JUNE 2017 - Edition 35
VANI SH
FROM THE
EDITOR
Internatonal Magic Magazine
PUBLISHER
Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
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Hal Meyers
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Nick Lewin
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Underwood, Louie Foxx, Paul Romhany,
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Archer, Nicola Previti, Charles Bach, Anna
Shin, Art Getler, Thomas Barthes, Jeremy
Hanrahan
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Paul Romhany
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
R
ight now there is no better time to be a magician. Love it or hate
it the 'GOT TALENT' franchise has helped magic become popular
again. We have seen some very successful performers come away
both as winners and runners up. Darcy Oake came away from BGT
with a career that really bloomed making him one of the highest
paid entertainers in Canada, and it certainly changed the lives of
other magicians such as Mat Franco who won AGT, David Penn,
Richard Jones and others who were on BGT, Consentino from
Australia and Charlie Chaper from Sweden's Got Talent just to name
a few.
A few days ago America's Got Talent released a snippet of a
performance by Will Tsai and within 40 hours that clip was seen by
more than 20 million people. This is BEFORE the show even aired!
Simon Cowell actually said 'it was the BEST magic he's ever seen
on ANY of the Talent franchises. Today it is at 40 milli on views and
growing daily. He performed magic in front of 2000 people live that
we have never seen before. He had taken a standard matrix routine
and made it in to the best close-up magic routine we have ever
seen. In one single performance Will just gave magic the much
needed kick-in-the pants it's been waiting for. The response from
around the world has been mind-blowing and Willie has become
the most famous magician on the planet right now.
In one single performance Will Tsai moved the art of magic forward.
When I read any negative feedback I look at who they are coming
from and ask why? I understand that some are scared because
magic is moving quickly and they are feeling left behind. They
are more angry at themselves than at what they saw because
magic just changed. The first thing we magicians need to do is to
celebrate Will's victory and then look at ourselves and how we can
move forward to better our art. Rather than become bitter about
somebody's success let's focus on the positive otherwise you will be
left in the dust.
Thank you Willie for allowing us the EXCLUSIVE interview - we know
you are hounded and haven't slept since it went on You Tube but
certainly honored that you chose VANISH as the MAGIC MAGAZINE
to share your story.
Paul Romhany
VANISH MAGAZINE
www.paulromhany.com
www.VanishMagazine.com
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