Stage & Close-Up Show
★5.0(138 reviews)THE STAGE SHOW Let Derek showcase his charming personality, wit, and humor for all of your guests at once! Derek can entertain a variety of audiences from your most intimate group to a theater of several hundred people. Derek's stage/stand-up act, incorporates audience participation where the guest get to join Derek up on stage to become the stars of their peers! Allow Derek to get in the mind of spectators where he reads minds, makes predictions, and knows things he should NEVER know! He provides for mix of fun, visual, creative, and mind blowing effects that will astonish even the most skeptic viewer. And Derek can cater his show to any size audience, venue, and or company theme.
THE CLOSE-UP SHOW Close-up/strolling Magic is one of the most intimate forms of Magic and Derek does a fantastic job of creating miracles in the hands of spectators he just met! This is ideal for the cocktail hour for an event or even great as an icebreaker to get people interacting and mingling with each other. Derek is one of Southern California's top sleight of hand magicians, and you can see this in action as he uses items such as cards, coins, and even borrowed bills, and rings to make the Magic happen with the spectators own objects in their hands. As an Award Winning Close-up Magician, Derek knows how to create such memorable miracles that will be talk of the event years to come!
About the Host
Derek Ostovani
Magician / Mentalist in San Diego
San Diego, US
English
Derek Ostovani, a regular performer at The World Famous Magic Castle, has performed for celebrities, corporate executives, fortune 500 companies and audiences large and small around the globe. He’s not in the business of doing Magic, rather in the business for making memories. He uses a special blend of psychology, illusions, and witty humor to charm and amaze even the toughest crowd and provide for an astounding show! Derek can even incorporate hypnosis into the show and use years of training to make the performance come alive with interactive enjoyment.
He has performed at theaters across the nation including The Magic Castle in Hollywood, The Chicago Magic Lounge, and many others. He is a talented and acclaimed Magician/Mentalist who specializes in providing high-end entertainment for all kinds of special events, occasions, and gatherings.
Derek holds the 2012 1st Place award in the Close-up competition for the International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) and served 2 terms as President for his local I.B.M. Ring in San Diego. Derek attends an Invite only convention in Buffalo, New York known as 4F (Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic) where only 250 of the best and most creative Magicians are invited.
Derek holds a Bachelor's of Science in Structural Engineering that he obtained from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and utilizes his background in engineering to think up and manufacture some of his own effects.
What people say
If you are looking for entertainment that people will genuinely remember, Magic with Derek delivers. The magic is incredible, but the real standout is how engaging and interactive the experience feels. Professional, polished, and genuinely impressive. Highly recommend for private events, parties, and corporate gatherings.
Derek was absolutely fantastic at our company event. From the moment he walked into the room, he had everyone engaged, entertained, and fully captivated. He made sure every team member had the chance to participate, which created such a fun and inclusive experience for the entire group. His mind-bending tricks left us completely in awe, and weeks later, our team is still talking about them and trying to figure out how he did it. Derek brought incredible energy, professionalism, and talent to the event. We would highly recommend him for any company gathering or special occasion!
Derek Ostovani was so much fin and had all our guest amazed with his magic! My Special Needs daughter was a part of the event and he included her in on some magic. I was very impressed with his patience and his comfortability working with her. I would highly recommend him if you’re looking for a magician. He not only does magic but he’s also mentalist, dresses very professional, very funny, and has some amazing magic tricks!
We hired Derek to perform during the cocktail hour at our daughter's wedding, and he absolutely knocked it out of the park. From the moment he arrived — on time, well-dressed, and ready to go — he was a total professional. What impressed us most was how he worked the room. He moved seamlessly from group to group, engaging guests with close-up magic that left everyone genuinely baffled and delighted. People were still talking about his tricks during dinner. More than a few guests pulled us aside to ask how they could book him for their own events. The cocktail hour can sometimes feel like dead time between ceremony and reception, but Derek turned it into one of the highlights of the evening. He has a natural charisma and warm sense of humor that made every interaction feel personal rather than performative. Prompt, polished, and genuinely talented — we couldn't recommend Derek Ostovani more highly.
Derek performed at a bachelorette for us and truly gave us such an experience to remember!! Everyone had so much fun and he truly shocked and wowed us. He was so kind and easy to work with! Would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone!!
We hired Derek for a 1 hour close up show at our Airbnb. He did an exceptional job, and was highly professional and a great communicator throughout. His performance was so good that we were basically in awe the whole time. Would strongly recommend him!
Derek was super accommodating, professional, full of fun energy, and kept everyone laughing the whole time. He made the bride-to-be the star while including almost every girl in his mind-blowing tricks! Highly recommend—he made our bachelorette party truly unforgettable.
We had Derek preform for a project team holiday event over Zoom and it was really fun! He was very interactive with our group and had a great sense of humor! We were laughing and smiling and having a great time watching amazing tricks! Thank you, Derek!
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