Rising to the top

I feel the need to share this...

In every show, there are always a few volunteers who get hypnotized who really rise to the top. The other night was no exception. All of these people were great volunteers...



They all helped make the show. However, there was one girl in particular who ROSE TO THE TOP and everyone was coming up after the show and RAVING about her!



I ended this particular show telling all of the volunteers that they were Britney Spears and would dance and sing accordingly. Well, this girl REALLY had her Britney Spears down pat. She really got into it and sang into the microphone and danced around the stage. She got a standing ovation. Thank you for being such a GREAT volunteer! That leaves me with one question... What surprise will tonight's show bring...?

Lot's and Lot's of shows coming up

Hello Everyone!

It's been a busy 4 weeks! As some of you may know and even seen, I performed at the great Spencer Fair for their 141st year. It is the largest and longest running fair in Central MA. About 2,000 to 3,000 people came out for each show. It was my second year in a row there performing 3 shows throughout the weekend. Next year they want me to do my ESP show as well, which I think will go over great!. Here is a photo from one of the nights at the fair...



All these people are hypnotized.

I have been working very diligently the past few weeks getting to 40 DVD'S of the show shipped and also booking nearly 20 shows all over New England from Maine to New Jersey. I will post some dates and places up soon. Until then, thank you everyone from the shows I have been doing lately for all your support, without you guys, I would have no show!

Hypnotically Yours,
Dan

On A Role!

Hello Hypno Junkies!


Have you ever been so motivated to do something that you won't let anything stand in your way? It is a great feeling to have and when you realize that you have the ability to do anything you put your mind to, it's like someone lit a rocket under your butt!

This has been happening the past week or so. I realized that I really need to start planning things out for the long term. Short-term is good, but that's exactly what it is, short-term, a quick fix. So I mapped out a small plan of what I wanted to do this year and what I where I wanted to go. So I started planning out a tour which will start in MA and go through New Jersey and down to PA and back up to MA. It will be for about two weeks, something small and manageable right now as I found that doing this does require a lot of planning.

I am also planning on performing on a Mediterranean Cruise Line. I would be a headliner on the ship and getting my name out there so I can become international and not be bound to one place.

I also, however, have A LOT of shows coming up in the New England area soon (MA, NH, VT, etc) and I was afraid that I wouldn't have enough time to do a cruise or a tour, but all that aside, I decided to just plan on it anyway and I can always get someone to fill in on my land bookings while I am gone.

I will keep everyone posted on what goes on!

CHEERS!
danimal

10 years and going strong

Hello everyone!

I just finished reading some pretty interesting literature online about the negative connotations and the stigma that younger hypnotists get in this field. It was said that many younger hypnotists are not experienced, not qualified, and do not provide what they say they will provide. Whereas this may be the case for some, I want to set the record straight. Yes I am 22 years old, yes I do claim to have 10 years of experience, and yes I am serious when I say that. For me to have 10 years of experience, it means I had to start performing when I was 12 years old. That is also true, I was recognized by certified instructors of the National Guild of Hypnotists when I was 14 for being the world's youngest trained professional hypnotist. I had to take classes and hypnotize several people in order to graduate from the class, and not only that, but I had to also take a final examination. Out of 22 people in that class (all of whom was over 40 years of age) both myself and one other person were the only two people in the class to receive PERFECT SCORES on the examination.

Now, some may be wondering why I am writing this. My reasoning is this: Being young does have its advantages and disadvantages, BUT it does not make me inexperienced or naive about something that I take pride in and am passionate about. I have well over 1,800 shows under my belt and I believe that being younger helps me connect with my target audience much better.

I do not claim to know everything, in fact, I still have a lot that I want to learn. But I leave you with this wisdom... if you are passionate about something, then pursue it, as long as it is will not harm you or anyone else. Approach everything with good intention. When you work hard at something and succeed, you will have great feelings of self accomplishment and growth.

I did not mean for this post to be "all about me" but I did mean for it to act as a word of wisdom to those out there who may think that younger people have lack of knowledge or lack of experience. Now that I have graduated from college recently I have more time to dedicate to my performance career and also to doing things like updating my blogs regularly. So thank you to everyone who has believed in me and who supported me throughout all of my travels, trials, and tribulations!

Chat soon
Dan Candell

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Holy Name...You Rock

So...Friday night I performed for Holy Name High School then I had some other shows throughout the weekend. I have to be honest, I thought Holy Name would be one of those shows where I go in, perform, and then have that show blend in with the rest of the 250+ shows a year that I do. BUT, Holy Name is def and a place I will never forget. Everyone there was so eager to see the show, and all of the work was done by a small handful of students. Well... these five or six guys didn't disappoint as the auditorium was packed for the show and the stage was overflowing with volunteers.

I started of doing my mind reading amazed everyone with that. Then we moved into the hypnosis. All of the volunteers were so eager, composed of both students and teachers, all of the skits brought the house down as people belly danced, sang like Brittney Spears, thought I had disappeared, etc. It resulted in a standing ovation. However, I want to thank three people who stood out in my mind for planning the show...

Brandon
Tom
Will

Thank you and everyone else who helped plan and set up for the show. And also, thank you for putting on a hilarious introduction with a gorilla suit, haha. I look forward to performing for Holy Name again next year, and thank you Brandon for booking me again. I am glad that you guys made a good profit from it cuz u all deserved it!

Here are some pics from this show.

Smaller shows can be great fun

It has been quite a while since I have done a smaller show. Usually I do larger shows with over 200 people. However, when I was asked to do a show for a birthday party, 35 people or so, it went off without a hitch. It was great to perform in a more intimate setting again. It was in a club house type building and I just hypnotized people in the audience and then brought six people up in the front of the room. They became belly dancers, orchestra conductors, piano players, richard simmons, etc. Everyone in the room left with tears rolling down their face from laughing so hard.

I also did my mind reading segment before we got in the hypnosis. People thought of questions and concentrated on them. I then told them what question they were thinking of and the answer to the question. It was great fun and sometimes even amazes me. And we now know that Crystal's dad will be getting her a yellow lab in June hahahaha.

If it wasn't for the great audience and the volunteers, I wouldn't have a show. They all did a wonderful job and they are the TRUE stars of the show. Great job guys, you made this night one to remember for all of the attendees!

I didn't expect that...

So a few weeks ago I performed in a high school theater for a fundraiser. The stage was very large and afterward I discovered that David Copperfield performed on that same stage about 12 years ago. This made me feel privileged that I got the opportunity to perform on the same stage as David Copperfield. However, the enjoyment did not end there.

Truthfully, I didn't think that show was the best, because for some reason I did not feel well before the performance and I think it threw me off a little. Although I thought it could have gone better, 13 people still got hypnotized, they went out like a light, and EVERYONE raved about it. They had also said that they had another hypnotist last year and they liked my show much better because I seemed to have more fun and interacted and connected with the crowd more. Usually, for every show I do I get about two or three calls from it...

So, the school made over $1000.00, they were happy, I was happy. The next day I got a phone call from one of the people who booked my show for the previous night. Not only did they book another show for next year already, but to my amazement, TEN other schools called me within the next two days just from hearing about the show that went on at this school. This goes to show, that even though you think some things may not go as planned, no one else will know except for you. I look forward to performing for those 10 other schools this year. With only about three months left in the school year, it is going to be a busy season.

All About My Blog

Hey everyone!
I have been asked by several people who have seen my shows to put together a blog for my shows that I do and give updates, post pictures and videos, and share things that have happened in my shows. I will try to give regular updates and share my experiences and funny stories of performances from my high school and college shows as well as the private functions that I do. So comment and let me know what you want to know and see.

Thank you!
Dan