Strolling magic during cocktails
Close-up magic performed at arm's length while people arrive and mingle. It breaks up the same three conversations everyone has every year and gets the room talking before dinner is even called.
Holiday parties, NYC and nationwide
The holiday partypeople talk about all year.
I am a magician and mentalist based in New York, and every December I turn company holiday parties into the one night people bring up again in June. Close-up magic, stage mentalism, and moments written for your room.
Why me
Better than a photo booth and a playlist.
Most holiday parties are the same room, the same open bar, and the same small talk. I give people a shared story instead. Something that happened in front of them, that they still cannot explain on the way home.
I have designed illusions for Netflix, performed on Good Morning America, and worked rooms for finance, tech, fashion, and hospitality teams. For your party I plan the night with whoever is running it: run time, room shape, sound, and the one moment you want people repeating on Monday.
A note on timing: December dates in New York book out by early fall, and the prime Thursday and Friday nights go first. If you have a date, send it now and I will hold it while you sort the rest.
Formats
Three ways I fit into your night.
A stage show as the centerpiece
A tight mentalism set built for the room you are actually in. Forty five minutes that hold the whole party, land the laughs, and finish on something nobody at the table can explain.
Moments built around your year
I write custom pieces around the company, the team, or the year it just had. The number nobody outside the building knows, the inside joke, the name that has no business showing up where it does.
Rooms I have played
Performed for.
Netflix illusion design · Good Morning America · a weekly one man show at Moxy Chelsea · galas, launches, and holiday parties for teams across the country.
Jon Bon Jovi 
50 Cent 
John Travolta & Marky Ramone 
Good Morning America 
Pierce Brosnan & Helen Mirren 
Elvis Duran
What teams say
After the room clears.
“His whole set was beyond entertaining and completely left every last one of us in awe. We had a blast and made some core memories because of it.”
“Our team loved the event and John: professional, engaging, perfectly timed, and a super fun act.”
Questions
What planners usually ask.
- How far in advance should we book for December?
- Earlier than most teams expect. December dates in New York start going by early fall, and the best Thursday and Friday slots are usually gone first. If you have a date in mind, send it over even before the venue is locked and I will hold it while you finalize.
- What size parties does this work for?
- Anything from a twenty person team dinner to a five hundred person ballroom. Small rooms get more close-up work, larger rooms get a stage set with the close-up magic during cocktails. I scale the format to the headcount rather than forcing one show on every room.
- Does this work in restaurants and lofts, or only ballrooms?
- Restaurants, lofts, rooftops, private clubs, and ballrooms all work. Strolling magic needs no stage, no sound, and no setup. For a seated show I only need a spot where everyone can see me and a microphone if the room is loud.
- Can the show include our company or our team?
- Yes, and it is usually the best part of the night. I write custom pieces around the company, the year you just had, a product launch, or the person everyone is quietly celebrating. Send me a little background and I build moments only your room would understand.
- What formats work best for cocktail style versus seated dinners?
- Cocktail style parties are perfect for strolling close-up magic, since I can work small groups as they form and keep energy moving. Seated dinners work better with a stage mentalism set between courses or after dessert, when everyone is already facing the same direction.
Booking
Tell me your date and I will tell you what the night could be.
Send over the date, the venue, and the headcount. I read every inquiry personally and usually reply within one business day.
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