- Agency: TEN BC (Total Entertainment Network), Vancouver
- Director of Operations: Reuben Avery
- Owner: Eric Sang, who also owns Phonix Photo Booth
- Roster: about 400 acts and entertainment options
- Books: live bands, solo musicians, DJs, magicians, photo booths, casino tables, dance crews, LED dance floors and specialty acts
- Most recent show together: the Hospital Employees' Union convention night, November 5, 2026, Pan Pacific Vancouver
Everything a Google search can't do
Anyone can find a magician or a band online. Plenty of them have a great website. Some of them started yesterday.
Reuben Avery, TEN BC's director of operations, put it best when I interviewed him before the show at HEU:
"Everything a Google search can't do. … We know everybody, we've worked with them at events before. We're not gonna pitch anybody that we don't have experience with that we can vouch for ourselves."
Reuben Avery, Director of Operations, TEN BC
That's the whole value of a good agency. They've already seen the act in a real room, in front of a real crowd. You're not hiring a website.
What TEN BC books
Reuben told me roughly 40 to 50 percent of what they book is music: solo performers up to full dance bands. The rest is the specialty side of a great night.
- Live music: solo entertainers, party bands and dance bands
- Magic and MCs: close-up magicians, stage shows and hosts
- Photo booths: through Eric's other company, Phonix Photo Booth
- Casino tables, dance crews and LED dance floors
- The things you didn't know you needed: if your dance floor needs warming up, they know who to call
If you're not sure what your event needs, that's the right time to call them. Reuben's words: "Even if you're not sure of what you need, you come to us."
One booking, a whole convention night
HEU's convention night is a big one. Hundreds of members, staff and families spread across several rooms at the Pan Pacific Vancouver.
For 2026, HEU wanted fewer vendors to manage. TEN BC took that on. Reuben had been working on the event since April, and TEN BC pulled the night together under one booking:
- A nine-piece band in the main room
- A photo booth down the hall
- Party Pros Vancouver, MC Mike Oulton and me, running magic, games and karaoke in the second room
That's the job most people never see: getting approvals, timelines and three different acts lined up so the client only deals with one contact.
Meet Eric and Reuben
Eric Sang owns TEN BC, and he also owns Phonix Photo Booth, which I featured in an earlier vendor spotlight. Reuben runs operations day to day, and he and Eric play in the band together too. When the people running the agency are performers themselves, they know exactly what an act needs to do its best work.
Book through TEN BC
Planning a corporate event, gala, convention or party in Vancouver or Whistler? Start with TEN BC. Tell them what kind of night you want, and they'll build it from people they've already seen perform.
FAQ
What is TEN BC? TEN BC (Total Entertainment Network) is a Vancouver entertainment agency. It books live music, magicians, MCs, photo booths, casino tables, dance crews and specialty acts for corporate events, galas, conventions and private parties.
Who owns TEN BC? Eric Sang. He also owns Phonix Photo Booth in Vancouver.
How many acts does TEN BC represent? About 400 acts and entertainment options, according to Reuben Avery, TEN BC's director of operations. Roughly 40 to 50 percent of their bookings are music.
Why book entertainment through an agency instead of directly? An agency only pitches acts it has seen perform and can vouch for, and it can bring several acts together under one booking. For HEU's 2026 convention night, TEN BC handled the band, the photo booth and Party Pros as a single booking.
Does Kel Modern Magic work with TEN BC? Yes. TEN BC booked Kel and MC Mike Oulton as Party Pros Vancouver for HEU's 2026 convention night at the Pan Pacific Vancouver.
