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Brooklyn Magician Jim Vines Wins National Close-Up Magic Championships of 2016..

Brooklyn Magician Jim Vines Wins National Close-Up Magic Championships of 2016..

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Jim Vines, a sleight-of-hand artist from Brooklyn, NY, has won 1st Place at both major US National Magic Championships of 2016 performing his unique style of Close-Up Magic.

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Close-Up Magic happens in the hands with ordinary objects using sleight-of-hand dexterity to accomplish the magical illusions. In his award-winning act, Vines uses new techniques and original methods never seen before.

In the world of professional magicians, two major Magic Championships take place in the United States each year. The International Brotherhood of Magicians Gold Cups Championship was held in San Antonio, TX, on July 4, 2016, and The Society of American Magicians Contest of Magic was held in Indianapolis, IN, on July 14, 2016, with hundreds of professional magicians from around the world in attendance.

By winning 1st Place in both of the major magic championships,Jim Vines became the 2016 National Champion of Close-Up Magic.  "To me, close-up magic is the purest form of the art.  It happens right in front of the audience’s eyes, with no place to hide,“ Vines says. "It was thrilling to compete with such amazing magical artists from around the world.”

Vines, age 49, a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, has been practicing magic for over 35 years. He has won over a dozen major magic awards for his sleight-of-hand performances, but the 2016 National Championships are his highest awards to date. In his championship act, Vines starts with empty hands and sleeves rolled up, and then proceeds to make a profusion of coins, credit cards, $100 bills, and even a gold bar appear from nowhere.

Over the next year, Vines will be performing his act in New York City, Las Vegas, Canada, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Argentina.

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Doc Eason’s magic takes him on the Road..

Doc Eason’s magic takes him on the Road..

This is no ordinary magic show.

Only a few magicians in the country can do the style of close-up magic that Doc Eason performs just inches from your eyes and ears. Doc sprinkles his card handling, coin tricks and sleight of hand with his sharp wit and penchant for storytelling for a full, one-of-a-kind performance.

People in Snowmass have known that for years. Locals know and love him. Visitors come back year after year. But now, Eason’s gaining more notoriety beyond the Roaring Fork Valley, too.

The Academy of Magical Arts just recognized Eason with his fifth academy award for lecturer of the year. He’s also won in the close-up and bar-magic categories. Read more..

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/22307612-113/doc-easons-magic-takes-him-on-the-road

The Ten Best Close-Up Magicians..

The Ten Best Close-Up Magicians..

By Wayne Kawamoto…. Anytime there’s a list of the “best magicians,” it’s always the stage and television performers who are recognized. But what about close-up? With this in mind and after lots of thought, here’s my list of the top ten close-up magicians.To start, what was my criteria? I attempted to identify close-up magicians who entertain in the real world and not just for other magicians. This mostly rules out the finger flingers who mainly impress other magicians and don’t necessarily entertain the lay public. I wanted truly commercial performers who regularly do the trade shows, corporate events and restaurants – the bread and butter of the close-up world.I easily compiled a list of 20 performers and ultimately whittled it down to my top ten. Here they are, in order, and why each magician is on my list.

Up, close and magical..

Up, close and magical..

By Anand Holla for the Gulf Times

There’s a new illusionist in town and he is out to dazzle you. From Spain’s tourist haven Benidorm in Alicante, illusionist Javier Saba recently moved to Doha and is already a hit in the city’s events and party circuit.

Ripe with 12 years of experience performing cool, close-up magic (also called micromagic, it’s performed with small objects in an intimate setting) all across Europe and Spain, Saba is now testing Doha’s waters to launch his stint in the Middle East.

“All the tricks I pull off are stunning,” Saba says, without mincing words, “If I realise that even one of the tricks I do is not good enough for someone, I won’t perform it again. You must be awesome in performing every trick and only then can you make people see the impossible.”

Sometime in 2002, Saba’s mind embraced magic. “I had a magician friend who always tried out his tricks on me and my friends, until one day he did something that impressed me beyond limits and made me want to learn magic,” Saba recalls. That ruse was what is popularly known as the Voodoo ash trick — a card trick that ends with ashes forming the chosen card’s number and shape on one’s arm…

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