"Mike Skutt approaches the art of creating a truly memorable magic moment unlike anyone I've ever met. His effects as well as his methods tend to be extremely fresh and marvelously original." -Jay Sankey
Mike Skutt thinks about magic…a lot. One of the things he thinks is that doing a magic trick off the shelf only takes you so far. Time and time again, magicians keep going back to see what the newest effect is; trying desperately to regain the awe they experienced as a spectator and the rush of performing they got as a newbie. Why do we succumb to such a vicious circle of commerce and confusion? Psychology undergrad and professional magician Mike Skutt will share some of his secretes on tapping into the creative artist that is in all of us. Learn exercises to retrain your brain to think creatively. Dismiss the myth that you can’t create your own routines.
“Mike Skutt is a hip, cool, and deadly creative magician. Mike's charm and charisma will reel you in and his devastating magic will take you down. His plots are crazy fresh and his methods are ingenious.” – Richard Sanders, creator of “Interlace” and “Fiber Optics”
Mike’s “left of center” thinking has taken him around the world and this talent has been sought by such professional magician’s and creators as Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders, and U.K. television star Pete Firman, and NBC’s “Phenomenon” runner-up Angela Funovits. As a creative consultant, Mike has honed in on the art of picking apart a routine, sanding the corners, and putting it back together. Now it’s time to share his insight!
“Mike Skutt is one of the most priceless, unique, outrageously entertaining performers in our field. If you are lucky enough to witness Mike in action, you can expect to be caught off-guard time and again as he creates impossible moments with everyday objects. His performance style is cynical yet endearing, and the situational comedy that he creates in his show is enough to leave any critic in stitches”. – Angela Funovits, runner- up on NBC”s “Phenomenon”
What magic lecture would be complete without learning actual effects? Mike will perform and teach some of his pet routines, not only to share, but also to use the history of their creation as a metaphor for the creative process.
