Old Fart Magic

Expect highly interactive close-up and walk-around magic performed right alongside your guests using everyday objects that suddenly become impossible to explain.

The best part of close-up magic is that it happens up close and personal — not from a distant stage. Guests don’t just watch the magic, they become part of it. Reactions often range from laughter and disbelief to the occasional “Wait… do that again!”

My performances include audience participation, predictions, challenges, imagination effects, card magic, and interactive routines designed to create memorable moments people talk about long after the event ends.

I’ve performed everywhere from living rooms, backyards, kitchens, and hotel suites to conventions, festivals, retirement communities, corporate gatherings, expos, hospitality events, and after-hours parties. Every audience is different, so every performance naturally develops its own personality and energy.

Most performances are about an hour long, although I also provide extended walk-around entertainment for conventions, networking events, trade shows, and all-day functions. I work closely with event planners to structure performances around the flow and atmosphere of the event.

Despite the name “Old Fart Magic,” the performances are polished, professional, lighthearted, and designed to help guests relax, laugh, interact, and enjoy the moment together.

Outside of magic, I’m a Marine Corps veteran, retired commercial pilot from Hawaii, and Kenpo Karate Sensei. After traveling extensively and meeting people from all walks of life, one thing has become very clear to me: people genuinely appreciate opportunities to forget stress for a while, connect with others, and experience something unforgettable together.

Old Fart Magic specializes in interactive close-up and walk-around magic designed to bring people together, spark conversations, and create unforgettable moments at corporate events, private parties, festivals, conventions, retirement communities, and special occasions of all kinds.

What makes close-up magic so memorable is that it doesn’t happen “on stage.” It happens right in your guests’ hands, inches from their eyes, using everyday objects that suddenly become impossible to explain. The reactions are real, personal, and often hilarious.

My journey into magic started years ago performing impromptu effects for family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers who gathered around during casual street performances. What began as a passion quickly became something bigger after seeing how deeply people connected through laughter, amazement, and shared experiences.

Since then, I’ve performed in living rooms, backyards, corporate environments, conventions, assisted living facilities, festivals, hotel events, and more. Every audience is different, which is exactly what keeps the experience exciting.

Despite the name “Old Fart Magic,” the performances are polished, professional, highly interactive, and designed for audiences of all ages. The humor is lighthearted, the magic is personal, and audience participation is always encouraged.

Outside of magic, I’m a Marine Corps veteran (MOS 2639), retired commercial pilot from Hawaii, and Kenpo Karate Sensei. Those experiences taught me discipline, communication, adaptability, and perhaps most importantly — how to connect with people from all walks of life.

At the end of the day, people may not remember every card or coin trick they saw, but they absolutely remember how the experience made them feel. That’s the real magic.