AUGUST 2018 - Edition 49
VANI SH
FROM THE
EDITOR
Internatonal Magic Magazine
PUBLISHER
Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
COVER PHOTO
Neil 'Nez' Kendall.
THANK YOU TO
Chipper Lowell
ASSOCIATE EDITOR / LAYOUT FEATURE
Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ben Robinson
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Romany
STAFF WRITERS
Chiam Yu Sheng, Joe Silkie, TC Tahoe,
Louie Foxx, Ben Robinson, Harry Monk,
Jeff Christensen, Paul Romhany, Joshua
Endress, Nick Lewin, Jeff Hobson, Jim Sisti,
Jason Ladanye, Steve Warburton
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
MARKETING EXECUTIVES
Steve Hocevar
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION
Harry Morgan
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permission of the editor.
SIZZLE OF SUMMER
I recently had a very exciting meeting with the team at SIZZLE, an
incredible App that allows the most incredible things to take place on
your phone. This is a game changer not just for magicians but everybody
in general. The App is taking off here in Vancouver and pretty much allows
you to take your phone and place it over anything from a poster to a
business card and your phone comes to life!
For magicians this is a really great tool because somebody only has to
put their phone over your poster and it will take them to a promo, to
where they can purchase tickets etc. All WITHOUT a click of a button. You
could also use this on your business card as well. An example would be if
somebody just places their phone on your card and now YOU appear on
their phone performing a trick. This could change weekly. If you had a
product to sell such as a magic DVD or book then it would help increase
sales - it can all be done instantly on your phone. It is available as for
iPhones and Android devices. I've been playing around with it now for
some time and allowed access. If you are interested in this technology
email me and I'll point you in the right direction.
Our feature artist is my dear friend Vitaly. I've known him for many years
and seen him grow in strength to strength. He has gone from performing
tiny venues in Vancouver to sell out shows in his one-man show off-
Broadway. His show, An Evening of Wonder, takes me back to a time
when I was a kid and believed in magic. I am honored that VANISH MAGIC
MAGAZINE is the first magic magazine to share his story and I know we will
be hearing more about him in the very near future. He is living proof that
hard work does pay off.
FISM has come and gone. I am so excited to see it coming to North America
and to Canada!! The last FISM I attended was in Dresden almost 20 years
ago and so it will be nice to head to one closer to home. As of yesterday
the registration was at about 1300 - and that is only after one month of
announcing they were going to hold it in Quebec. I know they will reach
record numbers and if there is only ONE convention you attend in the next
few years it would have to be FISM. There really is no other convention like
it and the quality of magic is always incredibly high.
I still have another month of summer here at home with my family and so
I will continue to enjoy my time on the beach, playing golf and 'living the
dream' as they say. It's amazing to think that as I approach 50 years old
I've spent 42 of those years involved in magic and 29 of those as a full time
professional magician.
Paul Romhany
VANISH MAGAZINE
www.VanishMagazine.com
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