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Magic Mondays in Seattle

In the Seattle area we have a show called Magic Mondays. This is essentially a magic open mic, and a great resource for local magicians to work on material, or just have a chance to perform in front of a real audience. This show has been running for years and has a built in fan base, and the audience came back when the show returned after 2 years off during the pandemic.

Last night we got to see Jim Earnshaw perform some coin magic, then David Regal’s Will The Socks Match. I really liked the sock trick!

Next we had Frederick Turner doing a “do as I do” style card trick, with a bell as the transition prop. I really liked the used of the bell and it was great signal at the end of the trick.

In the show was a new to the Seattle area performer, David Hirata. He did some great rope magic, card magic and was a lot of fun to watch!

Finally we had Master Payne who did his fabulous coin in bottle routine. He’s going to be doing a presentation at FISM in a couple of weeks and will be doing this routine, so he was practicing it.

Last night’s show was solid show and best of all, it’s FREE to the audience!
This is a great show to catch is you’re in the Seattle area on the second Monday of the month at Third Place Books (Ravenna).
-Louie

Informal Virtual Performing…

I’m trying to be more proactive about performing when I don’t have shows on the schedule. The last couple of weeks I’ve popped into some virtual magic open mics. When I do these open mics my set up is a lot simpler than when I do a more formal show.

The nice thing about performing in my kitchen is that I can put Post It Notes on the fridge to remind me of lines or things to do.

When I do more formal shows with the virtual studio set up, I have notes taped to my lights and camera. This is a great way to remember new lines, or names of people to thank. For in-person shows I put notes behind monitor speakers or inside my case.

Trying new material is something I live for, so it’s nice to have little things I can do to make it easier!
-Louie

Let Them Hear You…

In Seattle we’re very lucky to have what is essentially a magic open mic. It’s a once a month thing, and usually has three to four performers and they all do somewhere between five and fifteen minutes. There’s good acts, there’s back acts, new acts and old acts. Last night at the show it was … Continue reading “Let Them Hear You…”

In Seattle we’re very lucky to have what is essentially a magic open mic. It’s a once a month thing, and usually has three to four performers and they all do somewhere between five and fifteen minutes. There’s good acts, there’s back acts, new acts and old acts.

Last night at the show it was fun. My one piece of advice to the majority of the performers there is to learn to project their voices. In the space that the show in is, you really can’t hear them clearly from about halfway back in the audience. Another reason to be loud is that people in the audience may have hearing issues and if you’re barely loud enough for the audience, you won’t be heard by people with poor hearing.

Being heard is soo important, especially if you’re a talking act.