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Michael Barbieri
Waterbury, CtJust a regular guy doing magic.
How did you first get started in magic?
I first started magic when I was around eight years old. I remember watching Criss Angel and David Blaine on TV wanting to be just like them when I got older. I would have a deck of cards with me where ever I go just to practice at any chance I would have gotten. When I Turned fourteen however I just stopped practicing and really never gave another thought to magic until I turned nineteen. I then became obsessed with gambling techniques and i would constantly practice to make my self better everyday.
How did you first get started in cardistry?
I first started cardistry not too long ago. I was watching some Daniel Madison videos and saw what he was doing and it inspired me and looked really cool. So when ever I wasn't practicing or just sitting some place I would attempt to do cardisty. The sybil cut was the first cardisty move i was able to master and i just built off that. cardisty is just someone someone does when the pick up a deck of cards its natural once you get into the motion of it.
Which artists have inspired you the most in your work thus far?
I was first inspired by Criss Angel and David Blaine when I was younger. When I got back into magic at the age of nineteen Daniel Madison and the slight of hand techniques he uses and teaches have made me completely obsessed with the section behind magic.
What is your creative process - how do you come up with new effects and ideas?
I Haven't crated many tricks yet, and I believe that I am still trying to find my creative process. But, I have come to some realizations with the Ideas that i have come up with so far. If you want to create you need to know a lot about this art. also you can not force a good ideal. Don't sit down and and say "I'm going to create the next best trick" it doesn't work like that. Go about your normal day but in the back of your mind always thing of magic and you will see objects like headphones and jackets and other items and just think how can I make this object do something that will look like a miracle to someone else.