Job Interviewer:  “Gary, it says on your CV you are an International Man of Mystery”

Me:  “That is correct”

Interviewer:  “Would you like to elaborate?”

Me : “Nope”

You gotta have fun!

Exeter’s Premier Magician Gary Jones Magic has just announced that with the compulsory wearing of face masks he has now added ventriloquism to his act!!

Here is a little video we put together to help raise funds for our wonderful NHS, Gary Jones Magic is the 7 of diamonds.

Hope everyone is keeping safe during these tough times.

Gary Jones Magic has been using this time to work on what he calls, GSDS…. ‘Gary’s Social Distancing Show’. This is very much like Gary’s already successful parlour show and is the perfect answer for events where you would usually see a close-up magician strolling from group to group.

GSDS is a close-up show for restaurants, weddings, house parties and corporate events etc when life slowly returns back to some kind of normality, and when social distancing will probably still be in place for some time.

To find out more about GSDS and how it can work for your event please contact Gary for more details.

Stay safe.. x

If you do a Google search for magicians in Devon you will find some amazing magicians, actually 2 or 3 of them are world class!

Remember, even if you live the other side of the UK Gary Jones Magic loves to travel (magic is his ‘day job’ and only job), so never let location get in the way of witnessing ‘TV’ magic performed live, and no camera tricks!

Exeter’s Premier Magician Gary Jones Magic has been working solidly for the last 12 months on a new close-up/parlour show and it is now ready to be seen. Please contact Gary to book this amazing show for your private event or party!

Gary Jones Magic does not charge any travelling expenses for shows booked in Devon.

Get a pen and paper and try this out. It’s a maths sequence that can predict your favourite magician.

Not sure how it works but it does. Try without looking at the answers first.

Pick a number from 1 to 9

Multiply it by 3

Add 3 to that number.

Multiply by 3 again

Add the two digits together (example 13 would be 1+3=4 etc)

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1. Dynamo

2. David Copperfield

3. Chris Angel

4. Troy

5. Wayne Dobson

6. Fay Presto

7. Penn

8. Teller

9. Gary Jones Magic

10. Stephen Mulhern

• • Does Gary do open-air acts?
  • Yes.
  • How long is the act?
  • Close-up Magic 1 to 3 hours (varies from function to function) Cabaret Magic 10 minutes to 45 minutes (varies from function to function) Parlour Magic 10 minutes to 45 minutes (varies from function to function)
  • What type of magic does Gary perform
  • Close-up Magic - Stand-up Magic - Parlour Magic - Mix & Mingle Magic - Wedding Magic - Corporate Magic - House Party Magic - Proms - Sleight of Hand - Misdirection - Mind Magic - Family Shows.
  • Will Gary’s magic suit my event?
  • Yes, Close-up Magic can be performed just about anywhere and everywhere, and for those larger events Stand-up Magic is the perfect choice.
  • How many people will Gary perform for?
  • 1 to 1000 people.
  • Can we see Gary Jones Magic before we decide to book?
  • Yes. Gary Jones Magic is very happy to meet prior to booking him, alternatively Gary can be seen performing at many venues throughout the UK so please contact Gary to see if he is performing near you.
  • Does Gary teach magic? 
  • Yes, Gary Jones Magic lectures and runs magic workshops throughout the UK.
  • How much does Gary charge? 
  • Fees vary depending on location, time of week, time of year and the type of show you require, please contact Gary with your details and Gary will get back to you with a price.
  • Are there any hidden charges? 
  • No, the price quoted is the inclusive price, there are no other charges. 
  • Is Gary Jones Magic insured? 
  • Yes, Gary is fully insured and has public liability insurance.
  • Please contact Gary Jones Magic if you have any questions or if you require any further information.
  • 07801 950 295
  • gary@garyjonesmagic.com
  • facebook.com/garyjonesmagician

There are just a small number of Christmas dates still free if your company/staff party is thinking of hiring Gary Jones Magic to add that extra pizazz and those unexplainable moments to your party. And although Gary is based in Exeter Gary covers the whole of the UK so distance is never a problem!

For more details please feel free to contact Gary Jones Magic for a free no quibble quote. Also please check out www.facebook.co/garyjonesmagician

Life’s a Beach Vol 2 by Gary Jones Magic will be released in October, and Vol 3 will be out in the Spring of 2020.

Watch this space!

Please click on the link below.

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Hi Gary,

I just wanted to drop you a message of thanks and praise for the part you played in our wedding celebration on Saturday at the livermead cliff hotel.

You kept everyone amazed and in awe!

You were the talking point of most conversations,

It was absolutely awesome.

Great entertainment for the evening.

So thank you ever so much and hope to see you in the future

Warmest wishes

Jo & Sean Congdon

Sent from

Jo’s iPhone

Gary Jones – Life’s a Beach – Volume 1 – review

Posted by Phil Sweeting on July 1, 2019

Life’s a Beach is the first volume in a forthcoming collection gathering some of the brilliant ideas of Gary Jones in print. It’s a 135-page paper backed collection produced by the wonderful folk at MagicSeen – and it really does have something for everyone.

Gary is a very talented performer and creator of magic. He seems to have a knack for coming up with ideas which are really commercial – direct effects which audiences appreciate. Some of the effects in the book are self-working and some will require a bit more technical proficiency.

Let’s get into the tricks

First up, it’s worth mentioning that a few of the effects in print here have previously appeared on DVD. If you’ve seen the brilliant Automata series (you can read our reviews of Volume One, Volume Two and Volume Three) – then you will already know about the following: Aqua Ring (a self-working ring off string); Fireballs (an easy, portable, impactful cups and balls); Metal Sheep (clever self-working coin transposition); Lead Free (a neat little coin bend); No Luck (a prediction effect using dice); Peeky Blinders (a superb little mentalism routine); ESP-ionage (a clever and again more or less self-working ESP prediction effect).

But even if, like me, you’ve seen them already, I was pleased to have them in print to refer to more easily. They are all cracking effects! And there are still more than 30 other effects in the book too.

Something for everyone

There’s so much other material in Life’s a Beach that I can’t go into detail on all of it. Instead I’ll try to give you a flavour and some highlights. The book starts with a sneaky ACAAN type effect which uses a gaffed deck to great effect.

I really like the Paul Gordon Card To Wallet idea which gets rid of the need to palm. This is taught and then Gary’s variation is also explained. Both are real workers. There’s also a super little oil and water routine which I have already started playing with.

One of my favourites is Grater – which is a great example of how Gary combines different principles and adds entertainment. The spectator chooses a card – and then merely thinks of a different card in their mind. You can then show that you predicted their thought of card (in combination with a great pun) and then read their mind to reveal the original card. Love it.

Although the majority of effects are card, there are also tricks with coins (a no palm coins through table – would you believe!), silks (a colour changing silk effect which would be great for strolling), a bottle production (you can guess what that is, right?!) and several mentalism type effects.

There are variations on a number of classic plots and one that caught my eye was a really straightforward Card Under the Box routine which with one sneaky ruse gets you so far ahead it’s brilliant.

A cracking collection

I hope, by now, you have got the impression that I think this is a super collection. The writing style is easy and Gary is generous with his experience which shines through. Throughout the tricks are short tips which contain excellent advice if you are wanting to get into close up magic in a more professional way. There is also a longer article with Gary’s thoughts on being a pro. Well worth a read.

I know that I will keep coming back to this book as there are routines in here I definitely want to perfect to add to my strolling set – and I’m sure you will too. Life’s a Beach comes unreservedly recommended – in spite of the fact that the beach I sat on while I reviewed it was cold and miserable!

You can pick up Life’s a Beach direct from MagicSeen for £25 (at the time of writing) – or if you contact Gary directly he can fix you up and he might even sign it – though not necessarily in his own name! His address is Gary at Gary Jones Magic dot com. Type it as you read it people.

Gary Jones – Life’s a Beach – Volume 1 – review

Exeter’s Premier Magician - Gary Jones Magic performing the oldest recorded magic trick, the cups and balls. This effect never fails to be entertaining and it is also one of the most difficult tricks a magician can do well.

When performed to perfection the trick not only receives laughter (as you can see from the photo) it also gets gasps of a amazement and astonishment!

Hi Gary ,

Thank you so much for your magic at the SCCC last night.

It really was amazing, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and most of us are still trying to work out how you did those tricks!

A big thanks for the Glitter Ball committee  Taunton School 2019.

Hope to see you next year too!