by Benji | Jun 15, 2021 | Audio Training, Inner Circle
I get a lot of people asking me what my favorite brand of playing cards is. I decided to answer that question once and for all in this week’s Inner Circle training… Where I discuss: Why my answer offends most magicians (BUT should really change their magic careers...
by Benji | Jun 11, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
Here’s a story Jason Ladanye told Benji and I that I’ll put into my own words. Jason Ladanye has been performing and practicing magic pretty much since he could hold a deck of cards. And he got pretty dang good at it. So good in fact, that he...
by Benji | Jun 9, 2021 | Effects, Inner Circle
On Page 110 of Mnemonica, Juan Tamariz talks about the idea of revealing cards to the beat of music. When I came across that, I was both shocked and pleased. See, I’d had the very same idea what couldn’t have been more than a few weeks before. I left it on the...
by Benji | Jun 7, 2021 | Audio Training, Inner Circle
In this short interview, Nicholas Lawrence also discusses… A definitive answer to the gimmicks vs sleight of hand debate. His tips on creation and the reason why you must ALWAYS have an open mind (so many magicians fail because they don’t know what that really...
by Benji | Jun 4, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
This week, I want to start by giving you a ‘snapshot’ of 3 real conversations I’ve had over the past few days. (while living and volunteering in Macedonia) In no particular order, here are those conversations… Conversation 1: Us:...
by Benji | Jun 2, 2021 | Effects, Inner Circle
If you’re familiar with my work, you might know that I’m fond of the following quote by Dale Carnegie: “A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” Not only is the above quote completely on the money,...