Being a magician in Las Vegas : The Ups and the Downs

Shimshi is a much celebrated magician in Las Vegas with a history of money spinning acts. But like other entertainers in America he is facing a lean phases with all his gigs disappearing in the recession hit economy. Yet he has not given up hope as a magician in Las Vegas.

The story of the phenomenal rise of a magician in Las Vegas is interesting
Shimshi was born in 1979 in Tel-Aviv in Israel. He started performing magic tricks since age thirteen. Then he set sail to USA in pursuit of a dream to be a magician in Las
Vegas.

His first stop was Los Angles, California. He began his gigs in Magic Castle, Hollywood in California. There he gathered accolades like three consecutive Strolling awards between 2002 and 2003 awarded by the Academy of Magical arts.

His fortunes turned in Feb, 2004 when he was asked by the Mirage Resort and Casino in
Las Vegas to be their resident magician. Shimshi spent two years as a magician in Las Vegas in this resort, honing his skills. He then moved to greener pastures by performing for the World's Greatest Magic show at the Sahara Casino, and V show at Planet Hollywood. Thus his career as a magician in Las Vegas began to bloom.

As a magician in Las Vegas, he has performed for a number of celebrities like Usher, Hugh Jackman, Steve Martin and others. He has also toured the world impressing audiences in Asia and Europe. He has performed at venues like the Princess Grace Theatre in Monaco and the Winter garden theatre in Berlin.

Shimshi has won many honors in his career as a magician in Las Vegas. Los Angeles Times has described him as "Anything but Ordinary". In 2000, when he stepped foot in America, Shimshi had declared," In everything I do, I want to reach out to the sky.' As a magician in Las Vegas, he received a number of awards from the Magic fraternity like The Milbourne Christopher award for
Best Newcomer and the Mandrake D'Or award In Paris.

Radio 97.1 FM did a one hour special on him In this act as a magician in Las Vegas, he did the impossible- he made the listener's spoons bend. The magician in Las Vegas has also performed on Mondo Magic program featured on A &E television network. In 2008, Shimshi got recognition as best out of 100 magicians for ABC's America's Got Talent show.

However Shimshi was in the news recently for the decline in his fortunes. Ever since the economic down turn, his gigs as a magician in Las Vegas have disappeared. As a result, Shimshi stays at home looking after his only daughter while his wife minds a catering business. The couple has lost their savings which they had invested in a franchise of Smoothie King. All their former expenses have been cut down- no more spa visits, phone services, pool services etc. The crisis has reached such a point that they can no longer afford school fees for their daughter.

But Shimshi is unfazed. As a magician in Las Vegas, he is planning new gigs like spots for tradeshows of big companies.

Shimshi may be down, but he will never be out! He will remain the quintessential magician in Las Vegas.