Archive for May, 2009

Criss Angel / Harry Potter Parody by Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken takes aim at Criss Angel with a Harry Potter themed setting. Enjoy!

Interview with John Teo

While we were fishing information out of Mr John Teo, President of Singapore’s IBM, for his featured artist page, we took the chance to ask him questions pertaining to IBM, Personal Experiences, FISM 2009, and Inventing Magic. He was also the hot favourite person to interview from our survey conducted a few weeks back! Special

Lance Burton cancels shows till June 2

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Lance Burton will be offstage at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino until June 2 after he broke a bone in his right foot. It was reported that this injury is a first in his 30 year old career said his publicist, Wayne Bernath. He had  been performing at

Magicians, neuroscience and the brain

Neuroscience can learn a lot by tapping the intuitive knowledge of magicians as new sources for inspiration and study. Here are articles which explains the roles of magicians in contributing to the studies of cognitive neuroscience. The neuroscience of illusion – Scientific American Social cues and illusion : There’s more to magic than meets the

Another RDM Update!

Hey readers, Yet another RDM update here. We have just given out the RDM prize to Ashraf today! After a long long time, we both managed to squeeze out sometime to meet and we had a great chat. Didn’t know that he and I have so much in common. Haha. (P.S. Remember the OSA if

Interview with Anslem Roy

When we were in Malaysia a few weeks back for the Magic Annexe event, we took the chance to talk to Anslem Roy, founder of Magic Annexe. The interview dwells mainly on his personal experiences, IMS & Magic Annexe, Tips on how to become a better performer, and how to succeed in the Magic/Entertainment Industry.

Interview with Lee Asher

During the lecture by Lee Asher organised by Magic Garage, we had the privilege to talk to Lee Asher, inventor of the  Asher Twist and an artist in Theory11. The Interview covers his tie up with Theory11, the new concepts he is working out and piracy issues. We have converted it to .pdf format so

Interview with JC Sum & Ning

While covering the review for Ultimate Magic Season 1, we had a hearty chat with both JC Sum and Ning. Great people! We talked to them about Ultimate Magic, Planning a show, Magic Presentations, The business side to Magic. We have converted it to .pdf format so that you guys can download it and read

Liu Qian’s 10 million yuan monthly income?

According to China Daily , Taiwanese magician Liu Qian has created two new magic shows for Nokia which involves mobile phones. “In a short video he shot for the mobile phone giant, Liu makes envelopes, pigeons and fish come out of the phones. The video had more than 1 million clicks in one week on