Kane Magic Entertainment

I threw my 4^th and 5^th grade boys a birthday party and the kids loved him. He provided the music and played whatever the kids wanted. Nice guy. Great stage set up. 4 out of 5 stars because he uses tricks for young kids, I wouldn’t recommend him for adult parties but most definitely for kids! We had a blast.

We hired Mr. Kane for a birthday party for kids roughly ages 6 – 8. The bottom line is that if they had been much older, they would have been bored. Two adults in attendance voiced that they didn’t think he was very good.
Despite what sounded like would be a good show, based on conversations with Mr. Kane, here were my issues with the show, it:
a) wasn’t as long as expected,
b) moved too slowly which means we didn’t get as many tricks
c) included tricks that were too similar in nature
d) required a larger setup area than was expected, meaning the viewing location in the house was less than desired
e) concluded with a sales pitch telling the kids to tell their parents to hire him — are you kidding?
f) included an assistant who seemed to be a fill-​in (though she was nice and polite)
I will say Mr. Kane was on time to set up and started on time. He was also very nice.
I would NOT hire him again.

Mr. Kane provided some of the entertainment for my 2011 Halloween Party. Although he seemed professional in the conversations we had about his performance prior to the party and I do believe he put forth effort, I was ultimately disappointed in the show, but I was especially unhappy with his attitude. I had misgivings during a couple of the conversations we had in the weeks before the party. He gave me very little information about the specifics of the show, only vague statements, and told me that he never allows his clients to see a show prior to the actual performance. I also felt that he was trying to take too much control over my party in general, but I told myself he was just overly enthusiastic. I did expressed my concerns to him more than once, but he didn’t seem to understand what I meant, and continued to reassure me that everything was going to be great. I take full responsibility for the fact that i didn’t just cancel his performance. The show was long, boring, contained very little magic, and there were technical problems. The show was very amateurish. After going to the backstage area and asking someone working for him to get word to him to stop the show (and I observed that person doing this), he continued on. When I talked to him about my disappointment after the party, he offered no apology whatsoever. These two facts are the real reason I am writing this review. It’s one matter that the show fell far short of meeting my expectations, but the fact that he ignored me when I asked him to bring the show to a close and his lack of concern that I was unhappy with how things went was very upsetting to me.
I will say that I believe Kendal may not work at many adult parties. He told me that the show would be very different from what he normally did, but said that he was excited about that, assuring me that he could provide me with what I wanted. I think the show was bad because he was trying to be innovative and didn’t really know what he was doing.
I am sure that Kendal does a good children’s magic show. But be forewarned, he has a controlling personality and in my experience at least, does not listen to the client! Furthermore, don’t expect him to offer an apology, much less even a partial refund if you are not happy with his performance!