About this episode

Jamie discusses with magician Dean Leavy the importance of updating performance routines for various events.

If you work gigs for a living, you know the quiet fear: doing the same “sure-fire” routines until you start performing on autopilot. Jamie sits down again with UK magician Dean Leavy to find out what actually makes a trick worth keeping for life and what gets cut when you’re performing corporate events, weddings, trade shows, and parties week after week. Dean walks us through the real reasons a professional close-up magician updates a working set, starting with repeat clients who want to see ...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie

Guest: Dean Leavy

Topics covered

• magic
• performance
• corporate events
• weddings
• trade shows
• routine updates

Keywords

• magic
• performing arts
• close-up magician
• routine
• corporate events
• weddings
• trade shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alakazam Magic

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