February 2017 - Edition 31

Internatonal Magic Magazine

PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paul Romhany

EDITOR / LAYOUT of MO MAGIC FEATURE Hal Meyers

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nick Lewin

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ben Robinson

STAFF WRITERS Romany , Charles Bach , Timothy Hyde , Nick Lewin , Wayne Fox , Jonathan Friedman , Charles Bach , Ben Whiting , Sasha Crespi , Danny Archer , Doug Bennett , Ken Scott , Nickle Van Wormer , Colin Underwood , Wayne Rogers , Louie Foxx , Thomas Moore , Paul Romhany

EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE Richard Webster and Mick Peck

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson

CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany

MARKETING EXECUTIVES Steve Hocevar

CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Harry Morgan

ADDRESS 1183 Blind Bogey Drive Qualicum Beach , BC . V9K1E6 CANADA

COPYRIGHT All rights reserved . None of this magazine can be reprinted electronically OR in hard form without the permission of the editor .

am is always looking at ways to get information out to magicians in new and exciting ways . I am very pleased to announce that VANISH MAGIC MAGAZINE in partnership with Murphy ' s Magic has just launched :

www . magicnewsflash . com

This is a great website with content from past editions of VANISH plus video reviews , the latest news and products from around the world and more . It has been in the making for many months and will officially launch in a week , but readers of VANISH can get a sneak preview right now . Make sure to share it with your friends so we can build momentum within the magic community . I ' d like to thank everybody at Murphy ' s Magic for working on this and in particular Luke Dancy who has done an amazing job with the site .

We also have some great news for those of you who would like to get help with your magic act . Magic consultant and illusion designer Thomas Moore has offered to do a series of Show Doctor type articles or " Lets Do Notes ," for those that would like professional critique . Just submit your videos , any length from an 8-minute spot to a 50 minute show is welcome . The important thing to remember is Thomas wants to see exactly what the audience sees rather than a promotional video . He is looking for stage or larger shows .

Submissions can be sent to vanishmag @ thomasmoorecreative . com and he will pick a couple each month trying to cover as many genres as possible across the year .

I would like to thank Hal Meyers who worked on the feature story this edition . Hal did the editing and layout for the story on South African magician Mahommed Moorad , or as he is known in his country Mo Magic . Mo ' s story proves that if you have a dream then hard work and belief in yourself will pay of . I look forward to seeing where Mo ' s journey goes next .

Paul Romhany

VANISH MAGAZINE www . VanishMagazine . com

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