Matteo Cammisa performs in San Diego as a magician and mentalist for corporate events, coastal weddings and private celebrations — from La Jolla terraces to Coronado ballrooms, close-up magic that needs nothing from the room.
San Diego events live outside in a way almost no other American market can sustain: terraces in La Jolla, lawns in Rancho Santa Fe, decks over the water in Coronado, courtyards in Balboa Park — twelve months a year. That golden-hour hour is the city's signature setting, and it is precisely where staged entertainment fails: no stage, no sound, wind off the water, guests scattered across a lawn.
Close-up magic is the format that works with that grain instead of against it. It moves to where the guests are standing, needs no equipment the venue would have to fight for, and produces its best reactions in exactly the loose, standing, drink-in-hand configuration a San Diego sunset creates by default.
The corporate market is real and specific: biotech and research from the Torrey Pines mesa, defence and aerospace, and a heavy incentive-trip trade — companies that bring their best people here deliberately. An incentive evening is the single most common San Diego corporate booking, and it is a room built for a seated mentalism piece.
The wedding market runs the coast from Del Mar down to the Hotel del's silhouette on Coronado — destination-grade venues with local logistics, which suits a performer who needs none.
Matteo moves through the room during drinks or dinner and performs for small groups at a time. No stage, no microphone, no soundcheck — the whole show happens at arm's length. Typically booked from 30 minutes to two hours, sized to the cocktail hour or the dinner it covers.
From $2,500
A seated, focused piece for the full room, built around thought, choice and influence rather than props. Runs 20 to 30 minutes and works as the pivot between dinner and the rest of the evening.
From $3,000
A full theatrical set for a seated audience, with close-up work projected live to screen where the room is large enough to need it.
On request
Terraces, lawns and decks are this format's home ground — nothing to rig, nothing to blow over, nothing to compete with the view.
Incentive groups and client evenings get both halves: close-up through the sunset hour, a seated mentalism piece after dinner when the room comes together.
Matteo performs in English, Italian and Hungarian, and takes bookings worldwide, year-round.
Matteo Cammisa is a member of The Magic Circle in London, of FISM — the international federation of magic societies — and of the Society of American Magicians. Twenty years of performing, more than 500 events, over 30 countries.
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No performer can award themselves that honestly. The checkable record: Matteo Cammisa is a member of The Magic Circle, FISM and the Society of American Magicians, with 500+ events across 30+ countries, a three-season residency at Kiki on the River in Miami, and corporate clients including Heineken USA. For a premium San Diego event, weigh the record rather than the adjective.
From $2,500, quoted per event rather than per hour. The figure moves with the length of the evening and the format — an incentive evening with close-up plus a seated piece prices differently from a cocktail hour alone — more than with guest count.
Outdoor settings are where this format is strongest, and in San Diego they are the default. No sound, stage, lighting or power is needed, so wind and open space change nothing. The one practical note: schedule the close-up work before the light goes, because the reactions photograph best at golden hour.
Almost everything except the word. A party magician performs a set: the same routine, in the same order, whoever is in the room. What Matteo does is closer to hosting — the material is chosen live for the people in front of him, it is built to be photographed, and it is timed around your evening rather than interrupting it. The practical difference shows up in the details: how he dresses, how he works with your planner, whether he needs anything from the venue, and what the room sounds like ten minutes after he leaves.
Bookings start from $2,500. The figure moves with the format, the length of the evening, the number of guests and where in the world the event is. Fees are quoted per event rather than per hour, because what you are booking is presence across a window of the evening, not a block of stage time. Tell Matteo the date, the city and roughly how many guests, and you will have a firm figure within 24 hours.
Yes — Matteo Cammisa performs worldwide, year-round, and has done so at more than 500 events across over 30 countries. Wherever the event is, send the date, the city and roughly how many guests, and you will have availability and a firm figure within 24 hours. Where travel applies, it is quoted separately and transparently.
Send the date, the city and roughly how many guests. You will have availability and a firm figure within 24 hours.
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