A Stunning New Effect for Magicians who work Weddings – “Welded Bliss”

WHEN PRESENTING CLOSE-UP AT WEDDINGS or anniversaries, this is a blinder! The magician approaches the table and makes pleasantries about the bride and groom. In so doing he displays at his fingertips a ladies diamond ring on the finger of one hand and a gentleman’s gold signet ring on the other.Telling of his own long, [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by John
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“KISS” sell out at Nottingham Guild of Magicians

JUST SHORTLY AFTER PUBLICATION, I gave a special presentation of my new book “KISS” for the Nottingham Guild of Magicians.During the evening I covered the concept of selling and presenting magic as well as a programme of the simple and visual effects that I have performed around the world for the last fifteen years using [...]

Posted on April 25th, 2011 by John
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Persistence = success

THERE’S A TERRIFIC repeat series of programmes on Sky TV at the moment called “Heroes of Comedy” It’s produced by the former head of light entertainment at BBCtv and later Thames TV John Fisher. A man passionate about variety, magic, comedy and real talent. He’s also a member of The Magic Circle and was the [...]

Posted on April 20th, 2011 by John
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“Launch of KISS unbelievably successful”

The words of Roy Mackenzie, President of the South London Magic Society at the official magic club launch of John Derris’s new book KISS.The publication that promises to help magicians to a new level of performance by adopting a business priniciple that John Derris successfully used in his advertising agency for 30 years.
On retirement he [...]

Posted on April 9th, 2011 by John
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After 500 Days of Silence – Big News!

Many magicians are aware that nothing has appeared in this site for over a year. Illness was part of the reason but happily I’m fit again and back doing shows. However during that time I did something I’d thought about for a long time.
I wrote a book.
Many of you will remember that I lectured to [...]

Posted on April 4th, 2011 by John
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