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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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691: Rocco - A D'Lite-ful Magician

Conceived in Italy and named after a Saint, Rocco is a winner of several awards including the Golden Lion Award from Siegfried and Roy, among others that launched his international career. Performing from China to Guam and Paris to Monaco, his silent act has kept him in constant demand at all of the top nightclubs and casinos in the world. He was also the creator of the D’Lite which has sold six million across the globe. Rocco is also the “master of the sleeve” who has made a career of shooting items up and down in and out of his sleeve making for “enlightenment in the mind.”

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In this week’s episode, Rocco shares stories about how he started in magic and the story of how D’Lites were created and stolen. He also chats about some of his highlights so far in his life from his many experiences of performing from the Crazy Horse in Paris to winning the Golden Lion from Siegfried and Roy. He also talks about his inspiration from Bill Wisch and Slydini that made him the magician he is today.

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Tagged with Rocco, D'Lite, Franz Harary, Las Vegas, FFFF, F.I.S.M., Macau, China, Mike Miller, Jerry Andrus, Crazy Horse, Paris, Hal Myers, Dameon, Slydini, Bill Wisch.

July 7, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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339: House of Magic with Franz Harary and Rocco

After years of planning and designing, Franz Harary opened his multi-million dollar dream "House of Magic" in Macau, China in late 2015. In an exclusive, behind the scenes interview, Franz and Rocco show us back stage, in the dressing rooms, in the showroom and in the gift shop in a guided tour. This was recorded on video by Franz Harary but is described in detail as we are taken throughout the "House of Magic" so it is a feast for the ears.

But if you want to see the video, you can view the actual tour on the link provided in this blog to view it on YouTube.

Franz Harary and Rocco give a backstage tour of the "House of Magic by Franz Harary" in Studio City, Macau, China. This video tour was recorded for a podcast posted on The Magic Word at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/339-house-of-magic-with-franz-and-rocco Be sure to check out the podcast for more great conversations with top magicians.
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Time stamps for this podcast:

00:04:20 - Franz Harary and Rocco begin our guided tour of the House of Magic by Franz Harary in Studio City located in Macau, China

00:33:09 - commercial message from The Great American Magic Company

00:37:53 - return to Macau for completion of guided tour plus a walk through the gift shop, some philosophy from Franz and a performance piece by Rocco.

01:17:40 - a review of "Thumbtipedia" by Vernet Magic. A good beginner's video guide to using this conjurer's sidearm. Includes DVD and gimmick.

01:23:08 - a review of a new effect produced from Vanishing, Inc. and created by Chris Westfall, "Cigatration" is a one trick DVD (with gimmick) to perform a great variation of the classic "cigarette thru quarter".

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January 12, 2017 by Scott Wells.
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