Yasu Ishida is a one-of-kind performer...
Combining traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic, and storytelling; Yasu is a master of his craft.
He's the Founding Artistic Director of Bento Rakugo, which toured all six Hawaiian islands.
Today we talk about…
What inspired Yasu to come to America
Philosophies of storytelling
How to express your inner voice
How to combine art and entertainment
And so much more…
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Yasu Ishida – Connecting with Your Inner Soul

What are the secrets of being a successful variety artist?   Making my living performing for the past 20 years performing, I’ve figured out some things.  I’ve also met some fascinating and successful people.  All doing what they love.  I call them “The Variety Artists”.   How did they do it?  What are their successes?  What were their failures?  How can we emulate what they did?  You can be a fly on the wall and listen to these interviews.  Performers learning from performers.  You can learn along with me as I delve into what makes a successful variety artist.  For more info and video courses for just about any art, go to TheVarietyArtist.com.

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

Mark Wade is a 35 year veteran performer and has done shows all over the world. Not only is he a stellar Ventriloquist, he’s author of the landmark books “Kidshow Ventriloquism” and “Audience Participation and Ad-Libbing for Success”.  A lecturer on the subject of entertaining kids, and an internationally known columnist for entertainment journals in the U.S., Germany, and the United Kingdom.

He has some great advice:

On School Assemblies

 	What principals want and how to find out

 	The secret and “How To” end your assembly

 	How to add minutes for the teachers, not take away from class time


On Kids Show

 	The #1 recommendation for kid show entertainers

 	The biggest mistake children’s entertainers make


On Conventions

 	Virtual Vs. Live

 	What the Vent Haven International Convention is doing

 	What’s going on with the million dollar Vent Haven Museum


Plus, fascinating stories about Garth Brooks and Reba McIntire.

Mark Wade – The Kid Show Pro!

He's the host and creator of Trivia Stream, the college market's #1 Virtual Game Show performing over 350 shows since March 2020.

Magician, Corporate Trainer, Game Show Host and so much more!

On this episode we talk about…

 	Virtual relationships,

 	How to get over the fear of putting up a NEW routine,

 	How to create successful virtual shows,

 	A unique way of connecting with your audience On-Line,

 	Marketing on Social Media


Oh, yeah, we also talk a lot about performing game shows.

If you work at all in the virtual space, you must listen to this one.

Gus Davis: Performing Game Shows & Succeeding in this Brave New VIRTUAL world!

Murray SawChuck is currently headlining at The Tropicana Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas strip nightly. He produced a Ferrari from thin air and vanished an entire 1918 steam train locomotive on America's Got Talent.

In addition to his many TV appearances, Murray is one of YouTube’s newest sensations with over 1 Billion online views.

On this interview, we talk about:

 	Branding,

 	Where the hair-do came from,

 	His relationship with Mr. Electric,

 	His “Fool Us” experience,

 	His “America’s Got Talent” experience,

 	And how he got all those great gigs!


We even pull back the curtain on his YouTube success.

Murray SawChuck: Much More than a Magician!

Jeff McBride is the man behind the mask.  He fooled Penn and Teller.  He was awarded Magic Castle’s Magician of the Year.  He was inducted into the Society of American Magicians’ Hall of Fame.  Performer, Author, Teacher.

So many Magicians on this show have credited him and his Magic and Mystery School for their success.

On this episode we talk about:

 	The secrets to creating a unique experience,

 	The most common mistakes entertainers make (and how to fix them),

 	Hack lines

 	...And so much more.


Jeff even tells a fun story about a magical faucet.  Have fun!

Yasu Ishida – Connecting with Your Inner Soul

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