Right now I’m performing at the Ohio State Fair and there are three magicians AND a hypnotist that does a mentalism show. Technically that make four magicians all working at the same fair on the same dates! This is a large fair, so two of us are on one stage and two are on another stage.
None of the magicians working here do standard acts. None of us are “stick to the classics” sort of people. We all have unique shows that don’t use common material. That’s an important thing, sure an act of standard tricks can get booked, however having an act full of unique tricks definitely makes you more bookable.
Yes, bookers do know what a generic magic show looks like. A birthday party parent may not, but someone that their job is to book acts can tell the difference. This is one of the secrets to my success, being able to work with other magicians at the same event.
One of the things that I did to build a unique show was to write down the tricks I did in the show. I labelled them as: common, uncommon or unique.
The goal was to get rid of all of the common tricks, then eventually get rid of all of the uncommon tricks.
-Louie
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