Daniel Madison
A modern visual artist and underground illusionist; born from absolute deception, once surviving from intricate short-cons on the streets and in betting rooms across the world.
In April 2000 Daniel was banned from UK casinos on claims that he was using a memory technique commonly known as card counting to cheat at Black Jack, following the ban, Daniel found his way into an underground poker scene where his deceptions would continue.
After 6 months as a card-cheat, the repercussions of an exposed sleight of hand technique landed Daniel on life support in hospital. During his recovery, Daniel discharged himself from hospital and spent a further 6 months in a wheelchair. His life as a poker-cheat had ended.
With the support of his close friend and entertainment agent, Randall Freeman helped to form Daniels skills into a rare form of entertainment, displaying card cheating techniques for guests at dinner parties and restaurants. Daniel was soon advertised as a close-up-magician and began a professional career in the magic industry.
Coauthors: Randall Freeman
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LegacyDaniel Madison Legacy by Daniel Madison is the entire collection of some of Madison's publications and offerings to the 'Magic Industry' from between the years of 2000 to 2015. Each publication teaches his unique creations, discoveries, sleight-of-hand techniques and close-up deceptions with a deck of playing cards.
ONE ONE was Madison's first ever independent publication. He originally published this booklet as a set of notes for his first ever Private Lecture,... | 2016 / 9 / 26 | $67.00 to wish list | ||
DeceptionsDaniel Madison Deceptions by Daniel Madison contains his personal favourite offerings to the world of sleight-of-hand and deception, from his infamous work on pocket and table indexes (Advocate and Tyrant) to deck-switching devices and techniques and routined demonstrations designed to boost your perceived level of skill in close-up deceptions with a deck of playing cards.
THE ADVOCATE Construction. Mechanics. Locating Cards. Retreiving Cards. Wedge.... | 2014 / 6 / 24 | $33.00 to wish list | ||
How to Cheat at PokerDaniel Madison Formerly published under the title How to Cheat at Cards this is an updated version released under the title How to Cheat at Poker. The new version includes T.U.T., 50 pages by Chris Stanislas, his first and only publication.
The ultimate guide to learning all of the techniques for cheating at card games ... An insight into the mind, mechanics and devilry of a card cheat. "...It was 13 years ago today when I almost lost my life cheating at cards, and what more poignant a day to release a book on the subject. It is a hope that How to Cheat at Cards will be one of my final publications... | 2012 / 1 / 15 | $27.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
The Scott Tribute: Blindfolded Poker DealDaniel Madison The performer is blindfolded. Using a borrowed deck, he begins to deal cards and randomly deals five cards to one side. He then invites the participant to turn over the five cards to reveal a Royal Flush.
This is Daniel Madison's tribute to Walter Irving Scott: a card cheat who is more commonly known as 'The Phantom of the Card Table.' On June the 14th, 1930, he managed to fool some of the worlds most prestigious magicians and card men. by demonstrating his ability to deal winning poker hands from a shuffled deck of playing cards. And he did this, whilst wearing a blindfold. A lot of speculation... | 2012 / 1 / 15 | $16.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
The Cold DeckDaniel Madison Deck switching: The act of secretly switching one deck for another during play.
The Cold Deck is a collection of deck-switching techniques by Daniel Madison. The ebook teaches six techniques for secretly and invisibly switching the deck in play in thorough detail. It also includes Slaine, a device that holds or feeds the cold deck to the cheat without suspicion. The following techniques are included in this ebook:
1st edition 2011, 16 pages. | 2012 / 1 / 15 | $12.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
Deceptions 2Daniel Madison The theme of this second issue is "The Sandwich Effect."
1st edition 2009; 42 pages. | 2010 / 10 / 22 | $14.00 to wish list | ||
Deceptions 1Daniel Madison Magic is dead; it is the magician's responsibility to persuade his spectators to believe otherwise.
Deceptions is a journal dedicated to the improvement of the art of magic taken directly from the studies of Daniel Madison from the year 2000 to 2009. Deceptions will study, explore and exercise ideas and concepts of modern magic and subterfuge. Each issue will focus on a different area of the art teaching new exclusive and related close-up magic effects. Each volume will be packed with professional insight, teachings and guidance with full training in sleight-of-hand. Subterfuge, deception... | 2010 / 10 / 22 | $14.00 to wish list | ||
PrimerDaniel Madison Primer is a trick deck that has existed in Daniel Madison's repertoire for almost a decade. At first glance one may judge the deck as a 'beginners prop' but after using it I can say that this is a most powerful tool when performing. It achieves things, which in fairness can be achieved with a normal (modified) deck, but what's amazing about it is that it eliminates the sleights that at some point some of us could do without.
Primer Reader - Card Selection Process | 2010 / 10 / 22 | $7.00 to wish list | ||
PariahDaniel Madison
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MDaniel Madison Coffee & SmokesThe performer introduces two red-back cards from his pocket and places them face down on the surface. He then tells a tale of association and how he always associates these two cards with coffee and cigarettes as these very cards where used in a trick shown to him by a good friend over coffee and cigarettes. The said friend is explained to be no longer living. The spectator is given a blue-back deck and invited to deal any two cards from the deck without looking at them. The spectator is then invited to turn over the red-back cards...one of which...the 2 of Diamonds is seen... | 2010 / 10 / 21 | $20.00 to wish list | ||
InsideDaniel Madison From the introduction:
Welcome Inside and thank you much for taking interest in my work and practices. With Inside I set to offer a single edition, which would round a refined, re-mastered and simplified collection of everything I've published between 2005 and 2009. | 2010 / 10 / 10 | $35.00 to wish list | ||
Anthology: 2000 - 2010Daniel Madison Anthology is a collection of books written by Daniel Madison through his ten year career in the magic industry between the years 2000 and 2010. The ebook contains 16 books in their original format.
The following books are included in Anthology (all ebooks are also available for individual purchase):
| 2010 / 10 / 10 | $62.00 to wish list | ||
ChangesDaniel Madison Daniel teaches four card changes - so called color changes:
The Fan Change The fan change is impromptu, it can be performed with any deck of cards and isn't hard to achieve. To stub a misconception...the top card is not being taken away from... | 2010 / 10 / 5 | $21.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 | ||
LethalDaniel Madison Here you will learn some of the most 'lethal' and must stunning card flourishes ever invented. XCM (eXtreme Card Manipulation) at its best.
The debut DVD from underground magician Daniel Madison, originally released in 2006 on Halloween to a highly anticipating audience is now also available as video download. Packed with 26 flourishes, Lethal teaches Daniel's concepts for playing card manipulation and cardistry. Flourishes taught:
| 2010 / 10 / 5 | $15.00 to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
The Score: playing card marking systemDaniel Madison The Score is an ebook that teaches a special playing card marking system inspired by a concept probably as old as playing cards. The system has been re-thought and re-mastered by Daniel Madison with help from sleight of hand junkie Randall Freeman and a retired card cheat who wishes to remain anonymous.
The Score markings system teaches you how to mark any deck of cards that has a white border, such as standard Bicycle Rider backs, Mandolines and Bee Stingers - we'd list all of those decks here but there are far too many to mention! The Score is a minimalistic system; two simple tiny marks... | 2010 / 9 / 21 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
The Advocate: the ultimate playing card indexDaniel Madison The best and most practical card index ever created.
The Advocate is by far Daniel's most favorite discovery and deceptive tool and was for many years his best kept secret, and it has been a monster of a reputation maker for him. This is his 4th edition of this book; where the predecessors were written with the magician and the effects in mind, this edition keeps due focus on the device itself for deceptive use. Although 'tricks' have not been removed from this edition they have been simplified and reduced to suggestions as opposed to focal points of the book. Much deserved extra attention... | 2010 / 9 / 20 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
PsychoDaniel Madison Psycho is an ebook of simple and subtle ideas and performance effects based on psychological suggestion and pseudo-psychological magic, written in 2007 and released in 2010. These notes offer a way of thinking and a refreshing approach to the art of using psychological suggestion as both a tool and an illusion within itself.
Psychological Forces
Playing Card Psychological Forces
Psycho | 2010 / 9 / 20 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
FourDaniel Madison CounteractA shuffled deck of cards is cut in half. The performer and participant each select a half and shuffle. The performer tells the participant a number between 1 and 26 and invites them to count to that card in their half. The participant is invited to do the same; to name a number for the performer to count to. This is repeated until both the performer and participant have three cards each. One by one the cards are turned over to reveal three perfect matching pairs.
Blinded | 2010 / 9 / 20 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
WrathDaniel Madison Effect:
A card is selected...signed...the deck is shuffled and boxed...the box is inspected...a lighter is introduced...a corner of the deck is burned away...and the selected signed card is the only one not burned. Wrath is a gimmicked deck. You do not need to burn a new or different deck every time you perform. The deck takes approximately 10 minutes to make. The deck is re-usable and has an instant reset. The deck is shown to be 100% legit and so is the box. There are no difficult sleights and no deck switching. The deck can be given away to your spectators afterward. Wrath can be made... | 2009 / 4 / 27 | $14.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 | ||
Madness Volume 1Daniel Madison 22 minutes video - 19 page PDF ebook - 8 powerful effects
This is best described as 'contact juggling with cards' - incredible. You will learn cuts, tosses, slides, as well as some magical effects such as transformations and transpositions. Great music by Daniel himself. Very gritty, powerful material for the hard core card handler. Many of the 'pure magicians' might not like this. It is essentially all flourishes. But it is wonderfully acrobatic. I love this kind of manipulation. It is one direction modern card magic is going to follow. If you want to learn something impressive, something... | 2009 / 2 / 8 | $22.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 | ||
CollateralDaniel Madison Collateral contains 12 new effects of magic and sleight of hand from leading underground magician Daniel Madison. Including a powerful transposing Torn & Restored card, two brand new Color Changes, and what is being deemed in the industry as "the best card blister effect ever."
Trip Signed - Torn - Transpo - Restored | 2009 / 1 / 15 | $22.00 to wish list | ||
BurnDaniel Madison Cards will burn...
Burn explores ideas of the performer physically affecting playing cards in many different ways through the medium of heat/fire/voodoo...for example, the magician causes an image of a spectators chosen card to appear burnt onto another playing card at his will and command... The ebook is packed with 22 different concepts that will guide you through the methods for creating your own unique tools and gaffs and teach you step-by-step the techniques and mechanics for achieving the impossible voodooesque card magic that has become Burn.
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Thoughts of a MadmanRandall Freeman & Daniel Madison
| 2008 / 5 / 6 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
BloodDaniel Madison Learn how to mark your cards with a professional card cheating system. Daniel has been a professional card cheat. He has the injuries to proof a near fatal beating due to an exposed sleight. If you want the real stuff, then here is the manuscript to read.
Bicycle Rider Back; Bicycle League Back; Tally-Ho Fan Back; Tally-Ho Circle Back + The first ever marking system for the David Blaine Split Spades. Blood is a system for applying secret markings to the back of playing cards that can only be distinguished by the performer and are invisible to the naked eye of the spectator. The system... | 2008 / 4 / 27 | $5.00 to wish list | ||
IdentityDaniel Madison A collection of Daniel Madisons' creations, props, gimmicks, gaffs and effects that you can make and develop within minutes: 1 ebook; 11 effects; over 40 variations; 90 pages of modern magic.
| 2008 / 4 / 27 | $20.00 to wish list | ||
Three (Daniel Madison)Daniel Madison Deception, subterfuge, sleight of hand: 30 entries, 171 illustrations, 37 pages,
1 in depth lesson on the deceptive sleights of Daniel Madison.
| 2008 / 4 / 27 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
Two (Daniel Madison)Daniel Madison Deception, subterfuge, street magic.
The lecture notes from the hidden lecture that toured Europe's underground magic scene in 2006; UK, France, Amsterdam, Ireland. Going back to his roots, throughout Two, Daniel explores a more realistic approach to street magic. Massively superseding its predecessor, Two completely sold out over night within it's first 12 hours on sale, the notes were shortly released as a PDF instant download. The follow-up to One and 2nd in the trilogy hosts a massive 18 all new high-impact effects now in its 2nd edition - praised by some of the worlds leading magicians... | 2008 / 4 / 27 | $15.00 to wish list | ||
One (Daniel Madison)Daniel Madison Deception, subterfuge and a deck of cards.
The debut lecture notes from Daniel Madison. In 2005 Daniel held a private and invite-only lecture called ONE held at a secret location at the Blackpool convention, it was the success of this lecture that launched Daniel into the underground magic scene as a leading underground artist. The 45-minute lecture led to his notes completely selling out. The lecture went down in history as the first of it's kind and the notes continue to sell to an audience of underground magicians across the world. Now available as an exclusive PDF instant download,... | 2008 / 4 / 27 | $15.00 to wish list |
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