Pete Heat performs for some of the most famous people on the planet. We get into how those gigs actually come about, the Jude Law moment that reminded him to stop throwing his own tricks away, and why one rough show on a half-empty cruise ship says nothing about you.

Plus an exclusive: Pete’s finishing a book on filming magic, drawn from years as a TV consultant and cameraman, and he shares some of what’s in it.

Pete: peteheat.co.uk and @peteheat on Instagram. He’s also performing regularly at Magician’s Table in London.

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Thanks to Stuart Davies for editing.

Chapters

00:00 Intro 05:36 Coming back after a break 07:51 Cruise ships and the second 45 10:53 Wanting to do magic you’d actually watch 14:16 Close-up as a job, not your art 16:56 AbraCircle 17:40 Rough gigs and not beating yourself up 21:16 Hitting the wall at a close-up gig 24:14 The Fringe and the stage show 26:01 Celebrity gigs, Margot Robbie and Mumford and Sons 29:11 How do you get those gigs? 32:52 Remembering what you do isn’t rubbish 33:18 Jude Law and the Omni Deck 36:37 Magic is a tiny part of most people’s lives 41:56 New toys in the bag 49:53 Why don’t magicians make more content? 59:59 Positioning yourself as a high-end magician 1:08:57 AI, tools and terrible posters 1:13:48 Pete’s book on filming magic 1:21:42 Taking charge when you’re being filmed 1:26:14 Saying no without being a diva 1:30:49 Where to find Pete