Alexander the Great; Ottawa Magician

It seems like just yesterday that I was performing magic at last year’s Recovery Cup Fundraiser but I’m about to perform again this year . . .

Harvest House is happy to announce that Alexander the Great Magician will be performing at the 24th Annual Recovery Cup Softball Tournament on Saturday August 27, 2011!

This is one show you will not want to miss.

For more information on the Recovery Cup, please visit our website: www.harvesthouse.org

The magic show will take place at around 1pm on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Centennial Park in Manotick.

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I have finally had enough of a break at school that I can concentrate on these old dusty magic videos! I am editing together a short, 2 minute video from a Halloween magic show that I performed in Ottawa last fall. Stay tuned!

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I sorta would like to host some photos on my own website, but for the time being, Facebook is a simple alternative.

Here is the gallery: Alexander the Great’s Mobile Gallery

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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a magic show for a community group that was celebrating Diwali.

Here are a few photos from the event on Facebook: Diwali Magic Show on Alexander the Great’s Facebook

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This week should bring in a few interesting things. My studies have begun once again at Carleton University; I’m in my final year of film studies. This does not mean I am keeping quiet in the magic world! Here’s a quick update on what’s going on in my world:

• This month marks the end of my “Summer Company” educations sessions and entrepreneurship support. I am very excited to finish this experience. It was an extremely educational and rewarding experience that I would repeat if I could. I also encourage anybody with a business idea in Ontario to apply to this program (if you are a student). I cannot say enough good things about this experience.

• I have five shows on the books currently. This is very excited. It was barely three months ago that I was wandering into the Party Mart store in South Keys here in Ottawa and I got my first gig. Just goes to show the power of applying your talents to generate revenue. I’m amazed at the rate of growth considering my two largest sources of advertising are my homemade wordpress homepage which you are visiting now, and a couple very hard working employees handing out my cards at the Party Mart in Orleans.

• I just made a new magic purchase. I’ve spent almost nearly $100 dollars preparing the supplies for this stunt. This effect is a very dangerous curiosity that I have discovered which I am excited to begin sharing with the world. New purchases always give me that warm and fuzzy feeling I’ll be slowly growing my close-up repertoir as we reach closer and closer to the new year. Get ready for 2010 because I’m going to be doing a whole new kind of exciting magic.

I have to this date performed five shows, and have another three booked across the next few months. The perfect amount of traffic I need during the school year!

My main goal this summer was to launch a small business that I would be able to develop and continue to work on throughout the next few years. I have accomplished this goal.

Well I’ve been looking at my videos that I have up and have a few opinions. First, they are too long. My old site was thrown together very quickly and these videos are not brief enough to really be my best promo material.

My first video is up today, and its just the right length to give a few priceless reactions from my little audience! Check it out in the videos section.

Well I was at dows lake for a few hours on Monday. Fantastic weather, and enough shade to practice a few new tricks. The family of 5 that stopped under the tree for a bit was the highlight; they really enjoyed my professors nightmare (magicians nightmare in my books though!).

It gave me more confidence to focus on this trick once again. I have Richard Sander’s routine Three Ropes and a Baby but am still working on polishing it up and memorizing the last couple phases. The “public’s” reactions to these, at least in my mind, simple, vapid illusions was inspiring.

While I always strive to truly astonish people when possible, I must never loose touch with the effectiveness of simple tricks.

A few tricks I want to add to my repetoire ASAP:

1. Three Ropes and a Baby
2. Oz Perlman’s Ambitions Card explanation DVD (I believe this is a four phase, standard ambitious card routine broken down simply)
3. Stigmata (in particular with names and numbers, but cards are also excellent for this effect)

I will be at Dow’s Lake at the Investors Group Pavillion (near the Mexi’s and other restaurants) Sunday August 2, 2009 at 10 am doing some magic demonstrations. Feel free to join me!