Mystery Arts Podcast

My guest this episode is Neil Tobin! I recently had the pleasure of watching Neil's performance as Erik Van Hanussen in his one man play 'Palace Of The Occult'. Listeners of the show will know that I've often mused about how to elevate the mystery arts into the realm of true theater, well, Neil has been working on this exact problem for quite a lot longer than I have, and he's been remarkably successful. I really enjoyed this conversation and I know you will too!

You can check out Neil's products here:

https://www.penguinmagic.com/magician/neil-tobin

Chris Rawlins was kind enough to spend some time with me for this episode. Chris impressed me at last years Mindvention with his memory act, which stood out because it was so different from everything else. We talk a bit about his show, as well as how he got his start and all the usual stuff.

Check out Chris's products here:

http://c-r-products.yolasite.com

I have a lovely chat with Paul Voodini. If you are familiar with Paul, you know he's fairly unique in the mentalism world. We hear how he got his start, how he approaches performing, and what he's up to these days.

Please check out his work at Penguin or most other places that magic is sold.

https://www.penguinmagic.com/magician/paul-voodini

Friend of the show Maarten Willemse is back to share some incredible advice on how to get more and better gigs (once the lockdown is over). Maarten is always a pleasure to talk with, and this stuff is really gold.

You can see his website here:

https://maartenwillemse.nl/

Sorry for the delay guys - recording has been a challenge with everybody home. Here's a lovely chat with friend of the pod Iain Dunford. Iain shares some really excellent ideas including a very useful and different handling for the venerable invisible deck and an incredible m****** method to use with routines like Sneak Thief.

I totally forgot to even mention it in the show, but you can find Iain's books here:

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/uncle90

Cheers!

This week is a deep discussion about the intersection of mentalism and the metaphysical with Mystic Alexandre. Alexandre tells us why performing for the metaphysical community is not like the magic community thinks it is, why discaimers are bad, and many other interesting (and possibly controversial) subjects.

Check out Alexandre's work at Lybrary:

https://www.lybrary.com/search.php?keywords=Mystic+Alexandre

Mind=Blown.

After being really impressed with his show and lecture at Mindvention, I was really looking forward to getting a chance to talk with Jared Kopf. He did not disappoint and this is definitely one of my favorite episodes yet. It's... more of an mystical journey than an interview, so buckle up.

Jared's Site:

https://www.jaredkopf.com/

Come see my show on March 7th if you're in the Sacramento area:

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4517741

Support on Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/mysteryarts

Curtis Waltermire (AKA Curtis the Mentalist) shares some wisdom from his several decades as a professional performer. Curtis talks about how to successfully think about doing Comedy Mentalism, and he shares some really great tips that can help you improve your show and increase your bookings.

Curtis has a new video project for mentalists and magicians called Esoterica, and you can check it out here:

https://curtisthementalist.com/esoterica/

I had a lovely chat with veteran performer Paul Draper. Paul is a man of many talents, having studied such diverse fields as musical theater, anthropology, and political rhetoric. Of course he's also a mentalist, which is mostly what we talked about.

Hack lines magicians use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c2GH1Ot8SQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNdVQXHwrRQ

My Sac show

ExperiMENTALISTS tickets -

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4517741

Figured this was a good opportunity to get caught up on reviews. I give you my honest and unvarnished opinions about the following products:

Viper 2 wallet

Fragment by Michael Murray

UPS by Roddy McGhie and Dee Christopher

Breathe Mint by Zee and Sansmind

Telemos by Cervier