About

The Magic Journey of Bronson Chadwick:

From Boyhood Dreams to Real-Life Wonders

 

For over fifteen years, Bronson Chadwick has enchanted audiences as a professional magician, but his love for the craft began long before his commercial career. As a second-generation magician, Bronson’s journey started in childhood, learning the art of illusion from his father, Bruce Chadwick, who owns the Illusion Warehouse in Fort Worth. This magic store and stage illusion manufacturing facility also boasts a small theater where countless tricks come to life.

 

As a young boy, Bronson performed a charming five-minute magic act monthly at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, alongside his fellow budding magicians. Dressed in a small tuxedo and wielding a magic wand, his act featured classical tricks with silk handkerchiefs and large boxes, captivating audiences with youthful wonder.

 

In 1997, after his parents parted ways, Bronson moved with his mother to a rural town in North Carolina, about an hour west of Charlotte. Though opportunities to perform were scarce during the school year, his summers were filled with magic. He returned to Fort Worth to assist his father at the Illusion Warehouse and accompanied him to performances and magic conventions, recharging his magical batteries for the school year ahead.

 

It wasn’t until 2003 that Bronson discovered a vibrant community of magicians in the Carolinas. That winter, he attended his first South Carolina Association of Magicians convention in Columbia. Over three days and two nights of nonstop magic, Bronson witnessed performances from magicians worldwide, including the legendary Japanese stage act, Fukai and Kimika. This experience ignited a new passion and broadened his magical horizons. Even today, Bronson credits the performance of Fukai as a major inspirational departure point for his present career on top of his already-strong inspiration from his dad, Bruce.

 

 

Bronson's story began with a spark of wonder at the SCAM convention in South Carolina. Alongside his school friend Brentt, the two high school teenagers dreamt up grand ideas for the stage magic contest. In 2006, with fellow young magicians Justin and Taylor, their multi-person act dazzled the audience and clinched the first-place trophy.

 

Performing throughout Shelby, North Carolina, Bronson juggled his schoolwork with his passion for magic. He thrived in English and found ways to connect his academic subjects with his magical endeavors. Bronson began to draw inspiration from other theatrical art forms including traditional Shakespearean theatre, and pop culture references including The Muppets, comic book references, and Cirque Du Soliel.

 

As a Boy Scout, Bronson performed a large-scale magic show called The Magic of Reading for his Eagle Scout project in 2008. This show, featuring reading-themed magic tricks, was performed at a local elementary school and set the stage for future literacy projects.

 

Graduating from Crest High School in 2008, Bronson moved to Fort Worth to enroll in Tarrant County College, pursuing his dream of performing magic commercially. That summer, he worked at Gearhart, an oil and gas production equipment company owned by hobbyist magician Marvin Gearhart.

 

During his time at Tarrant County College, Bronson worked at the Illusion Warehouse, a local magic shop. In the winter of 2009, he took ownership of the shop, performing magic shows in the evenings and weekends until its closure in 2010.

 

In 2010, Bronson returned to North Carolina briefly, but soon found himself on a new adventure. His booking agent offered him a full-time, salaried role performing magic across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware. Moving to a small town outside Philadelphia, Bronson entertained audiences with diverse magic shows for corporate events and children's parties.

 

After a year on the road, Bronson returned to Texas, this time to the city of Midland. He performed a series of Magic Dinner Theater engagements at a local Tex-Mex restaurant and corporate events. During his time in Midland, he met his wife, Emily, an accomplished artist.

 

The 2020 pandemic nearly halted Bronson’s live performances, but he found an opportunity at the Music City Mall in Odessa, Texas. In exchange for live performances, he ran another magic shop called The Wonder Store, offering beginner magic items, novelties, and rare confections. During this time, Bronson also became the president of the Texas Association of Magicians, organizing the annual convention with acts from around the world.

 

With a renewed focus on literacy, Bronson began the Magic in the Library Initiative, using magic tricks to illustrate language arts skills to K-5 students in live shows and online resources. Now residing outside Lubbock, Texas, Bronson and Emily continue to inspire and entertain. Bronson produces Magic in the Library shows in schools and public libraries throughout the week and theatrical stage shows on weekends.

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When not on the road performing Bronson enjoys writing. In 2024 he produced a book for other magicians called Hocus Focus: The Authentic Approach to Magic. Bronson also enjoys film, art museums, cooking, scuba diving, camping, and anything else that can get his creative juices flowing. Bronson and his wife Emily now reside in the Lubbock, Texas area while Emily works on her masters degree at Texas Tech University.

 

Since 2008, Bronson has enchanted over 1,000,000 people with his magical talents, leaving a trail of wonder and inspiration wherever he goes.