Weekend of Magic and Halloween

Well it will soon be the weekend which means I am working again.
A 2hr magic childrens show in Mansfield, followed by a wedding at Castle Donnington, followed by a fancy dress party in Sheffield (its Haloween)
I have been asked to dress up, this should be fun and I am sure I will upload some photos in due course. I will be a little bit nervous as imagine if no one else is dressed up!!
Then if that’s not enough, off to Buxton on Sunday for another 2 hr long magic birthday party.
Stay tuned for photos.

Saw VI

Well it’s the day after my birthday and had a bit of a late night watching the new Saw film. (Saw vi) Was pretty good and suitably guesome. Highly recommended. We had Premier seat which mean you can spread out and get free snacks. Happy days. Now back to work and christmas bookings are coming in. Got a booking fairly local in Derby which is great as I like the festive time off the roads.

Bye for now Alex

It's my birthday

Well today is the day I turned 27 years old and do I feel old!!! Was really nice to have breakfast made when i got up and lot of presents and my facebook had lots of birthday wishes.
Going to the cinema this eve to watch the new Saw movie which will be good but for now I have to answer enquiries from my old old site , my nationwide side , and my new site

Busy Day

Well just one kids show today in Sheffield, was really good and glad to work with Kay. My favourite facepainter and now I just have a buzz in my head of High School Mucial songs!! Oh the joy.
I have just come off the phone to my good mate and top London Magician David Bonsall. Chatted non stop for an hour. I dont think I have ever been on the phone that long for a year. Good chap and ever helpful. Now inspired to work a bit harder!!

Upcoming wedding - My own

Well the replies are streaming in for our upcoming wedding in January. Me and Kayleigh (the love of my life) are heading off to Vegas and San Francisco staight after to check out all the magic shows etc. photos will follow. Anyone who hasn't replied and is reading this, should do so soon.

3 months and 7 days to go!!

Lots of shows on today, but will be blogging again soon.

Armando is Coming to Town

Well the international magic convention is coming to London in a few weeks, but I cannot attend for lots of reasons.
It is a great shame, the line up contains the great Argentinian magician Armando Lucero. Armando is the greatest coin magician in the world and I hold very good memories about him!!
I was about 18 years old and entered my first major competition, I didn’t do great but I met the great Tom Stone from Sweden and I watched Armando perform his extraordinary coin Matrix. I have never been so fooled in all my life!! If anyone is going to the convention and hasn’t seen his matrix and he does it, you are in for a treat!!!

How it Started

Due to me recently starting my Blog I thought I would discuss a little about how I started my life in magic.
I was a fairly late starter being about 13 I was introduced to magic via Paul Daniels magic show. Both me and my older brother Duncan dabbled and swapped ideas and tricks, read books etc. There came a time when being self taught was ok but I was fortunate to meet one of the greatest card magicians Mr Michael Vincent. Not only is Michael technically perfect but his high polished performances and attitude leaves everyone else standing. Now Michael lives in London and I live in Nottingham. However over about 10 years a friendship grew and every time I was going on holiday or worked in the capital I would ring Michael up for a coffee and a magic session. These sessions added to my performance than anything I could ever read. In 2005 I won the Nottingham Guild of Magician Trophy which I won a further two times.
I know I am fortunate, to have met so many great magician who have inspired me and I hope one day I can inspire someone else!

Christmas is coming FAST

Well Christmas is very quickly approaching and the bookings are filling up. So many Christmas parties and only one Alex. Lets hope I get an enquiry to dress as Santa. I think aged 26 it may be the right time to attatch the beard and practice my yo ho ho.
If you are reading this and you are part of a charity and need some magic over the festive period, please drop me a call or e-mail.

Welocme to my new Blog, I will hopefull take you on a journey of my magical adventures. I would like to thank my brilliant web designer Mr Dylan Hunter.
I hope everyone enjoys looking round my site www.magician-nottingham.co.uk