Stuart Palm is an amazing magician and mentalist based in Hong Kong. For more info, contact me at ben@thebigbenshow.com (+852 96678601), or visit http://www.stuartpalm.com/
Go to http://www.thebigbenshow.com for this episode.
Talking to the fantastic mentalist, hypnotist and entertainer, Stuart Palm. He’s from Florida, but is now making a living doing incredible shows in Asia.
You can find Stuart Palm online at: http://www.stuartpalm.com/
And my website is http://www.thebigbenshow.com
(I love it when people contact me, so if you’d like to be interviewed or just want to say hello, you can reach me at ben@thebigbenshow.com)
THIS WEEK
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
HIGHLIGHT ONE: 00:33:45 Strategies for a roving magician. (The problem of being a professional interrupter!) Great idea: Offer the client a “secret show” instead of roving
HIGHLIGHT TWO: 00:49:30 Stage Shows
HIGHHLIGHT THREE: 00:59:00 Marketing
HIGHLIGHT FOUR: 01:16:45 Copyright issues with music, so use http://audiojungle.net/
COMPLETE CONTENTS:
00:05:00 His childhood in Florida
00:07:00 A degree in painting
00:11:00 Working in a bar and doing some magic
00:16:00 Private bookings as a magician / Magician in toy shops / Magician in restaurants
00:20:00 Grand Mal seizures
00:28:00 Moving to Hong Kong
SHOW STUFF AND TECHNIQUES
00:31:00 Costume choices
00:33:45 Strategies for a roving magician. (The problem of being a professional interrupter!)
- Approach the boss first
- Ask the boss who to go to next
- Great idea: Offer the client a “secret show” instead of roving
00:40:00 Structuring a close up routine: Start with foolproof act, Have different openers for different people
00:49:30 Stage Shows:
- Set up
- Don’t do a show while audience is eating
- Low ceilings
- Non English speaking audiences 00:55:15
00:59:00 Marketing
- Newsletter
- Writing down on their name card WHEN they might next need an entertainer 01:00:30
- Giving out the event company’s name card with your name on it
- Putting on your own show to generate a buzz. (Invite past clients and potential customers)
01:05:49 Nightmare shows, weird shows
01:12:30 Problems of background music
01:16:45 Copyright issues with music, so use http://audiojungle.net/
01:21:45 Rehearsing
01:25:50 Pricing for overseas shows
01:27:50 Stage hypnosis vs. hypnotherapy
NAMES AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Check em all out. Google and youtube them!!! You will learn sooooo much
Derren Brown, Salon Number 10, http://audiojungle.net/
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