The Case For Coin Magic

I was surfing a private magicians group on Facebook. As usual there was a bit of trivialization in the comment section about a post pertaining to coin magic in the 21st Century. Some magicians need to stop thinking like magicians – I swear. I have personally heard storied of my Nashville counterparts performing coin magicContinue reading “The Case For Coin Magic”

A Redaction On Why So Few USA Magicians Win FISM Grand Prix

Well, I made a booboo on the article of US American magicians performing poorly in FISM. Simon Coronel DID win FISM Grand Prix 2022 for the United States, however Coronel is Australian and he was representing The Magic Castle / The Academy of Magical Arts which is US based. I failed to mention that FISM isContinue reading “A Redaction On Why So Few USA Magicians Win FISM Grand Prix”

Why So Few US American Magicians Win FISM Grand Prix

Magic is the OLDEST of the performing arts. You may not realize the subculture within the magic scene. You may not realize magic as an international body with its own Olympics. Welcome to Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques or FISM. Federation Internationale des Societes Magiques began in 1937 in Paris France as Association Syndicale desContinue reading “Why So Few US American Magicians Win FISM Grand Prix”

The Symbiosis Of Wedding Magicians & Photographers

In Why Your Wedding NEEDS A Magician, I briefly mentioned the symbiotic relationship between wedding photographers & wedding magicians but I did not explain WHY such a relationship exists. Photographers seasoned in their profession have an instinct for seeing the fine details that make up the much larger picture. Photographers have a sharp eye forContinue reading “The Symbiosis Of Wedding Magicians & Photographers”

Magic Is The Answer To The Wedding Delima – And Insurance Against The Bride´s Greatest Fear

The year was 1918. A crowd was growing at the Hippodrome in New York City. An event that was thousands of years in the making was about to manifest and make history. A short stalky man in tails makes his appearance before the crowd. Behind him a large box – a box big enough forContinue reading “Magic Is The Answer To The Wedding Delima – And Insurance Against The Bride´s Greatest Fear”

Do Magicians Have Big Egos?

I’m not the first to say, every negative stereotype about magicians is rightfully deserved. It’s the wages of our sins. I am no Messiah, I am not here to offer you any eternal forgiveness nor can I save magic’s wretched soul. In a earlier blog post I brought out one of the TOP reasons whyContinue reading “Do Magicians Have Big Egos?”

What People Don’t Like About Magic

As a magician, I had been fed a lot of dogma by my industry. The biggest most pervasive dogmatic statement is “everyone loves magic”. While it is true MOST people love magic, there is a small segment of the population that responds negatively to magic and magicians in general. Magic’s Appeal Before we can understandContinue reading “What People Don’t Like About Magic”

How To Make Your Event Sensory Friendly

Lets get some credentials out of the way first. Who am I? I’m a professional magician. I have been in magic for as long as I can remember. Magic is as a part of me as the arms and legs are. I also happen to be a Neurodivergent; more specifically I have Autism Spectrum &Continue reading “How To Make Your Event Sensory Friendly”

Black Magic & Magic Response To Social Justice Part 1

When you think of a magician, chances are a caricature image of a white man with a top hat, evening tails and a goatee comes to mind. When I ask you to think of who America’s first Natural Born Magician & Celebrity Is, without using Google you probably would be thinking of a white manContinue reading “Black Magic & Magic Response To Social Justice Part 1”