Thursday 16 June 2011
Thank You!
Today was the last article I wrote and I hope you liked it. Thank you for reading my blog and commenting on it and I really hope you enjoyed it . I had lots of fun doing this and who knows, maybe if I find an amazing talent again I might put it on my blog. I think my blog was successful and interesting and I also hope that I'm not the only one who thinks so;) It was a great experience and not as difficult as I thought in the beginning. I hope I gave you enough information about the amazing talents I found. For myself I think that I achieved the goals I was going for and showed you some crazy, amazing things to you . Thank you very much guys! :) have a good one. Bye!!!:)
Emily Bear
This is going to be my last article on this blog and it's about Emily Bear. She is 9-years old today but she started playing piano when she was 2. She has an incredible talent. When she was 6-years old she already composed her own songs and her piano skills are just unbelievable, she's like the new Mozart. She is the youngest best pianist and composer and she even performed at the White House which is the greatest honor she could get for her talent and especially for being only 6-years old at that performance. It's incredible how many talented kids you can find if you're actually looking for them. She plays a million times better piano then I do. She must be born with that talent. She said at her 4th time at the Ellen Show that she started composing when she was about 3 years old. She would go from learning how to speak and walk right to playing piano, that's just crazy. I don't know how this is possible because I know how hard it is to practice playing piano and it seems like she just knows how to play anything from the first time. I don't understand it but it's amazing to see that it's not impossible.
I got a video for you guys here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZx1oIgAHk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Biography - Emily Bear - Pianist/Composer
Emily Bear is 9 years old and began piano studies at the age of five with Emilio del Rosario at The Music Institute of Chicago. She currently studies classical piano with Mary Sauer, Principal Keyboardist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz improvisation with Alan Swain. Additional mentors include Yoheved Kaplinsky, head of the Juilliard Piano Department and Frank Kimbrough for Jazz, also at Juilliard. Emily is equally comfortable playing jazz, classical, or her own compositions.
Emily made her professional debut performing a solo concert at the Ravinia Music Festival in July of 2007, when she was five years old. She played a solo 40 minute program mixing classical, jazz, and her own pieces. She is the youngest performer in Ravinia’s more than 100 year history. She was asked back to perform solo concerts in 2008 and 2009 as well.
She most recently made her Carnegie Hall, debut, performing original music solo, and with orchestra, including the world premiere of her composition, "Peace - we are the future" performed onstage with 110 piece orchestra, 220 member chorus, R&B soloists and Emily on piano.
On March 24th, 2008, Emily, age 6, was invited to perform at The White House for the President and Mrs. Bush and 400 guests. She performed a 30 minute solo concert mixing jazz and her original compositions.
At age six, Emily was a recipient of the 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Award for her original song “Northern Lights.” She was asked to perform at the awards ceremony in New York City and was invited to perform her winning song again for a performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Emily received national attention when she was a featured guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show. She appeared on the show six times in two years, performing an original song for each appearance. Recently Emily was featured on Dancing with the Stars, performing "Tutti Frutti" live with the orchestra.
Emily made her classical orchestral debut at age seven, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto, no. 23, k488 with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and then again with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony.
This past summer, Emily made her international debut, performing 2 solo recitals at the Asissi of The World Festival in Umbria, Italy. and a solo concert in Hangzhou, China. This summer she will be presented by Quincy Jones to perform at the 45th annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
At age 6, Emily made her orchestral debut in front of a capacity audience performing her original song, “The Love in Us” with members of the Orlando Symphony Orchestra. Emily also performed at Noche de Ninos, a gala for Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Arnold Schwarzengger, and Jewel, honoring Jamie Lee Curtis. Emily recently was featured at The Noble Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, a new awards show honoring 15 charities, produced by Michael Seligman, honoring Morgan Freeman.
Steinway and Sons invited Emily to perform a solo concert at the Chicago film premier of the documentary film "Note by Note: the Making of Steinway L1037". She performed the concert on the actual piano built in the movie. She performed at a 2nd screening of the film also having the honor of playing on the special Steinway piano. Emily was also featured on the WFMT Radio Show, Introductions, performing a solo 45 minute live concert.
When Emily was six, she opened for Ramsey Lewis and his Trio with a 30 minute solo concert. At age 7, she was the youngest student ever to be invited to study at The Aspen Music Festival.
She was recently featured at The Children’s Ball, a black-tie gala for the Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago. Emily has performed at many charity events and fundraisers. Other concerts include: Steinway Young Artist Concert Series, Music In The Loft , Raue Center for the Performing Arts, WTTW Chicago Tonight’s 25th Anniversary Concert, Kohl Children’s Music in the Museum Concert Series, 2007 and 2008 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on WGN, American Girl Place – Chicago and New York City,
Emily has been featured in stories on: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, WTTW, Chicago Tonight, and WGN. Internationally, she was featured in a story for Sunday Night, Channel 7, Australia, titled “Beautiful Minds.” and on SAT1 German Television in a documentary that recently aired, chronicling her debut at Carnegie Hall and the week leading up to the concert. She was a guest on Good Morning America performing original songs, jazz and a classical selection. Most recently she was featured on ABC Nightline, with a shorter version airing on ABC World News Report with Diane Sawyer.
This past fall, Emily was featured in the September/October back to school issue of American Girl Magazine and Hal Leonards's Music Express Magazine. She was also featured in international periodicals including: Austria, Switzerland, China and Australia.
Emily has recorded five CD’s of original music: Five Years Wise, The Love In Us, Once Upon A Wish, Always True and most recently, Hope. Emily has produced three sheet music songbooks which are distributed internationally by Hal Leonard Publishing. Emily is the youngest composer to work with Hal Leonard. Profits from each of her CD’s and songbooks are donated to the following charities: Susan G. Komen for The Cure, UNICEF, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and The Children’s Hospitals of Los Angeles and Chicago. She is a member of ASCAP, SAG, and AFTRA.
Past Performances include:
- Noche de Niños Gala - May 9, 2009
- 5th Annual Big Mac Under Glass Gala - May 2, 2009
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - April 30, 2009
- Chicago Tonight's 25h Anniversary Season Benefit - April 17, 2009
- Rockford Symphony Orchestra - Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, K488 - March 28, 2009
- Music In the Loft - February 15, 2009
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - November 17, 2008
- Lang Lang Master Class at The Chicago Symphony, November 16, 2008
- Ravinia - September 7, 2008
- 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Awards Ceremony, performed "Northern Lights"
- McDonald's 2008 World Convention with members of The Orlando Symphony Orchestra - April 13,2008
- The White House Easter Egg Roll Breakfast - March 24, 2008
- Concert at Chicago Premiere of documentary film "Note By Note: The Making of Steinway L1037" - January 18, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - January 8, 2007
- Raue Center for the Arts concert - December 9, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - November 23, 2007
- Opened The Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade - November 22, 2007
- Opening act for Ramsey Lewis at The Coronado Theatre - October 17, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - October 3, 2007
- Music Institute of Chicago, Young People's Concert - September 9, 2007
- On The Waterfront - September 1, 2007
- Ravinia, professional debut - July 1, 2007
- Music Institute of Chicago Gala - Celebrity Piano Bar - May 2, 2007
I got a video for you guys here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZx1oIgAHk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Emily Bear is 9 years old and began piano studies at the age of five with Emilio del Rosario at The Music Institute of Chicago. She currently studies classical piano with Mary Sauer, Principal Keyboardist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz improvisation with Alan Swain. Additional mentors include Yoheved Kaplinsky, head of the Juilliard Piano Department and Frank Kimbrough for Jazz, also at Juilliard. Emily is equally comfortable playing jazz, classical, or her own compositions.
Emily made her professional debut performing a solo concert at the Ravinia Music Festival in July of 2007, when she was five years old. She played a solo 40 minute program mixing classical, jazz, and her own pieces. She is the youngest performer in Ravinia’s more than 100 year history. She was asked back to perform solo concerts in 2008 and 2009 as well.
She most recently made her Carnegie Hall, debut, performing original music solo, and with orchestra, including the world premiere of her composition, "Peace - we are the future" performed onstage with 110 piece orchestra, 220 member chorus, R&B soloists and Emily on piano.
On March 24th, 2008, Emily, age 6, was invited to perform at The White House for the President and Mrs. Bush and 400 guests. She performed a 30 minute solo concert mixing jazz and her original compositions.
At age six, Emily was a recipient of the 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Award for her original song “Northern Lights.” She was asked to perform at the awards ceremony in New York City and was invited to perform her winning song again for a performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Emily received national attention when she was a featured guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show. She appeared on the show six times in two years, performing an original song for each appearance. Recently Emily was featured on Dancing with the Stars, performing "Tutti Frutti" live with the orchestra.
Emily made her classical orchestral debut at age seven, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto, no. 23, k488 with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and then again with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony.
This past summer, Emily made her international debut, performing 2 solo recitals at the Asissi of The World Festival in Umbria, Italy. and a solo concert in Hangzhou, China. This summer she will be presented by Quincy Jones to perform at the 45th annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
At age 6, Emily made her orchestral debut in front of a capacity audience performing her original song, “The Love in Us” with members of the Orlando Symphony Orchestra. Emily also performed at Noche de Ninos, a gala for Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Arnold Schwarzengger, and Jewel, honoring Jamie Lee Curtis. Emily recently was featured at The Noble Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, a new awards show honoring 15 charities, produced by Michael Seligman, honoring Morgan Freeman.
Steinway and Sons invited Emily to perform a solo concert at the Chicago film premier of the documentary film "Note by Note: the Making of Steinway L1037". She performed the concert on the actual piano built in the movie. She performed at a 2nd screening of the film also having the honor of playing on the special Steinway piano. Emily was also featured on the WFMT Radio Show, Introductions, performing a solo 45 minute live concert.
When Emily was six, she opened for Ramsey Lewis and his Trio with a 30 minute solo concert. At age 7, she was the youngest student ever to be invited to study at The Aspen Music Festival.
She was recently featured at The Children’s Ball, a black-tie gala for the Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago. Emily has performed at many charity events and fundraisers. Other concerts include: Steinway Young Artist Concert Series, Music In The Loft , Raue Center for the Performing Arts, WTTW Chicago Tonight’s 25th Anniversary Concert, Kohl Children’s Music in the Museum Concert Series, 2007 and 2008 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on WGN, American Girl Place – Chicago and New York City,
Emily has been featured in stories on: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, WTTW, Chicago Tonight, and WGN. Internationally, she was featured in a story for Sunday Night, Channel 7, Australia, titled “Beautiful Minds.” and on SAT1 German Television in a documentary that recently aired, chronicling her debut at Carnegie Hall and the week leading up to the concert. She was a guest on Good Morning America performing original songs, jazz and a classical selection. Most recently she was featured on ABC Nightline, with a shorter version airing on ABC World News Report with Diane Sawyer.
This past fall, Emily was featured in the September/October back to school issue of American Girl Magazine and Hal Leonards's Music Express Magazine. She was also featured in international periodicals including: Austria, Switzerland, China and Australia.
Emily has recorded five CD’s of original music: Five Years Wise, The Love In Us, Once Upon A Wish, Always True and most recently, Hope. Emily has produced three sheet music songbooks which are distributed internationally by Hal Leonard Publishing. Emily is the youngest composer to work with Hal Leonard. Profits from each of her CD’s and songbooks are donated to the following charities: Susan G. Komen for The Cure, UNICEF, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and The Children’s Hospitals of Los Angeles and Chicago. She is a member of ASCAP, SAG, and AFTRA.
Past Performances include:
- Noche de Niños Gala - May 9, 2009
- 5th Annual Big Mac Under Glass Gala - May 2, 2009
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - April 30, 2009
- Chicago Tonight's 25h Anniversary Season Benefit - April 17, 2009
- Rockford Symphony Orchestra - Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, K488 - March 28, 2009
- Music In the Loft - February 15, 2009
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - November 17, 2008
- Lang Lang Master Class at The Chicago Symphony, November 16, 2008
- Ravinia - September 7, 2008
- 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Awards Ceremony, performed "Northern Lights"
- McDonald's 2008 World Convention with members of The Orlando Symphony Orchestra - April 13,2008
- The White House Easter Egg Roll Breakfast - March 24, 2008
- Concert at Chicago Premiere of documentary film "Note By Note: The Making of Steinway L1037" - January 18, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - January 8, 2007
- Raue Center for the Arts concert - December 9, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - November 23, 2007
- Opened The Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade - November 22, 2007
- Opening act for Ramsey Lewis at The Coronado Theatre - October 17, 2007
- The Ellen Degeneres Show - October 3, 2007
- Music Institute of Chicago, Young People's Concert - September 9, 2007
- On The Waterfront - September 1, 2007
- Ravinia, professional debut - July 1, 2007
- Music Institute of Chicago Gala - Celebrity Piano Bar - May 2, 2007
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Connie Talbot
I mostly write about children but I think it's so much more interesting to see a child do something incredible than an adult because they are so much younger and they don't have lots of experience. And that's why my next talent today is 10 -year old Connie Talbot who went to Britain's Got Talent when she was only 6 and amazed everyone with her voice. She sounds like an Angel when she sings with her soft small voice and she even made Amanda Holden, a member of the jury, cry. After that night Connie was all over the news in the whole world. She is a little girl with a very big talent. I loved listening to her. She is so adorable and her singing really touches you inside. She started singing when she was 2 years old and she got even a lot better after her performance at Britain's Got Talent. Connie sounds like a woman when she sings and not like a 10-year old child. I don't think I could ever be as good as her even though I love to sing. What 6-year old kid decides she wants to go to Britain's Got Talent and plus having such an amazing voice? It's just incredible. She really deserves to be called an amazing talent.
I hope you like the videos :
Britain's Got Talent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNoiVrJDsE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
10-year old Connie: http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/watch-10-year-old-connie-talbot-cover-adeles-someone-like-you/
ConnieTalbot.com
Connie was born on November 20, 2000 & she lives in Streetly, in the West Midlands of Britain. Connie is best known as the gap toothed 6 year old who stole the nations heart when she stepped out on stage and sang solo in front of the judges of 'Britains Got Talent’. She has been singing since she was 18 months old. The song she is most known for, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, was the song she performed at her grandmother’s funeral at three years old.
She initially wanted to enter Britain's Got Talent so that she could sing in front of Simon Cowell and make people happy too. After seeing Simon Cowell in Africa on American Idol she decided that if she was to win she would like to donate all the money to the kids in Africa. She managed to achieve two of those wishes after touching the heart of Simon Cowell and the nation as a whole. Connie never had singing lessons of any kind, so you can truly say that she has a 100% natural God given talent. Her voice has so many different ranges & she can sing with perfect pitch and is cute at the same time. At this point in time she is already being told she’s going to be the next Charlotte Church.
After taking second on “Britain’s Got Talent”, Connie signed a record deal to release records on the special label “Rainbow Recordings” and recorded her debut album ‘Over The Rainbow’ which has since earned her a Gold Disc in the UK and has been a huge hit across S.E.Asia becoming the top selling international new artist CD in much of S.E.Asia in 2008. Just to round-off the year in style Connie released her Christmas Album to the delight of her fans, particularly in Asia, where it has again been in the Top 10 CD charts.
I hope you enjoyed it:)
I hope you like the videos :
Britain's Got Talent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNoiVrJDsE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
10-year old Connie: http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/watch-10-year-old-connie-talbot-cover-adeles-someone-like-you/
Connie was born on November 20, 2000 & she lives in Streetly, in the West Midlands of Britain. Connie is best known as the gap toothed 6 year old who stole the nations heart when she stepped out on stage and sang solo in front of the judges of 'Britains Got Talent’. She has been singing since she was 18 months old. The song she is most known for, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, was the song she performed at her grandmother’s funeral at three years old.
She initially wanted to enter Britain's Got Talent so that she could sing in front of Simon Cowell and make people happy too. After seeing Simon Cowell in Africa on American Idol she decided that if she was to win she would like to donate all the money to the kids in Africa. She managed to achieve two of those wishes after touching the heart of Simon Cowell and the nation as a whole. Connie never had singing lessons of any kind, so you can truly say that she has a 100% natural God given talent. Her voice has so many different ranges & she can sing with perfect pitch and is cute at the same time. At this point in time she is already being told she’s going to be the next Charlotte Church.
After taking second on “Britain’s Got Talent”, Connie signed a record deal to release records on the special label “Rainbow Recordings” and recorded her debut album ‘Over The Rainbow’ which has since earned her a Gold Disc in the UK and has been a huge hit across S.E.Asia becoming the top selling international new artist CD in much of S.E.Asia in 2008. Just to round-off the year in style Connie released her Christmas Album to the delight of her fans, particularly in Asia, where it has again been in the Top 10 CD charts.
I hope you enjoyed it:)
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Tallan Latz
When I was looking for talents for my blog I found this guy in youtube. Tallan Latz, who was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin USA, is probably about 11 years old now but he started playing guitar when he was 5 and he got booked for shows already when he was 8. He plays the guitar better than anyone I've ever seen including me;) I just started playing but I don't think I will ever be as good as he is an he is 6 years younger than me. Unbelievable what he can do and you can see in the way he plays that he puts his soul into it and that he loves playing guitar more than anything else in the world and that's what makes him so good. In 2009 he auditioned for Amercia's Got Talent and the jury and the audience were amazed by him. He must be born with this talent because he plays better than some famous rockstars.
here are some videos from him when he was 8 and 9 years old :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTfDf4b5oE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH84YLVNzZo
here are some videos from him when he was 8 and 9 years old :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTfDf4b5oE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH84YLVNzZo
TALLAN LATZ BRILLIANT BUSY BLUES BOY
Of all the talent that I’m privileged to write about I especially enjoy keeping you up to date about my young friend Tallan Latz!
Tallan is not only an exceptionally talented musician and guitarist but also a great young personality who is able to jam with some of the biggest and best blues guitarists in the music industry.
Tallan lights up a stage just by being there, but when he starts to play you have to stand back in amazement that this youngster not only can perform but make sounds come from his instrument that only the most knowledgeable and skilled artists can match or keep up to.
I so much enjoy watching the pros faces when they watch and play along with Tallan! Chord for chord and riff for riff…..
“Tallan doesn’t just play music he makes music!”
It’s been a long time since my last update for Tallan and every day the searches for him continue to climb here on Rivenmaster’s Place! Readers young and old are hunting for new tidbits about this amazing blues wonder! I have not written, only because Tallan has been so very busy. Since my last writing, Tallan has been doing many concerts, shows, and events such as the one held back in September.
Tallan was part of the PRS Experience held at the PRS factory. I think it’s just amazing that you see Tallan’s name included in this collection of amazing guitarists and listed right under Grammy Award winning Ricky Skaggs. Congratulations Tallan!
Our young musician appeared on stage with Derek St. Holmes from Ted Nugent’s Band and Howard Leese from Bad Company and played Rock n Roll by Zeppelin.
In addition to this great show Tallan also appeared at the Ground Zero Blues Bar in Clarksdale, Mississippi playing to a super charged audience.
WES JEANS, TALLAN LATZ & ERIC SCORTIA
From there he traveled down to Dallas, Texas Co-Headlining at the SRV Ride & Concertwith Eric Gales, Lance Lopez and Wes Jeans.
If appearing in all these great places in the US wasn’t enough, Tallan then went overseas to Denmark in November for 3 festivals, sharing the stage there with Ronnie Baker Brooks and Michael Burks.
Monday 13 June 2011
Zheng Guigui
This 19-year old Chinese girl was born with no fingers on her right hand but she started playing piano when she was 16. I think she is an amazing talent because it takes a lot of courage and patience to learn how to play piano if you can't use fingers. It sounds beautiful when she plays and she plays so good for having no fingers on her right hand. I saw that video in facebook and I thought she should be on my blog, too. I don't know how she does that. It's even hard enough to play piano if you have all your fingers but it's amazing that she doesn't give up because of her disability. And she only plays since 3 years which makes her one of the best new piano players. I can tell you that I wasn't even close to be as good as her when I played piano for 3 years. So, if you're playing an instrument and you feel like giving up, you should watch this video because it will show you that nothing is impossible if you work hard and don't give up. http://www.godvine.com/Girl-With-No-Fingers-Plays-the-Piano-Beautifully-310.html
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Friday 10 June 2011
Criss Angel Mindfreak
WOW this guy is crazy. I was honestly shocked when someone showed me his show. The things Criss Angel does are unbelievable and just crazy. He creates an illusion that is almost perfect and looks absolute legit. I just think he is very good in hiding things and creating those illusions but I don`t think that he can actually fly or go through a metal door because that`s what he does in his show. But he still has the talent of creating illusions so good that people think it`s real and are totally confused and I think that`s a very unique talent. How he does that? I have no idea but there must be some kind of trick. He did things: cutting someones hand off (and it was still moving), flying from one building to another one, walking through a metal door, walking on water and so on. I like that he always shows that there's nothing on his body because it makes it look even more real. Enjoy the videos I put up for you and you can also look up some more if you want :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgmCY1fEE8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siZ1TyDZ08U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUBelP2LTFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkiTO8dgCA&feature=player_embedded#at=13
interesting article.. it's still a talent that he knows how to do all these tricks
hope you like it:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgmCY1fEE8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siZ1TyDZ08U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUBelP2LTFc
Criss Angel Magic Tricks Revealed
98Who is Criss Angel?
Criss Angel is one of the most well-known modern day magicians. MTV even went as far as calling him the "modern day Houdini". Well that's MTV. But if you have seen any of Criss Angel's magic demonstrations on TV or online, you probably were astounded, amazed, and dumbfounded with the demonstration.
Interestingly, Criss Angel does not claim to have supernatural powers. He even went as far as saying that he doesn't know anyone who can demonstrate to have supernatural powers. Criss Angel even offered a cool one million greenbacks from his own pocket to anyone who can prove that they have supernatural powers. This he did on national TV.
His rise to fame came with his television show "Criss Angel Mindfreak". In this show, he showed amazing feats like walking on water, levitating from one building to another, making cards move without touching it, and a lot more.
Criss Angel is of Greek decent and was born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakosin December 16, 1967.
In this hubpage, we will reveal how Criss Angel performs some of his amazing tricks. Ready? Let's move on then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkiTO8dgCA&feature=player_embedded#at=13
In the above video, Criss Angel explained how levitation is performed. This seems simple once you know how it's done. But to someone who has no clue, this levitation demo will seem authentic.
Remember that knowing how to do a trick is just part of the equation. Performance is equally important. Criss Angel is very good with misdirection. Notice how he directs attention to his arms while he removes his foot from one of his shoes.
A little theatrics also adds a lot to the impact of the performance. In most of his performances, you will see Criss appear to be concentrating real hard before a demonstration. It's all part of the show. Those grunting sounds too.
Chain Around Neck Trick Explained
Another Criss Angel illusion you can easily replicate is the Chain Around Neck trick. A chain is tied around Criss's neck and two guys pull from either end of the chain. Magically, Criss 'escapes' from the chain.
Again, Criss demonstrates his excellent ability to distract and use it to his advantage. The long hair helps to hide the fact that the chain around his neck was tied in a false loop. It wasn't really tied around his neck. He appeared nervous before he asked the guys to pull the chain as hard as they can. All part of the show.
Criss Angel Vanishes
Here's another short video showing Criss Angel vanishing right before your eyes. He's standing on top of table. He covers himself with a blanket. And poof! He's gone.
But if you take a closer look at the video, you will see that there's something not quite right. The shadows look a little different. You will notice that there's enough space under the table to accommodate a crouching Criss hidden Angel. =)
Magic Is All In The Mind
Magic is illusion. Even the great illusionists will tell you. They may engage in some small talk to distract you while they prepare their tricks but that's all part of the show.
Like I said earlier in this hubpage, knowing how a trick is done is but part of the equation. The delivery and performance often has the more explosive effect on the audience.
interesting article.. it's still a talent that he knows how to do all these tricks
hope you like it:)
Thursday 9 June 2011
Echo of Animal Gardens
This time my amazing talent is not a human. It's a bird but it's a special bird. Echo can talk like a human and even sing. I saw him last night in America's Got Talent and I just had to put him in my blog because it was so funny but great. Not only human have talents how you can see.. or hear;) This is probably the smartest bird in the world I would say. When they got on the stage I didn't think that he would actually talk but they surprised me and lots of other people, too. I mean, how can a bird talk and sing and imitate other animals? It's crazy and unbelievable and it makes me wanna get a bird like that, too so I can teach him stuff. That would be so much fun. If you haven't watched America's Got Talent last night then you should watch this video. I promise that it's entertaining and you're gonna love this bird: http://americasgottalent2010.com/americas-got-talent-season-6-echo-of-animal-gardens-audition.html
Wisconsin State Journal aricle :
Wisconsin State Journal aricle :
Walworth County petting zoo parrot to appear on 'America's Got Talent'
Waukesha native Susan Hawk's fame came through "Survivor." For Danny Gokey of Milwaukee, it was "American Idol."
Echo, a 15-year-old double yellow-headed Amazon parrot from Delavan may get his big break on "America's Got Talent."
The bird and his trainer, Sarah Hoeft, will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. on the NBC reality television show that features jugglers, singers, acrobats and others with usual and unusual talents.
Echo, who performs daily with Hoeft at Animal Gardens, a 40-acre animal theme park in Walworth County, is scheduled to talk with Hoeft and sing one of the four songs it knows: "Happy Birthday," "Jingle Bells," "Old McDonald" or "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
"They're just very (talkative) but singing is his forte" park spokeswoman Kim McDarison said of Echo. "He's very humanistic."
Echo is one of seven birds that perform at the park but is the most vocal, with a 50-word vocabulary, McDarison said. If the duo gets the nod from celebrity judges Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan, they would next perform later this summer in Las Vegas.
thanks for reading. I hope you liked it:)
Echo, a 15-year-old double yellow-headed Amazon parrot from Delavan may get his big break on "America's Got Talent."
The bird and his trainer, Sarah Hoeft, will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. on the NBC reality television show that features jugglers, singers, acrobats and others with usual and unusual talents.
Echo, who performs daily with Hoeft at Animal Gardens, a 40-acre animal theme park in Walworth County, is scheduled to talk with Hoeft and sing one of the four songs it knows: "Happy Birthday," "Jingle Bells," "Old McDonald" or "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
"They're just very (talkative) but singing is his forte" park spokeswoman Kim McDarison said of Echo. "He's very humanistic."
Echo is one of seven birds that perform at the park but is the most vocal, with a 50-word vocabulary, McDarison said. If the duo gets the nod from celebrity judges Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan, they would next perform later this summer in Las Vegas.
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