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Getting It Out Of Your System…

There are ton of magic tricks, or ideas that have been in my head for years. I haven’t done them, or built them because I know they won’t fit my performing style, or because I don’t have a method that’s any good. Every now and then I try to make these tricks happen at least … Continue reading “Getting It Out Of Your System…”

There are ton of magic tricks, or ideas that have been in my head for years. I haven’t done them, or built them because I know they won’t fit my performing style, or because I don’t have a method that’s any good. Every now and then I try to make these tricks happen at least once to get them out of my brain.


One trick that had been in my head forever was doing a Multiplying Billiard Ball routine. Eventually I put together a routine and did it on a tour of over 90 shows. By the end of the tour the routine was really good, however I also decided that I don’t want to do that trick in my main show.


Then there are times when I begrudgingly put together a routine simply to get an idea out of my head and I end up liking the trick. A good example is my version of the “tossed out deck”. I hate the trick, however ended up coming up with a good routine and method that’s staying in my show.


If you have an idea, make it a reality, even if it’s a bad one. It will make you a better magician and performer…or at least clear up room in your brain for a new idea!

Do Something Different

I just got back from a conference in Montana that was full of people that book acts.  There were a ton of magician’s there, all trying to get booked.   So how did I make myself stand out?   Simple, I do fairly unique tricks…well, to put it better I do tricks that have unique … Continue reading “Do Something Different”

I just got back from a conference in Montana that was full of people that book acts.  There were a ton of magician’s there, all trying to get booked.

 

So how did I make myself stand out?

 

Simple, I do fairly unique tricks…well, to put it better I do tricks that have unique visuals.  This gives the feeling of a unique trick.   For example my “Tossed Out Deck” uses an original method which allows me to know who picked what card, however at it’s core it’s still a tossed out deck.  Then I use an original way to reveal the cards, and like magic, I have a trick that no one else is doing.

 

You don’t need to completely create a trick.  In my “Tossed Out Deck” I started with the standard frame work and then started changing things.  This is also an easy way to create new tricks.  Take a standard trick, change the method, then change the presentation.  The nice thing about this is I can now do my version of this trick in a show where someone does the classic version and it won’t feel like a duplicated trick.

 

Louie