Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Belgacom - Revealing Magic Tricks

Many sites are talking about this ...
Yes, we (www.magiccafe.com) did the concultancy for this project.
We talked to many magicians and did the research for the selection of the tricks.
Till today I only received compliments for these commercials.

Non magicians find this very cool, they can do a few tricks now.

Magicians, when they meet people who saw and talk about the commercials, have the opportunity to show them more magic and eventually give out their business card :).

I'm also sure these commercials will create a new generation of young magicians.

I've decided to put here my opinion because i received an article mentioning that Belgacom is revealing tricks and this is bad for Magicians! I completely disagree ! On the contrary it is only POSITIVE !

anyway, here some links :



on http://www.magiccafe.com and click on news (eng)






let me know what yo think!

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Ricky Jay is realy inspiring

I just discoverd this article which is really inspiring !

It's very long but worth reading it all!

Monday, December 04, 2006

I'm off to Paris, again


This time Arthur Trace will be part of the Plus Grand Cabaret, the best european televised magicshow.
Rehearsal and recording takes this week place in Paris, with a wonderful professional crew.
Check it out, probably in a month or so on French TV (France 2 and TV5)

Saturday, July 29, 2006

it's FISM time!

Tomorrow, i'm flying to Sweden.... the highlight for magicians.
It's Fism Time : FISM™ World Championships of Magic in Stockholm, Sweden 2006.

Registration is FULL, meaning that more than 2500 crazy magicians from 156 countries will meet and run around the convention center...

I'll let you know more when i come back !
more info : Click HERE

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Copperfield in Brussels

I've been reading this resume regarding Copperfield in Paris. (it's in French ... click Here)
I couldn't agree more!
I was VERY dissapointed by the show. First of all i've seen Copperfield in Vegas a few years ago, i think 4 years ago. The show i saw was in Brussels/Belgium. It was for 95% the same show i saw in Vegas.
I've always had respect for Copperfield but also always said that the pricing to his shows are exagerated. If someone has the opportunity to pay a lot and see a little or pay nothing and watch GOOD on TV i preffer TV... anyway i disgress...

My biggest dissapointment was in the middle of the show when Copperfield asked us the watch a small 3 minutes film.
It was NOT 3 minutes but close to 10... and it was only about Copperfield being the greatest, the biggest, all his world records, all his awards etc... I AM SORRY, but we do NOT pay so hat an artist shows a movie about how great he is, we pay so that you SHOW us that you deserve these awards and merrits... Unfortunatly I found Copperfield's show not interesting, it had NO energy, the tone was vulgar, and with the translations to Duth and French lost all the humour...

I also think that everybody can have a bad day... but when i've seen his show in Brussels, Vegas and read that in Paris it was exactly the same... In brussels at another timing also... I start to wonder....

Friday, September 09, 2005

Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde

YES!!!! i've been on this show with Armando Lucero.

Armando is for me the most interesting contemporary magician, even the best magician available today, worldwide. Why? because what he does is just plain magic !His thinking process is different than most magicians today!! If you have the chance to get to see him , just go, you will not regret it!

Now, regarding the above mentioned show : Le Plus Grand Cabaret is the best magic show on tv almost all the acts are the top acts available ! I was very impressed by the profesionalism of this crew ! but i was even more impressed by the involvment of the Host/Producer Partick Sebastien, he just defends artists in a way i've never seen before! He really cares for his guests artists and really gives them the best work conditions possible ! Till now i thought that producers just want to make money, by not wasting time with artists... just do the thing and Sell... no Patrick Sebastien is really taking the time for his Artists.. so if i could i would give jim a GOLD medal for what's his doing!

Ps: this show can be seen once a month on French TV (FRANCE2)

Sunday, July 31, 2005

Social contract for disaster

Interesting link related to the psychology of magic.

More to be read at this link