FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS of the John Derris book KISS, we sold out to uk and european magicians fairly quickly so we had to give instructions for a second printing for outstanding requests. Consequently the second printing arrives next Wednesday to service outstanding orders and for the many telephone requests we received also at the recent MacMillan International [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by John
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YOU WILL HAVE SEEN ON THE TV RECENTLY the programmes featuring a magician called Dynamo performing street magic very much in the style of David Blaine. Technically he handles himself very well and his technique is very good although I would personally challenge some of the “mind reading” effects and methods he uses on tv.
I’ve [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2011 by John
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Some of the comments I’ve recently received from magicians who’ve read the new book.
COLIN ROSE: DEALER AND FORMER PROFESSIONAL MAGICIAN.
“I toured as a professional magician all over the world for years and appeared in the Richiardi show for much of that time. The information on presentation that John Derris gives in his new book KISS [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2011 by John
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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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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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I’M JUST A CHILD IN THE BAFFLING WORLD OF COMPUTERS and for some unknown reason my web site has been unavailable for some considerable time bringing up a horrifc healdine that said – FORBIDDEN! I know nothing and explanations from the computer intelligensia (my nephew Martin Avis – he’s brilliant and makes his living out [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2009 by John
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NOTHING ON THIS BLOG SINCE DECEMBER. No I haven’t retired, demised or emigrated. Firstly I had a lot of work, magic, publicity and design over Christmas and I was churning out a blog almost on a daily basis prior to that. I did not get many responses, messages etc from magicians so I eased up a [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2009 by John
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RECENTLY I WROTE THAT I WAS GOING TO PUT OUT a monte routine originated by Jack Avis that involved three like cards and a queen that mysteriously appears and disappears during the effect. In itself it’s very good as Jack showed it to me but I did it for a close friend, Tom Whitestone (an excellent magician [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2008 by John
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BEEN WORKING AWAY RECENTLY AND LAST WEEKEND I went to the International Convention organised by the MacMillan family. A great weekend of magic both close-up and stage with the accent on international. This is a trend that was started by Ron MacMillan who was well in touch with magic and magicians all over Europe and other parts [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2008 by John
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A FEW GAPS IN THIS BLOG but we are now back on stream and able to announce that shortly we shall be releasing two new routines. One is just about the best Mix and Mingle trick I have ever found in many years – I use it all the time. Very visual and it looks impossible I [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2008 by John
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