Drew McAdam

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Drew McAdam
Drew McAdam on stage.jpg
Born (1955-06-04) 4 June 1955 (age 68)
Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s) Mentalist, Mindreader, Speaker
Website www.drewmcadam.co.uk

Drew McAdam (born 4 June 1955 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire) is a Scottish mentalist and mindreader, [1] also known as The Human Lie Detector, [2] speaker and performer of mindplay psychological illusion. He was "The Interrogator" on Channel 5 television show Trisha Goddard [3] [4] and a regular guest on the Scottish Television evening magazine programme The Hour. [5] He was also the subject and part-presenter of the 4-part BBC series School for Genius, and subject of the BBC Brainsmart project for schools. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Contents

He has specialized in taking mentalism techniques from the stage and applying them to the fields of education and business management under the title MindBiz.

Career

Radio

In addition to his regular appearances on local and national radio, Drew was the subject and part-presenter along with BBC presenter Vic Galloway of the BBC series School for Genius in which his techniques in reading of body language, memory systems and psychological persuasion techniques were demonstrated and taught to school children. A spin-off BBC project Brainsmart was aimed at helping school pupils prepare for examinations. [13]

Media

As a freelance journalist, McAdam is a reviewer of The Edinburgh Evening News. [14] He also wrote the book Making Money From Magic, published by Ian Rowland Ltd. [15] He has a weekly column in both the West Lothian Herald & Post, and the Linlithgow Gazette. [16] His weekly column was published as an anthology in the book Drew's Views ( ISBN   978-1-4716-5166-3) McAdam regularly gives seminars and lectures in memory techniques in the joint venture between the BBC and The Scotland Learning initiative in schools. [13]

Achievements

In the honour of his continuous years of performance, he has been recognised as an ambassador by the Heriot-Watt Magic Society [17] and so they named their annual award, the "McAdam Award".

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References

  1. ↑ "Edinburgh - REVIEW – Drew McAdam, An Evening of MindPlay Edinburgh Spotlight". www.Edinburghspotlight.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mentalist Drew McAdam Explains The Art of Deception Recognition". Humanchess.co. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Interrogator - Drew McAdam | Trisha Goddard". Trishatv.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "JURY GELLER; TV mindreader let off court duty amid fears over trial". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mentalist Drew McAdam: How to use simple techniques to influence peop…". archive.today. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.[ title missing ]
  6. ↑ GerardTheHypnotist says. "Drew McAdam on Smooth FM.mpg | Focused Interviewing 2013". Focusedinterview.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bending keys to get to girls' hearts". stv.tv.
  8. ↑ "Edinburgh International Magic Festival starts on Friday". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "The power of the mind; BY FOLLOWING DREW McADAM'S SIMPLE TECHNIQUES, YOU TOO CAN TAKE THE STRESSES AND STRAINS AWAY FROM EVERYDAY LIFE". thefreelibrary.com . Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "HIGHER POWER; HELP IS AT HAND FOR SCHOOLKIDS: Mind master Drew's top tricks to achieve better exam results". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Uri Geller's night on treasure island". The Scotsman . Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Arts diary: Magicians enjoy a spell together while sharing secrets of the prestidigital age". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Drew McAdam". Tmcentertainment.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Singh, Simon (6 March 2012). "Has Sally Morgan – Britain's best-loved psychic – ever read for you?". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Review Book - Making Money by Magic by Drew McAdam". www.magicweek.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Drew's View - Linlithgow Journal and Gazette". Linlithgowgazette.co.uk. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  17. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/hwmagicsoc/ [ user-generated source ]
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