3 Reasons a Virtual Magic Show is Perfect for Corporate Groups

November 20, 2020

Virtual Magic Shows are a new, and surprisingly, exciting service that magicians started offering corporate groups shortly after the COVID pandemic shut down all live events.

If I’m being honest, at first I didn’t think that a virtual magic show delivered via Zoom would work. I’m quite thrilled, though, to admit that I was wrong! Very wrong.

Virtual magic shows on Zoom have proven to be excellent and popular entertainment for corporate groups, college and university groups, for virtual cocktail parties, birthday parties, and as a ticketed public event.

Here is why…

UNIQUE - Corporate groups, associations groups - even family celebrations - are meeting on Zoom and similar platforms. Because of that, we’ve learned that there is such a thing as “Zoom fatigue.” It happens when too many hours are spent in Zoom meetings with speakers that drone on and on and never stop.
A virtual magic show is a unique way to spice up an event, awards ceremony, or celebration. The art of magic is something that most people don’t see very often. I’ve had clients remember magic they saw me do years before.
By booking a virtual magic show for your event, you can grab people’s attention, wake them up, and give them an extremely unique experience that they will remember forever!
INTERACTIVE/ENGAGING - In a time of quarantine, lock-downs, and mandated social-distancing, people are yearning to feel a connection with others. By booking a virtual magic show for your meeting or virtual cocktail party, you are engaging an interactive type of entertainment.
When your guests participate directly in the show, there is a sense of connectedness that only happens when people experience something together. Magic is an extremely interactive art form, and a virtual magic show builds greater community within your group.
FUN - Let’s be honest, the pandemic has made 2020 a very dark and depressing year. The art of magic is uplifting because it shows us that there is incredible possibility in the world that we haven’t considered.
Joy, laughter, and the experience of amazement are the most common responses to magic. A virtual magic show is lighthearted fun in a year that desperately needs it. It is truly a wonderful gift to give your guests.

If you are interested in learning more about my virtual magic show, please watch the video below.

“A demonstration of superb card manipulation.”

— The NY Times

“#BESTZOOMEVER”

— Amy Davis, Tennessee Business Travel Association

“Off the Hook! Jason was the Bomb Dot Com! Jason is your guy for magic!”

— Dave Sassano, Warner Music

“It was both refreshing and relaxing to just sit back and be entertained by a truly ‘Vegas’ quality show.”

— Jim Owens, Prudential

“It is my pleasure to recommend Jason Michaels to you as a terrific magician and entertainer. Jason was engaging with our employees, and we enjoyed not only his talent, but also his sense of humor.”

— Mark Barrett, BancCard

“I would recommend Jason to anyone looking to increase value and excitement to their event. He will not let you or your audience down.”

— -Bruce Gillen, Ameriprise Financial

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The Newspaper

November 3, 2020

The Newspaper is a beautiful and classic illusion with an object that used to be as common as anything. With the proliferation of personal devices, a huge number of people now get their daily news from digital sources. That doesn’t take away from how simple and easy to understand this piece of magic is.

What appears to be three minutes of eye candy has much deeper meaning - if you choose to see it. At its magical core, this is the act of destruction and recreation. A common item that everyone is familiar with is destroyed and then, in the blink of an eye, is recreated or restored to itself.

From a philosophical standpoint, this is the act of rebirth - much like a phoenix is recreated from its own ashes. The theme of what is happening, however, is very topical - it is the idea that the news of the day can be manipulated in ways that the common reader may not understand. Heavy stuff, indeed! Or, then again, maybe it’s just a cool trick. That’s up to you to decide!

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Kuwait City, Kuwait

October 20, 2020

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Kuwait Towers – The Kuwait Towers have a magnificent observation deck where you will have an incredible view of the city.

Al Marsa Restaurant – Al Marsa is an Arabic restaurant with very good food. Expect the full service – from dates at the beginning of the meal to hot tea and coffee at the end, you will enjoy the experience of having a traditional Arabic meal.

Souk Al-Mubarakiya – You could spend a day at this local market soaking in the sights, sounds, and tastes of “the good old days” of Kuwait. Inexpensive shopping and huge variety of things to explore and find.

My Adventure – My team and I arrived in Kuwait on a hot summer night. The locals told us that it had cooled down recently and that 95-100 degrees in the middle of the night felt pleasant. (That gave me mixed feelings about the 122 degrees that I felt the following afternoon!)

We were assigned a group of guys to make sure that we made it to each of our performances over the next few days. I’m told that Kuwait is a very safe country, but after looking at the size of these guys it felt a great deal like we had been assigned a private security detail.

Over the next five days my team of entertainers and I performed several private shows at different locations in the country. Our days were filled with meeting VIPs and entertaining them with sleight of hand and mind reading, and our evenings consisted of staging a 90-minute show of comedy magic, incredible mind reading, and interactive sleight-of-hand. I’m happy to report that all of our shows were massive successes.

When you get a group of professional entertainers together, there is no doubt that we absolutely love entertaining audiences. The sounds of laughter, ‘oohhs and aahhs’, and loud applause fuel our engines, so I would definitely say that the shows were the highlights for us. However, we did have a day set aside for sightseeing, and we had a blast!

We started the day by visiting the Kuwaiti Towers, which gave us incredible views of the city.

We then made our way to the local mall. This place was huge…absolutely huge. We spent a couple of hours looking around and somehow I ended up inside every single watch store that I passed. I decided it would be a great story if I bought a watch in Kuwait. After marveling at Tags and Rolexes, I settled on a Fossil with a special travel kit.

Each member of our team had one or two things in mind that they wanted to do or purchase while we were in Kuwait. That meant that our next stop was at a local market. We were specifically looking for a new travel bag for Michael and some local coffee for Katalina. We found plenty of both!

We finished our day off with an incredible meal at a restaurant called Al Marsa. Part of the fun of travelling to different parts of the world is experiencing the local culture. Al Marsa served us a vary tasty Arab meal with far more than we could ever eat in one sitting. And somehow, I ended up at a table of locals performing a few of my favorite sleight of hand pieces!

Our trip to Kuwait was a blast. Every time I leave the States and visit another country two things happen: my mind is opened up to experience other cultures and appreciate them, and I am reminded just how fortunate I am to call the United States of America my home.

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Levitating a Table

October 6, 2020

I’ve performed this stunning illusion for audiences all over the world. My favorite part of performing it is the first few seconds, when the table starts to levitate , defying the law of gravity.

The reason I love those precious few seconds is because of how impactful and visceral this experience is. I’ve seen true believers watch in wonder and I’ve witnessed the most difficult audiences react with the awe and amazement often attributed to children.

I hope you enjoy the beauty and grace of this incredible piece of magic.

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Arba Minch, Ethiopia

September 22, 2020

Introduction - Since the COVID-19 pandemic has stopped virtually all international travel, I’m remembering and reporting on some wonderful memories of trips and adventures I’ve taken over the years. This one is from 2015.

My Adventure - Air travel is always more interesting when you fly in on a small plane. Even if there is nothing in particularly memorable about the flight, the fact that you are in a commercial airplane that has propellers makes you think twice about where the heck you’re going.

After flying in from Addis Ababa, Stephen Bargatze and I were met by our hosts at the airport. We traveled through the city of Arba Minch to an absolutely beautiful resort where we were staying and performing two shows.

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Magic Thru the Screen

July 31, 2020

The COVID pandemic has created an entirely new type of magic - socially distanced, “virtual magic.” Well, maybe it hasn’t created it, but it has certainly popularized it. As you can see from the video clip, I’ve been playing around with performing this style of magic for about ten years.

Ok, here’s the deal. Grab a deck of cards, click play on the video, and follow along with my instructions and I’ll attempt to do an amazing magic trick for you even though you are on your side of the screen and I’m on my side of the screen.

After you give it a try, grab someone else and share it with them so they can have some fun, too! Enjoy!

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Baghdad, Iraq

July 20, 2020

Have you ever flown in a helicopter under the cover of darkness and known that somewhere beneath you in all the lights there are people who wish you harm? I have. Let me tell you all about it…

From time to time I volunteer my time and services to the U.S. armed forces. I look at it as my way to give back to the brave men and women who give so selflessly so that I can live safely in this great country. That takes me to different places in the world to entertain the men and women of our military and give them a taste of home. On one of my trips I found myself in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Frankfurt, Germany

July 7, 2020

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Entertain the security officials!

My Adventure - Ok, let me be totally upfront. My time in Frankfurt wasn’t really an adventure, but it was very indicative of international travel and some of the crazy (and funny) stuff that can happen to you.

I actually saw Frankfurt twice, but both times were so brief it wasn’t even like being there. The first time was because I had to transfer from my flight from Kosovo to the plane that was going to London. The second time was because I was leaving after my eleven city tour of Europe was over and headed back to the United States. Frankfurt was the departure point. I’m going to share with you about the first time I dropped in.

We woke up early that morning, around 3:30 am. We had to catch a 6:00 am flight and we were an hour away from the Pristina airport in Kosovo. After a crazy cab ride that felt like the Daytona 500 we made our flight to Frankfurt.

Immediately after landing we taxied to our spot on the runway and I was immediately irritated. Sometimes when you fly on international flights you step off the flight, walk down a set of stairs, step directly onto the runway, then get on a large bus so they can drive you to the terminal.

Walking onto the runway so we could get on a bus was novel the first few times I did it, but now it gets on my nerves. I’ve flown so often in this business that I am easily annoyed when I have to travel. And stopping on the runway just adds in a bunch of unnecessary steps that tick me off. In the United States, I have only stepped onto the runway to get on a plane in the rarest of circumstances. It usually only happens if you are getting on a very small plane and going somewhere that has a very small airport.

So, I’m immediately annoyed. Then the bus drives around and under the Frankfurt airport for at least ten minutes just so we can get to customs and get our bags. Annoyance number two.

Annoyance number three happened when we got through customs, picked up our bags , and realized that we were going to have to go through airport security again (!) in order to board our flight to London.

After another super enjoyable wait in another long line (is that sarcasm I detect?), Kevin, Bart and I finally make it to the checkpoint to go through the body scanners and have our bags x-ray’ed. Kevin goes first and Kevin is told that they are going to have to manually inspect his bag. I go second and am told they are going to have to manually inspect my bag. Bart goes last and is told they are going to have to manually inspect his bag. We’re batting three for three.

At this point in the process all of my annoyances are starting to get humorous to me. Kevin, Bart, and I were all standing in a single file line as the happiest airport security agent I’ve ever seen starts to go through our bags. He starts with Kevin’s.

“Sir, do you have any liquids in the bag?” he asks. “Liquids? No. No liquids.” says Kevin. Five seconds later the security guy holds up a large clear plastic container of shampoo/soap. As he is lifting it in the air, he smiles and, in the most amused sounding German accented English, asks, “What is this? What is this?”

That’s when I said, “Yeah Kevin, what is that?” I thought Kevin was going to poop himself. He looked shocked. He stammered and muttered something about that not being his normal travel bag as the security agent told him that he would have to throw the container of shampoo away.

I was up next. The super happy security agent opened my bag and started going through all my stuff. What I haven’t explained to you, dear reader, was that my entire show was packed in this carry on bag. So, this guy is taking out all sorts of interesting props. He’s looking at all of them until his curiosity finally gets the best of him and he finally asks, “What do you do?”

I’ll be honest with you. I had rehearsed my answer to this question. I was fully prepared to tell anyone who asked that I was a comedian there to do some shows. Why tell them I’m a comedian, you ask? Because of what happened next.

Instead of telling the guy that I’m a comedian, I tell him the truth…that I’m a magician. He very excitedly asks, “You do magic? You do magic?” I said, “Yep.” And he said, “You do magic for me!” I looked at the crazy long line of people behind him that I had just been standing in a few minutes before and ask, “Right now?” And he said, “Yes! Right now!”

So I did. I took out a deck of cards and proceeded to do a card trick for this guy while I’m sure that the people standing in line who could see what I was doing were wondering why the security agent was watching a card trick while they were waiting to get through airport security.

At the climax of the trick, the guy almost squealed he was so happy. Then he looked at me and said, “This is why I love my job! I get to meet so many interesting people!” That did it for me. Any frustration that I had from that day’s travel was instantly gone.

The truth is, that’s the exact reason I do magic…to give people a wonderful moment in their day. I never know when I’m going to be given the opportunity to be a much needed bright spot in someone’s day. It was nice to be reminded of that.

That got me through security. Bart was the only one left. And after a few minutes of security guards asking him why he had so much electronics in his bag (for the show) we all got through the Frankfurt airport security and made our flight to London.

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Mystery and History of Playing Cards

June 23, 2020

Playing cards have been a fascination of mine since I was a teenager. I love the feel of a deck of cards in my hands. Shuffling them, cutting them, and running through different sleights-of-hand are almost like meditation for me.

I’ve collected books and documents that tell stories and explain the history of a deck of cards for a long time. I love to share little known facts and fascinating stories in my shows in the hope that others will find them as interesting as I do.

It turns out that this common item, that we all have hiding in a drawer somewhere in our homes, is full of history and mystery. Enjoy the video!

-J.

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Comayagua, Honduras

June 11, 2020

We touched down in one of the top five most dangerous airports in the world – Toncontin International in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

My team and I met our point of contact right outside of customs and were whisked away on a ninety minute drive to Soto Cano military base right outside of Comayagua, where we were scheduled to perform a show for the men and women deployed there.

While on our drive, our host Steve, told us that the reason the airport is so dangerous is because of its really short runway. The runway is situated right after you fly over a mountain range. Basically, you have to drop straight in to land…

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