662: Jeffrey Alan - American Museum of Magic

David Copperfield’s museum is private and only open by invitation. In another part of the country, The American Museum of Magic (AMM) is open to the public. This week, Jeffrey Alan talks about the museum, its history, how it came to be, how it expanded and much more. Jeffrey is on the Board of Directors for the AMM as well as the I.B.M. He is also a full time performing magician in the Michigan area. If ever you are in the Midwestern U.S., then you owe it to yourself to visit this wonderful collection of our history’s treasures.

If you are more of a visual person, you can watch a YouTube video of our chat recorded over Zoom.

Jeffrey shares a lot of information about the history of The American Museum of Magic that brings our history to life. For more information, directions, and to make an appointment for a private tour, please visit their website at: https://americanmuseumofmagic.com/

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562: Marc DeSouza - A Winning Combination

Multi-award winning magician, Marc DeSouza, joins us this week to talk about some of the competitions he has entered. But he also talks about Star Trek conventions, graphic artist, Steranko, F.I.S.M. as well as some of his favorite magic conventions he has attended, plus he talks about the legendary Fred Kaps, and more. Marc also offers a couple prizes to listeners this week. You can see the details below in this week’s blog.

He is also offering the following: "DeSouza's DeCeptions" is almost out of print with less than 40 copies remaining. The retail on the book is $60.00 from Vanishing Inc. If they buy it from Marc, then the price is $40.00 and it includes the companion DVD, which Vanishing Inc. no longer offers. The four DVD set from L&L is available from Marc for $50.00. These prices are only for Magic Word Podcast listeners. To get them, you need to e-mail Marc at fkaps@aol.com and mention The Magic Word. This offer is good only until his stocks run out.

Marc Desouza is a renown award winning magician among the magic industry. A group of magicians and I were nicely granted a visit to Marc Desouza's collection...

Episode #3 Marc DeSouza (National IBM/SAM award winner) Speaks about the most potent tactic for making your magic feel real. Michael performs "Invisible Coin...

Marc DeSouza talks about the new book, Rubinstein Coin Magic, available for shipping during the first week of June 2020.

Compliments of the Society of American Magicians, Marc DeSouza Lectures for All Magicians beginning at the 00:30:00 timestamp.

While limited supplies last, Marc is offering deals on his book and DVD set. Only $40.00 for DeSouza’s DeCeptions (less than 40 copies remain that include the DVD) and $50 for the four DVD set of Masterworks of Conjuring. You can write him at fkaps@aol.com But you must mention that you are a listener of The Magic Word Podcast to receive the discounted prices.

Thank you to all of those who entered the contest. And please read the pod-letter on how you can significantly save on purchasing Marc’s products just by being a listener of The Magic Word Podcast.

399: Anthony Owen - Behind The Scenes

Anthony Owen, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star, definitely has the credits to his name as a producer, director, and creator of magic shows on stage and television. He has won numerous awards from BAFTA, the Royal Television Society and Rose D’or for his work. He has produced all of Derren Brown's television shows from 2000-2015 and has worked with Penn & Teller, Juan Tamariz, Dynamo, Paul Daniels and many other top internationally acclaimed magicians.

Along with John Lenahan, Anthony has co-produced Monday Night Magic, the UK's only regular magic and comedy venue which inspired the franchise in New York. He was a regular columnist in MAGIC Magazine ("Out Of My Mind" mentalism effects) and a speaker at the 2017 MAGIC Live! convention.

Modern magic, for close-up, TV and Instagram! Anthony Owen is known as one of the most influential creators in the field of mentalism, and many of his original plots and effects are featured in the repertoires of the most famous and respected performers in the field. Order yours at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/magic-store/secrets-by-anthony-owen

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:03:50 - Anthony talks about the creation of "Monday Night Magic" in London upon which the one in New York City is based; working with Derren Brown and Dynamo; developing new tricks that work on television; the differences between producing magic for TV versus "live" performances, and more.

01:11:41 - Product Review: "Prevision" by Peter Eggink from Holland Magic. An excellent switching device built into a card box. Recommended.

01:14:26 - Product Review: "Gordon Diary aka The Birthday Book" by Paul Gordon from Alakazam.co.uk An updated version of the pocket calendar with pre-printed names of playing cards for each day of the year. Recommended.

01:18:20- Product Review: "Svenlopes" by Sven Lee. Svengali deck principle applied to "poker-sized" envelopes to create a stack of forcing envelopes. Well done and well made. Recommended.

01:22:03 - Product Review: "Anthony Owen's Secrets" by Anthony Own from Vanishing, Inc. A book that gleans some of Anthony's best creations that are commercial effects with cards, coins and other props that can be performed close-up, parlor and stage as well as containing thoughtful advice, tips and theory thrown in along the way in the context of explaining the tricks. Recommended.