Piff the Magic Dragon der Put credits Fay Presto for enabling him to become a professional magician. Jobs included restaurant close-up performances for tables of diners; cruise ship work; and corporate work including "product launches, PR stunts, tradeshows and internal presentations" for global companies. In 2008, he created the stage persona of Piff the Magic Dragon (a spoof of Puff, the Magic Dragon), dressing in a green, red and yellow dragon costume, with self-deprecating humour and deadpan delivery. He is assisted by "Mr. Piffles", a chihuahua in a matching dragon costume. The character was created by happenstance, when van der Put was the only
The Summer Is Magic The Summer Is Magic "The Summer Is Magic" is a song by Italian Eurodance group Playahitty, released in summer 1994. It was released in July 1994 as the debut single of the Italian Eurodance music project Playahitty: the song was a big success in the summer and autumn of that year in several countries of Continental Europe, and also in Italy, where the track reached the number two position on the Top 40 singles chart. Italian singer "Giovanna Bersola", better known by her stage name Jenny B, provided the lead vocals for the song, as well as for the 1993