How To Become a Professional Busking Magician: a blog about becoming a professional busking magician.
The previous post looked at the issue of getting started and the problems that can come up with it. This post is going to look at the next step in the learning process, making a routine.
There’s not really any hard and fast rules about how long your routine should be. It depends on how many effects you want to do, how much repetition you want, whether or not you will be speaking at all, etc. I would say that as a rule of thumb, you should aim for somewhere between 10-15 minutes of actual performance time. If your routine is too short, people will get bored and leave before you get your hat round; if it’s too long they will get bored and leave before you get your hat round!
The first effect in your routine must be something really strong. It needs to grab the audience’s attention straight away so that they all stop what they are doing and watch you. With magic I find that people will often take a while to notice what is going on, even if it’s right in front of them with nothing else happening around it. So you need to make sure that there is no confusion about where their attention should
Hello! My name is David and this blog is about me becoming a professional busking magician. I’m writing it so that I can keep track of my progress, hopefully get some help and advice, and maybe even help other people who are interested in the same thing.
My first ever attempt at busking was on my birthday and it went pretty well. I only made £1.10 after an hour of performing, but that’s because I got kicked out by the police after 10 minutes and spent the rest of the time packing everything up. Also, it was raining.
I’m hoping to try again next weekend and go for 2 hours. I’m not sure where yet, probably Covent Garden.
My name is Steve and I’ve been a professional busking magician for over 13 years. I started this blog in 2005, to share my experiences of becoming a full-time street magician in the hope that it might help some of you out there thinking of doing the same.
Since 2005, this blog has grown into one of the largest resources on busking magic on the web, with over 2 million views to date. The blog is updated weekly with new articles about what it’s like to be a professional busker.
I’ve also written several books on busking magic, including “The Busker’s Guide To Getting Started”, “The Busker’s Guide To Making More Money” and “How To Perform On The Streets Of Paris For A Living”.
If you want to become a professional magician, I understand how overwhelming it can feel – so many questions and not enough answers. But you don’t need to be overwhelmed!
This site will answer all your questions and give you the information you need to get started as quickly as possible. You can start by reading my post on how to get started as a busking magician. Or check out the most popular posts
I have decided to become a professional busking magician.
I have decided that I will only work as a street performer three days per week, and the other four days per week I will be working on my own magic show.
I am going to begin by learning how to busk in order to make some money. I will be working from Monday to Friday, so this means I will be able to go out on the weekends and perform.
I want to earn enough money so that I can afford to buy a new suit for my shows. This means that if I perform for five days per week, then I need $20 each day (a total of $100).
The first day of my new career as a busker was a little bit difficult for me. It took me about an hour before I could get someone’s attention and provide them with entertainment. But after that first hour, things started getting better and better!
I think my biggest challenge is going to be getting people’s attention in the first place – even though it might seem like magic tricks are easy to do, they actually aren’t! And once you have their attention, they tend not to stay interested very long unless they are really impressed or entertained by what you’re doing (which isn
If you dream of a career as a professional magician, one highly profitable way to make money doing magic is as a busking magician. I have made hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years doing magic in the streets and it was one of the best ways to learn how to become a great magician.
I’ve been interested in magic since I was 5 years old and started performing professionally at age 13. Eventually, I began busking professionally full-time in my early 20s. Now, I’m 29 years old and continue to perform street magic as often as possible.
When you perform on the street, you are constantly put in unique situations that force you to think on your feet and adapt to your surroundings. Busking also allows you to practice performing for large groups of people and “working a crowd”.
The average street performer only makes $3 an hour, so if you’re going to make a living on the streets you have to be the best!
Busking is the art of performing in public places for donations. It’s not about being the best magician in the world, it’s about being the best street performer!
See You On The Streets!!!
