007 was Jingle Bells which “was played beautifully” says Harry Hope who viewed this performance from the front line, and “Christmas will never be the same again”. The strain of the organ music fading away as the marvellous cat finishes his performances; in the London Theatre and other studios, is a sensation that you will never forget!

Jingles started his training as a young kitten that had just turned one and even then his owner -and trainer- Julia Masters could already see that he had great potential… “He was always a talented kitten as well as very curious, I had just had him two month when he started joining me on my organ and copying my keys, it was then that I saw the star within my cat” she said to LCs Classics at her interview this week. “I had found Jingles in a box down close to where I work in the Reading Town Centre three months before I got him. He was seriously wounded and there was a point in that time period where they thought they might lose him”. But Jingles did make it and 3 months on he was allowed to go to his new home with Julia.

The next two years were spent with Jingles learning the sounds of a tune and the signs for each note, for example five fingers translate to a high pitched “C” key. Jingles would practice with Julia every day of the week for long hours but “he always had tuna for his super, it’s his favourite”

By the age of four Jingles had played professionally at 6 different resorts in England including Heaven Caravan Parks and Butlins where he has played Jingle Bells and twinkle, twinkle little star with amazing accuracy. Jingles loves to travel to different places “it’s not a problem him getting into the car, it is getting him out at home afterwards that’s the problem” says Julia “but he does enjoy nice cool saucer of milk when he has finished a show.”

Jingles is now practicing “O to Joy” for the music festival in Oxford next month where there is hope that he will win a chance to play in Europe at the European Festival in December 2009.

Jingles has had a lot of support from friends and family in this journey he has taken and they all want him to do well in music festival and have the chance that both he and his trainer have been aiming for.

To see this amazing cat in a live performance visit www.jinglesthecat.com and see his theatre schedule and book your ticket(s). You can also download his unique story of his rise to fame on the website. The web site also provides you with an opportunity to buy his CDs and an in site to his home life and how he began.

Jingles is also looking for a singing partner to sing the songs he plays at the English Grand Concert next year. If you would like to audition contact his trainer on 0118 9872340 or you could fill in an audition form on the web site.

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