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Sounds like both of his effects called Hack and Astronomical. The performance trailers take place outside of restaurant in Columbus. I'm not sure about the exact video you are talking about.

For Card Magic: Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue (there is also a DVD tutorial of the book by R. Paul Wilson) Card College by Robert Giobbi (whatever your budget will allow there is Light and Lighter) For Mentalism: Practical Mental Magic by Anneman 13 Steps to...

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I typically create a story arc and adjust it as needed to fit the theme of whatever environment I am performing in.

I agree with everything that everyone else before me has said: presentation and showmanship trump everything else. I always say the magician should make the effect and the effect should not make the magician. I know that's hard to rationalize with all the Instagram magic and fake reaction videos...

I third this!

Thanks man! I really appreciate the compliment. Best part is I didn't need to fake any of the reactions! :D

Hey achmne! I have a YouTube channel that is primarily focused on catering to magicians so it includes live performances as well as magic product reviews. Here is the video I am most proud of so far if you are interested:

It's so nice to see someone share live performances on here. Most of the content that I see online is just people doing magic effects to a camera with no engagement to other people at all. It takes balls and talent to share your actual performing work with the rest of the world. It's just very...

Theory11 does not allow any kind of magic exposure. It is unfair to the artists who create the effects and rely on their creations for income to have someone give their work away for free without their permission. It is very unethical and if you are solely education yourself via YouTube you are...

Double Cross is a great effect! Before you buy though, it is not a trick for those that prefer to perform not to people but to a camera for Instagram/YouTube videos. You will actually have to interact with real people and be comfortable managing them. That is key to getting such great reactions...

Hey KoryB87! So the number one book I recommend if you are a beginner stage illusionist or just curious about the art form is So You Want To Be An Illusionist by David Seebach. It's $18.75 on penguinmagic (http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S13526). Definitely start here as well as Mark Wilson's...

Yo thanks for the follow! I noticed you said you would rather be in Detroit. If you are ever in that area, hit me up and let's jam sometime!

Maaz may I ask what you environment you plan on performing this routine in? Are you doing it just for friends or are you planning on doing it for a show on the streets? If it's the latter I recommend opening with something bigger using rings such as the classic linking rings effect. That will...

Circuit is also another gimmicked ring to carry around so keep that in mind if you want to do both that and Odyssey. As far as Divorce and Reflex, I believe Divorce has more diversity of what's taught than Reflex. Reflex is all about popping a ring off a finger where as Divorce teaches that as...

It's interesting that you bring this up because it reminds me of a discussion on a Facebook group for magicians. It was basically over whether people like Criss Angel or not. One thing that I have always respected about Criss Angel, despite my hang ups about his personal life, is that he has...

I'm not encouraging stealing in any way. If people are putting out the same ideas and methods then it's bound to happen. Just like French Kiss, if you know Switchcraft then you automatically know French Kiss. What I was basically saying is if you buy one you will already know the other. It's not...

My top recommendations for ring magic are Ring Flight Revolution and Divorce by Justin Miller. I have Reflex by Patrick Kun as well but if you have Divorce you can easily reverse engineer the trailer of Reflex so I recommend Divorce more. But Ring Flight Revolution is the best purchase from...

Yeah I would say that it's much better since you don't have to buy extra materials. My main beef with it was how fast it was put out and how much extra stuff you had to buy and craft. If it comes pre-built and maybe includes some live performances it would be a solid effect. I personally would...

Yeah that sounds like a good idea if that is what your style is. I personally like to make small talk first then go into something about an object I plan to borrow and do something magical with. It comes off more organic that way but then again Blaine became one of the most successful modern...