Alan Scott WatsonQSM (born 26 November 1950) is a professional
magician living and performing in
Auckland, New Zealand. He has been performing professionally for more than 30 years and has been presented with some of magic's highest awards and accolades.
Biography
Born in
Wellington in 1950, Watson learned the art of magic from his great-great uncle, Oswald Ashton, at the age of seven.
He has appeared at the
Magic Castle in Hollywood six times for a total of over 130 performances. He was the founder and administrator of the MagicNZ BBS in 1993. Watson also founded the Magic New Zealand
e-zine and has acted as editor from 1999 to present. In 1995 he was awarded the MIMC with Gold Star, the highest degree member of
The Magic Circle. Watson and his wife Michele were presented the DRAGON Award in New York 2002. In 2006 he was a recipient of the
Benny Award from the
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, their highest honour.
The Magic Circular [UK] – December 1995 – Front cover – New Zealand special section, pages 223–230. Also in this edition Peter Blanchard wrote a double page spread on the Watson family "This Is Your Life", pages 234–235
Genii Magazine [US] – October 1992 – Front cover – New Zealand special issue for which Alan compiled, pages 805–819
Watson publishes a weekly E-zine, Magic New Zealand. Magic New Zealand has more than 17,000 subscribers worldwide including many well-known magicians. It contains articles and writeups as well as performance dates and regular columnists.