Magic Magazine "Mat Franco" October 2015 - Book

CONTENTSOCTOBER 2015VOLUME 25NUMBER 2Mat Franco: Reinventing OrdinaryBy Rory JohnstonHe seems like an average guy - although "average" might not apply to a 27-year-old magician who won America's Got Talent last year and is now starring in his own two-hour network TV special, as well as his own big-budget show on the Las Vegas Strip.Adventureland: MAGIC Live 2015!Words by Steve BryantPhotos by David LinsellWhen Steve Bryant - and 1,499 other attendees - arrived in Las Vegas this summer at the seventh incarnation of MAGIC Live, they embarked on an adventure through the myriad realms of conjuring as performance, hobby, business, entertainment, education and more.Peter TurnerBy Chris PhilpottOne of the rising stars on the mentalism scene is Peter Turner, a British performer, creator, and consultant. Card tricks and mental feats proved to be a way out of a hardscrabble life, and he now travels the world, on the brink of international fame.Plus Updates on... Matt Marcy's Disillusioned. New