* LYNDON FRASER
* MONTREAL, QC & NEW YORK, NY * BUILDING SOMETHING DARK

LYNDON
Fraser

Circus artist and acrobatic ladder specialist -- one of the best in the world at it. Business leader, builder, and AWS cloud specialist. Founder of Piru Labs.

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Who's This

About Me

Nine years on the stage. A few more building on AWS. The circus is in the blood whether I like it or not.

Circus artist based between Montreal and New York. Business leader, builder, father. Founder of Piru Labs.

Nine years on the stage as a generalist across acrobatic disciplines -- tumbling, hand balancing, planche koreen, acro dance -- with a specialty in acrobatic ladder, where I'm regarded as one of the best in the world. Trained at l'École Nationale de Cirque, Montreal.

When I'm not in the air I'm leading projects and building on AWS cloud technologies. Great-great-nephew of the legendary Oleg Popov. The circus is in the blood whether I like it or not.

Details
cityMTL / NYC
tradecircus + AWS cloud
specialtyacrobatic ladder
experience9 yrs
languagesEN / FR
Heroes
  • Oleg Popov
  • Edgar Zendejas
  • Akira (the film)
  • whoever invented the ladder
Also Building
  • Audex -- AI audio intelligence
  • Circus AI Coach
  • Piru Labs (parent co.)
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Full Résumé

Experience

Two disciplines, one person. Pick a side.

Lyndon Fraser
Circus Artist & Acrobatic Ladder Specialist -- 9 Years in the Air
lyndonrfraser@gmail.com
646-399-2348
Montreal, QC & New York, NY
Watch the Work
▶Performance Reel I ▶Performance Reel II
Follow the Circus
@ly.dder
circus content only -- training clips, performances, behind the scenes
Highlights
Les Fleurs dans les Bottes -- Professional Contract2026
with Nico Lagardère
  • Contract piece that became this year's end-of-year show
  • Led to ongoing professional work, including a performance at MICC
FLUJO -- End-of-Year ShowSpring 2024
Tohu, Montreal -- TDEC team
  • Ladder, acro-dance, animation
  • Full-house performance
PréambuleMay 2024
Tohu, Montreal
  • Opening act for the DEC 3 cohort's end-of-year show
Création Collectif -- Les PiratesDecember 2024
Coaches: Estelle, Oaksana Burley, Natalia, Mari Jose -- watch ▶
  • Stage fighting, scene creation, group management and delegation, hoop diving, acting
  • ~8 minute show performed for a private audience
Circus SmirkusSummer 2023
Touring company, USA including New York
  • Ladder act, acro-dance, banquine, and animation
  • Multiple public performances on tour
Ladder Coaching
  • Coached acrobatic ladder technique, two separate occasions
More Gigs
École Nationale de Cirque -- Secondary Studies2021 -- 2023
Canada's premier professional circus school, Montreal -- CES, TDEC, and DEC 1 programs, full technical training across all circus disciplines.
December Presentation -- Hand in Wall SyndromeDec 9, 2024
Teachers: Andre Leduc, Eric Deschenes. Number creation, technique showcase, costume development -- 7 minute high-tech-level number. watch ▶
Afternoon of a FaunEnd of Sec 4, 2024
Ensemble cast and choreographer -- interpretive dance, final presentation piece.
Création Collectif -- Sec 4Spring 2024
CES cohort and instructors -- dance and acro elements, presented at Spring Showcase.
Création CollectifWinter 2024
TDEC cohort -- ladder and planche integration, presented at mid-year show.
Clown Workshop with Mick HolsbekeOctober 2024
Character development and comedic timing with a renowned clown artist.
Creation WeekNovember -- every year
Annual creation-focused intensive, once per cohort (CES, TDEC, DEC 1).
MCC (Vache Bleue)Summer 2024
Solo ladder number and crowd work performance for the MCC community.
Youth Coaching
Coached young children, including very young kids, in foundational movement.
Web Podcast Appearance
Guest appearance on a web podcast -- details TBD.
Cheerleading2021 -- 2024
Island Extreme Cheerleading -- stunts and choreography, regional competition placements.
Children's Gymnastics2021 -- 2023
Foundational body awareness and agility, local gymnastics club.
Tissages -- Secondary 5 Creation2023
Directed by Itzel Viruega. Co-created original circus work from concept to full stage production.
L'après-midi d'un faune -- Secondary 4 Creation2022
Directed by Edgar Zendejas. Debussy-inspired movement work, integrating acro dance and physical theatre.
La Drave / La femme qui court toujours -- Creation Residency2024
Patin Libre Arts sur Glace, Montreal. Collaborative residency merging circus and contemporary dance on ice.
Skills
Generalist across acrobatic disciplines -- with a specialization in acrobatic ladder, ranked among the best in the world.
Acrobatic Ladder Specialist Flying Trapeze Teeterboard Trampoline Floor Acro -- Double Backs Hand Balancing Partner Acrobatics Flexibility
More Skills
Tumbling Juggling Planche Koreen Acro Dance Physical Theatre Handstands Skateboarding Weight Training Injury Recovery & Physio First Aid Certified Social Media / Basic Video Editing Cooking
Transferable Skills (yes, really)
  • Project management and business leadership under literal life-or-death conditions
  • International touring -- logistics, adaptability, working with strangers in small tents
  • Creative direction from concept to live performance
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration: dance, theatre, music, acrobatics
  • Physical and mental resilience -- 9 years of falling and getting back up
  • Languages: English (fluent), French (fluent), Russian (super basic, merci Oleg)
Lyndon Fraser
AWS Cloud Specialist & Business Leader -- Founder, Piru Labs
lyndonrfraser@gmail.com
646-399-2348
Montreal, QC & New York, NY
Profile

Founder and business leader of Piru Labs with 3+ years building AI-powered products and leading cross-functional projects from concept to launch. Self-taught developer and AWS cloud specialist who went from perfecting backflips to training neural nets -- because apparently one form of controlled chaos wasn't enough. Specializes in full-stack AI development, AWS cloud architecture, project management, and e-commerce.

Projects & Products
Audex -- AI Audio Intelligence Platform2023 -- Present
Piru Labs Flagship -- Founder & Lead Developer
  • Built from scratch -- an audio intelligence product no one asked for but everyone needs
  • Full product lifecycle: concept, architecture, development, go-to-market
  • Integrated LLM APIs and custom AI pipelines into production-ready product
Circus AI Coach2024 -- Present
Piru Labs -- AI Product
  • AI coaching tool for circus arts training -- most niche product ever built
  • Combined 9 years of domain expertise with modern LLM capabilities
  • Certainly the most flexible product on the market
Technical Skills
AWS Cloud Specialist Project Management Business Leadership Python JavaScript AWS Lambda S3 CloudFront Reinforcement Learning LLM APIs Three.js Stable Baselines3 Shopify Meta Ads Claude Code HTML / CSS
Why Circus = Good Tech Background
  • Performing live in front of hundreds is basically a live demo, but scarier
  • 9 years of iterative skill development -- the original agile methodology
  • Creating original circus works = product development from 0 to 1 with no roadmap
  • International touring = async collaboration, timezone math, living out of a backpack
  • Teaching your body new movements = embodied understanding of machine learning
  • Falling 200+ times before landing a trick = the true founder mindset
Founder
Piru Labs -- Parent Company2022 -- Present
Montreal, QC & New York, NY -- Founder & Business Leader
  • Multiple ventures across AI, e-commerce, and performance arts
  • 3+ years of AI product development and AWS cloud architecture experience across diverse domains
  • Project management and business leadership across engineering, marketing, content, and live performance
Get In Touch

Contact

Bookings, collabs, tech inquiries, general chaos. I actually read these.

Find Me Elsewhere
linktr.ee/lyndon_fraser @ly.dder -- circus (Instagram) lyndonrfraser@gmail.com 646-399-2348 Montreal, QC & New York, NY