FROM THE
EDITOR
Chipper Lowell comes on board
VANISH as co-editor to help with
the massive work involved.
I’ve been busy working behind the
scenes for quite some time now to get
a co-editor. My first choice was Chipper
Lowell from the USA and after several
months he has finally agreed to join
the VANISH family. I interviewed Chipper for the very first issue of VANISH,
and after that knew if I was going to
take on a co-editor it would have to
be somebody like Chipper. Not only
is Chipper a seasoned professional,
but he also has a very keen eye when
it comes to editing and we both share
the exact same vision for a magazine
like this. He will be helping me with
layouts, interviews and sourcing articles for VANISH.
the VANISH family several new contributors. Gwyn Auger starts her new
series this issue with The Magicians
Assistant, dedicated to those who
help make our shows work. Gwyn
herself has become THE assistant to
hire in Canada and her passion and
love for magic come across in her articles. Another Canadian I would like to
welcome is Leif David. I have watched
Leif’s career grow from strength to
strength over the past decade, and
that is due not only to his performing
skill but also his very smart business
aptitude. Leif’s new column is a must
read if you want to get ahead in this
business.
Putting together a magazine is a huge
job, and with my performing schedule
it often means I’m working late in to
the night to get everything done on
time. Having Chipper as co-editor will
take some of the pressure of me, and
also give the magazine a fresh feel. This
is just the start of a very exciting year
for VANISH magazine as we are also
looking in to setting it up with video
format and a chat forum.
Chipper has done a wonderful cover
story this month on our feature artist
Michael Giles. I first met Michael myself over 20 years ago when he was an
assistant for Chuck Jones and toured
New Zealand. I’ll never forget the next
year when he brought his dove act to
New Zealand as part of the tour, and
some how managed to ‘bring’ them
as carry on with him on the plane! I’m
hoping he will elaborate that in part
two if his interview, although I don’t
recommend trying that with today’s
I am also very pleased to welcome to
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Paul Romhany
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strict flying regulations.
As this issue is released I will be on my
way to Siri Lanka for performances,
then India and finally Singapore, back
in New Zealand on the 24th of December just in time to spend Christmas
with my family. I am looking forward
to taking some time out and just
relaxing in January, although will be
busy putting together the next issue
of VANISH.
On a personal level I would like to
thank everybody who has contributed to VANISH magazine, making
it become one of the world’s most
popular magic magazines. With over
75,000 downloads we are reaching
countries that many other magazines
aren’t reaching, and look forward to a
great 2013.
Finally I would like to thank YOU our
readers for helping us break records
in the magic magazine world. We have
some exciting plans for next year and
look forward to taking you all on a very
special journey. Wishing everybody a
great Christmas and holiday season.
May 2013 be a wonderful year for us
all.
Paul Romhany