MagicBascomb's Bio

Bascomb Grecian has been performing professional magic for more than four decades, beginning his performing career in 1983 in Southern California.

At age 16, Bascomb was accepted into the Magic Castle Junior Magicians Society in Hollywood, an early training ground that placed him in the company of serious young performers and established professionals.

By age 18, Bascomb was working onstage as an assistant to stage magician and comedian Ed Alonzo, who would later become widely known to television audiences through the hit series Saved by the Bell. Bascomb worked alongside Alonzo in his stage productions, including performances at state fairs, gaining firsthand experience in the staging, timing, and production of large-scale live magic.

In 1984, Bascomb was hired by the U.S. Olympic Committee to perform as part of the Olympic Arts Festival surrounding the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles—an experience that came at the beginning of what would become a lifelong love of the art of magic and entertainment.

By age 19, Bascomb had expanded into the world of corporate and trade-show magic. One of his early major engagements was the National Kitchen & Bath Show, where he performed for DuPont, combining salesmanship with sleight-of-hand magic to demonstrate and promote the company's Corian® countertop product. It was an early example of what would become one of his specialties: using magic not simply as entertainment, but as a powerful way to capture attention, communicate an idea, demonstrate a product, and make it memorable.

Over the decades, Bascomb has performed at restaurants, corporate events, trade shows, private events, and stage productions. His restaurant career alone has included appearances at more than 30 establishments.

Some of his longest-running engagements were in Northern California. He performed for approximately five years at Dawn's Steakhouse in Redding during the 1980s and became a regular Friday- and Saturday-night feature at Pio Loco, the renowned contemporary Mexican restaurant created by "Chef Jeff," where his residency continued for more than six years.

Bascomb later took his restaurant magic to Las Vegas, where he had a one-year, six-night-a-week residency at the Rainforest Cafe inside the MGM Grand, as well as performing at a Las Vegas local favorite Ventano's.

One of the highlights of his close-up career was his 2009–2012 residency at Rivers Restaurant in Redding, the multimillion-dollar Shasta Enterprises property overlooking the Sacramento River. There, Bascomb performed every Friday and Saturday night, bringing sophisticated close-up magic directly to guests at their tables.

His restaurant work also took him throughout California, including performances at The Barn Restaurant in Tustin, Newport Rib Company in Newport Beach, and the legendary Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Beyond close-up magic, Bascomb has performed at corporate parties, major trade shows, and stage productions. During the early 1990s, he worked with a promoter on stage shows where he opened for musical acts from the 1950s era as well as country music bands.