About Brent
"Move over David Copperfield! Here come's Canada's Premier Illusionist!"
~Anne Roehmer, CITY TV
Celebrating 30 years in magic, Canadian Magician and Illusionist Brent Mackie has been adding a touch of magic and wonder to the lives of audiences accross the country and arround the world. With his affable style and charm, Brent draws his audience into the act at every opportunity to deliver an experience, not just a show!
With an early beginning in magic at the age of five, Brent first set foot on stage as a professional at the age of twelve. As one of Canada's youngest performing illusionists, he followed in the footsteps of his inspiration and fellow Canadian illusionist Doug Henning. During that first show, Brent entrhalled audiences with his very first stage illusion: "The Metamorphosis", an effect he has honed to perfection and still remains a part of his repertoire to this day!
Through the years, Brent's stage repertoire grew to include ever larger and more lavish effects. By the year 2000, Brent's cast and crew numbered over thirty and included stage management, lighting and sound directors, illusion wranglers and on-stage assistants and dancers!
Having performed on television both at the local, regional and national levels, Brent has shown his adaptability to any venue, be it an intimate performance for private functions, to community and professional theatre!
Brent has also been active as a teacher and mentor for many budding young magicians over the years. He owned and operated a magic shop and studio that featured magic classes that culminated in the students' performance on the shops own cabaret stage!
Never one to rest, Brent is continuously re-inventing his act with new and more exciting effects and illusions. Not one to blend into the trend of the trend of the "shock value" or "street magic", Brent has strived to maintain a classic yet at the same time relaxed and modern presentation which he feels "preserves the mystery and the magic". In a world where digital effects make anything possible in film and on television, Brent attempts to instill wonder, laughter and delight in his audiences first hand with no camera effects. To witness one of Brent's performances is a chance to simply "Experience the Magic"!