Digital Magazines
The
Digital Pabular - Nick Bolton
The
digital version of Pabular Magazine - long considered to be one of the finest
magazines of close-up magic ever - is now, by arrangement with the original publisher
Nick Bolton, available from Martin Breese. It was published by Nick Bolton with
contributions and art direction from Eric Mason. The editors were Fred Robinson,
Walt Lees and Stephen Tucker. The first effect in the magazine was by Roy Walton
and contributors include: Jack Avis, Gaeton Bloom, John Carney, Tony Corinda,
Ted Danson, Will Dexter, Bob Driebeek, Shiv Duggal, Peter Duffie, Alex Elmsley,
Dominique Duvivier, Cy Endfield, Bob Farmer, Flip, Piet Forton, Roberto Giobbi,
Ray Grismer, Paul Hallas, Steve Hamilton, Francis Haxton, Jim Hooper, Basil Horwitz,
Charles Hudson, Gentleman Jack, Larry Jennings, Rick Johnsson, Peter Kane, Fred
Kaps, Gerald Kosky, Simon Lovell, Trevor Lewis, Ed Marlo, Bob Ostin, Pat Page,
Oscar Pladek, John Ramsay, Bob Read, Rovi, Sam Schwartz, Al Smith, Hans Trixer,
Stephen Tucker, Dai Vernon and Tommy Wonder. Some contributors had one man issues
and these include: Roy Walton (2 issues), Phil Goldstein (3 issues), Gordon Bruce,
David Carre, Walt Lees and Barrie Richardson.
Anyone with a PC or Mac computer can view every single page of the magazine. Any page or the entire magazine can be printed out. Illustrations and text can be enlarged for easy viewing and a searchable index, created by Ian Keeble consisting of 74 detailed pages (believe it or not) can be used to take you in seconds to any trick or effect that you want. Hundreds of copies of this long-awaited CD-Rom have already been sold. All 1,311 pages of Pabular Magazine can be yours now!
"Like Martin Breese's previous digital releases (Pentagram and Max Andrews Magic) this is a veritable snip at the price. Even if you're not a fan of digital media (ebooks), for this money you simply cannot go wrong. Highly recommended - Peter Duffie, Magicweek Magazine"
Comment
by Mike Powers: "I just received the CD Rom Pabular. Holy smokes! There are
over 1400 pages, completely indexed by trick, trick type, author etc. It's nicely
linked so you can just click on the item and go directly there. The list of contributors
is phenomenal. I've just begun to wade in ...
Price: £32
The
Complete Pentagram Magazine on a CD Rom. At last the legendary Pentagram Magazine,
edited by Peter Warlock, is available in its entirety on CDRom. It features superb
magic from Alex Elmsley, Robert Harbin, Fred Kaps, Stewart James, Dai Vernon,
Al Koran, Roy Walton, Arthur Carter, Leslie May, Charles Cameron, Ron Baillie,
Jack Avis, Gus Southall, Edmund Rowland, Ed Marlo, Graham Adams and many others.
The entire magazine can be loaded on to your PC or MAC and read in Adobe Acrobat.
A free copy of Acrobat is included on the disc. Every trick can be accessed and
every keyword can be searched for. Each effect is automatically linked to the
detailed index and one press of your mouse will take you to your selected effect.
Now at last the Pentagram is within reach of all those who enjoy great magic.
"The
Digital Pentagram arrived this morning. Thank you so much for sending it. I think
it's wonderful. A tremendous research tool. Congratulations for another terrific
product." - Peter Duffie, UK
Price: £22
This
is a MagiCD™ from Martin Breese. It is a digitally re-mastered version of
the original MagiCassette™ first released in 1986. On this CD you will hear
Richard Webster who is one of the world's leading experts on the art of cold reading.
Richard Webster is a New Zealander who has been involved with Magic and Cold Reading
for many, many years. Richard used to release his own exclusive publications but
now that he has achieved international fame he is published by a leading American
publishing house. He has written books on a diverse range of subjects from Hypnotism
to Fung Shui. Richard not only writes and speaks about Cold Reading but also has,
for many years, earned his living from private readings given to his many clients.
Contained on the MagiCD is the most comprehensive instruction on cold reading
that you will ever receive. Richard provides detailed explanations and clear and
precise readings that you can use once you have learned the techniques necessary.
Price £14
Richard
Webster was on his way back from the Frankfurt Bookfair in Germany and spent a
couple of extra days in London so that we could make a new recording together.
His first recording with me was Commercial Cold Reading which is one of our most
successful releases. It gives all the necessary information for a magician or
even layman to learn the art of cold reading. We must have sold hundreds and hundreds
of these audio recordings and have just recently re-released this on CD in an
improved digital form.
The new recording now available on CD updates all the information and provides valuable information that will help magicians improve their knowledge of cold reading. The slant in this recording is how to link magic and cold reading to great effect. A full routine is provided showing how a pack of cards can be used to give a cold reading.
Price: £14
Commercial Cold Reading 3 Mastering Cold Reading - Richard Webster
Mastering
Cold Reading - Recorded in May 2004 in New Zealand, contains more on the subject
for professional cold readers and those wishing to learn this interesting and
profitable subject. On this CD Richard concentrates on the future and provides
sets of readings based on numerology and star signs. Detailed but easy-to learn
readings are given and these are provided in print form to facilitate the learning
process. Richard is almost always cited as being one of the world's most experienced
Cold Readers and has a vast knowledge drawn from his personal experiences as a
professional Cold Reader.
Price: £14
Cold Reading for Profit - Richard Webster
Absolutely
anyone with the desire to become a reader will be able to achieve their goal by
listening to these CDs and studying the material provided. Every kind of reading
is outlined from Palmistry to Numerology and everything in-between. You will hear
Richard giving sample readings and he provides the basic scripts to enable you
to become an expert. On this CD Richard details countless ways in which you can
earn an excellent living anywhere in the world with the skills you will have learned
from this series.
This is the fourth in a series of outstanding recordings on cold reading by the amazing writer and cold reader, Richard webster. The four CDs in the series form a complete course on the art of becoming a Cold Reader.
Price: £14
The
Four Volume set: £55
Martin
says: If, like me, you are an Al Koran fan you will be totally and completely
absorbed by this CD recording. The first half consists of Goodliffe (the
founder of Abracadabra Magazine) recounting his experiences and many meetings
with Al Koran. Following Goodliffe's fascinating introduction you will
then hear Al Koran performing many of his now classic routines in front
of enthusiastic audiences. Even though I produced and released this recording
about twenty years or so ago I am still put into a state of wonder as
I hear the amazing Al Koran baffling and entertaining with his own brand
of magic. My pal Graham Jolley - without doubt the UK's finest comedy
mentalist - is, like me, a total Al Koran fan. Whenever we speak to each
other we lapse into Al Koran speak and both of us know his patter almost
off by heart. Graham saw Al Koran, he was mesmerised by his brilliant
perfoming ability and I am sure that he will be the first to admit that
much of his own success is as a result of studying Al Koran and his routines
and presentation techniques. If you are into mentalism this is an essential
recording to own.
Price £14
Chan Canasta -A Remarkable Man on Audio CD
If
you are reading this then you have probably read all of the books on Chan
Canasta and now, at long, last you can actually hear Chan Canasta performing
some of his classic effects on this amazing audio CD. In fact this is
a complete programme on Chan Canasta. It draws on Martin Breese’s
extensive archive of sound recordings of Chan Canasta and comes complete
with a booklet by David Britland in which further information is supplied.
You will hear Canasta live and then you will be given a complete description of each effect by the narrator. The book test, for example, can be heard exactly as it was performed more than forty years ago and then each move is carefully explained in great detail. The entire programme has been scripted by David Britland and is narrated by Dave Kelly, a professional voice-over artist and well known broadcaster. Martin Breese produced and all sleeve graphics and designs are by Paul Griffin. Martin Breese Comments: I am exceptionally proud of this Magi-CD. I have enjoyed making it. All of my magical friends and clients who have an enthusiasm for Chan Canasta are bound to find it stimulating and inspirational.
Price: £30
David Berglas, International Man of Mystery - Magi CD
Martin
says: One magician who has always impressed and fooled me with his magic
is David Berglas. Twenty five years ago I had the opportunity to interview
him backstage after watching his one man show at Caesar's Palace in England.
David captivated his audience with fast, skilled, entertaining and baffling
magic. Backstage I had the chance to talk to him for several hours and
this recording, which has now been digitally improved, was the outcome.
I tried to wrestle the secret of his amazing, Any Card at Any Number effect
from him but with little success but he did perform it for me right there
and then and every moment and move has been recorded live.
He talked about every aspect of his magic and those who inspired him and helped him to become the International Man of Magic. On this recording David reveals and teaches a stunning effect that can be performed impromptu using a pencil and a piece of paper. It is an effect that will help you to create your own reputation.
Price £14
Martin
says: As a young man, back in the 1940's, I was taken to St George's Theatre
in London to see a magical show entitled Hey Presto. On the bill were
Kuda Bux, Jasper Maskelyne and Robert Harbin. I was overwhelmed by the
entire show and no wonder as I was being entertained by three magical
greats. I was about 11 years old and went up on stage to assist Jasper
Maskelyne with the illusion 'Through the Eye of a Needle'. As I walked
out of the theatre I was determined that one day I would be a magician.
Little did I know that years later I would have the opportunity to sit down in Robert Harbin's apartment in London to interview him and gather together some of the threads of his life in magic. He told me his story from the very beginning and it was a story of determination, error and sheer genius.
We talked about Zig Zag and he said that only those who purchased his book had the right to manufacture a Zig Zag for their own use and he said that already there were many times more Zig Zags than copies of the book that he had published. He was saddened by the piracy but expressed very little bitterness. "There is little honour among we thieves," he said.
Here is Robert Harbin's
life story. A tale of hardship, bitter experiences and how it all lead
to his great success.
Back
in 1965 Fred Kaps gave a landmark lecture at the Magic Circle and now this lecture
is available on CD together with a booklet containing a transcript of the lecture.
Bearing in mind Fred Kaps' reputation, it is strange that so little has been written
about the man and his methods.
Other than several magazine contributions, little of Fred Kaps' work exists in the English language. There are two sets of lecture notes, one dealing with general magic and the other describing some of the coin magic Kaps performed on a film made for magicians. Both seem to be still in print although the name of the publisher is not indicated in either and those copies in circulation today may well be unauthorised. Although not an inventor, Kaps did have the ability to take any effect and make it a miracle by moulding it to his own personality; a personality which made it impossible for others to copy. This was one of the keys to Kap’s success. He made the trick part of himself. Its presentation was so interwoven with his own personality that it was impossible to imagine anyone else performing anything that Kaps had already done. He did this again and again. The Floating Cork, Homing Card, Salt Pour, Surprise Stab, Blank Notes to Bank Notes, Chink A Chink and many others. After Kaps had performed the routine you could not imagine anyone else doing it better.
Many years ago Martin Breese released this incredible lecture on a Magicassette together with a small booklet. The whole recording has now been digitized. The booklet has been redesigned and re-written and the entire package is available on CD with the booklet.
Price: £14
Billy McComb - The Professional Touch 1 - Magi CD
This
is the Professional Touch Vol One from Billy McComb - magic's most popular
and respected magician. This Magi-CD features the material from Billy's
first two Magicassette audio recordings made some time ago. The recordings
have been digitally remastered by Goldman Associates, Cambridge, England
and they sound as if they were recorded yesterday. 76 minutes of sound value.
The contents include information on the tricks that are right for you and how to find them. How to match your material to your performance. Billy's amazing presentation of the torn and restored newspaper, a complete section on cruise magic and how to prepare yourself should you get a cruise booking and full details on the trick that earned Billy two luxury cars and a couple of blocks of apartments: The Coin in Bottle. Here on this first Professional Touch recording are the thoughts of magic's most respected performer. Billy provides practical advice coupled with great trick ideas that you can use.
Billy was my magical hero when I was younger and I must have listened to his tapes a dozen times. The information I learned from him has proved to be invaluable!
Price: £14
Billy McComb - The Professional Touch 2 - Magi CD
One
of the joys of working with Billy McComb is that he has te total ability
to speak on any magical subject at the nod of a head. He does not have
to write a script or make notes or do anything whatsoever. As soon as
a subject is mentioned, zap - and there he is giving us the benefit of
everything he knows about caberet or close-up or cruises or whatever.
On this CD, which lasts for 72 minutes of pure joy, we open with a rare
recording of a live performance being given by Billy on a cruise ship.
He performs the Colour Changing Silks with the half-dyed finish and then
moves on to the Stodare Egg effect (sucker silk to egg) and from the response
to his gags and bits and pieces it is very clear that the audience are
enjoying every single moment.
The rest of the recording takes place at his home in North London. There in the comfort of his magical sitting room Billy treats us to his thought, opinions, gags and ideas of a variety of subjects including on this CD specifically his ideas on caberet work and how to make yourself bookable. He discusses the types of venue you can expect and hecklers and heckler stoppers and then goes on to outline a variety of great opening effects. Next we move on to a very detailed explanation of exactly how he is going to perform his routine for the Himber Ring and this is followed by a live performance of the entire effect. Finally Billy deals with other aspects of performing in caberet and the plus and minsu aspects of silent acts and talking acts. This CD is the second in the series. It has been extracted from the many hours of recordings I have made with Billy McComb and which were released as MagiCassettes. These are now being digitally re-mastered for release on a series of CDs. Several reviews have described the Billy McComb recordings as being a Master Class in magic - and they are right!
Price: £14
Special offer by both Volumes for the amazing price: £25Wonder Readings - Kenton Knepper & Rex Steven Sikes
A Readings System for Mentalists and Magicians
World
renowned magician and mentalist Kenton Knepper collaborated with celebrity
consultant and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Vice President and IDEA
Seminars Trainer Rex Steven Sikes to create a brand new cold reading system
for magicians and mentalists like nothing you have seen before. This is
not "the same old thing", there are no stock lines and no pre-show
work is required. The system includes four audio tapes which contain nearly
five hours of audio instruction and a full size book over 100 pages in
length.
Here Is Just A Small Sampling of What You Will Learn:
A disclaimer that isn't a disclaimer-The illusion is actually created by telling the truth! Tell a person instantly how they look at the world, how they work, why they do things, and much more - without knowing a single thing about them! Learn the illusions behind "personality tests" and create your own. Know if a person wants "relationships, travel, work or money" by a few key words. Learn how to do "fail safe" readings - where you simply cannot be wrong! Everything from "psychic" to "psychological" readings, and in between! Learn how Kenton and Rex do readings on stage, close-up, in magic and mentalism, and in everyday life. Learn how easy it is to do readings from five seconds to over one hour in length without memorized lines. Discover how to do readings with anything, anywhere - even on the phone! Discover simple ways to get instant rapport, and truly get inside a spectator's mind. If you don't know an answer, find out how to get the client to gladly give you one! And much more.
Price: £150
Wonder Words Volumes 1-3 - Kenton Knepper
There are FOUR CDs to each volume. That's 12 CDs in the full set! We did not skimp at all on these just to save a few bucks. Each volume is made from the original tapes. Each volume is fully tracked allowing you to easily find the ideas, tricks and words you wish to study at any time. This is a major breakthrough, and a great help to many of us! What a relief. Never lose your books again. Each volume contains its original companion book on the last CD of each volume! The booklets are in .PDF format for ease of use. Open the booklets on your computer, print them out, enlarge, zoom in, everything!
Imagine
being able to take control of the very thoughts, perceptions, and responses of
your audience. Picture your audiences' amazement when they really can not explain
the trick because the magic is done with words, not sleights or props. This is
what Wonder Words will teach you. It is prestidigitation of the mind.
It's finally here, the audio book everyone has been waiting for. After lots of prodding from Larry Becker, Jeff McBride, Docc Hilford, Dr. Juris, Lee Earle and many other pros, Kenton has agreed to part with the information that he has kept under tight wraps to all but a very select few. Whether you're a magician or mentalist, Kentons' secrets will radically alter your work and the reaction to it. Revealed are the verbal tools used by top psychologists to influence and control clients' actions and attitudes. This is not a dissertation on hypnosis, this is Wonder Words - The Art of Linguistic Deception. Perhaps even more telling was the response at Docc Hilfords' Weerd Weekend. Wonder Words was a complete sell-out less than an hour after Kenton introduced it. Docc himself said "This is the new Fitzkee." Others said "One of the most significant works ever produced in magic," "This is going into the library at the Castle." Even before it's official release, Jeff McBride praised Wonder Words saying, "You're a spell-weaver of words that can even make mimes speak...I'm living proof. Your material has dramatically transformed the way I'm doing my spell weaving these days!"
Price: £45
Volume Two
Wonder Words Volume Two is subtitled "The Real Work" because it is exactly that. In Wonder Words Volume One Kenton began the journey....Volume Two turns that journey into a performance altering adventure. So what's the big deal?
For starters: Wouldn't it be great if people constantly talked about a trick they saw you perform when in fact you NEVER EVER did that trick at all? Just think of it! There is a secret way to simply tell a story and cause people to believe they actually SAW YOU PERFORM the trick, when all you did was TALK ABOUT IT! (No, it isn't "hypnosis"). In Volume One, you were (As Michael Close said) "Totally Blown Away" by how easy it was to greatly improve your performance by changing a few simple words. Volume Two -- The Real Work offers equally simple techniques that achieve even more startling results. Still want more? Well of course there are killer effects as part of the package. Like how to cause a spectator to TRAVEL THROUGH TIME and come back with PHYSICAL PROOF. This is directly from Kenton's act. Yes all the little touches Kenton uses are there as always. What else? How about an "Invisible Deck" routine with no deck at all? No stooges or other sneaky set ups either. The spectator just MIMES taking a card from thin air, and you can TELL them what they chose (No it isn't some silly mathematical thing either). Another diabolical effect is a never before published telephone trick. Already several performers are using this bit to book thousands of dollars in extra performances.... You can too!
OF
COURSE THERE'S MUCH MORE...
Perhaps you'd like to be able to point into the
sky and cause a cloud, any cloud a spectator chooses, to vanish from the sky.
No kidding. It's easy once you know the right WORDS. Kenton gives you the WHOLE
story on how to do this with words alone. Imagine you have a spectator just THINK
of any letter in any word they choose. Now imagine that you not only tell the
spectator the letter they are thinking about, but you also describe the EXACT
THOUGHTS they had while deciding on that particular letter! Isn't that what a
REAL "mindreader" would be able to do? Now you can! Did we mention the
ability to look at a spectator and KNOW if they would "play along" or
be overly skeptical? You will learn this too. Wouldn't it be great if you could
determine how a spectator felt about money, people, their play time, their work
time, etc. just by a spectator uttering a few simple words? You can, and Kenton
will tell you how. Of course there is still so much more! So just consider this:
If you have ever wanted to be a rousing success in your work; If you have ever
wanted to honestly MOVE an audience; If you have ever wanted to be considered
"legendary"; If you have ever wanted people to remember your shows for
YEARS even DECADES to come; If you have ever wanted to learn the REAL WORK that
only the most successful acts in entertainment use, THEN THESE TAPES ARE FOR YOU.
If you don't care about ANY of these things, then maybe all the effects above
have got your attention. There's even more of those too! Whatever your reason
for purchasing Wonder Words Volume Two, you're bound to be blown away by the material
it contains. If you have Volume One you already know how important this series
is to your performances. Many of you have applied the principles in the first
volume to your "other" work.
Price: £45
Volume Three
Kenton ends the series with a BANG including contributions from Jeff McBride, Dan Harlan, Joel Bauer, Docc Hilford, and MORE. This final volume will leave you breathless! The book alone is over 50 pages in length, with detailed effects direct from the acts of working pros. There is also a complete and precise index to BOTH Volumes Two AND Three, for easy reference (Volume One has its own index). And Volume Three is JAM-PACKED, the biggest volume ever!
So what else is in here? Imagine being able to get a spectator to scream, just by saying a few seemingly harmless words. Just think of an entire audience believing in you INSTANTLY, because you speak a single phrase. Learn to stop unwanted annoyances dead in their tracks. Discover the one secret word that causes people to do what you want them to - it's proven scientifically! Uncover the "code" used throughout the series. This alone can expand the series into the equivalent of another several volumes. Hear how your tone of voice can become a "gimmick" in any effect or routine. Uncover the secret about ALL words! And that's just for starters... What about the "tricks?" A spectator holds his watch and merely THINKS of a special moment in time. You not only begin to describe this event, you reveal the time - which now shows on his watch! Or how about this: You not only talk about "subliminal programming" - you prove it. In fact, this might be how the trick really works! There are more than a half-dozen other incredible effects. You won't believe all that Kenton has given up THIS time - the final time!
Price: £45
Buy all three for -
Price: £120
Wonder Words Workbook -Kenton Knepper
The companion to Wonder Words.
For all of you Wonder Words fans, here is a real treat! Imagine being able to have Kenton create personalized linguistic deceptions for your very own style and performances. Now imagine what that kind of time and knowledge would cost! Imagine getting nearly four hundred deceptive phrases, just waiting for you to use! And all you have to do is "fill in the blanks" to fit your needs. It has never been easier to apply the great information you received in Wonder Words to your own work. This little workbook not only gives you examples from the tapes, it expands and explores more deeply your potential for creating real magic! Of course there's an inexhaustible supply of ground-breaking applications for you mentalists too.
No, this is not "Wonder Words: The Book". You need to listen to the tapes before using this workbook. Armed with this new creation, your Wonder Words tapes will become more valuable than ever. You'll find tons of hidden applications you may have never even considered - UNTIL NOW.
If you like Wonder Words at all, then the Wonder Words Workbook is a must for you. It will change what you do and how you do it... just like the tape series. OK, so you think this has got to be expensive right? Fortunately, Kenton and J. Tank have found a way to do all of this - at a price you can easily afford. Get the Wonder Words Workbook, fill in the diabolical blanks, and become a true master of linguistic deception.
Price: £30
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