Philadelphia, and a long way past it
Philadelphia and the suburbs
Home ground. Most of my corporate work sits within an hour of Center City.
Philadelphia corporate magician
Philadelphia trade show magician
Philadelphia holiday party magician
New Jersey
The whole state, from the casino floors to the pharma corridor.
Cherry Hill magician and mentalist
Princeton magician and mentalist
Delaware and beyond
Wilmington magician and mentalist
Baltimore and DC magician and mentalist
Baltimore mentalist and mind reader
Washington DC mentalist and mind reader
New York mentalist and mind reader
Manhattan, Westchester and Fairfield County are all standard for me too, booked exactly the same way.
See Mike in action
About
The same act wherever the room is
I am based in Philadelphia and I work across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, New York and Connecticut. The pages above cover the places I am booked most often, with what tends to matter in each one. If your venue is not on the list, it is almost certainly still somewhere I go.
Nothing changes with the distance. There is no stage to build, no sound to hire and nothing for the venue to set up, so a ballroom in Stamford gets exactly what a boardroom in Center City gets. I leave early enough to absorb a bad afternoon on the road and arrive well before your guests do.
Magic and mind reading both, strolling through a cocktail hour or seated after dinner for audiences up to four hundred. Performer liability insurance with a certificate for your venue, a real contract, and one person to deal with from first email to final bow. Tell me the date, the venue and roughly how many guests, and I will tell you what fits.
Proof
Real rooms, real reactions
"We brought Mike in as a nice complement to a cocktail reception, but instead, he became the main event. The whole room followed him around, chasing the next trick, because once people saw one they wanted more. Mike is genuinely talented, has great energy, and is a crowd-pleaser in a room that's not easy to win over; we'll definitely be bringing him back."
Christine R. Felice, SVP, Mitchell & Ness Commerce
"Mike is magic! We hired Mike for my 40th at a winery and all I can remember is random screams of amazement among the crowd. He is flawless in his execution and left us all in awe. My family and friends talked about his performance for weeks!"
Ankur Patel, 40th birthday celebration
"Michael was absolutely incredible! We had him at our end-of-summer carnival party, and he completely captivated the entire crowd. With a big party, it's not easy to hold everyone's attention, but he had people gathered around, laughing, amazed, and genuinely trying to figure out how he was doing what he was doing! Our guests were talking about him all night and even afterwards."
Kejal Bhatt, end of summer party
Below, photographs from real events, taken on the night, with real guests reacting in real time. Ballrooms, cocktail receptions, hotel function rooms and convention stages across the East Coast.
Volunteers from the room
Two guests who walked in as strangers, now standing next to me in front of a full house. Nobody is planted and nobody is the punchline.
A full room
Cocktail hour at a black tie gala, guests closing in on both sides. No stage and no microphone, just a room full of people who came over to see what everyone was looking at.
Black tie season
Arriving for an annual charity gala. One case, no setup, ready before the doors open.
Partial client list
Vanguard · Insight Partners · Alimera Sciences
New American Funding · Fox Chase Cancer Center
Mitchell & Ness · Marriott · Wyndham · AtlantiCare
Mohonk Mountain House · Borgata · Harrah's
Ocean Casino Resort · Live! Casino · SugarHouse Casino
Disney Cruise Line
Questions I get asked
How long do you perform?
Once I know a bit more about your event, I will come back with a recommendation on the length and the format that fits it best.
What do you need from the venue?
Strolling needs no stage, no sound and no setup. I simply start. For a seated show I need somewhere the whole room can see me, and a small riser helps past about 80 guests. I bring my own microphone and speaker if the venue has none.
Where do you travel?
Philadelphia and the surrounding region are standard: NJ, DE, MD, DC, NY and CT. Further afield is possible, just ask.
Is it right for a mixed audience?
Yes. Nothing in the show is off color, nothing embarrasses a volunteer, and nothing needs explaining to the client's boss afterwards.
Insurance and dress?
I carry performer liability insurance and can send your venue a certificate on request. Standard dress is a dark suit. Black tie or a costume brief is no problem if your evening calls for it.
Contact
Tell me about your event
Send the date, the venue and roughly how many guests. You'll hear back the same day with what I'd do and what it costs.