Luke Jermay (born 7 March 1985) is a British

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, and writer.

Early life

Jermay (born Jermey) was born to a single mother, Jacqueline Jermey, on 7 March 1985 in

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, England. Jermay studied

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and magic theory, has written many books on his art, and has performed magic since age 12. At age 15, he wrote his first published book, ''7 Deceptions,'' which reached international popularity within the magic community.

Career

He has performed in more than 20 countries, including his native United Kingdom and the United States, in venues from local taverns to the

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on 20 December 2002 at the annual International Magic Convention in London, England. Best known for his use of suggestion and the apparent use of covert forms of psychological influence, his trademark routines are a self-induced cessation of his pulse, followed by a perceived stop of a random audience member's pulse, and ''The Chair Prediction'', a routine in which Jermay predicts which chair a spectator will choose to sit in. Jermay has written 33 books and manuscripts on magic and magic theory, many of which are limited-release, but magic companies have published four and mass-circulated. Those are ''7 Deceptions,'' ''Building Blocks'', ''Coral Fang'', and ''3510''. He has also worked with many other magicians and mentalists as a writer, designer of psychological illusions, and program consultant. His first consulting work was on season 1 of

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(2000) , which he continued on seasons 2 and 3 of

: Trick of the Mind (2003–2004). Jermay also worked with

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on seasons 1 and 2 of ''

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'' (2005–2006), and with

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on The Virtual Magician (2004). In 2008, Jermay,

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, and

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were founding members of The Optical Delusions, a touring show billed as "an evening of new-school variety." He also served as consultant for the television series

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, which started in 2008. More recently he has consulted for Dynamo, a UK based magician from Bradford.

Published works

Books

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Guest contributions

# Miracles of Suggestion by Kenton Knepper (three effects) # The Theta Portfolio by Allen Zingg (one effect) # The Garden of The Strange by Caleb Strange (several additions) # Meant To Be by John Born (collaboration between Jermay and

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) # Goats Grimoire by jose prager (collaboration between Jermay and Peter Turner)

Feature magazine articles

# The Centre Tear Magazine;
A series of 6 essays/effects published in the online Magazine "The Centre Tear." # MAGIC Magazine;
A trick-teaching section devoted to Jermay's effects. Most published in other sources. # Genii Magazine;
An ongoing series of essays and effects, and a cover article. # MagicSeen:
Cover article and interview.

DVDs

# Skullduggery # Induction (not yet published) # International Magic Live Lecture. # Mind Magic Performance DVD (after show sales only) # Emotional Intelligence # An Extraordinary Exhibition of Seeing with the Fingertips # Colorblind # Making Mind Reading Look Real

Podcasts

# The performers podcast. www.penguinmagic.com # Radio Magic Interviews. www.radiomagic.com

TV shows

# Derren Brown (Trick of the Mind Season 3 Writer.) # Criss Angel (Mind Freak seasons 1, 2. Writer/director and talking head features.) # Marco Tempest (The Virtual Magician Live Show Writer.) # The Johnny Vaune Show (resident mind reader performance) # The History of Magic (The world's best mind readers. Performance and writer credit) # Dynamo magician impossible (series 1&2) (series 2 in the making currently 2 April 2012)