Tampa Bay's event market is smaller than Miami's and less convention-driven than Orlando's, which changes what works: fewer large ballrooms, more private rooms, waterfront venues and corporate evenings at a human scale. Matteo Cammisa performs close-up magic and mentalism across Tampa Bay.
Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater form a market that behaves differently from the rest of Florida. There is a real corporate base — finance, healthcare, logistics — but it hosts its events at a domestic scale rather than a convention scale. The typical booking is eighty guests in a private room, not eight hundred in a ballroom.
That scale suits close-up magic almost perfectly. At eighty guests a performer can genuinely reach the room across an evening, which is not true at four hundred. What gets diluted at convention scale stays concentrated here.
The waterfront venues bring their own constraint: outdoor space, wind, and evening light that changes fast. None of it affects a format with no stage, no sound and no lighting requirement, which is a larger practical advantage in Tampa than in a city built around ballrooms.
The honest note: Tampa has a competent local performer market, and much of it is priced well below this. The distinction on offer is an international practice rather than a regional one, and whether that is worth the difference is a fair question to weigh rather than one to be sold on.
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
Corporate evenings and client dinners, where the guest list is the point and the room is small enough to reach properly.
Weddings, through cocktail hour and dinner service.
Private celebrations — milestone birthdays, anniversaries, dinners at home — covered in more depth on the private event page.
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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Worth answering with facts rather than a claim. Matteo Cammisa is a member of The Magic Circle, FISM and the Society of American Magicians, and has performed at more than 500 events across 30-plus countries. Tampa has a capable local market at lower prices; the difference here is an international practice, and that is a comparison worth making honestly rather than a title to assert.
From $2,500, quoted per event. The Tampa Bay local market quotes below this, which is a real difference in what is being booked rather than a gap to negotiate. The figure moves with the length of the evening and the format more than with guest count.
Yes. There is no stage, no sound system and no lighting requirement, so wind, changing evening light and open space present no problem — all of which defeat a staged act at a waterfront venue. Ordinary light is enough, and there is nothing to secure or take down.
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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