Michael is without a doubt one of the finest sleight of hand magicians in the world. His commitment to the art of magic and his pursuit of excellence are incredible as are the results they produce. This is Part 1 of a two part interview – (I got a bit carried away and Michael was [...] Read more »
Mark McGuinness Interview
Mark McGuinness is not a magician and so this is a first for the Magic State of Mind. He is a poet, a coach for artists and creative entrepreneurs as well as being the driving force behind Lateral Action, a creativity and productivity site. Mark’s writing can also be found on a number of other [...] Read more »
The Magic State of Mind Talk – The Session 2011
I recently gave a 15 minute talk at The Session, the UK’s only convention dedicated to close-up magic. This was the first time that I gave the talk and your comments would be greatly appreciated. The talk was recorded by Bob Hamilton. Read more »
Magician to Magician: Marc Paul Interview
I’ve known Marc for a long time now and I have seen him transform his career as one of the UK’s busiest close-up magicians to become one of the most successful Mentalists in the world. What I have always admired about Marc is his understanding of his strengths and his ability to play to them. [...] Read more »
Magician to Magician: Luis de Matos Interview
This is a really special interview for me. I first met Luis about 6 years ago when I was asked to perform at a festival his company, LMP runs in Coimbra, Portugal and since then I have been lucky enough to work alongside him and his incredible team several times. He is a unique guy [...] Read more »
Magician to Magician: John Archer Interview
John is one of the most popular magicians in the UK today and is as busy on the convention circuit as he is performing to “real” people. When I started editing this interview I realised that there was very little that was surplus to requirements so I decided to post it pretty much as is. [...] Read more »
Magician to Magician: Rob James Interview
Rob is a really busy guy, he is co-founder of The Session and most recently Postgigs He has, in my opinion, changed the way a large number of working professional magicians use the internet for selling their services. Okay these changes may have happened eventually without Rob, but he was an early adopter of online [...] Read more »
Magician to Magician: Nick Einhorn Interview
If you ask any magician in the UK to list their top 5 corporate magicians I’m pretty sure that Nick would be listed every time. His magic is strong and his delivery polished both in close-up and cabaret. But what Nick has done better than any other magician I know is build a really strong [...] Read more »
Online Booking Forms
Okay so here is the second of my geeky little posts about the “office” side of being a professional magician – and it has such a catchy title! If you use any kind of online form then you know how useful it can be, however if you’re like me then you are probably only scratching [...] Read more »
Magician to Magician: Andi Gladwin Interview
When I decided to start interviewing people for this project Andi was one of the first people I contacted. I didn’t know him particularly well but I knew he was someone who had literally “designed” his career and someone who was extremely prolific with regards his magic output. He also left a well [...] Read more »