Magicians Cocktail Podcast

Who: Isidor Olsbjörk Country: Sweden Style: Sleight of hand expert and stand-up comedian About: We talked about how Isidor from young age know that he wanted to be a magician, why he started doing stand-up comedy and the benefit that we magician can learn from it, he tells us how he came up with the card trick where he cuts his ballsack and why you should learn at least one coin routine. Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Happy New Year!

Who: Mikael Hedné Country: Norway Style: Mentalist and brain conductor About: We talked about how it all started with David Copperfield, why magic theory and philosophy is as important as your latest card trick, his experience of being on Fool Us, and how Mikael came up with his famous opening act in his mentalist show.   This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. In the episode we talked about an interview with Penn & Teller, here is the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/this-american-life/id201671138?l=nb&i=1000416840027 Have a magical Christmas holiday

Who: Robert Jägerhorn Country: Finland Style: All-around artist and stage master About: We talked about him studying magic at a young age together with the master Solmu mäkelä, why it's so important to find yourself in magic and how Robert constructs his shows. This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. In the episode we talked about a YouTube video, here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=I0hMNrxYjPQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Mads Fencker Country: Denmark Style: A mastermind when it comes to mentalism About: He has a fascination with the zodiac and the art of mystery. We talked about his experience of Denmark got talent where he came second place in the final, how Mads eyes for details are important in his work, and what his magic shtick is to enhance his persona and the power he portrays on stage. This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail

Who: Dozzie Country: Sweden Style: Sweden's tallest family entertainer About: Dozzie is living for children and families, entertain them, and giving a magical moment is the best thing he knows. We talked about how important magic is to children, how Dozzie loves to end his shows with the cups and balls and he also gives you all tips on how to expand your show on stage but also if you are a close-up performer. Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week

Who: Vidar Strat Country: Norway Style: Hardworking manipulator artist About: Vidar is a perfectionist when it comes to studying magic, thanks to Jeff McBride manipulations acts has a special place in Vidars magic heart. We talk about how he's journey from Norwegian national competitions up to FISM in Stockholm 2006. His experience from McBride Masterclass in Las Vegas and what his top three tricks are. Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week

Who: Miika Korkatti Country: Finland Style: Strong believer in the magical moment About: Miika found magic thru a friend and has loved it ever since. We talk about how he overcomes his stage fright with a performance coach, how being a close-up magician in Finland work, and how the magic community would be a happier place if we start trusting each other again. Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week

Who: Dennis Beokow Country: Denmark Style: Comedy, people person and no rules guy About: Dennis has had a tough childhood but found his love of magic thru his grandpa and made a promise to his grandma that he should continue sharing his passion with the world. We talk about his work with the chop cup, how he thinks that we should give feedback to each other and why Cardistry should not be associated with magic. Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week

Who: Arkadia Country: Sweden Style: Historical/fantasy character artist About: Arkadia found the love of street performance at Covent Garden in London and from that he was hooked, he has been busking at every medieval festival in the Nordic country and are one of the founders of the variety group Karneval. We talk about his work when it comes to different characters, how to select and care about his audience members on stage, Arkadia also shares his experience when we competed on "Penn & Teller Fool Us" with his brother Andreas Sebring that has created "Metal writing". This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Have a great week Patreon: www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Swish: +46735767269 MobilePay: +4540132281

Who: Kevin Lunde Country: Norway Style: A loose cannon on stage About: Kevin Lunde has experience of magic on tv with his own hidden camera t-show that he had on Norwegian television, he shares with us the process to bring magic onto tv and tells about one time when everything went out of control in front of the camera. We also talk about what it takes to do a new one-man-show every year, how he is working with a team, and what the economic part looks like in a situation like this. Kevin also shares his top three tricks that he loves to perform and why he loves the tv-series Blindspot. This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Johan Ståhl Country: Sweden Style: Sleight of hand expert, festival general, and creative worker About: Johan Ståhl has a big experience in the magic world, from a young age he started his career at Wallmans in Oslo. How he felt that he needed to create his sleeveless sleeving act to prove himself in the magic community, the act that later became the signature piece that he competes at FISM. He shares his thoughts of giving back to the magic community and share his tips with us to create and run our own magic clubs. This and much more in this episode, hope you will enjoy it.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Nicolaj Christensen Country: Denmark Style: Creative thinker About: From young age collection tricks like he collected jokes to tells his friends, why red is a thread throughout his whole concept, how games and magic go hand in hand, and the need for an avant-garde movement to make magic become better. Nicolaj's book "Blue Moon" that we talk about in this episode you can buy here: https://www.pegani.dk/da/produkter/trylleboeger/blue-moon---nicolaj-christensen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Pete Purho Country: Finland Style: Creative thinker and a worker About: Being raised in a family that works with magic, influenced by Juan Tamariz, self-reflections, the obsession of finding why a trick works or don't, the egg bag, game design and how that can be relevant to magic, to guard a secret or not, his three favorite tricks to perform. Pete Purho latest game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Jacob Schenström Country: Sweden Style: Sleight of hand expert About: Table hoping at 5-star resort, sleight of hand, memdeck, Westworld, public shows, pricing, strong magic. Jacobs show: https://www.facebook.com/events/turning-torso/twisting-magic-jacob-schenstr%C3%B6m/661430557807808/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail Have a great week

Who: Kris Kon Country: Norway About: Storytelling, Rocco Silano, rope magic, heart decides, street magic, 8 rules of Zen in magic, magical moments and emotions, micro poetry, Jorgen Garcia, one-man-show, Covid-19, and how to be honest to yourself. To support the show click the link: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail

Pasi Hyvärinen is a mystery artist from Finland who performs four different magician characters. We talked about improvisations as an art form, the ethics around tarot's reading that Pasi is doing at Medival Fairs in Finland, and that you should stop being lazy and start building our own props because you will become a better magician. That and much more in this episode To support the show click the link: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail

Stefan Eriksson is a creative magician, illustrator, and animator from Sweden. We talked about how it all started with the book ”Sibyllans Hemligheter”, stories from the Magic Bar period where he learned how to become a performer, and Stefans shares his thoughts on how to be creative and create new material in magic. And of course, we talk about the famous butterfly cards that he designed, Stefan shares tips and stories around that product. To support the show click the link: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail

Daniel Granli is a magician from Norway that has an academic interest in the art of magic and who in his younger age started to create public shows. We talked about how it all started with a teacher showing Daniel a card trick and he was hooked. His own system called ”The three S's” which is a tool he uses to utilize theory, and his fascination with playing cards and the history around them. To support the show click the link: https://www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail

  Morten Durelle is an educated actor and comedy magician from Denmark. We talked about how a trip to London with his father sparked his interest in magic and that a promise to himself later in life made him jump the cliff and start of his magic career. How important it is to look at the details in your own performance and he tells the history of the famous magic trick ”rabbit in a hat”. If you want to support the show Swish me to 0735767269 or Mobilepay 40132281 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.  

John Houdi has performed for all kinds of audiences. From cheerful guests at comedy clubs to fully packed arena shows in Sweden and Scandinavia. This time we talked about his career and how important flight time is to become a great entertainer. How hard it is to work with ventriloquist these days, and how to frame your magic and give it a context so the audience can understand it better. If you want to support the show Swish me to 0735767269 or Mobilepay 40132281 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.

Miika Pelkonen is a European FISM Champion in card magic from Finland and has great dark humor. We talk about how he started by imitating Lennart Green, how much respect he has to the art of magic, and his love to try new things to learn and evolve. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Mortenn Christiansen is a Danish comedy magician that takes the art of magic and performance very seriously. We talk about how he started working at the magic shop Pegani in Horsens, his way to the stage, and how important it is to create your own material then just copy or imitate everyone else. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Jarle Leirpool is the author of the book Pocket Power back in 1995, a book the influenced me back in the days. I have always wonder who Jarle is and why he wrote the book. We talked about how he started with magic, the book, his performance at the Magic Castle, and why he later dropped out of magic. If you want to buy the book just head over to https://www.leirpoll.com/pocket.htm If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Sami Paavola is a Finnish magician and all-around practitioner in the art of magic. We talked about how he started with magic, his influence from Eugene Burger, and how the Finnish Society of Magic is working on to bring magic to the people of Finland. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Douglas Nordenbelt is a Swedish comedy magician that loves the stage and has his own magic show ”Welcome to my life” We sat down thru zoom and talked about how he started with magic, how he likes to work with music when he creating new material, and how Sweden got Talent has pushed his career forward. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Kristine Hjulstad is a Norwegian performer of theatrical magic. She is combining magic, theatre, and classical music in her shows. We sat down thru zoom and talked about how she started with magic, how mentors have been a big part of her carrier, and what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated profession. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Markus Tervo is an award-winning magician from Finland. We sat down thru distance calls and talked about his work with busking, bar magic, and owning his own magic club. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Caroline Ravn is a magician and three-time Ted talker from Sweden that has her own show ”where the magic happens”. We sat down thru distance calls and talked about how her carrier has been from the moment she started until now, how she with her team has reached goals that others only dream about. She opened up about her work with her manager, how important it is to be thankful for the magicians that have come before us, and perhaps a pillow fight is the ultimate magic trick. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Joachim Solberg is a magician from Denmark. Master in the art of misdirections and sleight of hand. We sat down thru distance calls and talked about how he got to know the magician Michael Skinner in Las Vegas, his experience of performing for the Rat Pack, and how it is to become a professional magician in your 40's. He opened up about his secret bound to the cups and balls and why it is so important to have passion for the things we are doing. If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/magicianscocktail and become a friend of the podcast. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

In this short episode, I will talk about your guy's response to this podcast so far. I will also reveal that every month I'm making an All-star episode, more about that and where you can find it in the episode. Until the next ordinary episode have a great day.

Rune Carlsen is a magician from Norway. He is the only one that has got two, yes that's right two, golden buzzer in the Got Talent shows. One in Norway and one in Sweden, he is famous for his work with the Rubiks cube and is a member of FFFF. We sat down thru distance calls and talked about competitions, his experience to be in the Talent shows, and why Banshee is an awesome tv-series. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Kim Andersen is a comedy magician from Denmark. He's one of the hosts of the magic tv show: "Noget I Ærmet" and he has recently published his work on super-strong magnetic coins in "The Silver Edge" vol.1 and 2. In his spare time, he demo's for the magic shop Pegani and he's a family man with three kids. He plans to sleep when he gets old. We sat down thru distance calls and talked about how important it is to have fun with your own magic and audience and why the movie Jaws is so important to him. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Gaston, his real name is Robert Dahlström, is a working magician, juggler, and entertainer from Sweden. He has had his own tv show Mysteria on Swedish television for two years and has a world record of eating three apples while he is juggling them.   We sat down thru distance call and talked about how he got into magic, how he creates themes in his magic, and what is good magic. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Christian Engblom is a working magician in Finland that fell in love with magic at the age of three, little did he know back then that this was a life long career. Today he has been on Fool Us and other big festivals around the world performing his magic. We sat down thru distance call and talked about the Spanish school of magic, the importance of language, and how we got outwitted by our own children. Be sure to subscribe to the show!