Elegant Deceptions

I am delighted and excited to announce my new venture for 2012. I will be hosting my first seminar on card magic and magic in general on Saturday 5th May 2012. The Seminar will be your opportunity to learn some of my brand new routines which will not feature anywhere else except at my seminar. [...]

November was a great month.  I was invited by Steen Pegani to appear at The New Theatre in Copenhagen.  Steen organised his yearly magic show for the public and I appeared in the show alongside Jeff MacBride.  It was a fantastic experiencing performing to a Danish audience.  My work was well received and appreciated. During [...]

NOTHING BUT THE BEST- A REVIEW by Michael Vincent Available from Darwin Ortiz Email: darwinortiz@aol.com It has been seven years since Darwin Ortiz released a triple DVD set to the market place.  This new collection comes from L and L publishing and it is fantastic.  This new project is different to any of his previous [...]

My friend and mentor Darwin Ortiz has just contacted me to let me know that his new DVD set is available for immediate shipment. It has been four years since the release of Darwin’s fabulous book “Designing Miracles” so I k now this new collection will be welcomed with open arms.  On this collection, Darwin [...]

Last week, I had the privilege of debuting my new lecture “The Craft of Magic” for The Cumbrian Magic Circle.  This small club was set up by Stuart Bowie and have a 13 strong membership.  I was delighted and staggered that people turned up from different parts of The Lake District to attend my presentation.  Some [...]

The Craft of Magic – A Transformational Conversation The Cumbrian Magic Circle will be hosting my new lecture for 2011. Details: Houghton Village, Houghton, Carlisle. 1 Mile from Junction 44 of The M6- 2 miles from Carlisle City Centre. Date: Thursday 27 Jauary Time: 7.30-8pm Start to finish 10.30pm Entrance fee: £10.00 Contact: basby100-cumbrianmagic@yahoo.co.uk Mobile [...]

On 5th November, I set off on a whirlwind adventure. My first stop was to attend The SAM Convention in Boston.  This yearly event is run by my friend Steve Rogers.  I first met Steve at FISM in 2006 and since then he has been working very patiently to get me across the pond to present [...]

Earlier this month, I presented my new lecture for 2010 at two well established magical societies in the United Kingdom; “The Wolverhampton Magic Circle and The North Wales Society of Magicians”. My new lecture have been well attended with excellent feedback and response. It was great seeing my old friend Trevor Lewis who is an [...]

In association with the South Lincs Magic Society, Magic Books by Post are organising the Lincolnshire Day of Magic. I will be presenting my lecture “The Tapestry of Deception”. The Tapestry of Deception is my  pride and joy. This is not a “dealer dem” but a serious attempt to impart information about the real secrets of [...]

Just got back from the one day convention in Weston-Super-Mare and it was an excellent convention.  It was organised by Barrie Savage and his dedicated team.  The line up was outstanding with Geoffrey Durham, Ian Keeble, Graham Jolly, David Stone, Etienne Pradier and yours truly. I presented a total of six shows to audiences up 50 [...]