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#193 - Putting Your Show Together

Waiting for the phone to ring for that next show? Why not create your own fortune and produce your own show? Sure, it will take an investment of your time, effort, and money, but then what successful venture isn't worth that?

In this podcast, Erik Dobell and Chris Collins discuss how they came together with the common interest of producing and marketing a magic show they could take to the public. This podcast is not intended as a promotional tool for their show so much as it is a look into how they did it and how you can put together your own show using similar tools that have proven successful.

They talk about using a cheap place to get rack cards (or Club Cards) using http://GotPrint.com and for getting tickets printed, they recommend BrownPaperTickets.com.  We both recommend checking out Fiverr.com where you will be surprised what you can find people will do for you for only five bucks (like professional voice overs). They also use http://Weebly.com to design their own free website. If you are interested in learning more about these two magicians and their Impossibilities Show and their show dates and places, then please visit their website at http://www.impossibilitiesshow.com/ Their Twitter handle is @BestMagicShow and their Facebook page is http://Facebook.com/Impossibilitiesshow

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We start off the podcast getting to know each other a bit better as we discuss Doctor Who, some performance ideas for the "Haunted Key", and how Erik got involved in mentalism and Chris steered into comedy magic. We also talk about their small community of magicians in their area and how they got together and decided to produce a stage show.

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Tagged with Erik Dobell, Chris Collins, Impossibilities.

October 16, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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141: Marc Salem - Piece of Mind

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Star of stage and screen (well, small screen...television), Marc Salem stopped by for an extended chat about mentalism, world travel, building a show and the structure of a show, theatre work, celebrities he has worked with and known, and more. In particular, he shares some stories about his appearance on the TV show, 60 Minutes, stories from the stage perspective, stories about Uri Geller and more. This was an interesting conversation in that we seem to be "all over the board". It was difficult to keep a focus and get direct answers despite redirecting. It was kind of like trying to nail Jell-o to to the wall.

One of the interesting analogies he draws are the three types of spacial displacement: human years, dog years and entertainment years. He also talks about the dangers of making predictions, making meaning of our magic and lives, using psychology, how to get publicity, The 13 (secret mentalism New York group), and so much more.

Marc was low-key in promoting his book to the point of not even mentioning its title in this podcast. For the record, his book is "The Six Keys to Unlock and Empower Your Mind: Spot Liars & Cheats, Negotiate Any Deal to Your Advantage, Win at the Office, Influence Friends, & Much More". Whew! With a long title like that, it's no wonder that he didn't mention it in order to keep the podcast short. :) But for those who are interested, you can find it on Amazon. Just Click Here for more information on Amazon and to see an excerpt from the book.

If you are interested in hearing more from Marc or you have any questions about anything he mentioned during our chat, then please drop him a note via email to masalem@aol.com

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Magic (or is it "Mentalism") & Martinis' Thursday

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Tagged with Marc Salem, Uri Geller, Eric Dittelman, Bob Cassidy, David Berglas, Banachek, Arthur Miller, Charles Reynolds, Marc DeSouza, 13, Mind Games, Sesame Street, Chuck Hickok, Mental Epic, Max Maven, Marc Paul, Maurice Fogel, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, The Piddingtons, Chan Canasta.

February 20, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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