A master magician of classical artistry, Native American, Tamaka was introduced to the Art of Magic late in his life as he was a music an in an R&B group. Tamaka was a counselor for young people when he saw a magician who the organization hired to perform at their last night at the camp, come in and had the young people eating out of his hand. It was then that Tamaka said, "I got to learn how to do that." Tamaka went into the House of Magic, in San Francisco, and there meet the owner, Buma. He bought his first magic prop and started under the watchful eye of Buma, who became a great friend.
Because Buma liked selling the props to Tamaka he kept telling Tamaka to just focus on doing the box tricks. Needless to say Tamaka didn't just do the box tricks and graduated from the Chavez Course of magic under Dale Salwak. Tamaka received a solid grounding in the art of magic and continued it with instructions from Bob Fitch, a magician and a Broadway actor. It was in 1982 - 83 that tamaka joined the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Society of American Magicians and the Fellowship of Christian Magicians.

Today Tamaka is known as a magician who takes interest in creating effects for his clients to make every show special and memorable. Tamaka creates customized shows for Fortune 500 companies and is the consultant to television programs such as Nash Bridges and many television commercials. Through this art form Tamaka became a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and has appeared in numerous films.

Since 1994, Tamaka has been the Executive Director of Linking Rings Performing Arts, an organization he co-founded to entertain and educate the young people through magic and storytelling in schools and community theaters throughout the United States and England. In 2005 Tamaka had the honor to tour in Shanghai, China. A list of some of the many places he has performed at is available on the Home page.

Tamaka has learn to entertain his audiences doing close-up style magic, which is one on one and walking around.
Parlor style magic, restaurants and private parties, Birthday Parties.
Then what he enjoys the most Stage. Tamaka gets to perform with his pets and friends, his white Doves.

Because of his influence as a bass player for the TCB's band, he uses a lot of his entertaining styes he learned there, in his audience participations and this he has seen, is something that leaves all who attend his performances saying they had a Great time. This style of performing and the positive comments he has received, has lead him to write a lecture, he shares with fellow magicians, on how to present his style of magic to get the maximum in audience entertainment.

When asked what inspires him to continue his work in magic, he answers, "it's the excitement and wonder in the eyes of the people he entertains."