Welcome to Peter Eggink

Nigel Shelton

I would like to offer a very warm welcome to our latest "Special Guest": Peter Eggink. Peter will be visiting this site during the week starting Monday 25th October and I for one shall be very interested to browse through any questions that you may wish to post in this forum and to read the replies that Peter may add.

Peter's name is well known in the field of magician, being synonymous with both the performance of magic and the creation of some of the most amazing magical effects.

Peter's interest in magic spans back to the age of four, when he was given a magic set by his parents. Since then he has won many prizes at numerous national and international magic conventions and has been involved with the professional performance of magic since the age of nineteen.

Many established magicians will have already heard of Peter's name through his involvement in the creation of some of the most creative and imaginative magical effects on the market:

• 3 FRY
• A.E
• Transferred Your Card
• ...and his very latest addition: Matchbook Odyssey

Only last week, Peter's second (and latest) DVD was released, called "Invisible Reality." You may have also seen or heard of Peter's first DVD, "Strangers Like me," a compilation of previous marketed effects. To produce a DVD of magical effects is quite an accomplishment for any individual but to have two credited to your name is a remarkable achievement for anyone connected with this business.

If you are interested, you can find more about the above effects at:

http://www.murphysmagicsupplies.com

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Peter for his very kind offer in visiting this site and answering our questions. I am convinced that every member of Magic Bunny will find this stay interesting, as well as very enjoyable, and I am sure that there is a great deal that we can all learn from Peter's input.

LeeAlex

A great big welcome to Peter, who goes from strength to strength.
I first "met" Peter when his first effect came out - The Melt Change - from then on he has really developed an incredible talent and is surely one of the most aspiring young inventors of this century.
Looking forward to a great special guest and more effects from a brilliant mind.

McDermott

Thank you for taking the time to talk to us and I'm sure we will all learn something. I look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Jay

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be with us, Peter. I look forward to reading the Q&A! Welcome to our forums.

Mike.

Cybernettr

I'm looking forward to participating in my first Magic Bunny "Special Guest" event and what a magical time to have it too - Hallowe'en week!

B Wester

Thank you for visiting these boards.

Peter Eggink

Thanks so much for the warm welcome, guys! I appreciate it.

I will do my best to answer all the questions you may have. I'm looking forward to hear from you, so let's get started!

Thanks for having me.

Later,

Peter

LeeAlex

Admin,

Could we not find a more recent picture of Peter!
The existing one does him no justice!

Nigel Shelton

Hello Lee - the photograph that you mentioned was passed to me by Peter yesterday evening. (Note the "edit" below my post when I added the photo!)

After having read your comments, Peter has now kindly passed a second photograph to me. This is now displayed above.

LeeAlex

That's more like it!

Peter Eggink

I'm glad you like it, Lee

Peter

M_B

Welcome, Peter. Glad to have you around. Welcome aboard!

Michael

Challenges and Rewards

B Wester

It’s good to read about someone who has such a wealth of experience in so many different fields. Which of these areas; the creation of effects, the retail sale of effects, the performance of magic, the production of DVDs … would you say gives you the most challenges and rewards

Peter Eggink

B Webster,

The most challenging part would be the creative part.

As for performing, I know what my abilities are presentational wise, but it's always a big challenge to "crack a nut", and to actually realize and visualise a desired effect. I never know which method I'm going to use
and if it will work though.

I get rewards from a lot of things. One of them is, of course, actually performing magic, but also the good reviews and endorsements that I receive for my products. That really makes all the hard work worth it, and the reason that I keep sharing my magic with the rest of the community.

Thanks for your question!

Peter

Problems of Creating Effects

B Wester

First of all, thank you for visiting these boards with your input – it is greatly appreciated.

May I ask about your business in the creation of magic effects? Copyright and the problems of intellectual theft are issues that concern me. Have any of your ideas been taken and modified without your consent. If they have, what actions (apart from the threat of an impeding lawsuit) have you been able to take against the offender?

Peter Eggink

Thanks, B Wester.

The only issue I experienced was with the "Meltchange" download link. Unfortunately there's a lot of web piracy going on these days and due to that fact the download link was traded around in no time.

I simply took it off the Internet and included it on my DVD "Strangers Like me". Of course they will copy the DVD's etc. but a download link is much easier to pass around - in fact it's only a few "clicks" away.

No, you can't do much about this as these things just happen.
The only thing you can do is hoping that the purchaser will respect the creator....

Peter

Magical Holland

LeeAlex

Although only a relatively small country Holland has its fair share of great names in magic, both today and in the past.

Who inspired you and how? In another post you say you lost a "childhood dream" when you sold your illusions. Who was it that put this dream in your head and how did you go about making this into your stage show?

Peter Eggink

I was inspired by Fred Kaps and Richard Ross, in fact I still am.

Both Kaps and Ross knew how to present magic - also because of their "Bold" style of magic. (They didn't make "steals" but they just "grabbed" it. Brilliant!)

Of course David Copperfield was of great influence during that time.
I wanted to be on stage and telling my audiences "stories” using the art of magic and beautiful female assistants. LOL

It was me who believed in that dream, and I still do, but now on a different level. You don't have to be an illusionist with a touring stage show to be a "star", to tell your audiences "stories" and receive the rewards and respect that we all need.

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks, Lee

Peter