Jamie Perez

I am not the magician. I don’t stand on stage. I don’t vanish coins. I don’t have a rabbit (although, we might consider that… Honey!). At Molo Magic, I’m the stagehand, the co-producer, the co-writer, the logistics coordinator, the Uber driver, the content creator, the prop security team, and often the person asking: “What if we tried it this way?” In other words, I’m involved in almost everything except the actual performance. Because of that, I get a unique perspective. I spend a lot of...

There’s something every entertainer notices almost immediately when they walk on stage: The energy of the room. You can feel it within seconds. You know when an audience is leaning in, ready to laugh, clap and play along. And you know when a room is just sitting there…emotionless…without excitement…or wonderment…crickets. Here’s the thing though… Being a great audience member has absolutely nothing to do with being fooled. Most magicians watching another magician already know there’s a...

There was a time when a standing ovation meant something, it held weight. It wasn’t automatic or expected…it was earned! Audiences didn’t rise to their feet because the lights came up or because the person next to them stood first. They stood because something had just happened—something amazing. A performance that moved them, surprised them, or left them momentarily speechless. Today, standing ovations are everywhere. And because of that, they’re quietly disappearing. What a Standing Ovation...