WHAT TYPE OF MAGICIAN IS JAMES HIGROUND??

Every Magician has their own take on things, a style, a schtick,  a character even.  James' recurring theme is one of inclusion and empowerment.  He means to flip the script and make the spectator the source of the magic, himself merely the empowering medium needed to make you shine.    "I'm just the medium.  A motivator and conduit focused on dusting off my spectators inner sparkle."

Make a Venn diagram where skill, motivational speaker, comedian and nerd meet and you'll find James' style.  " I draw inspiration from a few dozen magicians who've blazed trails long before my shift to magic occurred. I'm lucky enough to have taken up this marvelous craft during it's most accessible time, where zoom magic meetings with the world's best are at our fingertips - if you've been invited.  Post Covid-19 lockdowns I began reevaluating my direction, motivations and styles as a performer, and realized my style was far too showman as a circus and sideshow performer to directly apply to magic, which requires more nuanced, interactive and rapport established to congeal performances.  This made me think of how much connection and value in social cohesion, inclusion and community has already slipped through our fingers in the "social media" era, which was only exacerbated by covid19.  I believe the entire world took a big step backwards in human connection, motivation and inclusion during those rough few years.  As a byproduct of what my personal struggles were from that came a desire to draw out, foster and channel the essence of everyone's magic whom I have the privilege to interact with, hopefully leaving a better and inspiring world behind after each performance.  This has sculpted my style into one focused not only on the big moments happening in spectators hands, but the prerogative to convince them it was their sparkle that made it all possible.  I'm just the medium.  A motivator and conduit focused on dusting off their inner sparkle."  and from that was born "Magic with a Message".

James has over 15 years in the performing arts inudstry ranging from sideshow, vaudeville, variety, circus and now Magic!  Curious what clients he has and what got him this far?  Click To view James' CV