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High Flying Calamari Brothers!

On Their Way to Get Ahead

Mark Cassettari and Rich Stewman performed a full-featured show with vanishing and appearing silks, the sucker egg and silk routine but apparently the hit of the show was the levitation of a young volunteer. “It was cool when the kid was floating,” said eight year old Lyndsay Albiani.

The team views their work as magicians as their “real jobs.” They work other full-time jobs to get the bills paid but “this is what we love,” Mr. Cassettari said. Their entire vacation is spent performing magic.

Like most of us, their interest in magic began early with Mr. Stewman performing tricks found in library books. Mr. Cassettari was performing for his Cub Scout troop. The friends continued in their development of magic and stage presentation until they decided to form the Flying Calamari Brothers. “We wanted something Italian sounding, like Houdini,” Mr. Cassettari said.

The team made it big relatively quickly. They won the Oakland Magic Circles Interclub State Magic Competition. Like a smart poker player, they left the competitive world on top and never entered a contest again.

The Bros.

Their work was originally geared towards the older crowd featuring effects such as “mouse in the blender.” And while they still perform for corporate parties, their demographics have skewed younger with more shows for birthdays and public libraries.

Their website is well-done and features the duo in their various roles and venues. From the reviews of their act and certainly the creativity of the…

On Their Way to Get Ahead

Mark Cassettari and Rich Stewman performed a full-featured show with vanishing and appearing silks, the sucker egg and silk routine but apparently the hit of the show was the levitation of a young volunteer. “It was cool when the kid was floating,” said eight year old Lyndsay Albiani.

The team views their work as magicians as their “real jobs.” They work other full-time jobs to get the bills paid but “this is what we love,” Mr. Cassettari said. Their entire vacation is spent performing magic.

Like most of us, their interest in magic began early with Mr. Stewman performing tricks found in library books. Mr. Cassettari was performing for his Cub Scout troop. The friends continued in their development of magic and stage presentation until they decided to form the Flying Calamari Brothers. “We wanted something Italian sounding, like Houdini,” Mr. Cassettari said.

The team made it big relatively quickly. They won the Oakland Magic Circles Interclub State Magic Competition. Like a smart poker player, they left the competitive world on top and never entered a contest again.

The Bros.

Their work was originally geared towards the older crowd featuring effects such as “mouse in the blender.” And while they still perform for corporate parties, their demographics have skewed younger with more shows for birthdays and public libraries.

Their website is well-done and features the duo in their various roles and venues. From the reviews of their act and certainly the creativity of the two magicians, they appear to be a team to watch for the near future. (We’ve added the site to the Inside Magic Links of Fame).

They have the makings of an act that will likely take them very far but show a love for magic that will certainly keep them close to our favorite art.

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