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There's a split in the working force on the "proper approach" to booking gigs like this. Sure you can just do one trick or two and be done with it, but from my personal experience I seem to have better luck offering them a trial night for free first. I guess it's a matter of personal preference.

Well I'm always set up with heirloom in my wallet, it's a 50/50 that said wallet is a fire one or not. I've usually got a deck of cards, and I've got Greg Wilson's Freakey attached to my key ring. That's really all I need to do most on the spot entertaining. If I KNOW I'm going to be doing...

Benji I'm not taking away from what you're saying here, god only knows your qualified to dish out advice on this subject, but it's better to have and not need a resume than need and not have. Sometimes a comparison close works for GM's and a list of other places you've worked helps validate...

If you're going to do the resume thing do it right. Resume on the back of a headshot. Resume should only highlight magic related gigs, and skills.

And failing that I've got a book in the Wire called Get Gigs, & Keep Clients which covers a bit of that too.

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (December 6, 1805 – June 13, 1871) was a French magician who changed the way the looked at the performing magician. Until Houdin came along magicians were still wearing conical hats, looking like Merlin or some other exotic Asian or east Indian character. What Houdin...

It's been said time and time again that magic is what happens in the minds of the spectators who watch the performance, and not what you do as a magician. Cards, coins, boxes and tigers are just the tools we use to convey our messages or meanings. Some magicians come right out and tell you...

Thanks guys, Tokyo your insight is much appreciated!

Just delete the entire mess. I'm an ass, my panties are in a twist, and I need a cookie. I'm Sorry.

A longer reply to you is coming sovex but for now: I think I've earned my right to troll every once in a while on this forum. I don't see how you of all 9 posts to your name are in any position to call foul on me. Secondly I'm not really trolling, I'm making a statement. Lastly I'm not...

edited on grounds for being an ass.

He's a complete tool. I mean seriously. what the heck right?

Today Roland Henning of the Weekly Magic Failure blog released his review on my ebook now available on the Wire. Here's a link to what he thought about Get Gigs & Keep Clients: http://weeklymagicfailure.blogspot.com/2011/09/get-gigs-keep-clients.html

Losander has some brilliant work out there on thumb tip use. I'd look his stuff up. try googling his name for his product page.

This is just me rambling, but I have some thoughts on travel I'd like to share. If others would like to continue building on this concept then please do so. Rules of Surviving the Road: 1) Anytime you go to someplace new locate the nearest Hospital, Taylor, Print Shop, News Paper, and Dry...

Give an audience a reason, and be interesting about it and they'll willingly follow you into hell and back.

I don't see anything other than a lot of rebuke for the suggestion of performing drunk coming in this thread. I for one don't do it. I don't advertise it, I've seen magicians get fired from gigs for performing drunk, and I'd fire someone off my play list if I was producing and saw it happen...

I agree with Craig this piece deserves a better story. Which in turn may mean you need to rethink your approach. Jeans and a Tshirt while talking about this creepy voodoo doll your x uncle thrice removed once recovered from an expedition in south america may not vib well together. As Craig...

I recommend that you try using the search function, because this subject has been done to death on the forums, but none the less Welcome! Glad to see you here. Take a moment to review the rules thread, and I hope you enjoy your stay. Honestly, there isn't a "best" deck. There are a crap load...

I will not support the site or this cheap knock off so long as they continue to use it.