Jason Suran's guest appearances

Jason Suran

Discourse in Magic

The Mike Mantell Podcast

Tales of Taboo

Derek Loudermilk

Cory Allen

Jeff Goldblum

Mary Beth Barone

Remy Kassimir

Miley Cyrus

Grace Campbell

Daniel Saynt

Benito Skinner

Evan Ross Katz

Ian Fidance

Kerryn Feehan

Adam Richman

Becca Moore

David Burns

OwlTail

Jonah is joined by Jason Suran who shares his advice on how to build lasting relationships to support your magic business. Jason is a mentalist based in New York and has done a ton of work on TV and company gigs and has even performed for four NBA teams. He gives us tips on how to grow a loyal group of clients and shares stories on what has gone great and what has gone wrong and takes us behind the scenes on what it’s like to perform for Speakeasy Magic. Stuffing Playbills to Perfecting Mentalism Jason shares two stories of how he came to find magic, the first is the rehearsed answer he tells all his audiences and the second he shares with you about what really happened. It all comes down to being too broke to afford a seat in the Players Theatre in New York and agreeing to stuff the playbills with surveys at the back of the room night after night so he could see the shows being performed.  Jason attended NYU to study television and film but he shares why he left that behind for the world of magic and mentalism and offers his insights to the ethics of mentalism and how much you should or should not let your audience believe how real the performance is.  These days you can find Jason performing regularly at Speakeasy Magic which has become an invaluable opportunity to perfect magic and mentalism performances in consistent conditions. The McKittrick Hotel is the sort of place where he can expect the same lights, same smoke, same everything every single night for years and it’s given him every conceivable advantage. Keep listening and you’ll hear about some behind the scenes experiences at Speakeasy and other venues he’s performed at as Jason offers up some insight into how different and difficult magicians have it compared to other artforms.   If You Want Press, You Have To Do Shows From appearing on news programs like The Social here in Canada to performing for NBA teams and establishing a long lasting engagement with Speakeasy Magic there’s one connecting thread that binds all those successes together. Jason makes a strong point to the value of staying in touch with every client, going so far as to set up google alerts to anniversaries and other milestone events. Clients overtime become friends and it’s always worth it to shoot of an email every so often to remind them what you’re up to. Almost every major engagement that Jason can remember can be linked back to his “scrappy list” of emails and the energy he spent to build genuine connections.  Wrap-Up Endless Chain Eli Bosnick: Talk to him about building communities in magic. What do you like about modern magic? What do you not like? There is a large impulse to make it meaningful, honest, and vulnerable. Thanks to Derek DelGaudio’s show we now have a model for it now for the first time in a hundred years.  There’s a tremendous amount of mentalists who learned the wrong lessons from Derren Brown, who saw what Derren did and missed the point. They think that if they lie they’ll be awesome. The psychology presentations were always aesthetic additions but Derren is an awesome performer despite that. Too many mentalists believe that the audience needs to believe the bullshit.  Take home point Be open to every opportunity and every person you meet and be honest with yourself about where you want it to take you. Plugs Instagram is the best way, @jasonsuran Website: jasonsuran.com Jason performs at the Mckittrick Hotel’s Speakeasy Magic regularly and has a residency at the SoHo House The post Building Magical Relationships with Jason Suran appeared first on Discourse in Magic.

Jonah is joined by Jason Suran who shares his advice on how to build lasting relationships to support your magic business. Jason is a mentalist based in New York and has done a ton of work on TV and company gigs and has even performed for four NBA teams. He gives us tips on how to grow a loyal group of clients and shares stories on what has gone great and what has gone wrong and takes us behind the scenes on what it’s like to perform for <a href="https://mckittrickhotel.com/the-club-car/magick/#/?qty=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakeasy Magic.</a> <h1>Stuffing Playbills to Perfecting Mentalism</h1> Jason shares two stories of how he came to find magic, the first is the rehearsed answer he tells all his audiences and the second he shares with you about what really happened. It all comes down to being too broke to afford a seat in the Players Theatre in New York and agreeing to stuff the playbills with surveys at the back of the room night after night so he could see the shows being performed.  Jason attended NYU to study television and film but he shares why he left that behind for the world of magic and mentalism and offers his insights to the ethics of mentalism and how much you should or should not let your audience believe how real the performance is.  These days you can find Jason performing regularly at Speakeasy Magic which has become an invaluable opportunity to perfect magic and mentalism performances in consistent conditions. The McKittrick Hotel is the sort of place where he can expect the same lights, same smoke, same everything every single night for years and it’s given him every conceivable advantage. Keep listening and you’ll hear about some behind the scenes experiences at Speakeasy and other venues he’s performed at as Jason offers up some insight into how different and difficult magicians have it compared to other artforms.   <h1>If You Want Press, You Have To Do Shows</h1> From appearing on news programs like <a href="https://www.ctv.ca/shows/the-social" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Social</a> here in Canada to performing for NBA teams and establishing a long lasting engagement with Speakeasy Magic there’s one connecting thread that binds all those successes together. Jason makes a strong point to the value of staying in touch with every client, going so far as to set up google alerts to anniversaries and other milestone events. Clients overtime become friends and it’s always worth it to shoot of an email every so often to remind them what you’re up to. Almost every major engagement that Jason can remember can be linked back to his “scrappy list” of emails and the energy he spent to build genuine connections.  <h2>Wrap-Up</h2> <h2>Endless Chain</h2> <a href="https://www.berlintalentinc.com/elibosnick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eli Bosnick</a>: Talk to him about building communities in magic. <h2>What do you like about modern magic? What do you not like?</h2> There is a large impulse to make it meaningful, honest, and vulnerable. Thanks to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11916302/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derek DelGaudio’s show</a> we now have a model for it now for the first time in a hundred years.  There’s a tremendous amount of mentalists who learned the wrong lessons from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derren Brown</a>, who saw what Derren did and missed the point. They think that if they lie they’ll be awesome. The psychology presentations were always aesthetic additions but Derren is an awesome performer despite that. Too many mentalists believe that the audience needs to believe the bullshit.  <h2>Take home point</h2> Be open to every opportunity and every person you meet and be honest with yourself about where you want it to take you. <h2>Plugs</h2> Instagram is the best way, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonsuran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jasonsuran</a> Website: <a href="https://www.jasonsuran.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jasonsuran.com</a> Jason performs at the <a href="https://mckittrickhotel.com/the-club-car/magick/#/?qty=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mckittrick Hotel’s Speakeasy Magic</a> regularly and has a residency at the <a href="https://www.sohohouse.com/houses/soho-house-new-york" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoHo House</a> The post <a href="https://discourseinmagic.com/building-magical-relationships-with-jason-suran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building Magical Relationships with Jason Suran</a> appeared first on <a href="https://discourseinmagic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discourse in Magic</a>.

Building Magical Relationships with Jason Suran

I'm a total slut for a good magic trick. Why are magicians widely considered to be the lowest (and lamest) form of artist when they're gifted physical performers, intuitive empaths, AND shameless, convincing liars all in one? It's time everyone sees them as the creative, manipulative geniuses they are.This week I'm joined by the very funny and wise Jason Suran (@jasonsuran), a mentalist and master of psychological illusions who's been hired by everyone from national strip club chains to Yale University to the United States Pentagon. Ever want to get inside the mind of someone who reads them for a living? Here's your chance.TALES OF TABOO MERCH NOW AVAILABLE AT ALIWEISSWORLD.COM/MERCH!Please remember to rate, review, and most importantly share with people you love (or, even better, hate). Follow Ali on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @aliweissworld. More about Jason can be found at jasonsuran.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm a total slut for a good magic trick. Why are magicians widely considered to be the lowest (and lamest) form of artist when they're gifted physical performers, intuitive empaths, AND shameless, convincing liars all in one? It's time everyone sees them as the creative, manipulative geniuses they are. This week I'm joined by the very funny and wise Jason Suran (@jasonsuran), a mentalist and master of psychological illusions who's been hired by everyone from national strip club chains to Yale University to the United States Pentagon. Ever want to get inside the mind of someone who reads them for a living? Here's your chance. TALES OF TABOO MERCH NOW AVAILABLE AT <a href="http://ALIWEISSWORLD.COM/MERCH!" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ALIWEISSWORLD.COM/MERCH!</a> Please remember to rate, review, and most importantly share with people you love (or, even better, hate). Follow Ali on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @aliweissworld. More about Jason can be found at <a href="http://jasonsuran.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jasonsuran.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Jason Suran: Inside the Mind of a Mind Reader

Jason Suran is a New York based mentalist and performance artist. His unique blend of psychological illusions and immersive storytelling has led him to perform around the world from Haiti to Dubai and on various networks including NBC ESPN, and FOX. Originally from Chicago, Jason first moved east to attend New York University where his interest in non-traditional storytelling steered him towards magic and more specifically … the history and methods of modern psychics. His most recent theatrical project (The Other Side: A Psychological Séance) is an exploration of death, faith and the rise of spiritualism in 19th century America. In this episode we unpack what mentalism is, talk about persevering through low-points, and explore what happens after death.Find Jason’s work at www.jasonsuran.comHere’s his IG:  https://www.instagram.com/jasonsuran/ Highlights:-Mentalism as a sub-genre of magic-Mentalism as ‘magic designed to simulate psychic phenomena’-The 4 components of mentalism-The origin and history of mentalism-How Jason decided to bring back Seances from the history of mentalism-Integrity in mentalism-The temptation for a mentalist to pretend to be magical-How to take a dishonest endeavor and extract an emotionally honest experience-Going all the way with his seance – simulating communicating with the dead-What emotions people experience during a seance-The experience of longing-Every ghost story starts with a love story’-When we love someone and then they die, what do we do with all that energy?-It doesn’t matter if ghosts are real, but why do we care if they are?-How Jason got interested in the seance aesthetic-How experiencing several deaths in a year shifted Jason’s seance -The unpredictability of grief-What DOES happen after death?-How meditation changed Jason’s life-Why mentalists are materialists-How Jason has dealt with self-doubt and impostor-syndrome on his artistic journey-‘You have to need it versus want it”-The importance of realizing you love practicing something-What would happen if a mentalist never turned it off-The reveal of Uri Geller-The two types of psychic performers-Does Jason ever wonder if he’s actually communicating with spirits?-Jason’s unwillingness to reveal his trick to me!-How Jason feels about people revealing mentalism on youtube-How Disneyland uses mystique-Art includes some degree of deception to get at human truth-When to take a leap of faith in belief-Gambling for entertainment, not for high stakesHere’s the video of Uri Geller we discuss:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCJDpNnHNIAnd the phony tai-chi master: http:// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I ENJOY!!! Much love &lt;3The post MMP #22 Mentalism and The Séance with Jason Suran appeared first on Mike Mantell.

Jason Suran is a New York based mentalist and performance artist. His unique blend of psychological illusions and immersive storytelling has led him to perform around the world from Haiti to Dubai and on various networks including NBC ESPN, and FOX. Originally from Chicago, Jason first moved east to attend New York University where his interest in non-traditional storytelling steered him towards magic and more specifically … the history and methods of modern psychics. His most recent theatrical project (The Other Side: A Psychological Séance) is an exploration of death, faith and the rise of spiritualism in 19th century America. In this episode we unpack what mentalism is, talk about persevering through low-points, and explore what happens after death.Find Jason’s work at <a href="http://www.jasonsuran.com" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.jasonsuran.com</a>Here’s his IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonsuran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jasonsuran/</a> Highlights: -Mentalism as a sub-genre of magic -Mentalism as ‘magic designed to simulate psychic phenomena’ -The 4 components of mentalism -The origin and history of mentalism -How Jason decided to bring back Seances from the history of mentalism -Integrity in mentalism -The temptation for a mentalist to pretend to be magical -How to take a dishonest endeavor and extract an emotionally honest experience -Going all the way with his seance – simulating communicating with the dead -What emotions people experience during a seance -The experience of longing -Every ghost story starts with a love story’ -When we love someone and then they die, what do we do with all that energy? -It doesn’t matter if ghosts are real, but why do we care if they are? -How Jason got interested in the seance aesthetic -How experiencing several deaths in a year shifted Jason’s seance -The unpredictability of grief -What DOES happen after death? -How meditation changed Jason’s life -Why mentalists are materialists -How Jason has dealt with self-doubt and impostor-syndrome on his artistic journey -‘You have to need it versus want it” -The importance of realizing you love practicing something -What would happen if a mentalist never turned it off -The reveal of Uri Geller -The two types of psychic performers -Does Jason ever wonder if he’s actually communicating with spirits? -Jason’s unwillingness to reveal his trick to me! -How Jason feels about people revealing mentalism on youtube -How Disneyland uses mystique -Art includes some degree of deception to get at human truth -When to take a leap of faith in belief -Gambling for entertainment, not for high stakesHere’s the video of Uri Geller we discuss: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCJDpNnHNI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCJDpNnHNI</a>And the phony tai-chi master: <a href="http:// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http:// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I </a>ENJOY!!! Much love &lt;3The post <a href="https://mikemantell.com/suran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MMP #22 Mentalism and The Séance with Jason Suran</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mikemantell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Mantell</a>.

MMP #22 Mentalism and The Séance with Jason Suran