Ep32 - What's Going On? - With Fernando Velasco What's Going On?

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Mexican illusionist and escape artist Fernando Velasco joins Young & Hudson for a chat about his mountain of stage experience at the tender age of 26.

Topics discussed:
Magic in Mexico and why it doesn't have a famous magician.
An amazing insight into what it's really like to perform the Water Torture Cell hundreds of times on huge stages.
The technical challenges of presenting the Water Torture Cell and dealing with fear.
Discussions on The Junior Programme at The Magic Castle.
Who Fernando would throw off a cliff, Young or Strange?
We chat about his two mentors Gary Peterson of Encore Cases and Illusionist Chuck Jones.
How he got into escapes and his journey as the escape artist in Champions of Magic
Fernando also answers 20 Magic Questions.

Mexican illusionist and escape artist Fernando Velasco joins Young & Hudson for a chat about his mountain of stage experience at the tender age of 26.

Topics discussed:
Magic in Mexico and why it doesn't have a famous magician.
An amazing insight into what it's really like to perform the Water Torture Cell hundreds of times on huge stages.
The technical challenges of presenting the Water Torture Cell and dealing with fear.
Discussions on The Junior Programme at The Magic Castle.
Who Fernando would throw off a cliff, Young or Strange?
We chat about his two mentors Gary Peterson of Encore Cases and Illusionist Chuck Jones.
How he got into escapes and his journey as the escape artist in Champions of Magic
Fernando also answers 20 Magic Questions.