“Jay Sankey has established a strong reputation as one of the top creators of innovative close-up magic.” -Max Maven

“Jay will go down in history as one of the funniest, ground breaking, and most creative magicians of all time.” –Nathan Kranzo

“Jay’s bar-raising efforts have helped produce a generation of magicians with higher expectations.” –David Acer

What will he teach?

SIMPLY LETHAL: Powerful close-up mentalism that is easy to do.

Magic Wand (stick)
3 Times Lucky
Formal Affair (spoon in hank + drawing of spoon)
Hypersensitive (coins)
Simply Divine
At Any Number
Twister (twisted spoon)
Stop Me Here (post it notes)
Group Hypnosis (3 packets)
Strange Attraction (rubber band, ring and bills)
The Monopoly Mystery

Who is he?

For more than 30 years, Jay has entertained audiences at private events, trade shows, hotels, banquets and corporate functions all over the world for such clients as Honda, McDonald’s, Toyota, Club Med, Manulife Real Estate, Chrysler, Panasonic, Labatt Breweries, Brand Voice, Cyanamid, Amp of Canada and Coca-Cola.
Jay has also appeared on many television networks including CNN, CBC, CTV, TVO, Bravo, Discovery and Japan’s NHK channel.
As a creative consultant, Jay has worked with many of the world’s most famous magicians including David Blaine, Criss Angel and David Copperfield, as well as consulted on several television series including AMERICAN GODS and IMPOSTERS.
And as a public speaker, Jay has presented talks and run workshops on persuasive communication, creativity and the psychology of belief in Canada, United States, England, Germany, Denmark, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Australia and Japan. For more information about Jay’s corporate talks visit SankeyTalks.com
Jay also holds the world’s record for creating more original illusions than another other living magician.
And the magic and comedy videos featured on his popular SankeyMagic YouTube channel have been watched by more than 30 million people, and attracted more than 350,000 subscribers.
Working with Cream Productions, Jay even created a multi-layered social deception and convinced crowds of people in Toronto’s Kensington Market that the world famous CN Tower had mysteriously vanished into thin air!
As an author, Jay has written several books on performance theory, including ‘Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy’ and ‘Zen and the Art of the Monologue,’ both published by Routledge Press in New York.
Jay lives in Toronto with his wife Lisa, and two children Mason and Madelaine.