Joshua Jay
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Joshua Jay, born October 30, 1981, in Canton, Ohio, is a world-renowned close up magician. He has won several major awards as well as lecturing at many conventions worldwide. He pens a monthly column in Magic magazine. His success is mainly due to his unique style of close up magic and nonverbal communication, specializing in sleight of hand using ordinary props such as cards, rope, a pocketful of coins, or even a remote control. Joshua currently attends The Ohio State University where he is majoring in English. He is also an active member of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity.
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[edit] TV Appearances
- Discovery Channel's Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic
- Fox Network's Lance Burton's Young Magician's Showcase
- NHK's Magic of America (Japanese National Television)
[edit] Awards
First place awards include...
- Tannen's International Magicians Competition in New York City
- Las Vegas World Seminar (Presented by Lance Burton)
- International Battle of Magicians (twice, 1996 and 1998)
- Columbus Magi Fest
Others include...
- Kleinman Incentive Award, Most Promising Youth (SAM National Convention)
- Best Published Trick, Award for Creativity (Linking Ring magazine)
- Youngest magician to write One-Man-Parade (twenty page exposition of original effects) in Linking Ring magazine
[edit] Books
- Overlap
- Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas
- A Teens Routine
His award winning book Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas has been translated into German, Japanese, and French.
[edit] Videos
- Close Up, Up Close: Volumes 1 - 3
[edit] Columns
- Talk About Tricks (Magic magazine)
