I am delighted to share that I have returned home from The Netherlands where I presented The Mastering Magic Seminar to a wonderful community of Dutch Magicians. Holland has been a country oozing magical excellence as far back as I can remember. The Dutch can be proud of their magical heritage. Great magicians like Okito, …
At the start of my career in 1991, my performance featured a lot of material to cover just a short set of say thirty minutes. A lot of magic, very little personality from me. Being very shy and insecure, I relied heavily on my execution to carry the day, which it did. Looking back on …
Eric Richardson My friend Eric Richardson never fails to amaze me. As many of you know, he is a prolific author and an outstanding magician. He featured as one of my guest bloggers last year and I am delighted to be writing this first blog post for 2016 because Eric has surprised me yet again …
The Michael Vincent Close-up Mat – Mobile Version Over the years, I have used far too many close-up mats for my close-up magic performances. The original mats by Gibson first caught my eye during the 1980s and were a good size with perfect “give” for coin and card magic. As I got older, the condition …
During my performance at The Jersey Opera house, I took the time out to engage in a delightful conversation with my friend Richard Young. Richard has created a brilliant pod cast library featuring some of the worlds finest magicians. Our conversation was recorded and added to his archive and is now available for you to …
It has been a very exciting time over the last few months. I’ve travelled to several different countries, performing and lecturing and the experience has been truly satisfying. Meeting many of my community members from Facebook and making wonderful connections and new friendships is the real magic in my life. It was a big thrill …
I have been meaning to document my thoughts about this particular form of professional work for quite sometime. What prompted this blog post was my first experience of Banquet entertaining in almost ten years. Martin Cox Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of working along side my friends Martin Cox, Tim Shoesmith and Nick Reid. …
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With total self confidence and assurance, my friend and student Jin Lee took the stage last night for his final performance of “Shuffling Philosophies”. This last performance has been a journey of self discovery for this Birmingham based artist. In his performance, Jin Lee weaves a a fascinating tale of passion, purpose and intention. A …
Michael Vincent Showtime© The month of May has been a very busy month for travel, after returning home from Washington DC, I had a few days to rest and prepare for my next trip to Croatia. My very dear friend Vladimir Stimac invited me over to his home to celebrate the birthday of his little …
The Master of Escapes It is almost one year to the day that my friend and mentor Alan Alan passed away. Shortly after his death there was a memorial service held at The Magic Circle Headquarters. This proved to be a fitting tribute to an extraordinary human being. It has been a very difficult year …
