About Interval Magic
Magician Tom Interval, owner of San Diego-based Interval Magic, provides magic entertainment and training to private and corporate clients locally and throughout the United States.
A member of the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA), International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM), and Society of American Magicians (SAM), Interval has captivated tens of thousands of people at numerous venues, including Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he performed as a medieval conjurer, trained employees of the magic shop, and promoted the park on several local TV talk shows along the East Coast.
As an entertainer, business owner, and former marketing communications professional, Interval understands that the success of any event depends on how satisfied his clients' guests are. Whether it’s a trade show or 50th wedding anniversary, Interval is dedicated to providing his audiences with a highly visual, interactive, mind-boggling magic experience they’ll remember and talk about for years to come.
To learn more, please visit www.intervalmagic.com.
By Tom Interval Who the heck is Sibbs Stein? Born in the mid-late 19th century, he revived an old card-magic principle that has since become one of the most popular methods among magicians at every skill level. And when I … Continue reading →
Posted in Cards, Education, Learning, Lessons, Magic Classes, Multimedia, patreon, Productions, Tricks, tutorials, Videos
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Tagged anagrams, card effects, card tricks, easy card tricks, magic tricks, matches, mates, mental card trick, mental magic, mental tricks, mentalism, pairs, prediction effects, predictions, sibbs stein, sibbsstein, soul mates, soulmates, twins
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By Tom Interval There are two old principles in card magic I love, and I’ve combined them to create this super-simple prediction effect. What is an effect? In magic parlance, an effect is basically what the audience sees. Or, more … Continue reading →
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Tagged card magic, card tricks, cardmagic, cards, cardtricks, classes, double prediction, easy, easy card tricks, easy magic tricks, effect, lessons, mental magic, mentalism, playing cards, prediction, tutorials, videos
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By Tom Interval Dynamite magazine, issue #79, December 1980, features an article about Harry Houdini titled “HOUDINI: The Magic Man Who Knew Whodunit!” As part of that theme, the mag includes a companion two-piece punch-out that, when constructed, becomes a … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1980, 1980s, actors, cardboard, cut-out, cutout, dyn-o-mite, Dynamite, dynamite magazine, games, harry houdini, houdini, jimmie walker, magazines, magicians, mechanical, mechanics, paper, perforation, Publications, punch-out, punchout, scholastic, toys
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By Tom Interval In 2013, National Geographic’s Brain Games commissioned artist Pete Fecteau to create a Rubik’s Cube mosaic of the Houdini two-face optical illusion I made that year. I wrote about it at the time, and that’s the subject … Continue reading →
Posted in Ambiguous Figures, Blogcasts, Celebrities, Harry Houdini, Houdini Two-Face Illusion, Jason Silva, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, patreon, Podcasts, Productions, Television Shows
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Tagged ambiguous, art, brain games, harry houdini, harryhoudini, houdini, illusions, Jason Silva, mosaic, new york, new york city, newyork, nyc, optical illusions, perception, puzzles, rubiks cube, sculptures, shows, television, tv
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By Tom Interval Did you know coins can demolecularize? Okay, you got me. I made up that word. But think of it as a synonym for dematerialize. Either way, did you know? You see, tossing coins from hand to hand … Continue reading →
Posted in Coins, Learning, Lessons, Magic Classes, Multimedia, patreon, Performances, Resources, Social Media, Tricks, Videos, Videos
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Tagged appearance, birds, classes, classic palm, coin magic, coin roll, coin tricks, coinmagic, Coins, coins to glass, coinstoglass, cointricks, disappearance, dollars, eagles, finger palm, flying, glass, glasses, han ping chien, illusions, lessons, magic, magic tricks, morgan, morgan dollars, routines, sleight of hand, slide vanish, toss vanish, transport, transposition, tricks, tutorials
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By Tom Interval I had to redo the intro music on the first five blogcasts I produced. If you’re a magician or magic enthusiast—or even if you’re not—I think you’ll enjoy them. Please have a listen. While you’re there, please … Continue reading →
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By Tom Interval If you’re a magician who likes to perform the Hot Rod, you’ll like this video. In it, I introduce a new move I invented for the square, heavier rods on the market. For those not familiar with … Continue reading →
