About John VincelliMontreal Magician & Mentalist
Who is John Vincelli?
It started at my first communion celebration, the day before I turned 8.
A magician was performing for the whole family. At some point, he placed a small sponge ball in my hand, closed my fingers around it, and asked me to open them. There was another one. Then a third. Then I opened my hand one last time and found a sponge ball so large I could barely hold it with two hands. I had no idea what had just happened, and I needed to know.
I'd already been into magic for a couple of years. A Fisher-Price magic kit at age 6 had gotten me started, but that moment changed something. It stopped being a hobby and became an obsession. I spent the next several decades studying the craft, learning sleight of hand, reading everything I could find, and performing whenever I had the chance: family gatherings, friends' events, corporate parties on the side while I was still working a regular job.
In 2022, I made it official. I went full-time, built the business, and haven't looked back.
Today I perform for corporate events, weddings, and private parties across Montreal and beyond. I've performed for hundreds of organizations, from intimate private celebrations to high-profile galas for companies like Air Canada, RBC, Desjardins, and Manulife. Every performance is built on four decades of genuine passion for this craft, and on a deep commitment to making your event memorable for the right reasons.
A Refined Approach to Live Magic
My performances draw on several core disciplines, including sleight of hand, misdirection, psychology, and mentalism. Close-up magic happens inches from your guests, in their hands, at their table, in the middle of a conversation. It requires technical precision and the ability to read a room in real time. Mentalism works differently. It's psychological, intimate, and deeply personal. When someone's word, number, or memory surfaces impossibly in a performance, the reaction is something no other form of entertainment can replicate.
What ties all of it together is interaction. I don't perform at people. I perform with them. Every routine is adapted on the fly to the audience in front of me, their energy, their language, their sense of humour. I perform bilingually in English and French, switching naturally between the two during cocktail hours depending on who I'm talking to. For the show format, we choose one language in advance so the full audience experiences it together.
Presentation is part of the performance too. The suit is not an afterthought. It signals to your guests, before a single card is touched, that what they're about to experience is worth paying attention to.
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Trusted by Clients Across Montreal and Beyond
From national brands like Air Canada, RBC, Manulife, Desjardins, and Pharmaprix to intimate private celebrations, the clients who book John Vincelli have one thing in common: they want their guests to leave talking about the night.
Adriana G.
"What can I say, all our jaws dropped!! John is amazing and definitely knows how to entertain a crowd!!"
Jesse G.
"I’ve seen crazy amounts of magic tricks in my day but noting compares to this guy! 100% would recommend"