Bao
Bao
Meet Bao, the sleight of hand magician/content creator with a sneaker addiction he can't shake. We had the chance to get into his head with a small Q&A and Photoshoot, teaching us tricks on how to never give up on your dreams, big or small.
Meet Bao, the sleight of hand magician/content creator with a sneaker addiction he can't shake. We had the chance to get into his head with a small Q&A and Photoshoot, teaching us tricks on how to never give up on your dreams, big or small.
Who are you?
My name is Bao, i'm mainly known as a magician, recently i've been developing a more personal side, like who is the person behind the magic.
Where are you from?
Born & raised in Montreal, however, my parents were born in Vietnam. Right now I live in the West Island.
What brands are on your Radar?
Y-3, Anti Social Social Club, and pretty much anything Adidas. Like Nike vs Adidas, I Prefer Adidas.
What was the first fashion item you purchase that got you addicted?
You know what? Nothing Fancy, my first pair of all white shoes. I never wore all white shoes, but after I got my first pair I can't stop wearing all white sneakers.
Whats your spirit animal?
A panda.
What are you obsessed with right now?
Right now i'm into instagram photography, i've been into artistic type things, but right now i'm really trying to have nice content for my instagram.
Whats your favorite magic trick to perform?
I love mentalism, I love doing this one trick where I can guess the contact name that they are thinking from their phone.
What made you get into magic?
Well, I started when I was 12, and I wasn't allowed to play video games so I discovered magic, out of curiosity and boredom.
Are their any other realms of magic that you want to branch out to? Like hypnotism?
I've actually explored a few different things like hypnotism, right now i'm really into the close up magic, like sleight of hand, but from time to time I really like mentalism, because you can really get into someones mind, and make a really good connection.
What should we expect from you in 2016?
I'm trying to create a lot of awesome content to put out for social media, i've become really picky of what I want to put out, it has to be really high quality.
Outside of magic are there any other career paths you want to follow?
Marketing in general, I love marketing, actually right now I work as a content creator for a few companies doing there social media.
Do you have any magicians that you look up to?
Yes definitely, there are like the mainstream magicians and the more underground, I really like David Blaine's laid back style, it's street magic, I really like that. I also really like the U.K magician Darren Brown, he applies all the psychological knowledge, hypnosis, and neuro-lynguistic, almost like hypnosis through speech.
Guilty Pleasure?
Live/Raw Octopus
Message to people following their dreams?
Don't let anything stop you from using you're free time to follow your dreams, even if it's on the side, i kept doing it on the side, and i've built a very strong foundation over the years, I never imagined that I would be where I am now, and to even become professional. It's just the fact that i'm doing what I love, it's always possible to build something that you love to do on the side.
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