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Thanks for reading. Would love to hear your thoughts.
@Geraint_Clarke
Thanks for reading. Would love to hear your thoughts.
@Geraint_Clarke
In terms of money and promoting...not that I'm even close to that. What are the thoughts on say wearing a t-shirt of a website to earn extra money. i.e. Nascar cars
Go to college and get a business degree/Economics degree. Thats how you land job in the magic industry. Not some fantasy land "I practice and perform magic so I should get a job". Too many kids and adults think this is how it works. No job is like that. You need actual skills. At the end of the day it is money that talks. Wait till we find the cure for cancer. Doesn't mean jack until it is made affordable.
I make my living in magic and I have no degree other than an AS in business science/Computer Systems. I don't really use any of that in my day-to-day job, and it had nothing to do with my being hired or developing my career in this field.
Being totally honest, though, I had those skills before I went to any kind of college classes. I was raised to be self sufficient and find solutions on my own.
If the job is as simple as wearing a T-shirt than do it, just don't think that you are going to gain any real world skills that can help you out in the long run.
Who is going to pay you to promote their site? I want to do that!
This is fun, I'd like to hear what kind of paths everyone took to get to where you are now in magic.
Here's mine:
-Saw Lance Burton on TV at age 6
-First magic book later that year
-Began performing at childrens burthday parties at age 8
-Age 12 I was surprised with a trip to a David Copperfield show changed my outlook on magic
-Age 14 read Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer and learned that there were people who created magic
-Worked at a Snow Cone shack and performed bar magic for fun
-In High School I joined the drama club and got into stage design
-Continued to design special effects and sets for local productions
-Left for a 2 year mission for my church and used magic to break the ice and illustrate gospel principals
-Worked at a call center and began working on hardcore sleight of hand at my desk while I talked
-Joined 3 local magic clubs
-I was one of the first to publish an effect on the Marketplace at Theory11 (It was then called the Wire) and because of this Penguin (Paper Crane before they merged) became interested in one of my routines and decided to publish it
-This experience got me rubbing shoulders with some big names in magic
-I went to school to become a teacher and taught for about 3 years, magic was a big part of my teaching
-I'm now finishing my masters in education and a third degree in computer engineering
-All of this lead to a relationship with Theory11 and Rick Lax
-I now create magic for Rick and am working on improving my stage show
I'd love to hear everyone else's path in magic. What other skills did you gain in life that has helped improve your magic?
That's a really interesting journey. Performing at age 8? Wow. I was building dens and playing rugby. How did you get the confidence to start so young?
My 11 yr old is trying to learn a dealers grip...how the hell did you perform at 8?
This is fun, I'd like to hear what kind of paths everyone took to get to where you are now in magic.
Here's mine:
-Saw Lance Burton on TV at age 6
-First magic book later that year
-Began performing at childrens burthday parties at age 8
-Age 12 I was surprised with a trip to a David Copperfield show changed my outlook on magic
-Age 14 read Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer and learned that there were people who created magic
-Worked at a Snow Cone shack and performed bar magic for fun
-In High School I joined the drama club and got into stage design
-Continued to design special effects and sets for local productions
-Left for a 2 year mission for my church and used magic to break the ice and illustrate gospel principals
-Worked at a call center and began working on hardcore sleight of hand at my desk while I talked
-Joined 3 local magic clubs
-I was one of the first to publish an effect on the Marketplace at Theory11 (It was then called the Wire) and because of this Penguin (Paper Crane before they merged) became interested in one of my routines and decided to publish it
-This experience got me rubbing shoulders with some big names in magic
-I went to school to become a teacher and taught for about 3 years, magic was a big part of my teaching
-I'm now finishing my masters in education and a third degree in computer engineering
-All of this lead to a relationship with Theory11 and Rick Lax
-I now create magic for Rick and am working on improving my stage show
I'd love to hear everyone else's path in magic. What other skills did you gain in life that has helped improve your magic?