A performing magician must understand that he is performing for general people and not for the group of magicians. The general audience is going to judge you from the total entertainment you offer and not only from your clever sleight of hand. Two magicians can make silk disappear, one uses TT prop other uses the... Continue Reading →
7 challenges professional magician encounter
1) Getting the right price The entertainment industry is swarming with all kinds of average artists at a cheap price. Though average in their performance these artists still serve the purpose of entertaining the audience. Your clients don't know much about the difference between an average magician and an exceptional magician initially, so obviously, they go for... Continue Reading →
Why “sleight of hand” is the most important skill in magic?
These days many magicians keep looking for easy to perform self-working magic props. They keep on buying most of the automatic magic props which hit the market. It is possible to be a good magician using only props along with good storytelling and showmanship skills. But it is not possible to be a great magician... Continue Reading →
7 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about mentalism
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18 habits of highly professional magicians
1) A professional magician practice and rehearse every day. 2) He may perform someone else's trick but he prepares original content for the trick. 3) He doesn't offer shows for free unless it's for a social cause. 4) He learns from other magicians who are better than him at the craft of magic. 5) He... Continue Reading →
8 little things to grow the reputation of magic show
A professional magician is adept and master of sleight of hand. He can make people wonder with his skill. But even if you are an expert magician few little things in your show can double the positive impression of your show. It takes 20% effort to score 8 out of 10, but it takes 80%... Continue Reading →
How to handle hecklers trying to spoil your trick?
Catching a secret of the magician is one of the strongest way to prove your intelligence. But for a magician, any heckler is a destructive because it spoils magician's reputation instantly. Magicians cannot avoid hecklers from attending their show because they exist everywhere. A magician must learn to handle the hecklers to save the sanctity... Continue Reading →
10 clever and powerful marketing ideas for magicians
Henry Ford said, "Stopping marketing to save money is like stopping your watch to save time". Anybody who wishes to earn money cannot avoid marketing. If you avoid marketing, money will avoid you. If your marketing is unconventional then it brings better results faster. Following are some rare and unique ideas for magicians to market... Continue Reading →
11 secret tricks for magician’s website to get more shows
A website can promote you throughout the year 365 days 24 hours which even you can't do yourself for yourself. But only building a website is not enough, you must build a website that sells. Spending some money to have a quality website is not an expenditure, it is a lucrative investment. As a professional... Continue Reading →
Why magicians must refer and recommend other magicians?
A magician's competitor is not another magician but other artists like dancers, stand up comedian, mimicry artist, singers, juggler etc. In India when people hear about a magician, they imagine an old man in shining colorful clothes with a hat on his head performing old and traditional magic tricks. Most of the Indians don't even... Continue Reading →
10 secret techniques in mentalism
1. The force Mentalist use forcing technique to perform prediction effects. Mentalist force the spectator to make a particular choice but to a spectator it looks like a free choice. 2. The peek Mentalist use this technique to perform mind reading effects. Mentalist secretly or using some mechanism take a quick look at what spectator... Continue Reading →
Art of Misdirection
What is misdirection? Misdirection is a skill in which the attention of an audience is controlled to focus them one thing in order to distract its attention from another thing. For example, a magician first show the audience his both hands as empty then using some script/story/patter he will make the audience see his left hand in order to... Continue Reading →
Killer “In spectator’s hands” magic tricks
There are all kinds of magic tricks but a magic trick whose climax takes place in the hands of spectator adds considerable more value to the entertainment. This kind of magic makes the audience believe in real magic because it looks free of sleight of hands as they were the one controlling the trick. Magic... Continue Reading →
How to learn mentalism?
1) First, learn the art of magic To perform mentalism you must have the knowledge of magic principles. First, you need to learn magic, then you will learn mental magic and in the end pure mentalism. Mentalism frequently applies tricks and techniques used in magic. You need not be an expert magician to become a... Continue Reading →
How to learn magic?
1) Attend any basic course in magic This is the fastest way to start well in magic. If magic classes available in your city, do attend one, it is worth the money. The class won't make you a professional magician but it will create an unending interest in magic. Practice the tricks you learn in... Continue Reading →
10 Mistakes new professional magicians make
Most of the magicians in their first year as a professional magician feel very satisfied with their skill and their earnings. But when they hear about some other magician charging a high amount for almost same kind of show which they offer, the seed of dissatisfaction springs in their mind. They even get disturbed by a... Continue Reading →
Why magician must not reveal the secrets?
A true magician never reveals the secret and that makes a true magician a famous magician. A magician must treat safeguarding his secrets like safeguarding his money. For a professional magician, his magic tricks are the source of money. Let us consider an example of vanishing a silk using T* prop. Imagine that you have... Continue Reading →
How to make people remember magician’s name?
After your show, a man comes and congratulate you for an amazing show. Then he mentions he had seen a magic show before who was good and unique like you, but he can not recall the name of that magician. You say thank you and give smile to the man but in your heart, you... Continue Reading →
11 Benefits Why You Should Hire A Magician?
Apart from entertainment, magic show is probably the only art which also adds an amazement and sense of wonder. Your guests won't remember the skill of a singer, musician, dancers. They won't remember the jokes of stand up comedian or catching skills of a juggler. But a good magic trick, they will remember it for... Continue Reading →
What clients look for before hiring a magician?
Getting a magic show is not a complete success for a magician, getting more shows from the previous show is the real success. There is no better marketing and sales technique than your own performance. But apart from your professional and immaculate magic skills, there are several things clients look in a magician. These things... Continue Reading →