Prepare to be amazed! ‘Distractions’ by Luke Jermay unveils billet routines honed over a decade. Unlock minimalist mentalism & stage-ready secrets. A bonus awaits!
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Discover the Magic of Distractions by Luke Jermay
Step into the world of mentalism with Distractions by Luke Jermay, a meticulously curated collection of three powerful routines that have been honed over a decade of performances. This slim volume is a treasure trove for mentalists, offering a blend of classic techniques and innovative updates that promise to elevate your craft.
Internationally Acclaimed Techniques
Compiled at the request of mentalists from around the globe, this book brings together the best of Luke Jermay’s work from magic conventions, workshops, and masterclasses. Each routine has been carefully selected and enhanced to provide you with the most effective tools for both casual and stage performances.
Engaging Insights and Essays
Interspersed within the routines are short essays titled ‘distractions’—thought-provoking pieces that offer a refreshing break from technical work. Some include tricks, others spark new ideas, but all are designed to inspire and challenge your understanding of mentalism. These essays, originally published in Genii Magazine, remain unchanged and timeless.
Bonus Section: Exclusive Premise and Presentation
As a special bonus, this volume concludes with Luke Jermay’s personal premise and presentation for a widely recognized commercially marketed prop. This section alone is worth its weight in gold, providing you with unique insights that can seamlessly integrate into your performances.
- Master billet techniques that form the core of minimalist mentalism.
- Learn utility-focused tools that transition effortlessly from casual to stage performances.
- Discover innovative updates to classic routines that enhance their effectiveness.
Whether you’re a seasoned mentalist or a newcomer eager to learn, Distractions by Luke Jermay offers something invaluable. This book is not just a guide but a partner in your journey to mastering the art of mentalism.
In this slim volume I have collected three routines utilising billets from my own performance work; drawn over a period of more than ten years.
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I have chosen to group these routines together in one volume at the request of many mentalists I have met during my appearances at magic conventions, workshops and masterclass events across the globe.
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I also took this as an opportunity to update and add to these routines since first writing them up. In the interest of variety I have broken up each of these routines with two very short essays and thoughts; you will spot these essays as they are all labelled as distractions in their titles; sometimes in these sections there is a trick; other times there is not; these essays are taken from my series of essays published in Genii Magazine several years ago and appear here unchanged.
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I hope they will give you a break from thinking about folded pieces of paper, index cards, centre tears, envelopes and billets in general and that they might present some interesting notion you have not considered before.
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Finally this volume concludes with a ‘bonus’ section; my personal premise and presentation for a popular commercially marketed prop.
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I hope you find something in this slim volume to add to your own performances; I sincerely; and off trend in the current mentalism mainstream, believe that a good solid understanding of billet technique is at the heart of strong, minimalist and utility focused performance tools. Billets offer the performer a great utility tool; often the tools and techniques can be transferred from casual performance to the stage with nothing more than adapted staging and blocking.
