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

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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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.

599 - Suzanne the Magician- Suz with a "Z"

Winner of the Academy of Magical Arts (the Magic Castle) trophy for “Close-Up Magician of the Year”, Suzanne the Magician joins us this week to talk about her experience of preparing then fooling Penn & Teller on their hit television show and also discuss ideas for performing in restaurants.

As discussed on this podcast episode, never make fun of your volunteer particularly when they become “easy targets.”

This week we learn how Suzanne had to rework and retool her signature “Band Aid” trick "(A Mother’s Love) to make it work for Penn & Teller Fool Us. She also shares stories from her decades of experience of performing magic at high end restaurants plus some advice on trick selections, approaching tables, and more.

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856: Magic Texas - Day Three Report

Sunday September 1st, 2024

826 - Mike Miller - Talent Booker

599 - Suzanne the Magician- Suz with a "Z"

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