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856: Magic Texas - Day Three Report

Sunday September 1st, 2024

Subject to change

  • 6:00 - 8:00 AM Invisible Lodge

  • 7:00 - 8:00 AM Religious Meeting/Gospel Magic

  • 8:00 - 8:30 AM TAOM General Meeting

  • 8:30 – 10:00 AM Combined TAOM Willard Breakfast & SAM Life Member Breakfast

  • 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM TAOM 2025 and SAM 2025 Registration Opens

  • 9:00 AM -7:00 PM Youth Academy

  • 10:00 AM -5:00 PM Dealers Room Open

  • 9:00 - 10:00 AM SESSION #5 – Choice Between; Marc DeSouza – Competing at Conventions Joel Zaritsky – Improving Your Magic Club

  • 10:30 AM -11:30 AM Lecture – Eric Chein

  • 12:00 – 1:30: PM Stage Magic Contest

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lecture – Syouma

  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM SESSION #6 – Choice Between; Panel Discussion – Don’t Be a Jerk on the Internet – Exposure & Civility (Panel : Stan Allen, Brian South, Scott Wells and more) and Rodney James Piper – Creating a Performance Space

  • 5:00 - 7:00 PM Banquet and Reception – Gustavo Raley Entertainment Transfer of Power; TAOM & SAM, Special Awards

  • 7:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON Texas Hall Theater

  • 7:30 – 8:00 PM Announce FISM & TAOM Contest Awards and Acts for People Choice

  • 8:00 – 9:30 PM

    Champions of FISM GALA SHOW – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus Starring; Shawn Farquhar, Eric Chien, Laurent Piron, Artem Shchukin, and Norbert Ferre.

  • 10:00 - 11:00 PM Magic Auction Live - Greg Wilson

  • 10:00 – 10:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #6 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

  • 10:30 – 11:00 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #7 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

  • 11:00 – 11:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #8 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

  • 11:30 PM -1:00 AM President’s Party

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September 2, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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826 - Mike Miller - Talent Booker

More than a magician, Mike Miller, Past National President of the S.A.M., also books talent for many magic conventions including the S.A.M. convention, Abbott’s Get Together, Super Sunday, and many others. He scours the world looking for unique acts to book. He has a good eye for spotting up-and-coming performers before they “hit it big” on the international scene. The best way to be seen by Mike is by competing and performing in other magic conventions. For several years, Mike also booked acts for a multi-city tour of China. Today he regularly performs at the Smoke & Mirrors Theater in Philadelphia while still searching for convention acts. As a result of his untiring efforts in helping magicians around the world, the Academy of Magical Arts will present a Special Fellowship to him at the awards banquet on May 17, 2024.

If you are more of a visual person, then perhaps you might enjoy watching our interaction during our Zoom conversation.

In this episode, Mike Miller talks about his career as a talent booker and how Hank Moorehouse shaped his life. He talks about how he goes about finding unique acts and how he learned to be a stage manager, too.

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Tagged with Mike Miller, Academy of Magical Arts, Bruce Chadwick, Brad Jacobs, FISM, stage manager, Nick Lang, Steve Daly, Shin Lim, Rocco, China, Richard Turner, Shempei, Lu Chen, Danny Archer, Marty Martin, Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater, Jon Dorenbos, AGT, Blake Vogt, Daniel Garcia, Eric Chien.

April 11, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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401: David Berglas - International Man of Mystery, Part Two

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This week we present the second installment of our two-part podcast with David Berglas. Last week we talked about his work on British television and this week we talk about his career in the film industry and people he worked with and knew. Also, David has a profound sense of "giving back" to our community. He is a supporter of the Capetown (South Africa) College of Magic. He is the founder of the "David Berglas International Award of Magic" which has been presented to Uri Geller, David Copperfield, Juan Tamariz, Lu Chen, Derren Brown, Jeff McBride, Dynamo and Penn & Teller.

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In this podcast, David talks about working with Orson Welles and Peter Sellers on the set of Casino Royale; his work with his marketing company, E.S.P.; the Piddington's mind reading act on the radio (which is featured on "Radio Lab" podcast HERE); how David acquired his moniker, "International Man of Mystery"; his philosophy on disclaimers; performing for British royalty; meeting Picasso; his philanthropic work with the Capetown College of Magic; magic conventions like the IMX, EMC, McMillan Weekend, etc.; his International Award of Magic, and more.

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Please consider donating to David Berglas' pet project, the Capetown South Africa College of Magic.

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Tagged with David Berglas, International Man of Mystery, Ali Bongo, Peter Sellers, Casino Royale, magic in the movies, College of Magic, Billy McComb, Orson Welles, Grand Order of Water Rats, The Piddingtons, The Magic Circle, Michael Vincent, Picasso, Banachek, Guy Hollingsworth, Luis de Matos, Tommy Cooper, Robert Harbin, Craig Mitchell.

January 11, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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