Tips in hiring a Magician

A few years back talking with some corporate guys after performing Magic at a Trade Show one of them mentioned to the group about going to an after-hours party that another company was hosting. He mentioned to me that he used his phone to summons a "ride-sharing" company to pick everyone up. I said a taxi and he mentioned that this was something different that you use an app on your cell phone to have someone pick you up and take you where you want to go for a set charge. I didn't say

Recently I had the opportunity to watch David Blaine the Magician and endurance artist when he passed through Orlando on his current US Tour. I bought my ticket and proceeded to the beautiful Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando. This was the same location that last year I saw another touring show called "The Illusionists" that featured Magic, Comedy, Escapes, Mentalism, and a Crossbow Act. A very good show it was. Regarding David Blaine's Show I did read a preview in

Motivation or in particular a lack of motivation is reported to cost U.S. Companies over $500 Billion Dollars a year. But where do we find that motivation? - by attending seminars, reading books, listening to podcasts? Or does it come from some inner drive, some deep desire to never give up and keep improving. For myself as a Professional Magician it is the history of the art of Magic that I love that always gives me a boost. One of my favorite places to visit is the American Museum of Magic in

I called this blog "Corporate Magician??" for a reason. Did you notice the double question marks after Magician? This is because of the word in front of Magician which is the word "Corporate". I can't tell you how many times after I am hired to entertain at a Corporate Event or in a Trade Show Booth that the first thing that I am greeted with is a sense of skepticism and sometimes sheer panic. This is not so much from the individual that I have been dealing with from the company that hired me

HOW IT BEGAN . . . Blog with Kevin King I find it necessary as I move forward with my Magic career and my company King Magic & Entertainment, LLC that I take a nostalgic look back. I started like most Magicians at a young age. My older brother Jeff received a Magic Set for Christmas (I guess he expressed some interest in Magic) called the "Adam's Hocus-Pocus Magic Set". Adams was a big manufacturer of Magic Sets and Novelties (​the bug in the fake ice cube, the gum that snaps your finger when