I had the great honor to sit down and ask Oscar Munoz a few questions about magic. Here is our little interview, I hope you enjoy!

Sean Clark: How do you practice?

Oscar Munoz: I Practice everyday. I have a set time in the day just like I have set time when I workout at the gym. I write the line if it’s a talking piece and try them out in shows. If it does not get me the reaction I need I go back to the drawing board. I always adjust to my audience. If it’s a music piece, in other words, a silent act, I first get the routine down with music and all the moves. Then I blindfold myself and practice in the dark. That was instilled in me by my theater coach. Why, you ask? Well, it keeps you from thinking about the moves and allows you to concentrate on your emotions while connecting with your audience. I can go on forever talking about the subject. 

SC: Do you specialize in a particular kind of magic? Close up, Stage, Children? And why? 

OM: I do it all. Why, because I do magic as a living. I dabble in all types, whether it be close-up, stage or children’s show because i makes you a full rounded entertainer. I believe at the end of the day, it’s about entertaining your audience, magic is secondary in my eyes. You’re only as good as your audience allows you to be. Once the show is finished you start all over again, with a new audience. 

SC: Do you feel the internet is helping or ruining magic?

OM: I don’t think the internet is ruining the magic world, at least for me. You must remember it’s not about the magic effect, but the connection with the audience. You can’t get the human emotion from a computer screen. I think that if the magician is smart enough, the internet can be used for his or her betterment. I dont think that the internet kills the magician, I think that bad magicians or magic on the internet kill the magician. 

Thanks Oscar for taking time to set down with me! Please go check out Oscar’s Facebook page.