Zoom Magicians

Zoom Magicians

The Rise of the Zoom Magician *By Keelan Leyser, March 21, 2020* The COVID-19 pandemic has forced performers of all kinds to adapt to a new virtual world. Magicians are no exception. My Facebook feed is filled with magicians embracing online platforms like Zoom to...

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Corporate Entertainment Agencies

Corporate Entertainment Agencies

Top 5 Corporate Entertainment Agencies As a professional magician a lot of my work is for corporate events, like award ceremonies and trade shows and exhibitions. I get a lot of my bookings through Corporate Entertainment Agencies as opposed to clients booking direct...

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Insight by Hugo Shelley

Insight by Hugo Shelley

Have you always wanted and RFID pack of cards?  Electronic Playing cards? Well now the magic world finally has the perfect one with Insight by Hugo Shelley! The Insight system includes a miniature wrist-worn reader and a deck of 52 electronic playing cards....

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iPad Magicians

iPad Magicians

Over the last ten years as a Technology magician I have created many stage pieces for trade shows and exhibitions using Digital Technology, but since the creation of the iPad I have am now seeling myself as an iPad Magician and have recently set up a new website...

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Vino Sense review

Vino Sense review

As a lover of wine, I was immediately intrigued when I saw this novel bit of mentalism advertised. Sure, the plot has been around a long time, but the idea of using a wine cork as a prop sounded like a good one. In essence this clever trick enables you to tell which...

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Oddball 2 – Marc Oberon – Review

Oddball 2 – Marc Oberon – Review

There seem to be a lot of ‘version 2’s out at the moment and the latest one we’ve looked at is Oddball 2. I can’t quite believe that the original version was first released in 2003 – that makes me feel very old! For those who haven’t seen it before it is a ‘Kurotsuke’...

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No Diary Diary – Chris Congreave – review

No Diary Diary – Chris Congreave – review

In the final part of our 2013 hangover series we look at Chris Congreave’s No Diary Diary effect. This essentially does what it says on the tin - or at least it does what is implied on the tin if you're familiar with the idea of the diary trick! In short, a card in...

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Spoken by Rus Andrews – Review

Spoken by Rus Andrews – Review

In our third part of ‘the ones that got away in 2013’ we review Spoken by Rus Andrews. In our famous (OK – not really that famous – but bear with me anyway) one sentence summary, the effect looks like this: the spectator thinks of any card, mentally makes a few...

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Just in Time by Astor – Review

Just in Time by Astor – Review

It feels slightly ironic that we should be reviewing a trick called ‘Just in Time’ so late. But better late than never as they say. This is the first effect we have looked at by Astor. In my mind he is associated with fairly expensive mental items, so this card trick...

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Inferno – by Joshua Jay – Review

Inferno – by Joshua Jay – Review

So the New Year has started, and we’re all excited about what 2014 will being. But for the MagicDirect review team we thought it was actually a good chance to catch up on a couple of the stand out items from last year which we didn’t quite get round to… First up is...

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Vapr by Will Tsai now on Pre Order

Vapr by Will Tsai now on Pre Order

We are really excited by this! VAPR by Will Tsai has invented a new practical and affordable way to produce smoke at the finger tips. Please take a moment to check out the demo videos, the possibilities with Vapr are endless. Adding Vapr to your routines will...

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Magic Tricks for Girls

Magic Tricks for Girls

Looking for magic tricks for girls this Christmas? After nearly ten years in the magic industry, I want to encourage more and more girls that it is possible to become a successful magician in the 21st century and that girls can pave their way in the world of magic....

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Magic Sets for Kids 2013

Magic Sets for Kids 2013

So it's that time of year again when mothers and fathers up and down the country or maybe even the world are on the search for the perfect Magic Sets for Kids, that they can give to their little budding magicians for Christmas or Birthday.  Well don't panic! We know a...

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OutFoxed Lecture DVD Wayne Fox

OutFoxed Lecture DVD Wayne Fox

https://vimeo.com/71972258 We are excited to tell you that we have finally released the OutFoxed Lecture DVD by Wayne Fox. This one has been in the making for over a year. So what is included in the OutFoxed Lecture DVD by Wayne Fox ? OutFoxed was first presented at...

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Watch magician Ben Hanlin on Tricked

Watch magician Ben Hanlin on Tricked

Magic Tricks are popular on television at the moment, with Dynamo, Ben Earle and now Ben Hanlin on ITV2. I watched magician Ben Hanlin's show Tricked with interest as it was a hidden camera magic show. I took part in a hidden camera magic tv series a number of years...

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Cubism – by Dave Forrest – review

Cubism – by Dave Forrest – review

When is a chop cup not a chop cup?  When it’s a dice-shaker…  Cubism is Dave Forrest’s rather elegant solution to a problem he perceived.  He loved the idea of the chop cup but struggled with the fact that it was so obviously a magic ‘prop’.  I share Dave’s thinking...

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Banner Magic by Michael Mode – Review

Banner Magic by Michael Mode – Review

I saw a small advert for Banner Magic on a magic website and was immediately intrigued. It seems to have entered the magic world without the bang and the flash so often associated with the marketing of new magic and so I was curious to have a look and see what it is...

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A simple step to improving your magic

A simple step to improving your magic

We were having a lecture at our local magic club the other day and were thinking about some of the principles of stage-craft and performance.  In spite of a number of important books on this subject it is an area largely neglected by many amateur hobbyists. But if...

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Coinvexed 3 Review

Coinvexed 3 Review

In the last few years there seems to have been an explosion of interest in the area of ‘ metal bending’ and so I feel very late on the scene with this field.  The reason I finally caved was the clear strength of such an effect.  Bending a borrowed coin is so very...

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Fourseen Wallet – Matthew Wright – Review

Fourseen Wallet – Matthew Wright – Review

Magicians love wallets.  Almost as much as we like boxes.  And we especially love wallets that come in nice boxes.  There seem to an endless supply of wallets released on the magic world with many claims to be the ultimate – the final word – etc. etc.  Today we have a...

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The Grid – Richard Wiseman – Review

The Grid – Richard Wiseman – Review

When is a card trick not a card trick? When it’s actually a magic square. I need to declare my hand and reveal that I am a bit of a maths fan (did you hear my last bit of credibility leaving the building?), but I’d been intrigued by The Grid since it was first...

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The Mechanics Industries Review

The Mechanics Industries Review

So, I just got this nice little set in. In the range are coins, cards and a stainless Steel card guard. As you all know I like a bit of coin magic so let's start there shall we? A dollar size and a half dollar size coin which has the Mechanics insignia emblazoned all...

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Tiny Plunger Review

Tiny Plunger Review

Tiny Plunger by Jon Armstrong So I have been using the Tiny Plunger Magic Trick goes as follows, the spectator selects a card, it gets shuffled back into the pack. The magician shows, what looks like a tiny sink plunger and plunges it down onto the face down deck....

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Magic and Technology

Magic and Technology

mag·i·cal (mj-kl)
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or produced by magic. 2. Enchanting; bewitching: a magical night Describing something as 'magical' always seems a little over the top - if not faintly absurd in the context of an actual magic show. Nevertheless, it's at the...

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Phantom Deck Joshua Jay

Phantom Deck Joshua Jay

In unison I hear magician's everywhere say 'Why didn't I think of that' The Phantom Deck by Joshua Jay is a step forward from Omni Deck however I think they both have their roles in our performances. On opening the box you get exactly what you are expecting, a deck of...

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Being a Box Jumper – THE TRUTHS!

Being a Box Jumper – THE TRUTHS!

I was recently asked to contribute towards an article that Mark Leveridge was writing for the latest issue of MagicSeen magazine, which I was both flattered and excited to do so, and when I saw the finished article, I was delighted with the results. I can't give too...

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Don’t do it the same way as everyone else

Don’t do it the same way as everyone else

  Or, a few reflections on individuality and creativity. The point of this article is to encourage us magicians not just to perform the tricks we buy in the same way we have seen them performed. Even if you don't bother reading this article, watch the YouTube clip of...

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The Importance of a Magic Club

The Importance of a Magic Club

The first rule of Magic Club, is that you tell EVERYONE about Magic Club. I'm lecturing my Out Foxed lecture and Magic Directs lecture Dem around the UK at present. We always learn something new on projects like this and my lesson that I have learned this time is...

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