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Magic Tricks: Close-Up Artistry
This book will teach you Amazing New Magic Routines! Learn amazing New impromptu magic, new card magic, new coin magic, revolutionary new sleight of hand, sleight of hand with cards, sleight of hand with coins, even learn how to do magic tricks with everyday objects auch as tricks with water bottle, matches, sugar packets, napkins and more! You will learn awesome magic to amaze and mystify people, make friends, and become the life of the party. This book is a very comprehensive guide on the Art of Magic. Who is this book designed for? beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Magicians Beginners struggle with learning magic skills & fundamentals. Intermediates struggle with finding their Style and type of magic and also learning to structure strong magic routines. Advanced Magicians struggle with developing their Original Masterpieces and becoming a Professional. You will learn many revolutionary new sleights and new Magic routines!
397 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2018
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About the author
Darin Martineau
151 booksAs a professional magician he has been performing, creating, authoring and teaching magic all of his life. He has a very extensive history and background of Master Magic.
He is a Best-Selling Author of over 100 + books sold in Magic Shops worldwide.
He is the Founder/CEO and creator of The Surreallusion System and his group:
Master Magic Mentors- that mentor magicians worldwide.
He first got interested in magic at 8 yrs old when his father showed him a magic trick. He discovered his first magic book from a school book fair. He then began to study magic books from the library. A couple of years later he met his first mentor- a magician named Paul Piccio who taught him sleight of hand and took him to a magic shop. He then practiced everyday and began doing birthday parties and magic shows for several different events. He competed and won in several school talent shows with magic. He visited several magic shops and magicians to continue to learn. He always favored sleight of hand over gimmicks and tricky looking apparatus/ boxes. He continued to eat, breathe and live magic and practicing a minimum of 8 hours a day. While the other kids were out playing sports, etc., he was in a room practicing magic diligently in front of a 3 fold mirror.
He has had the honor to perform for and next to several famous magicians and performers over many years.
He was awarded 2 nd place in the Basic High School Talent show as a teenager with a dual stage magic act with Scott Vivier in an original good vs. evil magic theme. ( alongside the Famous band Hemlock took first place )
He was also a good hip hop dancer in high school and choreographed a dance routine for a play.
His first experience learning pro magic was at age fifteen with his first Magic mentor: a full-time professional magician/mentalist:
Lawrence Gregory. ( a cruise ship and world touring magician )
He was his onstage assistant in a full evening stage illusion show in Las Vegas. It was there were he learned many secrets of magic. Six nights a week, he would be the main onstage assistant in the live show. During the day, he would manage a magic shop- ( Magic Store #1). So he learned close-up magic by day and stage illusions by night.
Over the years he was also the main onstage assistant to several of the top pro World Class Magicians.
Darin went on to manage several magic shops while performing semi-professionally at the same time. He then went on to study with several other excellent magicians and practiced diligently. His specialty is close-up magic and card magic.
Growing up in Las Vegas- the magic capital of the world allowed him to be mentored by many world class master magicians!
As a young magician he joined the S.Y.M. ( Society of Young Magicians )
sponsored by Gary Darwin & Allan Ackerman
then later he joined the:
S.A.M. ( Society of American Magicians )
I.B.M. ( International Brotherhood of magicians )
Most magicians specialize in only one category of magic, but because Darin has studied so much magic with the best, he is able to specialize in all categories of magic from close-up, manipulation to stage illusions.This is called a general practitioner of magic.
He also performed magic professionally in many different events and environments. He attended Gary Darwin’s magic club, where he met and studied magic regularly with many great and legendary master magicians such as-
*Johnny Paul
*Jimmy Grippo
*Lou Lancaster
and many more World Class Master Magicians…
It was here where he met his mentor Allan Ackerman, one of the greatest card magicians in the world. Allan’s mentor was Ed Marlo, who was one of the greatest card magicians’ of all time, who revolutionized card magic and invented many card sleights used by magicians today. Ed Marlo wrote more card magic books then anyone in history, over sixty books.Allan also got to learn magic from Master Harlan Tarbell — author of the Tarbell Course in Magic!
Allan wa
He is a Best-Selling Author of over 100 + books sold in Magic Shops worldwide.
He is the Founder/CEO and creator of The Surreallusion System and his group:
Master Magic Mentors- that mentor magicians worldwide.
He first got interested in magic at 8 yrs old when his father showed him a magic trick. He discovered his first magic book from a school book fair. He then began to study magic books from the library. A couple of years later he met his first mentor- a magician named Paul Piccio who taught him sleight of hand and took him to a magic shop. He then practiced everyday and began doing birthday parties and magic shows for several different events. He competed and won in several school talent shows with magic. He visited several magic shops and magicians to continue to learn. He always favored sleight of hand over gimmicks and tricky looking apparatus/ boxes. He continued to eat, breathe and live magic and practicing a minimum of 8 hours a day. While the other kids were out playing sports, etc., he was in a room practicing magic diligently in front of a 3 fold mirror.
He has had the honor to perform for and next to several famous magicians and performers over many years.
He was awarded 2 nd place in the Basic High School Talent show as a teenager with a dual stage magic act with Scott Vivier in an original good vs. evil magic theme. ( alongside the Famous band Hemlock took first place )
He was also a good hip hop dancer in high school and choreographed a dance routine for a play.
His first experience learning pro magic was at age fifteen with his first Magic mentor: a full-time professional magician/mentalist:
Lawrence Gregory. ( a cruise ship and world touring magician )
He was his onstage assistant in a full evening stage illusion show in Las Vegas. It was there were he learned many secrets of magic. Six nights a week, he would be the main onstage assistant in the live show. During the day, he would manage a magic shop- ( Magic Store #1). So he learned close-up magic by day and stage illusions by night.
Over the years he was also the main onstage assistant to several of the top pro World Class Magicians.
Darin went on to manage several magic shops while performing semi-professionally at the same time. He then went on to study with several other excellent magicians and practiced diligently. His specialty is close-up magic and card magic.
Growing up in Las Vegas- the magic capital of the world allowed him to be mentored by many world class master magicians!
As a young magician he joined the S.Y.M. ( Society of Young Magicians )
sponsored by Gary Darwin & Allan Ackerman
then later he joined the:
S.A.M. ( Society of American Magicians )
I.B.M. ( International Brotherhood of magicians )
Most magicians specialize in only one category of magic, but because Darin has studied so much magic with the best, he is able to specialize in all categories of magic from close-up, manipulation to stage illusions.This is called a general practitioner of magic.
He also performed magic professionally in many different events and environments. He attended Gary Darwin’s magic club, where he met and studied magic regularly with many great and legendary master magicians such as-
*Johnny Paul
*Jimmy Grippo
*Lou Lancaster
and many more World Class Master Magicians…
It was here where he met his mentor Allan Ackerman, one of the greatest card magicians in the world. Allan’s mentor was Ed Marlo, who was one of the greatest card magicians’ of all time, who revolutionized card magic and invented many card sleights used by magicians today. Ed Marlo wrote more card magic books then anyone in history, over sixty books.Allan also got to learn magic from Master Harlan Tarbell — author of the Tarbell Course in Magic!
Allan wa
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