THE INTERVIEW::
conducted
by
JiZO Jewles
JIZO:
Wassap Andrew! Can you please tell us about
yourself? Where did you grow up and what you are
doing these days?
ANDREW: How's it going? I'm from San
Francisco, born and raised, and there's tons of
stuff going on right now, projects like you
wouldn't believe!
JIZO: What intrigued you about magic at
the beginning of your career?
ANDREW:
I saw another asian magician, Jade, at
Chinatown when I was seven and she picked me as
a volunteer. I ended up with her autograph, and
the rest is history.
JIZO:
Who are your magic heroes and why?
ANDREW:
My heroes in magic inspire me constantly,
because they're where I want to be. One of the
biggest is Cyril Takayama, he's a superstar in
Japan and he's blowing up here in the U.S.
JIZO: Where do you look for inspiration
for your magic?
ANDREW:
Again, my heroes, but also everyday life. I
look at problems we encounter and see if I can
take a mundane solution and create magic from
it.
JIZO:
Where do you want to take magic?
ANDREW:
All over the world! One of my dreams is to go
touring in Japan-- that's always been a
destination for me, but I've done shows all over
California and even toured in Vegas.
JIZO:
What is your favorite magic trick?
ANDREW: Oh man.. There's so many I can't
name just one! But I'd have to say I love doing
my Parasol Act. It's my pride and joy and it's
won me awards and taken me places I only dreamt
of.
JIZO:
Can you please talk about winning "Marin County
Magic Competition 2006"?
ANDREW:
I did my Parasol Act in that instance (you can
see a video of it at youtube.com/magicbyandrew)
and it's actually still a work in progress, but
it's all good, because recently on September 21,
I became San Francisco's First Place Champion
with that act, AsianWeek Magazine covered it,
it's pretty awesome.
JIZO:
Do you now consider yourself a professional
magician?
ANDREW:
I do, because I can't survive in a 9-5. I just
love doing what I do, and I feel blessed to have
so much support from friends, fans and family.
JIZO:
When did you become serious about performing
magic as a profession?
ANDREW:
Can't say for sure... but it happened slowly,
one step at a time!
JIZO:
What are you working on these days?
ANDREW:
I actually have several projects that are
currently being kept secret... but you can add
me on myspace at myspace.com/magicbyandrew to
keep up on the details! And if you've got a
talent like no other and you're from the Bay
Area, drop me a line saying wassup!
JIZO:
Do you have any talents besides performing magic
tricks?
ANDREW:
Sure do! I have a lotta other stuff outside of
magic, drawing, web and graphic design,
photography, food, but I also happen to rap! I
write all my own lyrics and remixes, and you can
check out my music at myspace.com/andrewremixed
and musicbyandrew.imeem.com!
JIZO:
Anything else you would like to say?
ANDREW:
I'd like to thank my inspiration Jade, as well
as Joe Pon of misdirections.com and most of all,
my mom for being so supportive. Oh, and thanks
for the opportunity Jizo, and to everyone out
there that enjoys my videos and my work: You all
rock!
myspace.com/magicbyandrew
