Legacy; this is a lovely word in the English Language. What we live behind after our lives is over can impact many people. My legacy I hope, will be one where my students continue to perpetuate the great teachings I got from Alan Alan and Slydini. I hope to leave the craft of magic …
Performing at a Wedding is a magical time and experience for everyone. The context of the day makes it so and the experience of magic in this setting has to enhance the day for the Bride, Groom and Guest. I love performing at Weddings, everyone is happy and very open to a complete stranger saying …
A magical experience for our audience is all that matters. Setting The Context for A Magical Experience One of the questions I was asked was, “How do you ensure that your audience discovers a feeling of witnessing wonders instead of “just another card trick”? I interpreted this questions as the audience having a magical experience. I like this …
I am on a mission to mastery – my comfort zone is my enemy. As a professional magician, it is important not to become complacent. It is very easy, to fall into the trap of just showing up doing the show and coming home. It’s very important for me to remain sharp, on the edge and …
On Saturday 6th November I was honored by the IABMA with their award for Close-Up Magician of the Year for 2016. The International Association of Black Magicians – YES, you read that right, an association created by Black People in the arts has held its Inaugural World Summit event in the city of Indianapolis. This …
Many years ago, the president of The Magic Circle, Michael Bailey, gave me some advice which completely transformed my relationship with clients when their in the process of hiring a magician. He said to me, “you will never get paid what you are worth, you will be paid in relation to what you negotiate”. This …
Magic Lessons With My Mentors and How It Inspired My Career I came into Magic during the mid 1970s and started taking magic lessons then – I would not change this period for magic in the 21st century for anything. Back then, magic was seen either live or on television. I saw David Nixon, Doug …
The Magic Circle is one of the most prestigious societies in the world. It was founded in 1905 by a group of amateur magicians. The initial intention was to create a meet up for like minded magicians to discuss magic. It’s very first president was the celebrated magician David Devant. Joining The Magic Circle I …
Michael was invited to appear at this prestigious event “The Alexander Magic Convention” in South Korea to honour the memory of Alexander Lee – the first magician of Korea. He was paid compliments by magician Ed Kwon. Magician Ed Kwon, Meets Master Magician Michael Vincent Michael Vincent is my biggest hero in magic . I grew …
Hands on Session Last Monday night I presented a 30-minute session called Hands on Sessions, it was a lot of fun. Special thanks to Wayne Fox for asking me to hold court. The Hands on Sessions are presented by Magic Circle Members to the membership. The idea being that each speaker can share a simple …
