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Magic Tricks Disappear in a Puff of Pixels

Magic Tricks Disappear in a Puff of Pixels

By Darren Cartwright, National Entertainment Writer | Australian Associated Press..

British magician Ben Hanlin says performing for a TV audience is a bit like a comedian telling a joke on a comedy special.

Once the show airs, the trick, like the joke, is dead.

That’s why Hanlin spent so much time conjuring up new stunts for Tricked, the series of six one-hour specials that premieres on the Seven Network on Sunday.

Speaking to AAP from London, Hanlin says the entire project took eight months to complete – and he expects never to perform most of the stunts again..  Read More

Vegas Magician Among Those Married at the Grammy Awards

Vegas Magician Among Those Married at the Grammy Awards

image  Those of you watching the Grammy Awards Sunday night probably saw the ‘mass wedding’ performed by Queen Latifah. There were a wide assortment of males and females, and at least one well-known magician, among those who took their vows.

Seth Grabel, master magician who performs at the Clarion Hotel in Las Vegas, married Tammy Shaw, publisher of the Las Vegas Woman magazine.

Grabel, known for his self-described ‘acrobatic magic’, and his appearances on America’s Got Talent, has been dating Mrs. Grabel for slightly less than a year. The former Miss Shaw publishes Las Vegas Woman, a quarterly print and digital magazine.

According to New York Daily News, Queen Latifah was sworn in as a temporary commissioner by the State of California in order to legally marry the thirty-three couples..

MAGIC NEWS wishes the new Mr. and Mrs. Grabel many happy years of marital bliss.

Magic Meets Mind Games

Magic Meets Mind Games

Thanks to Yolande D’Mello and the Mumbai Mirror….

German mentalist Nicolai Friedrich says being a magician isn’t all that different from being a lawyer.

You might want to think happy thoughts around magician and mentalist Nicolai Friedrich. He has been using his mind to get what he wants since he was a toddler. If that doesn’t work, try wearing aluminium foil on your head. Mumbai audiences are going to be the first to witness his mind games, as part of a four-city tour in association with Ashvin Gidwani. 

A chat with Friedrich:  Read More

He Has More Than A Few Tricks Up His Sleeve..

He Has More Than A Few Tricks Up His Sleeve..

If you appreciate large scale illusions and master craftsmanship, then you’ll appreciate this article by Nick Taylor for Lohud.com 

The owner of Wellington Enterprises, Schmeelk, 63, has spent spent nearly four decades designing and building large-scale illusions for many of the world’s most famous magicians like David Copperfield and Criss Angel as well as commercials and theatrical shows.

He’s created and customized illusions ranging from a woman levitating to a flaming jukebox that made people appear during the half-time show at Super Bowl XXIII. More recently, he helped a six-foot invisible rabbit navigate the stage in Broadway’s “Harvey.”…

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