Adam Wylie entered show biz at age 5. He has appeared on everything from Seinfeld to Gilmore Girls and even voiced peter pan for the Disney series Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Adam is also a great magician and I am so happy to share this fun, tangent-filled conversation with you!

In this episode Adam and I discuss:

• A mutual love of Chipotle
• Starting entertainment when he was five years old
• Not understanding kids his own age
• Teachers giving him a hard time
• Seeing magic for the first time
• Having too many hobbies
• Losing all of his props in France
• Why magic caught his attention
• Don’t insult the audience
• So many glorious tangents
• His in laws are in the business
• Not eating at your own wedding
• How voice over projects work
• Talking to himself in a voice over booth
• Becoming the voice of peter pan
• Transition periods in your career
• Being will to work always
  … and staying open to change

Connect with Adam on twitter @thisisadamwylie
and on instagram at @showmonkey05

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Morgan Jay a first generation American performer based out of Los Angeles.  Originally from New Jersey, he started his career in NYC where he attended the Tisch School of the Arts.  With over six years of stand up experience and an extensive background in music Morgan has managed to create a unique performance that touches comedy and music fans alike with his smooth melodies derived from his love for classic RnB and Bossanova. 

He’s performed at the 2017 SF Sketchfest, 2017/2018 Big Fire Festival, 2010 Iowa Comedy Festival, 2010 LA Comedy Festival. He won the 2012 Westside Comedy Showdown.  Morgan is a regularly featured artist for sofarsounds.com and was one of the top booking acts for the 2017 NACA.  Morgan also won 1st Prize for best comedy/novelty song in the International Songwriting Competition which received over 16,000 submissions.

In this episode Morgan and I discuss:

• Auditioning for Montreal
• Going from stand-up to music
• The first year with fans
• Morgan has a Podcast called Relationship Status
• Starting standup in New York
• Never feeling accepted in certain scenes
• Colleges opened up a lot
• Not performing to impress other entertainers
• Being happy not being famous
• Interning for late night made him not want that job
• Bombing in front of friends and family
• His mom was brutally honest after watching his set
• Grading your own performance
• Why music comedy gets a bad wrap
• Using your art to encourage others
• Morgan can’t gain weight and I can lose it
• Working out in Venice is intimidating
• Finding joy in the creation of material
• Traveling alone is boring
  … and if your doing the thing you love, you’ve already made it

Check out Morgans website morganjay.com
instagram @morganjay
Twitter @themorganjay
YouTube @ Morganisethnic

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Benjamin Schrader grew up in Seattle, Washington where he began his acting career at The Village Theatre and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. At 20 he moved to New York City where he went on to star on Broadway in "Avenue Q", the 2009 revival of "Ragtime" and helped develop the Pulitzer Prize winning musical "Next to Normal". In 2007 he began work-shopping Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Broadway mega-hit "The Book of Mormon" and went on to be a member of the original TONY winning Broadway cast. Benjamin received a Grammy certificate for "The Book of Mormon" Grammy Award winning cast album. in 2013 Benjamin toured the country with the TONY Award winning production of "Peter and the Starcatcher" directed by the legendary actor/director Roger Rees.

His other works include the Walt Disney animated feature "Frozen" where he can be heard as Brother Troll, season 2 of HBO's "True Detective", and ABC's "Revenge" among others. In addition to his performing career Benjamin is also a director where his work can often be seen at the world famous Magic Castle in Los Angeles where he consults on professional magic shows.

In this Episode Ben and I discuss:

• Seeing the music man when he was a kid
• All his brothers were into sports and he was into musical theater
• We graduated High School at the same time
• Buying a one was ticket to New York
• How New York felt after 911
• Making Broadway the goal
• Broadway’s Golden Handcuffs
• Being surprised by how small the theaters are
• Celebrities coming to see him perform
• An amazing encounter with Ian Mckellen
• Art over money always feels better
• Copperfield always shows up on a motorcycle
• Ben rediscovered magic 5 years ago
• How I embarrassed myself last night
• Does free will really exist?
  … and why he created a magic bar

Connect with Ben @ BenjaminSchrader.com and be sure to visit magicbarla.com


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For over 20 years, Chipper has been bringing his odd brand of infectiously amusing mayhem to audiences around the world at performing arts centers, theaters, cruise ships, casino showrooms, and corporate events. His tours have taking him throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Mexico.

He's appeared on The Tonight Show, The Disney Channel, and all FIVE seasons of the CW's Masters Of Illusion, just to name a few.... He's been honored with "Comedy Magician of the Year" twice, as well as "Specialty Act of the Year", and was also nominated twice for "Stage Magician of the Year" by the AMA/Magic Castle.

In this episode Chipper and I discuss:

• Why he loves the Gilmore Girls
• Movie Reels are flammable
• If W.C. Fields lived today...
• Chipper is fascinated with how we look at time
• Being a kid growing up on the road
• A literal family circus
• Going to normal High School was an adjustment
• His first college gig was assisting Illusionist Mark Kalin
• A monster falls of a stage…
• Does your audience know you better when your show is over?
• More pet peeves
• If your original your not in competition with anyone
• Why buying routines is a slippery slope
• Don’t worry about the Dentists
• Using TV to work out new material
• Performing the same routine from different points of view
• Writing for David Copperfield
• Working with Gary Shandling
• An education in shoe laces
• Performing in Arenas is a whole new ballgame
• Directing other performers
• Chipper won’t let me compliment him
  … and being in the moment

Connect with Chipper at thechipperexperience.com


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For over 20 years, Chipper has been bringing his odd brand of infectiously amusing mayhem to audiences around the world at performing arts centers, theaters, cruise ships, casino showrooms, and corporate events. His tours have taking him throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Mexico.

In this episode Chipper and I discuss:

• Late night conversations in Houston
• Spirit Airlines up sells everything
• Travel Tips and Tricks
• Having to be not just a performer but and experienced event planner
• Dealing with the dance floor of death
• Being flexible as a performer
• Making your needs known to the venue
• Death is not a failure
• Realizing we are in process
• Ricky Dunn and his Demons
• Realizing your getting old
• Being able to let go of the last show
• Sir Lawrence Olivier dealt with it too
• Careers are a series of ups and downs
• Magic Pet Peeves
• Your show needs to grow with you as you age
• Discovering yourself will lead to an original act
• Stock lines are robbing you from being present
• Finding paper for the declaration of independence
  … and living with no regrets

Connect with Chipper at thechipperexperience.com


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Jeff Civillico is a Las Vegas Headliner, TV Host Personality, and Philanthropist. He has been a Las Vegas Headliner with Caesars Entertainment for 6 years, having performed 1000+ shows at The LINQ, The Flamingo, and now at The Paris Hotel & Casino. Jeff is the Founder & Chairman of Win-Win Entertainment, a 501c3 national nonprofit based in Las Vegas that creates opportunities for professional performers to share their time and talent with children in need.

In this episode Jeff and I discuss:

• Never knowing what day it is
• Feeling like you might forget how to perform
• Anxiety for no reason
• If performance is more mental or physical
• Why you need to have multiple revenue streams as an entertainer
• Don’t put all your eggs in one agency
• Jeff’s family of doctors, lawyers and scientists
• showBUSINESS
• Jeff is in shape
• Performing is the only job he has ever had
• Sometimes deals don’t work out
• How do you know what to focus on
• Physical injury took him offstage unexpectedly
• Dealing with Shady characters
• Launching a Charity to help others
  … and always moving forward

Connect with Jeff @jeffcivillico on social media and at www.jeffcivillico.com

Also be sure to check out his non profit @winwincharity www.winwinentertainment.org


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Andrew Delman Is a hilarious comedian and actor from Los Angeles. This is a glorious conversation about trying to break into the industry before it breaks you.

In this episode Andrew and I talk about:

• Andrew used to be a magician
• He grew up in the neighborhood I just moved to
• Getting a false sense of security from early shows going good
• Mega Magic and Deli!!!
• Trying to find originality as a magician
• Improv Comedy changed everything
• Getting voted out of the Groundlings
• Groundlings vs Scientology
• Always trying to impress his father
• Getting an agent by accident
• Nothing is handed to you in this business
• The less you care in auditions the better

... and trying to figure out how it all works

Follow Andrew @localoneway and at andrewdelman.com

 
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Shaun Hale Is one of my oldest friends and this episode is all about us growing up together and now trying to be grown ups together

In this episode Shaun and I talk about:

• Growing up together
• Allyssa Milano kissed me when I was 8
• We geek out about nineties alternative rock
• Shaun took me to my first rock concert
• Before YouTube we passed around VHS Tapes
• We can’t remember the name Collective Soul
• The local 90’s music scene
• Asking Katie to be my girlfriend at No Future Cafe
• We realize how sill our band name was
• Feeling like we had to write christian songs
• Moving from Hardcore to Hair cutting
• Grandpa wasn’t sure about Shaun going to beauty school
• Constantly trying to defy the norms

… and a lesson in being a purple cow

See Shaun’s work on instagram @shaun_of_the_head

 
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Kenny Aronoff is one of the world’s most influential and in-demand session and touring drummers today. The list of artists he’s worked with reads like a who’s who of the music industry.

In this episode Kenny and I talk about:

• His Studio set up in North Hollywood
• Living life without a rear view mirror
• Records he’s played on have sold over 300 million copies
• How we first met
• The Beatles changed everything for him
• His motto of fight or fight
• Filming Hired Gun for Netflix
• Playing for Paul and Ringo 50 years after seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan
• His parents were really supportive of his career choices
• Refusing to play the piano because he was in love with the drums
• Showing up drunk for his college music audition
• From Rock in Roll to the Symphony and back
• Refusing to take no for an answer
• An aggressive commitment to time management
• The pressure that comes with success
• Losing your gig overnight
• Moving into the speaking business

… and making the most of the time we have left

See Kenny’s work at:

www.uncommonstudiosla.com
www.KennyAronoff.com

Check out Kenny on Twitter and Instagram


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Alex Ramon is a true Showman. He was the second youngest ringmaster in Ringling brothers History, traveled the world with Disney Live and now presents his own unique show for theater audiences world wide.

In this episode Alex and I talk about:

• Not knowing the difference between Hawaiian Islands
• Growing up acting in commercials
• Discovering Magic at 13
• Spending hours in the magic shop as a kid
• Magic is the only job he has ever had
• Performing stadium events with Disney
• A weird audition changed his life
• Being honest with who you are
• Having supportive parents
• Withdrawing from college to perform full time
• Not realizing magicians were in the entertainment business
• Almost walking away from a huge opportunity
• Joining the Circus
• What he thought about the movie the Greatest Showman
• Creating his own show after leaving the Circus

… and just staying true to himself

Check out Alex @alexramon on Facebook and Instagram

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