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The hell are you talking about? 25$ an hour? For a magic act is ridiculously expensive? Are you high!? I know hack acts that do children shows that charge 200$ for 50 minutes. Balloon animals included, and they have work every other weekend. Your amature cheesy costume characters that do...

I've had an interest in bending metal as of late and have devoted a good amount of my practice time to studying Banacheks methods for cutlery. I've heard about a UK guy named David Penn. Apparently he has his variation of another performers effect of bending a wine glass inisde of a...

Please for the love of what ever god you hold holy forgive me for being a smart elic here, but I have to point out that you -are- communicating through writen text. I understand from your own words that swearing in posts like this isn't normally your style. Unlike speach, where profanity may...

i would be more interested in testing my potential student's level of interest before I just hand them the keys to the car, so-to-speak. I would start them out with something easy, and perhaps what would be considered mundane by most of the rest of us. If they showed any interest or talent...

Like Bizzaro said: The early months are usually hard for us over all. However I think that the entertainment industry is recession proof. Sure people may not pay you all the money you are used to getting but in bad times people usually turn to good entertianment to help them forget about...

Your post seems to attack two seperate points and they aren't necessarly related. Most of the working pro's that I've ever known, and I know a lot of them, don't really seem to fight over the presentation. Most of the time we're just glad to see that others have a paying gig. Usually...

Table Hopping is a great way to get experience and extra work. Bring lots of business cards. Ideally there should be 1 magician per every 100 guests. AId you are working a large room you want to be aware of that as it will affect how much performance time you get with each table. You...

Simple. I'll explain the answer to you using only one word. "Marketing". T11 and it's red headed step brother Ellusionist both market magic tricks to predomenitly the 10-20 age group. Their model presents magic in a cutting edge, real, underground sort of way with emphasis to the cards and...

So... all the Ellusionist people are jumping ship and changing companies?

Mind Control. Is it real? The answer is yes, and no. And our stage hypnotist friend that answered above I think hit a lot of really key points that I was going to make so I'll just focus on a few recaps. Mind Control as it exists in the minds of modern americans, ala. James Bond freaky...

A wise magician once told me that if you can't do at least 30 minutes out of your wallet then don't leave the house! At first I didn't see the wisdom in this statement, but over the years I've come to respect what he ment. Magic done with the simplest of everyday things can leave the...

That about sums up all of the Buck twins work. Don't get me wrong, they are amazing card jugglers and their stuff (when they perform it) looks amazing. But I'd be willing to say that about 85 - 90% of the stuff they put out isn't "practical". I don't perform for magicians. I perform for...

I suggest some chilly peppers and garlic. Goes well. It's been forever since I've had Korean!

You could try: E Nomine: Finsternes or Das Testiment album. Midnight Syndicate: Thirteenth Hour or Gates of Dillerium are their best works, however any album would work. Mike Ordfield: Tubuler Bells. Also known as the theme to the Exorcist. Cheers.

Everyone has their pet tricks. You know the ones that you love to perform for just about anyone? The kind that you really are known for. Teller has his Shadows (among others), Copperfield has Flying (among others) etc etc etc. So what is your reputation making tricks?

I've got to agree with DannyT on the subject. Just because you can perform magic doesn't always mean you should teach it. Teaching is a completely seperate skill set and not something everyone is cut out to do. I as well would probably test their interest level by teaching them like a...

Make sure your set up is small. The larger setups is what will cause the balloon to be unstable.

The Jr's audition I've been told is harder to pass than the adults just because of all the crap on youtube now days. Apparently anyone that has heard of Ellusionist thinks they are a talented "street" magician. Basicly: You need to have an interest in performing and studying magic. Know...

I've closed before with Fire Eating, StraitJacket Escapes, Stabbed, and even Stan Kate and Edith. It just depends on what you want to do. Theme and presentation are everything.

R.I.P Jeremy, and my thoughts and condolences go out to all his friends, family, and fans.