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Name: Mathieu Bich
Location: Paris, France

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Mathieu Bich is only 27 years-old, but he has already created a number of truly scary, original concepts and routines, most of them relying on new methods, new principles, or at least, a willingness to cheat like a crazy monkey. It can get frustrating sometimes, as Mathieu loves to fool you with your own tricks based on different methods. He has frightened and intimidated a lot of knowledgeable and respected magicians. Some of them won’t leave the house now!

Mathieu Bich is different. He has an excuse though: he’s been one of Dominique Duvivier’s students since 1996. Or maybe it’s in his genes. This could either be a boon to mankind, or the beginning of the end! Keep an eye on that Bich!

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Q&A:

Q: What's the last trick you saw that fooled the crap out of you?
A: The last one is from Dan & Dave's Trilogy. It’s a “simple” transposition that killed me. It’s called “Tivo 2.0".

Q: What got you into magic?
A: At the age of 15, I bought a tape that explained basic card magic.

Q: How long have you been performing?
A: 12 years. I started performing 2 years after I started learning magic. The moves came very easy to me, because I studied piano from the age of 8 to 16. That helped me a lot in mastering the sleights.

Q: Who is your favorite performer to watch?
A: I love too many magicians to give you only one name, but I will say Dominique Duvivier, Ricky Jay, Michael Weber and David Williamson. All different and amazingly good.

Q: Do you have a favorite effect?
A: Like a singer or a movie director, the favourite one is usually their most recent. It's exactly the case here. My favourite personal effect is (until now) Spreadwave, which won the FISM 2006 Invention Award.

Q: Tell us about the first time/effect you performed.
A: It was the Glide at the age of 15. I learned and practiced it in 48 hours, then I performed it for my father. I was sure I would get caught. It was difficult to imagine that a move SO simple can fool an adult. I did it… and I completely fooled him. That changed my vision of the world forever.

Q: What do you see as wrong with the industry today?
A: I really love to create new tricks or new methods, and I’m very surprised that a lot of magicians (usually new in the business) put their name on classic effects and sell those. I would love to have a place where I would be sure to find what I’m really looking for. Something NEW. Something GOOD. Something STRONG. Not a tiny variation of a classic effect I already own. I think that’s what we will find at theory11.

Q: What advice would you give to those that are just starting in magic?
A: To practice a lot. Watch lots of different magicians/styles in order to get inspired. Not by one, but by all of them. And then practice again.