Further
Commercial Cold Reading - Richard Webster
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:
£15
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: £15
Magi
CD
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 £15
Robert
Harbin - Magi CD
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.
Price: £15
Fred
Kaps Lecture a Magi CD
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 Kaps 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: £15
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: £15
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: £15
Special offer buy both
Volumes for the amazing price: £28
Kenton
Knepper
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
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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