Magic by Misdirection by James Brown

Magic by Misdirection

Come and join James Brown Professional Opportunist for an evening of magic by misdirection. During this exciting and fun filled evening James will take you on a journey into how magicians have deceived the masses for centuries and performed the seemingly impossible - all by controlling attention. James will pull back the curtain on this most secretive world. Through demonstration and explanation James will open your minds to how magicians control your attention and prove once and for all that seeing is not believing! Just remember… even his explanations might just be elaborate misdirection

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/2/f/6/event_142777622.jpegJames Brown – Professional Opportunist has spent the past 20 years perfecting his skills as a world class magician, pickpocket and hypnotist.

After leaving university in Southampton James began a career in psychiatry in Bournemouth and spent several years developing his understanding of psychology and human behaviour.

During this time James became fascinated with perceptional psychology – the way in which people perceive the reality around them and the ease in which they are deceived and manipulated. After seeing a close up magician performing on television James started to look closer at the similarities between magic and psychology.

From this he branched out into performing close up magic for weddings, private functions and corporate events all the while fine tuning his skills as a magician & theatrical pickpocket. James quickly gained the respect of fellow magicians from around the world and the title of the Master of Misdirection.

His unique blend of sensory deception, sleight of hand and con artistry soon made James one of the most sought after performers of both close up and cabaret entertainment in the UK. Probably the first to combine contemporary sleight of hand magic with theatrical pickpocketing and suggestion hypnosis – and still the best! In recognition, the world famous Magic Circle awarded him the title of The Best Close Up Magician in the UK, a trophy he is quietly very proud of.

With numerous best selling instructional DVD's on the subject of performance magic James has always been in demand for his teaching skills. His DVD's have set the industry standard for live performance.

His work life is divided between consulting on performance and confidence for such institutes as Imperial College London, performing his breathtaking sleight of hand and close up/cabaret magic at private and corporate events and teaching hypnotherapists advance hypnosis skills. Whatever time is left is spent with his beautiful wife Jo and his two sons Ben and Charlie by the seaside on the south coast of England.

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Tickets are non-transferable and can not be sold to other members. We have a waiting list system in place.

Venue: St James Church Conference Centre. Walk down Piccadilly until you reach Costa Coffee (part of the Waterstone’s building). We are then down the black metal stairs located about 10ft away from Costa.

Time: The Doors open at 6:30pm and the talk starts at 7pm sharp. Please note that we no longer allow late admittance to the talks. Late arrivals are extremely disruptive to the speaker, the audience members and the recording of the event. If you arrive past 7pm and the speaker has started, then you will not be permitted to enter the venue until the break at 7:45pm.

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Food and drinks: Please feel free to bring in your own drinks, refreshments are not provided. Please however refrain from bringing in food.

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