High Tech Magic

With the rapid advances in high tech it is hard for us to comprehend what is truly magical. For example, in the last few weeks I have been trying Tesla's FSD (full self driving) and it is truly amazing !! You just enter your destination and hit "Full Self Drive" and it takes you there without you doing anything at all except watching the road to see if it makes any major mistakes, which it has not yet!! Keeing my fingers crossed but this feels truly magical.

I also recently acquired a 3D printer for home use and using a few AI and other tools tried to convert a 2D photo into a 3D statues and again it did an amazing job. All these advances in technology feel truly magical. And those of you who know Steve Jobs probably remember that when he introduced his iPhone for the first time, he called it a 'magical device", which it truly was in those days. Nowadays we take smart phones for granted and everyone seems to have one. 

If you do hire me to entertain you at your party/event with my magic show, I can even show you a couple of tricks using an iPhone! If you have any thoughts or ideas do visit www.amazingvijay.com or send me an email at amazingvijay@yahoo.com.

 Kudos

I wanted to take a brief moment to talk about why I spend so much time and money learning and performing magic. Yes, I do charge for my shows but it is NOT the money that keeps me going. In fact the money I make goes mostly into the hobby - learning new stuff, attending magic conventions, going to lectures and buying the latest and greatest magic tricks. If you are a magician you will quickly realize that kudos or genuine praise from the audience is what keeps you going. I have plenty of quotes on my web-site about praise I have received but here's a few more recent ones:

• Everyone was very enthusiastic about your show! The kids had an absolute blast, and our team is so happy with how perfectly the event came together. Thank you for your amazing contribution!
• Thank you so much Vijay! You made my granddaughter's event truly memorable!
• Surprisingly entertaining even for adults. Vijay came on time, and the show had really good tricks that left kids scratching their heads and even grownups in a lot of cases. The show was also funny and there was a lot of interaction between kids and the magician. o be honest Vijay performance turned out to be the highlight of the birthday party.

After each show, I make sure to thank the host and ask what they thought about the show. And many times the kids watching will themselves tell you how they felt, what they think they figured out, etc. And many people choose to include a tip along with their payment. All of these forms of praise or feedback is what keeps me going and also what makes the show better and more amazing each additional year.

As we start 2026, I hope to meet many of you at my magic shows - whether it is adult party, a kid's party, a corporate event, walk around or at a public park, please do come by and let me know what you thought about the show.

Summer Magic shows

 I was fortunate this summer to entertain literally hundreds of kids in a series of Summer camps. All of them were "Illusion shows" where it appears like a young kid from the audience is actually floating for a few seconds. All kids also get a flier at the end of the show that teaches them 3 magic tricks. Most of these shows were also outdoors but luckily it did not get unbearably hot.

Apart from performing I also had the good fortune of attending the World championships of Magic in Italy called FISM 2025. Of course I was a spectator - not a contestant 😀 The contestants are the best in each country and compete in various categories like Close Up Magic, Mentalism, Stage Manipulation, General magic and even Inventions. It happens once in 3 years and I have attended the last 2 of them. The next one is in South Korea and I will probably not go to that one (just taking a break).

And finally I have acquired some new magic effects that I look forward to introducing in my shows later the year. Have a great rest of the summer 20205 !!

I did my Deluxe show, Illusion show, Walk around show and Mind Reading show all in one month

Like many magicians I offer different types of shows depending on the event type and your personal preferences. A lot of my shows are family shows and. this can be augmented with Balloon twisting. Recently I have formalized a new adult show called "Mind Reading and Mystery show". The surprising thing was that in February and March 2025, I had the good fortune to do multiple shows and we managed to do at least one show for each type and they all went great. My focus on all shows is to make it interactive and ensure that everyone has a great time - "have fun". While venues like Close up are naturally interactive, the platform shows are not and you have to make an effort to keep the show interesting so the audience feels like participating and have fun with you. This may even involve special custom magic effects for that show. This has been my specialty and what I have done for the last 30 years. I continue to go to magic club meetings, lectures and conventions to keep updating my magic knowledge and have a lot of fun doing this.

Do give me a call if you have any special event coming up and I would love to provide a customized entertainment package.

 Magic for Holiday parties

As you know we are approaching the holidays and many companies and even people have holiday parties so you can spend quality time with your friends and family. And of course, many people are looking for entertainment for these parties. If you are in this camp, I hope you have already booked a magician, balloon artist, face painter, etc. This is a busy time for us magicians and charges usually go up as demand increases. 

A magic show is indeed a great choice for your holiday parties.It can bring everyone at the party together to watch some fun entertainment . It also gives you fun topics to discuss later in the party or in future parties like how exactly did he make my card rise out of the deck, or jump to a wallet. Or in the case of my shows, often it is to discuss how I bent the spoon using the power of my mind. Another comment I hear often is - how did he keep a group of young kids so engaged for a whole hour?

Anyway, whatever it is you all do at your holiday parties, have fun and enjoy meeting your friends, co-workers and families. HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2023 !!!

It has been a while

I have been so busy doing magic shows that I have not posted anything on this blog in a while. Well it is March 2018 and the weather around the Bay Area is getting slowly warmer and the days are getting longer. I am sure many of you have Birthday parties coming up or other celebrations. Do consider hiring a good magician to entertain all of you. Magic is a skilled entertainment form - as opposed to consumed characters, etc. I just performed a magic show today and once of the audience members remarked to me that the best thing about a magic show is that it brings everyone in the party TOGETHER to watch something fun. I AGREE 100%. That is part of the fun - to sit and watch something together. In the last few months I have performed shows in India, in Atlanta and of course all over the san Jose/San Francisco Bay Area.

If you live in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Mountain View or Saratoga, you are so close to me that I would love to perform at you next party. Hope to see some of you this coming Summer months.

Fall 2016 Magic shows

I am not sure exactly why but the start of September seems to always be the start of the magic show season after the summer holidays. Though people are home during the summer and school starts in August, I think most people settle down in the new school year and plan many birthday parties and magic shows for September and October and then of course the busy holiday season kicks in.

Magic is quite popular these days with both the Penn and Teller show and the Masters of Illusion show going strong on TV. I hope many of you are watching these shows since they are quite high quality. I have added some new effects to my magic shows and I hope you enjoy them also. More and more people are asking for the illusion ,magic show where it appears that I make a member of the audience float for a few seconds. This can be done outdoors or indoors and has been very popular among the kids 7 years and older. Adults love this effect also.

I hope you make plans early if you need a magic show in September, October, November or December. I hope to see many of you in my shows.