Jamie Allan 'EVERYTHING' | SIGNED FIRST EDITION OUT NOW!

I’m Jamie and this is my book, 'Everything'. It earned that title because it touches on everything I know about this business.

'Everything' is not for everyone, but it is for people that are interested in taking their magic to a wider audience. For close-up workers, it will show you how to take your magic to the stage for thousands. For the stage workers, it will describe stage illusion on an epic scale.

And if you’re not remotely interested in the practical details of making cars, motorbikes and helicopters appear and disappear (which are described in intimate detail), or learning the secrets of the bullet catch that fooled everyone, then maybe the more practical stage illusions included are for you.

Even if you hate live illusions and just wanted to improve your show via direction or production value, perhaps the information gleaned from years of performing might be of interest.

And presuming you know all of the above, you might enjoy the information that is more than worth the price of the book, as I give you the inside track on how to promote, produce, and market your shows in theatrical venues across the world. I might even tip that hat on how I raised millions of dollars to produce the largest magic shows in the world during a pandemic.

It’s an honest insight to the highs and lows of the last 40 years of magic and how I made and lost huge sums.

It is not, however, for anyone who does not dream of a better show and a bigger experience for their respective audience.

I have tried to write the book I wish I had owned when I was starting out, as I had to learn the hard way. It’s not been an easy task, but I’m very proud of the end result and slightly worried that I have given too much away.

On the outside, 'EVERYTHING' measures 30x30cm, and weighs almost 3kg. Yes. This is a big book. But on the inside? 'EVERYTHING' includes:

13 STAGE ILLUSIONS

from appearing helicopters, cars and motorcycles to more practical and 'easy to tour' stage pieces.

OVER 100 STUNNING 3D RENDERs

Beautifully detailed 3D visualisations.

7 STAGE AND CLOSE UP EFFECTS

From ACAAN on camera, to billets and bullet catches.

STAGE HOLOGRAMS

The real work involved, and insightful information on a subject there is precious little information about;

PROMOTING, PRODUCING AND MARKETING

What's really involved. From raising capital to booking venues and making deals. What to do and what definitely not to do;

CLOSE UP MAGIC IN CONCERT

The inside look at the real techniques to take close up magic to the largest audiences and make it hit big. The technical and practical know how gleamed from decades of experience;

ILLUSIONARIUM AND MAGIC IMMERSIVE

The inside story on how these multi-million dollar shows came to be, with never before seen technical information on what it takes to stage the world's largest magic shows during a global pandemic!

AND SO MUCH MORE...

The full book contains 37 detailed chapters, with highlights including:

The Stargate
The day a little antique shop changed my life.

R22
How a helicopter almost bankrupted me, and how to make them vanish and appear!

There's No Business Like Show Business
Worth more than the price of the book with information learned the hard way on how to promote, produce and sell your show.

WTF
Updated version of Jamie’s well known hands off ACAAN for stage or close up.

Work Ethics
Tips on getting it done... Whatever that may be!

The Curse Of Harry Houdini
The rise and fall of a doomed musical, and a perfect example of why you never invest your own money in the show!

Pepper's iGhost
The real work on creating stage ‘holograms’.

Pull The String
Sometimes the most complex effects require the simplest methods.

Jamie's Billet Box
A novel stage method to obtain and switch information.

iMagician
Over 30 years to become an 'overnight success', and how we did it.

Bowled Over Aces
A truly impossible version of Dingles Roll Over Aces from Jamie’s show.

Packs Small Plays Massive
Tips and tricks about taking close up magic to the thousands with decades of experience in all aspects of this performance style.

Enter The Illusionarium
The story of the worlds largest magic show in the middle of a pandemic

Bullet Catch
By Jonathan Goodwin and Jamie Allan - this method fooled so many highly knowledgeable magicians.

Magic Immersive
360 degree immersive magic from the Chicago hit show

Speed Bike
A motorcycle production that’s so good I really don’t want you to build it...

'Everything' is not a cheap book, but neither is the information inside. One would pay (or lose) small fortunes just to find out the business know how alone.

Also, rights for stage illusions can be very expensive. Not that you would build most of them. But, just take one of the included illusions, such as ‘Speed Bike’, for which I have already been offered large sums NOT to include. Rights for a prop like this would run to well over $2000.