THANK YOU TO ALL MAGICIANS who purchased my new book “KISS”. We’ve had some good reviews from both the UK and USA and many have written saying how valuable it was to find a book that helped you in presenting their magic rather than another publication on moves and routines. As it says on the cover – [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2011 by John
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | 1 Comment »
JOHN DERRIS’S NEW BOOK “KISS” not only gives first hand information and guidance on that oft neglected aspect of magic – presentation -but includes a whole section on his personal effects that took him round the world. Genuine, subtle, move by move, word by word descriptions of many standard routines that were proven entertainment from [...]
Posted on May 24th, 2011 by John
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | No Comments »
A GOOD MAGIC FRIEND OF MINE has just come back from a magic convention in South America. He says it was a good event but what stood out was the number of magicians all doing the Racoon Routine EXACTLY like David Williamson. Complete with munchie, munchie, munchie, the Tonto and Madonna impersonation and “live animals [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by John
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | No Comments »
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
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea, Magic News | No Comments »
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
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | 1 Comment »
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
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | No Comments »
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
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | No Comments »
A bold claim – but true. Not a brilliant new gimmick. Not a new routine from the Vernon archives. Not something requiring a big investment but a proven procedure that does really work.
Group magic.
Vernon and the greats used it. Fred Kaps used it.Peter Warlock, Jack Avis, Francis Haxton and other names used it. And I’ve [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by John
Filed under: Magic Ideas, Magic Miscellanea, Magic Thoughts | 4 Comments »
HAVEN’T SAID MUCH ON THIS BLOG FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS.. No particular reason other than I was pumping out news and trivia almost on a daily basis and I think this could devalue the content of the information. There’s too much info around today in my view. Therefore I will only release news that I [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2009 by John
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea | 3 Comments »
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CARD MAGICIANS AROUND THE WORLD and over half a century I’ve seen many of them. I’m not a card man myself but know enough to know the difference between a demonstrator of card tricks and an artiste who can really entertain with just a pack of cards. In the distant past one [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2009 by John
Filed under: Magic Miscellanea, Magic Reviews | No Comments »
