The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations in the UK could be good news for magicians, or might not! magic 'shedding' is a necessary task that most of us try to avoid is it time for your image and look to have a re-vamp? Tony Nicholson's new book poses interesting questions about magical honesty if you missed the chance to attend the Inner Circle Zoom Card Session, help is at hand customer benefit advertis...

Analysing how magic can be made strong in different ways Craig Petty's MagicTV scrapes the barrel with one of his recent interviewees(!) news of an upcoming Zoom event is it OK to wear sunglasses when working outside in bright sunlight? the dangers of using livestock for magic the power of independent comments time can be of the essence when doing shows

It's not just our audiences who need protecting from COVID at gigs the danger that lots of online show enquiries can produce a response fatigue lay people may struggle to see your show fee as anything more than an arbitrary figure info on two great value e-book bundles the importance of reacting sensitively to an audience's mood or attitude understanding that anything that can go wrong, at some po...

You and your magic may get frozen in time, but that's OK! are you brave enough to accept and use the evidence offered by video of your practice? the pros and cons of magic collaboration I reveal who the biggest exposers of magic actually are my top three TV and film cliches children's shows provide an important service for the future of magic

The challenges you face as a magician the older you become getting props examined might make the trick less convincing why most of us keep those ancient useless magic props that we store at home Blackpool defies the odds how to avoid 'site rage' (!) with your website creativity often relies on a vivid imagination

Reflections on how different the magic world was when I turned pro 40 years ago be wary of allowing comedy to overshadow the magic has COVID forced the demise of some traditional entertainment agencies? listen to a true story of a show mix up taken from E-Club Pro's It Could Only Happen Live archive I discuss the assumption that a good act can never comprise of a succession of disconnected tricks...

are the public nervous about arranging events this Xmas? the conundrum facing the magic product reviewer announcing the Zoom premiere of Leveridge Legerdemain, my new lecture taking advantage of unexpected situations can lead to truly memorable moments in shows if you want to invent a new trick, create a context for it first why sleight of hand may not be fooling lay people as much as you think

What effect is Brexit having on the magic world? after a long show lay off it's a surprise what elements of the performance are slow to return why Zoom lectures should still be offered alongside live events E-Club Pro Select offering cherry picked routines for individual non-member sales when it comes to magic projects - carpe diem! strolling magicians have to be good at getting and keeping attent...

Ready for you to enjoy in October..... I've missed the funny things that spectators say at live gigs magic at the drop of a hat is not for me top performers can create an impression as much by HOW they perform as by WHAT they perform Megan Swann's rise to President of the Magic Circle should be more about her abilities than the fact she is the first female to hold the office a life of writing is r...

Here is the September line up: even when performing live you can't always judge how well your act is being appreciated a definition that explains why strolling magic is often so memorable for lay people details of how to join the E-Club Pro Live Open Event taking place this month six reasons why you may not have got that booking - and price isn't necessarily the main one David Regal believes effec...

Here is the selection of topics for this month: children's feelings can be hurt if our trick presentations are not targeted properly there is an art to reading product reviews in magic magazines routines regularly used in gigs may still need some rehearsal following the COVID lay off a story from E-Club Pro's It Could Only Happen Live on my close brush with disaster with a brand new idea Jamy Ian...

Here is the July line up Zoom events can be more than just a poor substitute for a live show why we shouldn’t let fascination with moves cloud our judgement about what looks natural to an audience should you change tricks to suit the audience or the performing situation? post-pandemic show fee levels may need adjusting to reflect the uncertainty still felt by many bookers fantastic value to be had...

Relax and enjoy the following topics humble beginnings are often the starting place for greatness the destructive side of social media affects magic too the different types of spectators we have to deal with when performing what does the impression your website gives say about you? access to marketed magic is so easy these days magic is more powerful than we sometimes realise

Podcast Special - The 6 Things To Get Ready After Lockdown This month, rather than selecting a random mix of topics to discuss, I am having a theme for the podcast. With the UK coming out of lockdown and with the strong possibility that entertainers will very soon be able to work live again, I identify and then discuss six areas of our work that we might want to look at in advance of performing ag...

The April line up contains the following topics: plot and effect - the difference as explained by Doug Dyment announcing the arrival of E-Club Pro Select hybrid conventions may be the way forward for some magic event organisers the secret to finding a receptive audience for your magic as you grow older details of an online session in which the attendees decide the content how to harness one of mag...

Here's the line up of topics for March I consider Marc Oberon's assertion that there's an art to being helped when you ask for advice from your magical peers the many different types of trick endings that we can use for our magic age relevant lines and patter themes are strong when used correctly announcement of a new Premier E-Routine COVID has changed the relationship that we have with our audie...

A lack of magic knowledge can hinder progress live performance is a catalyst for stimulus in other areas of our magic lives listen in to the audio track from an episode of E-Club Pro's It Could Only Happen Live why the opening few words of your act can have a big impact Zoom has enabled magic groups to continue to function if you were a REAL magician, would you still do card tricks?

A New Year and a new set of topics: New Year magic planning may be almost impossible, but there are some positives children's entertainers are not always given proper credit for what they do so well announcing the E-Club Pro Live Open Event the four 'E's of entertainment that make for a good performance what you wear at gigs says something about you as a performer "mentalism is the last frontier o...

In your festive podcast I gift wrap the following topics: unearthing the treasures that reside in a magic book case analysing the diverse elements that go to make up humour printed advertising is an important part of your online promotional push reflections on the presentation of my first Zoom lecture if your magic life was to be rebooted, what would you do differently? I reflect on what a world i...

It's dark, cold and wet - but here is a little sunshine! Reflections on the first 'virtual' Magic Circle Young Magicians' Club J-Day have magicians these days become too impatient in their magic lives? Eric Eswin suggests that magic clubs should not be so strict about preventing their members from revealing secrets to the public Zoom magic is rapidly becoming a recognised sub section of general ma...

Here's what you can expect in October's offering: A round up of how magic continues to deal with the coronavirus epidemic how necessary is it to change tricks in your act or repertoire? the importance of getting the balance right between promotional costs and benefits positive role models can provide a real boost to your magical progress magic guilt can lead to 'over-proving' are you world class a...

Here's what you can expect to hear in the September podcast If social distancing restrictions continue, will this lead to smaller events, and if so will it have an impact on the size of fees we can command? Dave Jones' epic Facebook rant strikes a chord with some and upsets others patter acts should sometimes learn when NOT to speak why September would be a great time to join E-Club Pro when magic...

The August round up of magic themed topics contains the following: We are all having to get used to different ways of working when entertaining via Zoom the top magicians are those who learn how to relax and pause when performing says Christopher Barnes why we shouldn't care about what people say about our show when having a disaster is actually very lucky are digital magic magazines more acceptab...

A summer collection of advice and opinion which contains the following topics: The lockdown aftermath may initially change the tricks that we can do in close up Morgan and West contend that the strolling magician has to fight for the attention of his audiences enjoy the tale of my brush with the law extracted from E-Club Pro's It Could Only Happen Live female magicians have to try that much harder...

These are the topics we get stuck into this time: The British Ring online 'Nonvention' seeks to fill the gap left by the cancellation of their regular event I reflect on Lance Burton's assertion that performing is like Groundhog Day - you keep repeating the same act until you get it perfect redundant phrases and useless messages - a round up of my 'favourites' will you be fooled by The Tube Of Won...