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Andi & Josh - Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Category: Art of Magic
Effective immediately, Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin (on behalf of Vanishing Inc. Magic) are pleased to announce the purchase of Art of Magic and all its content from Dan and Dave Buck.
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Dan Farrant - Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Category: From The Trenches
Busy London magician Dan Farrant talks about how you should respond to enquiries. This is a must read.
Damian Jennings - Monday, February 25, 2019
Category: The Insider
Steve Cohen chats with us about his graphic novel, how to put on a magic show in your own home town and, of course, lasagne.
Joshua Jay - Monday, February 25, 2019
Category: Articles
Joshua Jay talks about how something happened that wasn't really planned to happen.
Andi Gladwin - Saturday, February 23, 2019
Category: Company Updates
Andi tells us about how we have protected Vanishing Inc. products against piracy ... and how we're taking magic pirates to court!
Jim Krenz - Thursday, February 21, 2019
Category: Products
Vanishing Inc.'s Jim Krenz talks about The Magic Rainbow.
Damian Jennings - Thursday, February 21, 2019
Category: Meet The Team
Today's Meet The Team introduces you to Kyle Littleton. He runs our warehouse in Sacramento.
Damian Jennings - Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Category: Book of the Week
It's Book of the Week time again. Where a member of the VI team talks very briefly about a magic book they love. Today, Josh talks about Aronson's classic Bound To Please.
Dominic Twose - Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Category: Twose Company
Dominic Twose is the latest guest blogger to join the ranks here at Vanishing Inc. He was taught by Fred Robinson. In this new series of posts, Dominic rememberers Fred.
Damian Jennings - Monday, February 18, 2019
Steve Faulkner talks about what's important in a magic review show, how to deal with haters online and his Desert Island Tricks.
Joshua Jay - Monday, February 18, 2019
Joshua Jay explains how our new collection of magic books, Astonishing Essays, came into being.
Harapan Ong - Sunday, February 17, 2019
Category: Fully Booked
In today's Fully Booked, Harapan shares his love for The Essential Stewart James. The post also contains two videos of Harapan performing tricks from the book.
Andi Gladwin - Saturday, February 16, 2019
Our very own Andi Gladwin loves performing Glance. Here are some performance tips and ideas on how you could perform it.
Damian Jennings - Friday, February 15, 2019
Category: Conventions
Learn about all our new releases at our stand; the biggest dealer stand at Blackpool 2019!
Damian Jennings - Thursday, February 14, 2019
In the second edition of Meet The Team, it is Nathan's turn. Nathan works in our warehouse in Sacramento and is an expert at deck designs.
Damian Jennings - Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Josh and Andi chat about Magic with Faucett Ross. Not actually *with* him, just about the book of that name.
Ian Kendall - Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Category: Take The Stage
Ever wanted to learn how to move from close-up magic to performing on a stage, at a comedy club or in a parlour setting? Ian Kendall is a full-time professional magician in Edinburgh and he's going to help you just do that. Read the first instalment of his new series on the blog now.
Damian Jennings - Monday, February 11, 2019
He's creepy and he's kooky, mysterious and spooky, he's altogether ooky... It's Rob Zabrecky.
Andi Gladwin - Monday, February 11, 2019
The Magic Rainbow is a large book - almost daunting in size. So, Andi Gladwin has shared a few notes that he made during his first reading of the book we're sure you'll find useful.
Joshua Jay - Sunday, February 10, 2019
Making Balance was the most complex challenge that our team has ever undertaken. We documented the entire process on film and you can see it all here.
Damian Jennings - Saturday, February 9, 2019
Forget flashy trailers that don't show you anything. Here's a full performance of Collard 2 by John Archer.
George Luck - Thursday, February 7, 2019
Welcome to another new series on the blog. This one is called Meet The Team. Guess what's going to happen in it? Uh-huh, that's right. You're going to meet the team at Vanishing Inc. We're starting off with our overly tall, but delicious General Manager, George Luck.
Damian Jennings - Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Would you like to vastly improve your magic with only a little bit of effort? This episode of Book of the Week will tell you how you can.
John Archer - Wednesday, February 6, 2019
BAFTA award-winning John Archer has joined the Vanishing Inc. blog to share some hints and tips. Today he's writing about how to make Collard 2 your own.