Over the last 20 years, Brent Geris has built The Magic Apple into a cornerstone of the magic community, creating a place where magicians can connect, learn, and purchase the finest effects with confidence. Having been deeply involved in the magic scene ourselves, we have great respect for Brent’s dedication to running a brick-and-mortar magic shop with a community focus—a rare and valuable thing in today’s world. It’s Brent’s personal touch, expertise, and selection of top-tier magic that make this partnership a perfect fit.
Join Mark Elsdon for an exclusive Magic Masters Confidential lecture featuring powerhouse routines and transformative presentational strategies. Mark unveils his "Meta-Presentation" concept, teaching you how to build lasting connections with audiences through impossible miracles.
Highlights include a hands-off, any-deck card routine that stunned Woody Harrelson, a highly commercial take on "Out of This World," and a strategy to amplify effects like the "pen through anything."
Discover how to extend and elevate your magic to create unforgettable experiences that resonate for years.
Michael Ammar turns a simple card selection into something that stops the room cold. A spectator names any card from a face-up spread — completely free choice — and the moment that card is set aside, every other card in the deck is blank. Completely blank. As if they never existed. And just when the spectator thinks they're holding the last real card in the world — that one goes blank too. Elegant and absolutely impossible to explain. Watch it today.
A wine bottle appears from nowhere. A coin too large to fit the neck is struck against the glass — and impossibly, it's inside. Trapped. Solid through solid, with nowhere to go. Then, just as impossibly, it comes back out — and everything goes straight into the spectator's hands. Michael Ammar has opened with this routine for over 30 years, and one watch tells you exactly why. See it today.
A spectator freely selects a card — it goes straight into the performer's pocket, unseen. The performer makes a prediction and hands it to the spectator, also pocketed without a peek. The deck is handed over, two more cards are selected by a chain of free choices — and they match. Then the pocketed cards come out. They match too. Dorian Rhodell's Super Coincidence hits hard from every angle — watch it today and see why.
A card is freely selected, lost in the deck, and cut as many times as the spectator likes. Then the performer asks a simple but personal question: who sits on your shoulder and influences your life? The spectator thinks of someone — a grandmother, as it turns out — and spells out her name, one card per letter. The last card lands face down on the table. It's the one they picked. Jonathan Levit's What's in a Name? — watch it today and see why it hits different every time.
Danny Archer turns a free choice into a masterclass in misdirection — using the language of NLP as both the premise and the punchline. Three spectators freely select from four envelopes, each convinced they're outsmarting the system. What they get instead is a perfectly constructed comedy routine that builds, twists, and lands a finale that had the room howling. Nobody walks away with what they expected — except Danny. Clever, crowd-pleasing, and endlessly repeatable. Watch it today.
Doug Conn packs a full evening's worth of impossibility into a single coin routine. Four coins travel, vanish, reappear, and defy every expectation — one at a time, long distance, even bank-shot style — before the whole thing flips on its head in a finish nobody sees coming. Pure, high-octane coin magic delivered with the kind of sharp wit only a seasoned street performer can pull off. Watch this one today.
This June Member Mastermind features performances from four members — Gregg Chase, Jeiron, Larry Mota, and Todd Goldman — Gregg performs a Bannon spelling/counting card piece adapted for Zoom. Jeiron, in his first-ever Mastermind appearance, presents a multi-phase packet routine spanning several distinct effects. Larry Mota performs a theatrical character piece ("The Conversationalist") that blends card magic with a scripted persona, prompting extended panel discussion on patter, venue, and the relationship between narrative and effect. Todd Goldman closes with a three-phase mentalism demonstration structured around telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.
A signed card torn to pieces—and restored to perfection—right in front of their eyes. Torn & Amazed is Michael's seemingly impromptu miracle that ends with the spectator walking away holding a one-of-a-kind souvenir they'll never forget. Versatile enough to stand alone or stack seamlessly with any torn-and-restored routine in your repertoire, this is the kind of closer that turns a good set into an unforgettable one. Watch it today.
Michael Ammar's 4 Minutes of Fame hands the magic to your spectator — literally. Three cups. One ball. The spectator does all the mixing, all the shuffling, all the handling — yet the impossible unfolds anyway. A ball appears under all three cups. Three balls impossibly converge under one. Then a jaw-dropping finale leaves everyone stunned — including the person who just did it. Works for any crowd, any skill level. Watch today and discover why this four-minute miracle belongs in every performer's arsenal.
Adriano Zanetti returns for Part 2 with a powerhouse session of real-world magic. Experience impossible “any card” revelations, layered mentalism, and effects that feel completely fair from start to finish. Adriano reveals the thinking behind building miracles that unfold naturally and hit hard—modern, audience-tested magic where every choice matters and the impossible feels inevitable.
Watch Magic Masters Confidential: Adriano Zanetti Part 1 for an expanded Living Room Lecture experience that unveils some of the most powerful and practical magic routines in recent memory.
Step into the mind of Christopher Carter—a master mentalist and keynote speaker who’s spent four decades transforming psychology, theater, and human connection into experiences that defy logic. In this rare interactive event, you’ll discover how stories, suggestion, and body language can shape what we believe and how we connect. It’s not a lecture. It’s not just a show. It’s a living conversation about how people think, communicate, and create meaning—wrapped in laughter, insight, and moments of pure astonishment.
Mark Strivings' Living Room Lecture Part 2 brings more exciting new approaches, methods and effects for anyone interested in performing close-up mindreading and mentalism. Building on the first lecture's success, Strivings explores the psychology and presentation needed for intimate mental feats, providing fresh, cutting-edge material immediately usable in real-world settings.
From the Mark Strivings lecture, you will learn real-world mind reading and mentalism. This session focuses ONLY on effects that are both mysterious AND easy to perform.
Nick was on fire in this second part of his truly epic CC Living Room Lecture. This event was filled with real workers, including the best 3 card monte routine and teaching ever, the perfect close-up four card miracles - and one-cup routine you have to see for yourself! This is a Must See CC!!!
Nick DeCiutiis joins Magic Masters Confidential for a rare, behind‑closed‑doors session packed with real coin and card work. From Transient Coin with the Chinese Ending to a Four Aces sequence Aaron Fisher calls “each ace being a vision,” Nick delivers grounded, elegant magic shaped by a lifetime of experience. The night closes with The Trick with Two Dice—Dr. Sack’s classic, re‑engineered for deceptive, practical performance.
Prepare yourself for the historic second installment of the CC Living Room Lecture Lecture featuring Tom Dobrowolski! You are in store for another evening jammed-packed with magic that will astound you and amazing your audiences!
Tom Dobrowolski presents an action-packed lecture featuring commercial Chicago Magic routines that you'll be eager to perform for your audiences. You'll learn numerous commercial card and coin miracles, along with some amazing all-time classics Tom learned directly from the late Jim Ryan, the legendary Chicago Master of Bar Magic.
Join Aaron Fisher, Adam Grace, and Alex Slemmer for a special event showcasing the most exciting ideas, concepts, and fundamental principles from the last six months of the popular Practice Engine program.
Join the CC panel as they break down standout performances from the Summit, analyzing the artistic choices that make close-up magic truly connect with audiences. Discover the "tentpole method" for building a reliable 5-10 minute set around your strongest, most authentic material.
Join the CC panel as they break down standout performances from the Summit, analyzing the artistic choices that make close-up magic truly connect with audiences. Discover the "tentpole method" for building a reliable 5-10 minute set around your strongest, most authentic material.
Experience Michael Gallo’s masterful take on the Silent Mora classic, Balls and Net. Uncover the fine details that make his handling exceptional, perfect for close-up or stage. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this must-learn routine will be a cornerstone of your magic for years to come. Start learning with Mike today!
Jim Steinmeyer’s A Case of Collusion turns a simple card selection into pure, stand-up theater. A spectator’s free choice meets an impossible prediction and a reveal so fair it feels supernatural. Every beat is engineered for clarity, pacing, and power—the kind of effect that commands a room and leaves nothing to explain. If you perform for an audience of any size, this is the one that makes them believe in real magic. Watch it today.
Part two of Dani’s CC Living Room lecture was a true barn burner, packed with many powerful effects and taught with incredible clarity. Danny’s unique style and approach were among the greatest lessons of the evening, demonstrating how to elevate routines—many of which are self-working—to feel like absolute magic.
We are joined by Dani DaOrtiz for the first half of another world class CC living room lecture. This is an event that will be the subject of discussion for a very long time.
In John Guastaferro’s All in Your Hands, two spectators freely mix and cut two packets of cards into four piles—without you ever touching the cards—and the top cards are revealed, one by one, to be the four Aces. Deceptively simple, entirely hands-off, and lightning-quick to learn, this spectator-cut-to-Aces routine is guaranteed to become your go-to astonisher.
Jason Dean turns a simple "pick a hand" game into a mind-bending two-phase miracle. A chosen card vanishes from the deck in one hand… only to instantly reappear in the other. It’s clean, direct, and gets gasps every time.
In this fast-paced routine, Aaron Fisher delivers a powerhouse double sandwich display built to astonish. With inspired structure and refined handling influenced by Jack Birnman, this visual marvel combines clarity, speed, and surprise—showcasing how timeless techniques can create jaw-dropping moments.
Jason Dean’s Time is a brilliant, streamlined take on Johnny Thompson’s Ace Cutting masterpiece. Stunningly magical yet deceptively easy, this routine delivers a true miracle moment—making it a must-learn for any card worker.
Eddie Fechter’s Coins Across is a must-have for any magician. With just a few quarters, this routine creates a flawless, impossible illusion—perfect for beginners and pros alike.
Add it to your repertoire today and wow your audience with–EASY–pure sleight-of-hand magic!
Wagon Control puts the power in your hands: spread the deck face-up, let anyone freely name or touch a card, insert it square into the middle—and then, right under their noses, it’s found on top! Sleek, foolproof, and utterly baffling, Wagon Control is the ultimate “how’d you do that?!” moment for any card routine. Ready to leave them speechless?
Mentored by the legendary Milt Kort, John Luka brings a master’s touch to the classic Coins Across. With perfect pacing and clarity, three coins travel invisibly from hand to hand—no fountain, just flawless, elegant magic.
A clean four-of-a-kind assembles in full view—then flips the script into an impossible, in-their-hands prediction that lands hard. Built for real-world conditions, this self-working powerhouse plays with any shuffled deck and escalates with every beat to a finale no one sees coming. Chris walks you through the details so it feels effortless, looks impossible, and hits like a closer. Watch it now—and start performing tonight.
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