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MARC DESOUZA - A BIOGRAPHY
Marc DeSouza is a Philadelphia native with an International reputation in the Magic Community. As a performer, inventor, author lecturer, and motivational speaker, his talents have been displayed at gatherings throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. In over forty years of performing, his unique style has garnered him an impressive array of over 50 regional, national and international awards. Marc is the only two-time winner of the Society of American Magicians National Stage Magic Competition, in 1978 and again in 1989. In 1995, Marc became the first magician in that organization’s history to win the prestigious Silver Medal in both the Stage and Close-Up categories. In 1993, he became the first magician in the history of the International Brotherhood of Magicians to place in both the Stage Magic and Close-Up Magic International Competitions in the same year. In July of 1996, Marc made magical history again by becoming one of only two magicians to win first place in Close-Up Magic at both the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians in the same year. As National Champion, Marc represented the S.A.M. at the F.I.S.M. competition held in 1997 in Dresden, Germany. This competition is held every three years and is considered to be the Olympics of Magic. Marc has shared his magical creations with his fellow performers through lectures, manuscripts and video tapes. Meir Yedid has recently re-released Marc’s video tapes, Award Winning Close-Up Magic and Prize Winning Stage Magic, originally produced by MVN. 2001 marked the publication of two new projects. Camirand Academy of Magic released Chain Gang, a video performance/lecture tape on Marc’s unique Endless Chain routine. DeSouza’s DeCeptions, a new book written by David Acer with a companion performance video was released in September of that year. The book details a dozen astonishing commercial routines right out of Marc’s performance repertoire for the ‘real world’. Nothing has been held back from this book, which teaches not only the moves and routine, but the scripts and psychology as well. In 1996, Harper Collins engaged Marc to script, perform and teach all of the magic on their CD-ROM entitled MAGIC: An Insider’s View. This disk featured television star Harry Anderson introducing the various segments. Marc was responsible for scripting, performing and teaching all of the magic on this disk. In the August of 2007, Marc traveled to Lake Tahoe to film a new series of DVD’s for L and L Publishing. This set features all new performances and instructions of a body of material created over a thirty year period. The focus is on presentations of magic ranging from close-up to parlor magic, but the real accent is on material for the Stand-Up performer. There will be a number of new manipulative routines, mental routines and scripted magic. Also included will be Marc’s full presentation of The History of Magic Through Performance. Marc has served as magical consultant for Marc Salem’s Mind Games, the highly successful Off-Broadway show and Enchantment Theatre Company’s national tours of Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. As principal/owner of Merlin Marketing Group, Marc has combined his education and work experience in the field of marketing using magic to present products and messages in corporate and organizational settings. For business and sales meetings, Marc’s presentations focus on presenting the Unique Selling Points and corporate messaging of his clients to increase awareness in the market place and exceed business goals. Marc’s motivational presentation, Impossibilities, focuses on overcoming problems through unique solutions to achieve incredible goals. His basic premise is once you can achieve the impossible, you can achieve anything.....and he does just that! This presentation can be customized for virtually any corporate or business group or organization. The History of Magic Through Performance is an 80 minute presentation which takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of this esteemed art from it’s traceable origins in ancient Egypt right up to present day. By using PowerPoint slides and performances of over a dozen culturally significant Magic effects, Marc brings history to life. This presentation is educational and extremely entertaining. Although it is geared toward adult audiences, it is suitable for audiences of all ages and ideally suited for any literary, social, organizational or educational function. He has presented this program for educational facilities such as Muhlenberg College and the University of Delaware, as well as for magical societies such as the New England Magic Collectors Association and the Magicians Alliance of Eastern States. Marc's talents have been in demand throughout the Mid-Atlantic area for performances at private parties, corporate events and gala affairs. He specializes in creating moments of impossibility right in front of your eyes…sometimes, right in your own hands. Philadelphia Magazine named Marc DeSouza the Best of PhillyMagician in 1990, and has not so honored another since then. In February, 2001, Marc was one of twenty magicians chosen nationwide to perform as part of the Presidential Inaugural activities. His magic amazed and amused both Cabinet Members and visiting dignitaries. You too will be entranced by this unusual performer who blends humor, skill and mystery into MAGIC!
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