How to do Magic Tricks

New Releases and The Session

Last weekend’s magic convention THE SESSION was a great success! Both myself and Ben Williams attended as one of the few dealers invited to the event. Not only did we enjoy meeting many of our regular online customers (It’s great to put faces to the names) but we loved the lectures too! The Alan Ackermans lecture was the highlight for us, SUPERB MAGIC!!
The real hit item at The Session was our very own DVD release ‘Labelled’. As this was an event for serious close up performers, we had a feeling that this would be the case. Ben demonstrated it all day long and our only regret was we wish we had brought more copies with us (DOH!!)

This week we have PACKED the shop with new items. Our favorites have to be Steve Bedwell’s excellent DVD ‘Taped’ – Linking Laces for a great impromptu effect and the book ‘Designing Illusions’ by Darwin Ortiz, the follow-on to one of the best magic books ever written on the subject of improving the presentation of magic – ‘Strong Magic’.

The 1st of February brings with it the new release from Jay Sankey:

Hundred Dollar Miracles

Jay Sankey has been creating original and exciting applications with Mike Kozlowski’s bill switch for years, and now here in one amazing volume Jay includes all his classic bill switch effects along with many other routines he is revealing for the very first time!
A mind-blowing collection of 30 incredible magic and mentalist effects for close-up, stand-up, walk around and even stage performers including restorations, vanishes, appearances, transformations, divinations, penetrations, transportations and more! All using the bill switch!
Hope this helps
Best wishes and good luck with your magic!
Dominic Reyes
The Merchant of Magic
http://www.magicshop.co.uk/

Hatching – Now Available

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Well, another new year starts and we have a feeling it’s going to be a good one for magic!
The shop is already running out of room, so over the next few months we will be looking for a new location for the magic studio. The new shop will not only have its own filming studio, but also a venue for magic lectures and events throughout the year. We will keep you fully informed as the project develops.

This week we are really excited about the new release of HATCHING. At first I was skeptical of the effect as I thought it would not be practical for professional use. BOY WAS I WRONG! I added this into my act last week and used it on 12 tables at an event. ( It’s handy that eggs come in packs of a dozen :)) The fact you show the egg 360 degrees unscratched and unmarked is so mystifying! After using it, I was convinced this is a real winner, and it’s now available on the site in the instant download section. You can download a free preview of the instructions from the site, then register your copy to unlock the full 71 page book. Be sure to check out the impromptu version, explained in the book, as its a little GEM that you can do at the drop of a hat, when you need to make a strong impression.

Issue 12 of MagicSeen is now in the shop, and I recommend you pick up a copy while you’re here.

Hope this helps
Best wishes and good luck with your magic!
Dominic Reyes
http://www.magicshop.co.uk/

Happy Christmas

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Ben, John, Phil and myself would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas!

It’s been a great year for us, with the expansion of the shop and a whole range of new exclusive releases. We will be resting for a few days as the shop will be closed from the 23rd December until the 27th December. However, when we re-open we will be doing it with a BANG! There is some stunning magic about to hit the magic shop from the first of January!

Remember, we are always looking for new magic creations to develop and promote. If you have an original idea for an effect, and need help to bring it to the magic community, please do get in contact!

Best wishes and good luck with your magic
Dominic Reyes