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Three Shell Game

29/09/2016/0 Comments/in Corporate Events, Performance Update /by Stefan Ebinger

Three Shell Game at the Raffles Hotel

Event: Schneider Electric Conference Conference Dinner – September 26 – 150 guests
Venue: Raffles Hotel
Package: Three Shell Game Demonstration

The shell game (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, the old army game) is demoed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a swindle to get your money. The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece and is still played in the bigger Cities all over the world.

I have used the game/trick in my close-up shows before but it requires a table and in cocktail setting I never bring one. At the reception I was allocated a fixed spot and I only did this trick during the evening. Since the game is known by almost anyone it is a great conversation starter. No matter who your audience is, almost always you have someone who has lost money in the game.

If you ever see a guy on streets moving three matchbox drawers, bottle caps, walnut shells etc. around stay away and what it from a distance.

Close-up Magician – World Drug Safety Congress

15/09/2016/0 Comments/in Corporate Events, Performance Update /by Stefan Ebinger

Close-Up magician – World Drug Safety Congress

Event: World Drug Safety Congress Cocktail reception – September 14 – 90 guests
Venue: Maritim Hotel Munich
Package: Close-Up Magic, Short Stage Show

Most of September I spent in Germany on vacation visiting family and friends. I also had a couple of performance lined up. One was in Munich doing close up magic and a short stage presentation at a congress. It has been a while that I have a done a performance in my home country. Luckily this was an international congress and I had to perform in English.

Infotainer at HP product launch

30/05/2016/0 Comments/in Corporate Events /by Stefan Ebinger

May 27 I was hired as Infotainer at an HP product launch. Below the case study:

Client Name:
Hewlett Packard Singapore Pte Ltd

Description
Develops and provides a wide variety of hardware components as
well as software and related services to consumers, small- and
medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including
customers in the government, health and education sectors.

Industry:
Computer Hardware and Software

Event:
HP PC & Print Launch event at the Park Royal Hotel

Audience:
150 partners and clients from the APJ region
Event Synopsis: May 27 HP launched 6 new products and services in APJ for consumer and enterprise. In the morning a press meeting was
hosted and in the afternoon the launch took place in separate
room.

Challenge:
To introduce the main four products and services in an entertaining
and informative way before the detailed introductions by the product
managers.

The goal:
• To give HP partners and clients an overview of the main product
• Allow audience to enjoy and relax prior to the main presentations

Solution:
A customized performance of 15 min prior to the main presentations.
The performance consisted of 4 presentations. Each included the main features and benefits of the product. The show featured a new laptop, print security, a printer and a new device that can be every
device, a computer, a laptop and a phone.

The highlight was when an audience member who just thought of a
playing card was asked to project the card to a new HP’s printer and a page with a picture of the select card was printed out. Tag line: HP PageWide Business printers print faster than you think.

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corporate magician – Summary 2015

23/12/2015/0 Comments/in General /by admin

Here is the last update from the corporate magician Singapore for this year. First I would like to say thank you to all the people who have engaged my services, either the first time or repeatedly. Without you I wouldn’t be writing this entry.

2015 was, with over 100 performances, stage and close up, great and I am looking forward to do more in the coming year. It is hard to pick a highlight since I enjoy and learn from all performances even the ones that don’t go to well.

Yes there are shows that could go better! I learn from each of them. In fact the shows that don’t go well are the ones I take the most out of. I am a perfectionist and I try to deliver the best job I can, however no matter how well you plan things sometimes go wrong. Who’s fault is it? Wrong question – what can be done better to avoid the same thing happening next time. I see performance like Kaizen – continuous improvement.

If I had to pick a moment from this year that illustrates what I want to achieve with a performance it would be this one:

I do an effect in which I borrow a coin which disappears and re-appears inside a small sealed envelope which was inside a zip closed wallet. I offer my audience a long or short mystery. The short mystery is the option to open the envelope right now and validate that the coin is theirs’ . The long mystery is different. They don’t open the envelope. This means they have a mystery as long as they have the envelope if it is really the coin with their initials on it. I claim it is – but I am a magician…

I have been performing this effect at my regular gig at the Grand Hyatt Sunday brunch for over a year now. Last week a family came back and I was asked to come to there table. The daughter (about 8 years old) still had the envelope unopened. The last time they were there was about 3 months ago. The same happened with a Gentlemen that comes to the Hyatt with his wife at least 5 times a year. He still has the envelope – not opened for over 4 months.

Why is this great? Because the performance is in their mind for a long time and they have a magical moment every time they look at the envelope. How many people open it right away? I would say about 75% and usually out of group pressure. However I still have them open it after I left the table. This means they will debate out after the performance is done.

My goal for 2016 is to have 50% not open the envelope.

Happy Holidays!

Stefan

Finally some pictures from a recent performance. Amazing interaction

BBC Chartering hiring a magician

24/11/2015/0 Comments/in Performance Update /by admin

Hiring a magician in Singapore A couple of weeks ago BBC Chartering was hiring a magician for the Asia Eisbein Essen which is an annual luncheon event. Eisbein is basically a kind of German pork knuckle which is usually broiled not roasted. The audience consisted of BBC staff, clients and partners. When I did a […]

Corporate event entertainers at Sibos

15/10/2015/0 Comments/in Performance Update /by admin

This was a busy week. The Sibos exhibit and conference was taking place in Singapore this week. Sibos is the annual conference, exhibition and networking event. Sibos is organised and facilitated by SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services. All the major banks and big commercial Software providers were present. There were are a lot of events going on and companies were looking for corporate event entertainers. I performed close up magic for 3 different banks on Monday and Tuesday. One was at the Boat House a nice Roof top bar opposite the Casino. On the picture I am getting ready for the performance. The other picture was taken at on of the MBS function rooms before the guests came in.

Saxo Market engages corporate event entertainer

26/09/2015/0 Comments/in Performance Update /by admin

Corporate event entertainer amazes clients at Saxo Markets event

Saxo Markets provides institutional clients and their end customers with multi-asset execution, prime brokerage and trading technology. I was engaged to entertain their clients and employees at a cocktail party at the Singapore ArtScience Museum. The event photographer did send me some performance pictures.

Roving magic Airline Pilot Association

22/07/2015/0 Comments/in Performance Update /by admin

Roving Magic at the Airline Pilot Association Singapore Dinner

I was engaged to entertain the guests with Roving Magic prior to the dinner at ball room at the Pan Pacific Hotel. It was a great audience but as performer you only have about an hour to engage with as many people as possible. This means the performance is cut from the usual 7-10 min to about 5 min. How can I ensure that people will remember it? By creating an effect that is connected with the event or the company that books me. I usually use customized cards that are exclusively printed for the event. See picture below. If there is only time to do one thing for a group it will be an effect with a card like that.

Roving Magic – Customized Card

Magician and Snake Charmer

06/07/2015/0 Comments/in Performance Update /by admin

On July 3 I was hired to do close-up magic for an hour at the ICMAT conference at the Raffles City Convention Center. In my job, you meet a lot of other performers. This was the first time I came across a snake charmer. His name is Mohd Yusof and he is the only one in Singapore. He has been in the business for over 30 years and had a lot of interesting stories to share about his gigs and the people he met. He learned the craft from his Dad. He actually has a real King Cobra in his shows and when he pulled it out on stage at the conference he had the audience in stitches. He said it is still a baby but the critter was already about 3.5 m long. After his stage show, you could take pictures with him and the snakes. Not with the cobra… the snake on the picture is a python I think.

A magician performs underwater

08/06/2015/0 Comments/in General /by admin

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