Alan Watson (magician)

Alan Watson
QSM
Born Alan Scott Watson
(1950-11-26) 26 November 1950
Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation Magician, Illusionist
Spouse(s) Michele Watson
Website www.watson.co.nz

Alan Scott Watson QSM (born 26 November 1950) is a professional magician living and performing in Auckland, New Zealand. He has been performing professionally for more than 30 years and has won some of magic's highest awards and accolades. He is the current president of the Brotherhood of Auckland Magicians.

Biography

Born in Wellington in 1950, Watson learned the art of magic from his great-great uncle Oswald Ashton at the age of seven.

He has appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood five times for a total of over 100 performances. He was the founder and administrator of the MagicNZ BBS in 1993. Watson also founded the Magic New Zealand e-zine and has acted as editor from 1999 to present. In 1995 he was awarded the MIMC with Gold Star, the highest degree member of The Magic Circle. Watson and his wife Michele were presented the DRAGON Award in New York 2002. In 2006 he was a recipient of the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, their highest honour.[1]

Watson served as President for the New Zealand Society of Magicians from 1981 to 1983 and then from 1986 to 1989. He is a member of the Shore City Magicians Club and a life member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand and The Society of American Magicians.

Watson performs in the areas of corporate and family magic shows. In most of his acts, his wife Michele plays his assistant.

He was presented with the 2014 Award of Merit from the Academy of Magical Arts.

He was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services as a magician in the 2015 New Year Honours.[2]

Awards and honours

Magic publications

Alan has been featured in the following magic publications :

DVDs

Television appearances

Magic New Zealand E-zine

Watson publishes a weekly E-zine, Magic New Zealand. Magic New Zealand has more than 17,000 subscribers worldwide including many well-known magicians. It contains articles and writeups as well as performance dates and regular columnists.

References

  1. 1 2 "Variety Artists Club of NZ Benny Award Recipients".
  2. 1 2 Field, Michael (31 December 2014). "New Year honours: Alan Watson". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. "Grand Master of Magic Citation, Brotherhood of Auckland Magicians".
  4. www.dragonaward.com
  5. www.magicmasterclass.com
  6. Top Shelf Productions

External links

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