Becoming a magician: where do you start? Every now and then I’m asked if I give lessons. In high school and right after college, I gave lessons to kids and realized it wasn’t for me and so I don’t give lessons these days. One unique challenge to learning magic is...
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As a Corporate Magician For Events, How Do You Handle Hecklers? Lay audiences are more concerned about hecklers interfering with a stage performer than are most performers. I’ve performed thousands of shows and I’ve had maybe two hecklers who truly disrupted the show. In general, audiences want to have a...
Read MoreThe Busiest I've Been As A Virtual Magician All my events for the year were canceled in March. Initially I thought there was no way I would transition to virtual events. I am not a tech savvy person and my show is best when I’m able to develop a rapport...
Read MoreWhat's the difference between a corporate magician and a corporate mentalist? I get this question a lot. Simply put, a magician performs magic and a mentalist performs mentalism. Magic is a broad category including sleight of hand magic with small objects, such as cards and coins; medium platform effects, such...
Read MoreCorporate Magician Virtual Promo Video As you know, I've been performing virtual magic and mentalism at corporate events for the past few months. And my recent posts have discussed what works and what doesn't work on virtual platforms. I thought I'd take this moment to share with you an updated...
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How To Make Virtual Entertainment Work Honestly, I never thought I’d perform a zoom magic show in my life, but now, it’s all I do. Virtual entertainment has replaced in-person shows. At some point, live events will return, but regardless of when, we’ve all realized the value and potential of...
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I started learning magic and mentalism when I was six or seven, but I didn’t become serious about it until after a spontaneous wink at the audience during a high school performance. When I was younger, I’d practice in front of the mirror for hours honing my skills and I’d...
Read MoreVirtual Magician Meets Social Distancing When COVID-19 hit, the in-person events I was so used to disappeared, seemingly overnight. I took the time off to consider how to perform in a virtual setting. Everything I do is interactive, so transitioning to a virtual platform was tricky. In chatting with other...
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Working As A Virtual Magician And Mentalist For years I’ve performed exclusively at in-person events, toting the fact that my entertainment is interactive and personal. I’m not the magician you sit back and watch, but rather the one you engage with directly: it’s much of the value I bring to...
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Though I started performing magic when I was a little kid and became a professional magician at the Magic Castle when I was 14 years old, the transition to full-time corporate magician for hire was a more recent decision. I’m very fortunate to perform nationwide and have a host of...
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