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These Tips were Found in the May / June Voice magazine. For those of you not familiar with the Voice, it is the publication of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians. Do not turn this into a religion bash thread. I'm simply passing on advice from a great article. Article: Promoting Business...

I just watched an act on America's Got Talent, the stripper magician who vanished Howie's ring and had it appear on his nipple ring. It was horrendous and a disgrace to all magicians. Please tell me this was a joke and this guy doesn't really perform? Was this guy serious? How many of you saw...

Hey fellas, So last night I had a gig for a 6 year old birthday party. They hired me to perform a 1/2 hr. birthday party show and follow up with balloon sculptures for $125.00 Show time was 5:30 p.m. I arrived at 4:45 to meet the client and scope out "where" I would be setting up only to...

Here are just a few pictures from our IBM ring's convention "The Battle of Magicians" in Canton, OH. The line up was outstanding. I met a bunch of new friends and had a blast as usual. With Magifest no longer around I look for this Ohio convention to grow tremendously in the future. We has just...

If anyone ever gets the chance to see Henry and Tony lecture....GO. They are in the states for like the next 3 weeks I believe. I attended their 2 hour lecture last night and it was outstanding. Their material was top notch and their personalities were very entertaining. They are both FISM...

Hey fellas, I know this isn't magic related but I know a lot of you out there are making videos. I am shooting HD 1080p footage on my Canon T3i. iMovie is adequate for me right now. Uploading videos is awesome for streaming video sites and such. Here is my problem. I just purchased a new...

....Barter. Hey fellas, I was contacted yesterday by a local YMCA organization in my hometown for me to possibly perform magic or do balloon sculptures at a summer Subway challenge race this June. They wanted to hire me to help bring in more families and make the race a fun day for...

I just thought I'd share something that most of you working guys probably already know, but even if some of the rookies take something away from this it will be worth it. The other day I performed a variation of a Chicago Opener, but instead of just my colleague's card back changing color I...

Just thought I'd share this. I'm not sure if many of you have seen it before or if it is old, but enjoy if you haven't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGPKpIuX3cY&feature=youtu.be

What's up fellas? Anyone here going to the Abbott's Close up Convention this year? Richard Sanders and Bill Abbott will be lecturing. I'm heading there with Tom Craven and was wondering if anyone from Theory11 was going.

Hey Fellas, Today Ed Ellis and I were proud to get to release one of his pet effects, RINGNATURE, that he has performed everywhere including the Magic Castle, Blackpool, private shows, etc. When he taught this to me two years ago I was floored how easy it was, yet it destroys layman and...

Falling Elevator Artist:Bizau Vasile Cristian Produced by: Paper Crane Magic although the footage was shot elsewhere while on a couch Format: Instant Download Run Time: 14 minutes Price: $7.95 For me the price seemed a bit high, should have been around $5.95 Link...

Doohickey Switch by Nathan Hickey Produced by Paper Crane Magic Link: http://www.papercranemagic.com/doohickey.htm Format: Instant Download with a Run time of 12 minutes (Shot in HD and very close up to make learning easy) Price $5.95 (For 6 bucks if you are going to use this and...

Today in school I was in charge of "free time" with 5 kindergarten students. I watched them play and roll little balls and make long snakes and then an idea struck and I had to try it. I made 4 balls and took 3 empty Play Doh containers and proceeded to do a basic cups and balls routine...

I'm sure most of you loaded your pockets up last night either for a paid gig or hoping for an impromptu performance. I'm no different and did the same. The effects that I performed last night at a private party...impromptu were: Crazy Man's Handcuffs Mismade Bill Banachek's PK Pen Ultra...

Sunk Creator: Seth Rovner & Paper Crane Magic Linkhttp://www.papercranemagic.com/sunk.htm Price: $9.95 Download Run Time: 25 minutes Quality of Video: Good....a little dark lighting at times but nothing that you cannot see what's going on. Needed Materials for Gimmick: You will already have...

In Showmanship for Magicians pg. 4 Fitzkee is talking about how poor performances can not only hurt that particular magician, but all of us as a group. He states that a full seventy-five percent of magic performances are poor according to modern entertainment standards and another twenty-four...

Xpand - Paper Crane Magic Creators: Brandon David & Chistyrious The Effect...What does the spectator see? The spectator gets to sign their selected card which is then returned FACE UP to the top of the deck. The magician then VISUALLY SHRINKS the signed selection (which is still face up with...

RESTORED – Lloyd Barnes The Effect A Torn and Restored (TNR) card Method Requires A Duplicate Card, which allows for a front and back restoration. Some people do not like using a “dup,” but being able to show the front and back throughout the routine outweighs any cons. Signing the card...

Bankrupt Review – Lloyd Barnes The Effect / What the Spectator Witnesses (A 2 Phase Straw through Bill Penetration) Run time = 19 minutes A borrowed bill and straw or your own bill and straw can be utilized to make the magic happen. The spectator is able to watch a straw penetrate a...