get it here | Cover: Kozmo's Cosmos (by Jon Racherbaumer)
He's a man of the streets, a busker bringing magic to the people. He's a videographer, bringing DVDs to magicians. He's Kozmo, a man of the moment.
Magic in Maui: Kupanaha at Ka'anapali (by Mark Nelson)
Now starting its tenth year by the beach in Maui, the family magic show of Jody Baran combines illusions with mythic tales of the Hawaiian Islands.
Peter Marvey's Magic House(by Rory Johnston)
The six-story home of Swiss magician Peter Marvey has some handy features downstairs - like a full theater, a nightclub, and an illusion workshop.
Missing Links (by Gabe Fajuri)
Gathering material to celebrate their 100 years in magic, the Davenport family turned up lost texts by Robert Harbin, Edward Victor, and G.W. Hunter.
Back in Vegas for the First Time (by Alan Howard)
The Fer! cos Brothers have taken their large illusion show and wild animals around the world for 25 years, but only recently played a run on the Vegas Strip.
Connie Boyd (by Richard Faverty)
Billed as "The Beauty of Magic," dancer turned magician Connie Boyd has been touring the world with her shows for more than two decades.
Illuscination: The Gold Standard (by Rory Johnston)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey returns to the world of magic with their latest circus spectacular, Illuscination, starring David DaVinci.
Between Science and Magic
The Santa Monica Museum of Art has commissioned artist Diana Thater to create a 360-degree view of an iconic magician (Greg Wilson) pulling a rabit from a top hat.
Marketplace (by Gabe Fajuri)
Seventeen products are covered this month by Michael Claxton, Peter Duffie, Jason England, Gabe Fajuri, Brad Henderson, and John Lovick:
!WARNING by Kostya Kimlat Search & Des! troy by Aaron FisherDavid Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch by Edwin A. Dawes and Stephen ShortDough or No Dough by Brandon SmithFred Keating: 1930s Movie Magic The Infinity Deck by Sterlyn Steel and Brent Arthur James GerisThe Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception by H. Keith Melton and Robert WallaceLevitator by Andrew MayneEffective Card Magic Card Magic for Professionals and Amateurs by Bill SimonIt Takes All Kinds by Maurice Zolotow Suzy Wandas: The Lady with the Fairy FingersEnigmaths 1, 2 & 3 by Werner MillerI Dream of Mind Reading by John LovickDeparture by Derek RobertsVertical Plain by Brent GerisThe Top Change with David WilliamsonBeating a Dead Horse: The Life and Times of Jay Marshall by Alexander "Sandy" Marshall
Talk About Tricks (by Joshua Jay)
Joshua Jay begins this month's "Talk About Tricks" with a romantic card trick by pickup expert "Spidey." Two legendary magicians also contribute: Martin Gardner with a floating cup, and Roy Walton with a self-working gem. Ben Williams offers a commercial card effect, and both John Carey and Ed Oschmann provide practical routines for your walk-around work.
The Show Doctor (by Jeff McBride)
DEAR SHOW DOCTOR: I have been working on finding my onstage identity or personality. What is the best way to find out who you are or should be? - Aaron V.
Classic Correspondence (by Mike Caveney)
One of the very first to jump on the Magic Kettle bandwagon was Carl Hertz, an American who had enjoyed years of success in Britain's music halls by performing magic created by other magicians. In his autobiography, A Modern Mystery Merchant, Hertz claimed that "a great friend and great scientist from America" mailed to him the details of the liquid air act, but he failed to name this great friend and scientist. A more reasonable assumption is that Hertz witnessed the Kettle Act during its first ! month at the Palace Theatre and immediately realized that its requirements were simple: a thermos full of liquid air and a healthy dose of showmanship. With his theatrical abilities already well established, all he needed was a source for the mysterious liquid.
Real-World Methods (by Steven Schneiderman)
The Ten Biggest Mistakes Magicians Make with their Websites
Of all the forms of marketing that magicians have at our disposal, a website is our best investment. If it is well designed and well written, it can promote our services and generate leads and prospects for us 24/7, for pennies a day. The challenge is to design a website that works.
Directions (by Joanie Spina)
It's absolutely true: in watching other performers, we can see ourselves. We sometimes make the same mistakes or the same brilliant choices, but don't recognize them until we observe them in someone else. Through this series of articles, enhanced by the accompanying videos you can ! find at www.MAGICmagazine.com, you can learn from watching other performers as I gently point out ways that their material can be improved, as well as the aspects of their acts that are working well. Although they refer directly to the video in question, these points also carry over as general principles of performing. There are many right ways of doing things, and these are a few options. |
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