A decade of Magicseen highlights

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Do You
Remember
This?
A decade of
Magicseen highlights
by Mark Leveridge
Issue 1 - March 2005
Our inaugural issue featured a cheesy pose by a very young
looking Ali Cook and Pete Firman, who at the time were
appearing in a magic show on Sky TV called The Secret World
Of Magic. We also chose to do a big feature on Derren Brown,
yet strangely we didn’t put him on the cover! No, I have no
idea why either!
Issue 2 - May 2005
Paul Zenon was on the cover of issue 2 and at the time he was
high profile thanks to some appearance on UK TV. This was
to be the first of a number of appearances in the mag for the
likeable magical rogue. We also did a major piece on the Cups
And Balls, giving information but also reviews of a range of
associated products.
Issue 3 - July 2005
Our third issue had a strong mentalism theme with cover star
Marc Paul being joined inside by articles on Kenton Knepper
and Luke Jermay. We also had the third instalment of a fun
piece called Fighting Talk in which we invited well known
magicians to defend (or otherwise) a controversial statement
about magic. There was also a big feature on Card To Wallet.
Issue 4 - September 2005
Andy Nyman was a friend of Magicseen’s right from the start,
and we did our first feature on him in this issue. We also
did the first of an occasional series in which we showcased
information and tricks from a particular country. This first
article was The Magic Of France which included tricks in the
Masterclass from Mathieu Bich and Boris Wild amongst others.
Issue 5 - November 2005
The Twins were the first big illusionists to get into Magicseen
and their striking cover photo is one of my favourites. We did
The Magic Of Australia to follow on from the previous French
issue, and introduced another new idea with the introduction
of The Dealer’s Booth, in which we gave background info on a
magic dealer, in this case Practical Magic.
Issue 6 - January 2006
Luke Jermay got back into Magicseen in this issue, this time
on the cover. And he was in good company because we also
had features on Wayne Dobson and our first major international
star, Henry Evans. The Linking Rings got the detailed treatment
in this issue too and the Dealer’s Booth featured Merlins, who
years later were to become our sponsors.
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Magicseen has always enjoyed TV related articles, and our
cover star in this issue was Anthony Owen, whose presence
on the production side of TV continues to this day. The Magic
of Spain was compiled by Rafael Benatar and Alakazam Magic
jumped into the Dealer’s Booth. Paul Gordon, Etienne Pradier
and Jeff McBride made this a busy issue.
Issue 8 - May 2006
Classy double act Shahid Malik and Lisa adorned issue 8’s
cover and they shared magazine space with Richard Leigh
and John Archer (who of course is everywhere!). We stretched
our wings to bring you the Magic of Brazil and we had some
interesting and amusing replies to a question posed in Show
Us Yours - you need to read it to understand why!
Issue 9 - July 2006
Celebrated ‘grumpy’ mentalist Graham Jolley is in pole position
in issue 9, and this issue also has a fascinating article on the
history of magic on UK TV, publishes the findings of a survey on
magicians’ fees, features a major article on balloon modelling
(the first article directly aimed at children’s entertainers) and The
Merchant Of Magic pop up in the Dealer’s Booth.
It’s not that often that magical designers/inventors get centre
stage, but Paul Kieve manages it with issue 10, and deservedly
so. The Magic of Austria makes it into this issue and also the
first of a small series of Start Up Guides, this one being on
cards. Paul Zenon sneaks back in when we weren’t looking
too.
Paul Daniels makes it to the cover of issue 11 proving that
even the biggest names will talk to us! We take a detailed look
at Book Tests in this issue, have a Masterclass that for the
first time was devoted to just one performer, that being the
awesome David Stone, and in Sleepless In Skopia we publish
one of the most moving articles we have ever offered.
He was just coming to prominence when we caught Dynamo
for his first Magicseen cover, and even he didn’t know the
heights that he would eventually scale. This issue also has the
first of an occasional series called So You Want To Be A....
and in this instance it is...A Children’s Entertainer, with loads of
practical advice from kid show workers in the UK.
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In March 2007 we published our first book, Wayne Dobson’s
WD40, and to launch it we gave some extracts from the
new tome in our mag and put Wayne on the cover. He was
joined inside by crazy man Jonathan Goodwin and inventor
extraordinaire Jay Sankey, plus we gave you a buyers guide to
purchasing magic on the internet.
Issue 14 - May 2007
Luis de Matos is Portugal’s best known TV magician, and we
featured him on our cover several years before he created his
outstanding online event, the Essential Magic Conference. This
issue had the second part of our comprehensive look at buying
magic online, had a guide to contact juggling and featured
Nick Einhorn and Mathieu Bich too.
Issue 15 - July 2007
FISM winner David Stone is a real French charmer, so it is
appropriate perhaps that when he is on our cover we also feature
an article on women in magic. The next instalment of our So
You Want To Be A...series appears with a look at commercial
close up and Paul Gordon offers a guide for how to be a good
magician with just a pack of cards.
The first female magician to make our cover is Juliana Chen,
and in her issue we also have The Magic of Germany as one of
our international articles, plus a large comedy special featuring
great tips and advice from comedy pros as well as loads
of great one liners. Stephen Tucker also finds himself in the
Dealer’s Booth, much to his surprise!
Two hugely creative magicians are featured in this issue, Jay
Sankey on cover and inside Boris Wild. There is also a great
article on how to bring your magic ideas to the marketplace,
Jay Fortune provides one of his humorous and thought
provoking Think Tank articles and Nick Fletcher recalls the
Golden Age of Magic, the 1950s.
What do Matthew J. Dowden, Mel Mellers, Juan Odeix, Paul
Kieve and Zakary Bellamy all have in common? Yep, they all
appear in the Jan 2008 issue. We also provide a start up guide
to magic magazines plus take a look at how magicians are
being used as entertainment on match days at professional
football grounds.
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The Magic of South Africa is the latest international round up
article to find its way into Magicseen, and we also take a look
at the niche area of Bizarre Magick. We have a start up guide
to how to produce magic videos for the web, and everything is
overseen by cover star Geoffrey Durham, Magic Babe Ning and
well known UK performer David Penn.
Issue 20 - May 2008
Magic Singh lends a mystical look to our cover, David and
Dania reveal how they manage to change costumes so fast,
and Joshua Jay is, well, just Joshua Jay really. The classic Any
Card At Any Number plot gets a thorough investigation and the
second part of our article on Ning makes Magicseen look so
much more attractive!
Michael J. Fitch is a talented guy who not only does great
magic but plays his act in character, which accounts for the
‘chavvy’ front cover. Big feature of this issue was a terific article
on how to be a compere for which we brought together advice
from some of the best exponents around.
Marvin Berglas must be the most successful magic dealer of all
time as his Marvin’s Magic business is arguably the most used
way for people to get into magic. We learn more about him
and the business in this issue. We also take an interesting look
at the Egg Bag, and start a new mini series, The Bookshelf,
looking at classic books from past decades.
Shawn Farquhar graces our November cover and with good
reason - he is one of the world’s busiest and best entertainers.
This issue has loads of top content including a round up
of visual gags, we provide tons of great help in the A-Z of
Commercial Close Up, Pat Fallon advises on how to do magic
for older kids, and yep, Paul Zenon gets back in again!
If you’ve never seen cover star Chris Cox live, remedy that
soon, because he has a really entertaining mentalism show.
The January issue also goes into what it takes to work on
cruises, Anthony Owen dispenses sage advice on how to get
work on TV (and he should know!), and we get an insider view
of Jeff McBride’s Mystery School.
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To commence our 5th year we went back to how we started,
with Pete Firman (this time minus Ali Cook) appearing on the
cover. Inside we also talk to Men In Coats, Peter Nardi and
Craig Petty, and this issue was also a Masterclass Special
edition, with six effects to learn rather than the regular two.
Issue 26 - May 2009
Keith Barry arrived as if from nowhere to front our May edition,
and it was great to find out what he’s been up to. This issue
also features loads of information about how to publicise
yourself on the web, takes an informative look at sleeving as
well as provides Masterclass sleeving tricks, and we do a
feature to honour Ali Bongo who sadly had just passed away.
Paul R. Wilson is a real cheat - no, really, he’s an expert on
scams - plus a great card magician, and we find out about
his successes. The Flying Ring comes under the Magicseen
microscope in this issue, we have a cuppa with Ian Keable,
marvel at the achievements of Hans Klok, and provide a really
unusual article related to Harry Houdini.
World stars don’t come any bigger than David Copperfield so
he was an obvious choice for our cover in September. In fact
this issue is packed with top people including Norbert Ferre,
Ben Harris and Paul Stockman, each a master in his own field.
There is the Magic of Singapore too, plus the start of a mini
series on fake coins by Craig Petty.
A great picture featuring world famous illusionists JC Sum and
Magic Babe Ning makes an eye catching cover for issue 29,
and inside we feature home grown talent in the shape of Alan
Hudson and Scott Penrose. We also take a look at how to
perform magic on the radio, plus give reviews of a range of the
magic acts from the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe.
The January cover invites you to look into the eyes of Guy
Bavli, the US based Israeli international star. Graham Hey
offers a big feature on using comedy in your act, there’s a
starter guide to the art of ventriloquism, a live review of Arturo
Brachetti’s superb show in London, and Steve Dela, Sav and
Mel Mellers also squeeze into the issue’s pages.
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The cover shows multi award winning Marc Oberon, looking
like a bit of a rock star, and inside even a picture of him in his
jacuzzi! Magicseen takes a look at the current state of children’s
entertainment in the UK, chats to US stage star Steve Wyrick,
and nearer to home we talk with Wayne Fox and Tim Shoesmith.
The Young Magician’s Club also gets a look in.
Issue 32 - May 2010
A hugely busy issue is announced with the crazed features of
super star Gaetan Bloom! The latest So You Want To Be A...
looks at mentalism, there’s the Magic of Sri Lanka, a detailed
look at the Coin Into Bottle, a feature article on well known
Brits who have moved to work their magic in the US, and we
bid a sad but fond farewell to the legendary Patrick Page.
The somewhat threatening picture of Kockov adorns the July
cover - if you’ve seen his act you’ll know you’d better run for
it! The summer issue provides a start up guide to using music
in your act, has an interesting feature on Siegfried and Roy,
delves into the Magic of Hungary and takes a teaser look at
the set up for the inaugural Essential Magic Conference.
We’ve never had a Belgian magician on our cover before, but
we hit gold when we featured Rafael in issue 34. This edition
also has an interesting article on dove magic, we take you on
a guided tour of the famous Magic Circle library, there’s the
verdict on the first EMC flagged up in the previous issue, and
we offer prizes in the Magicseen Mega Quiz.
One of the UK’s most successful performers, Jon Allen, invites
you to peruse the contents of this issue. And inside is the first
of a major two part article on performing magic in restaurants,
we invite you to consider some awkward magical moral
dilemmas, and the whole issue has a strong mentalism bias
with Kennedy, Paul Stockman and Jack Curtis.
Andi Gladwin clearly needs some work on his palming
technique if his cover shot is anything to go by! We discover
what it is like to be children’s entertainer Paul Megram for a
day, offer an update on buying magic on the internet to see
how things have progressed in the three years since the first
article, and Ian Adair celebrates his extraordinary book tally.
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Ali Cook struggles to grab our attention on the cover from
the equally talented but much better looking Angela Funovits!
This issue has a fascinating article on Tenyo by fan Mark Lee,
announces the arrival of Lybrary.com as Magicseen’s new US
distributor, and reports on Paul Stone’s Night of 100 Magicians
at the Paladium in London.
Issue 38 - May 2011
Cool card guy John Bannon pops up on the May cover, and
he’s most welcome! Inside we give you loads of advice about
how to win a major magic competition, we go dutch with a
feature on The Magic of the Netherlands, there’s the second in
our occasional articles on UK magic clubs in Club Land, and
Graham Hey provides another of his great comedy pages.
Yann Frisch’s unique close up act, which went on to win at FISM,
is caught in action on our July cover. Kid show workers are well
provided for with the start of It Ain’t All Magic which provides
alternative ideas for entertaining children, So You Want To Be A...
returns with a look at organising magic conventions, and silky
skilled Eric Jones also stops by for a chat.
Canadian creator and all round nice guy Richard Sanders
smiles out from the cover of issue 40. In his issue we provide
an article to help you avoid the more obvious mistakes when
using comedy, we get you thinking by looking at the importance
of image for performers, and there are reports on Edinburgh’s
Magicfest and the 2011 Essential Magic Conference.
We had two Swedish blondes on our cover this time, and
their names are Brynolf and Ljung, try saying that when you’re
drunk! We look to help you master your invisible thread work,
provide a backstage account of Shawn Farqhuar’s successful
appearance on Penn and Teller : Fool Us, plus we take you on
a tour of the Paris David Copperfield exhibition.
Who is the most watched magician in the world? Our cover
star Cyril Takayama could probably make that claim. So You
Want To Be A...is back again, this time with advice on how to
turn pro, Eoin Smith takes a broad look at the live magic that is
currently available in the UK and Paul Gordon arrives with his
deck in hand!
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You might wonder if we struggled to get anything out of our
cover star Teller, but happily he does have a voice and some
great opinions too. In Squeezing The Creative Juices we look at
the 6 best ways to come up with new magic, there’s the Magic
of Scotland, the final instalment of It Ain’t All Magic and info on
magic auctioneers Potter and Potter.
Issue 44 - May 2012
Las Vegas legend Mac King arrives on our cover in March, and
he’s accompanied by fellow American Teller and Canadian ace,
David Acer. So You Want To Be A....Lecturer spills the beans
on that topic, one of our comedy Grumpy Old Magicians
articles surfaces with a scowl, and Baffled In Bangladesh is an
unusual and moving article by Ken Ford-Powell.
Our cover shows Ian D. Montfort, or is it Tom Binns? Actually
it’s both. Ok, you need to read the issue! Inside the July issue
we look at the rise of the designer deck of cards, reveal how
youngsters are getting into magic through Marvin’s Magic
School, give you loads of advice to help performing in the
streets, and supply a smattering of hilarious one line gags.
A super cool picture of Uri Geller announces the September
issue. There’s the first of a two part major article on how to
approach a restaurant table, we take you behind the scenes
of a real life travelling modern day circus, and we talk to the
interestingly named ‘confusionist’ Sean Alexander, as well as
the just plain confused Shaun McCree!
Mentalist Paul Stockman probably predicted that he would
make the cover of issue 47, and he was right! The Chop Cup
is a perennial favourite amongst magicians, and we take a
detailed look at it, creative powerhouses Angelo Carbone and
Mickael Chatelain tell us how and why they do it, while Steve
Spade almost sets fire to himself!
The most tattooed arms in magic face you in issue 48, those
belonging to mentalist Luke Jermay. We explain how to
become a great wedding magician, take you along for a day
in the life of close upper Gary Jones, get a bit creeped out
chatting to Bizarre Magick guy Dan Baines, and chew the fat
with super cool Gregory Wilson.
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Andy Nyman has so much talent it hurts, but despite that we
love him here at Magicseen, so he makes the March cover.
Hypnotism - Entertainment or Science discusses this salient
point, we chat to magic collectors to try and fathom out why
they do it, highlight the talents of Steve Gore and provide 20
hilarious magic headlines we’d like to see.
Issue 50 - May 2013
The incredible Steve Cohen helps us to celebrate our half ton
issue by being on our cover. We highlight the 7 Deadly Sins
Of Table Hopping to help you avoid them, present the first in
a superb mini series of advice articles from Morgan and West
on using character in magic, and throw a spotlight on several
talented female magicians.
What cover star Kevin James can’t do in magic isn’t worth doing,
as we discover inside the July issue. So You Want To Be A...this
time looks at being a creative magician, we start a new occasional
series of interesting discussion articles called Pros and Cons,
while Chris Congreave extols the virtues of making the most of
lucky breaks when performing.
One of the most popular magicians in the world is on the cover
this time, welcome back to Dynamo! For fun we offer a spoof
article called The Ultimate Guide To Writing An E-Book, Neil
Roberts starts the first of a 2 part look at working magic well
from a stage, and Ben Hart, Ali Cook and Phillip Escoffey all join
in the fun too.
Cover star Matthew Wright explains why his act is more than
just ‘pulling faces’. Scott Watson tells why Social Media is
the next big thing to help you promote yourself, we feature a
poignant interview with Steve Evans, review the hottest show
in town, The Illusionists, and chat to newly crowned Young
Magician of the Year, Sebastian Walton.
Behind David Williamson’s disarming smile is a magic maniac,
so for goodness sake smile back! Want to know how to avoid
accidentally working a table or group more than once? All the
advice you need is here. John Derris explains why keeping
things simple is the best way forward and cruise magician
Scott Pepper takes to dry land to talk to us.
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With the release of his massive new book, it would have been
rude not to put Wayne Dobson on cover - and we’re not rude!
Ever helpful, Marc Paul tells you how to avoid the 7 Deadly Sins
Of Mentalism, Luca Volpe lifts the lid on what it takes to succed
at cruise work and Chris Payne offers a view on how to make the
most of magic practice.
Issue 56 - May 2014
Johnny Thompson looks like he has just been subjected to
a bad smell, but it’s more likely to be the smell of a lifetime of
success. Cila Warncke offers 7 Steps To Protecting Your Magic
Income, Pros and Cons looks at whether it is better/easier to
learn magic from books or DVDs, and there’s the second part
of an insight into the legendary John Styles.
Sean Alexander is a REALLY busy man - it was a surprise
that we could get him to stand still long enough to get him on
our cover! There’s big advice for rookie kids entertainers on
avoiding some of the pitfalls, Jez Rose helps us to manage our
audiences’ perception of us, and a host of magical luminaries
tell us what they wished they’d known when they started.
You seem to get two for the price of one with our cover photo
of Chris Dugdale. Attention Seekers looks to provide you
with helpful info on the various online and offline marketing
opportunities available to promote your shows, we offer the
first of a two part feature on using puppets and we catch up
with David Stone in Paris.
David Regal is one clever guy as he invents, performs and
teaches magic all so well. We discover there is more to Will
Houstoun than simply being the Editor of The Magic Circular,
there’s a quick dip into Gay Ljungberg’s interesting book on
how to best manage your audiences, and we learn much
about US college circuit magician Ran’D Shine.
Our cover star Boris Wild never looks nervous when he
performs, but for those who do we provide much advice from
experienced pros for how to combat the effects. The 7 Deadly
Sins of Children’s Entertainment are revealed, Magic Babe Ning
graces our pages for one final time, and we discover India’s
biggest secret, magic supplier extraordinaire, Sam Dalal.
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A decade of Magicseen highlights

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