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Month: September 2016

New Myx TV Original YouTube Series “Magic Asian Man”..

New Myx TV Original YouTube Series “Magic Asian Man”..

The new Myx TV series, ‘Magic Asian Man’, premiered Sept. 7th, and shows each Wednesday night on MyxTV. 

–          Episode 1 – STREET MAGIC ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD: World-renowned magician Naathan Phan aka ‘The Magic Asian Man’ takes to Hollywood Boulevard in front of the famous TCL Chinese Theater to perform amazing magic tricks for unsuspecting tourists. Even Michael Jackson is perplexed! And watch out for a surprise appearance by the one and only Teller from ‘Penn and Teller’!

–          Naathan Phan Bio: Born in the US and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, Naathan Phan the Magic Asian Man fell in love with performing at a very early age and began performing professionally when he moved back to the states at the age of 11. He began honing his skills of magic, comedy and vocal mimicry on his classmates to much aplomb, encouraging him to audition for musicals as well as film and television. He is now living his dream, traveling all over the world to entertain and amaze, auditioning for projects in Hollywood, independently producing projects he has written himself, and touring in an original two-man comedy, music and magic act: The Mugicians! Naathan has been featured in movies like Superbad, on national television networks including NBC, Syfy, PopTV, the CW and Comedy Central, and at venues like Disneyland and the exclusive, world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.

–          About Myx TV: Launched in 2007, Myx TV is a 24/7 Asian American entertainment network in the United States available on cable and satellite, online, and connected devices. The network is broadcast in more than 15 million households on cable providers such as Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and DIRECTV. Myx TV’s programming is a unique combination of original and syndicated shows, including reality, music, movies, and digital programming. To find Myx TV in your area and for exclusive content online, visit www.myxtv.com

Hollywood’s Magic Castle: The hardest trick is getting in..

Hollywood’s Magic Castle: The hardest trick is getting in..

(CNN)When’s the last time you enjoyed a night of astounding magic and illusion with a festive supper-club crowd gathered in an old Gothic mansion on the edge of Hollywood?

Chances are it’s been a while.Perhaps this mystical experience still awaits you – at the Academy of Magical Arts and its private clubhouse the Magic Castle…

L.A.’s iconic, castle-ish landmark (built by a local banker in 1909) at the foot of the Hollywood Hills has for the last 53 years been the hallowed headquarters of the AMA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the art of magic.Magic fortressA who’s who of eminent magicians and illusionists have performed at this curious-looking fortress over the years, which pulls in big names – Mac King, Michael Carbonaro, The Amazing Johnathan – that still might escape you.Penn & Teller, David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy – whose smiling photos hang on the walls – may not have played here, but they’re all proud AMA members.So was Johnny Carson, a big magic fan, who frequented the Magic Castle – and, as the story goes, was once stopped at the door for not arriving in the club’s famously enforced formal evening dress code.Johnny Depp apparently digs the Magic Castle, as does Quentin Tarantino.What better place, you’d think, for anyone to indulge an appetite for the conjuring arts – let alone Oysters Rockefeller, Beef Wellington and whiskey cocktails named Sassy Black Magic?If you can get in. And that’s the snag.  Read more and watch the video at:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/travel/magic-castle-los-angeles/index.html

Tape Face: the story of his success…

Tape Face: the story of his success…

He appears on stage dressed in a striped tee shirt, a tongue-in-cheek nod to the legion of mime artists inspired by Marcel Marceau, paired with baggy trousers and a jacket, and carrying a battered satchel. His hair is half spiked up and half slicked down, his eyes are wide and he looks around almost as if he doesn’t know how he got there.

But Christchurch’s Sam Wills … The Boy With Tape on His Face … or Tape Face as he’s now known, is taking the world by storm, this week making it into the Finals round of America’s Got Talent Season 11 and becoming a YouTube sensation.

A fortnight earlier, he was in Edinburgh, a familiar venue, for the Fringe Festival.

He didn’t perform this year, in fact it’s been four years since he has had a full show at the Fringe, but he was back in Edinburgh supporting his wife Felicity, who performed as Lili la Scala in Another F—ing Variety Show, offering some sage wisdom to new comedians, presenting the Fringe Welcome Address and screening his documentary Not Out Of Norway Yet.  Read more…

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stage-and-theatre/83848049/tape-face-the-story-of-his-success