Before there was Spark,
there was a kid
with a magic trick.

Hi, I’m Lee.

A living room was my first stage.

I was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1981. Long before anyone called me DJ Magic, I was putting on singing and dancing shows for my family. At eight, I saw Cats on Broadway—and spent the next few weeks giving my family my own version. They were a very patient audience.

At ten, I joined the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania Choir. Two years of touring the East Coast gave me an early taste of performing beyond the living room. Then my Aunt Emily took me to Tannen’s Magic Shop in New York City. At twelve, I performed my first magic show. A new kind of possibility opened up.

FROM MY CHILDHOOD SCRAPBOOK · AGE 11

My first marketing piece.

I made this when I was eleven. Before the touring shows, before Kids Do Magic, there was this handmade piece and a kid who wanted people to come see his magic.

Looking at it now reminds me why this matters: children don’t have to wait until everything is perfect to create something and share it. I want Liam, Eva, Leo, and the children learning with Spark to feel that same possibility.

From a homemade flyer to weekly resort shows.

By age 14, we were performing every week at many of the top resorts in the Poconos, including Shawnee Resort, Caesars, Fernwood Resort, the Swiftwater Inn, and more. The shows I once put on for my family had grown into regular performances for families visiting the mountains.

At 16, we were hired to perform at our first magic convention in Daytona Beach. By 18, I had performed thousands of shows for families and at children’s birthday parties. Each show gave me another chance to practice, connect with an audience, and share the excitement that first drew me to magic.

Learning to use the spotlight for good.

Before graduating high school with honors, I helped put on a production that raised more than $3,200 for a student with leukemia. I also donated time to organizations including Big Brothers, Growing Hope, and Joey’s Eagles. As a freshman at George Mason University, I received a Service of the Year Award.

Those experiences showed me that entertainment could bring people together around something that mattered. That’s a thread I still carry into the work today.

Finding my voice—and a whole new rhythm.

In 1999, I was recruited to George Mason University’s public speaking (Forensics) team—a top-10 program for 30 years. I competed during my freshman and sophomore years, won hundreds of trophies, became a multiple-time district champion, and reached the quarterfinals at the collegiate level. Magic and public speaking both taught me to prepare, step forward, and connect with an audience.

Forensics is competitive public speaking and the oral interpretation of literature. George Mason’s intercollegiate team represents the university at regional and national speech competitions, with events that explore how spoken words can persuade, tell a story, and move an audience.

That training helped shape what I bring to KidsDoMagic today: preparing thoughtfully, expressing an idea clearly, and connecting with the people listening.

Fun fact: I won the team’s 30,000th trophy!

Then I walked into World Dance 120, my first formal dance class. Jim Lepore introduced me to salsa. As I’ve said ever since, “That three-credit course changed me forever!” I graduated in 2003 with a degree in International Politics and a minor in Legal Studies, but dance had opened another door.

From one classroom to stages across the country.

Magic, public speaking, Latin dance, and DJing became different ways to do what I’d always loved: help people join in. My performance journey has taken me across 47 states and six countries. Along the way, I taught at hundreds of college campuses and shared Latin dance with more than 100,000 people.

In 2006, I was chosen to represent Latin America at the World Bank International Showcase of Talent. In 2007, I taught more than 6,000 Microsoft employees to Latin dance at Coors Field in Denver. From a small class to a crowd that size, the invitation was the same: give it a try.

I’ve appeared on thousands of stages in more than 800 cities. Together with Kat, our entertainment journey includes seven touring shows and hundreds of thousands of people entertained. Through all those stages and audiences, I’ve kept coming back to the feeling of being a kid with something exciting to show someone.

A few moments from those stages.

Photos: Kristy Yang Photography.

2016

Kids Do Magic begins.

I launched Kids Do Magic to share that experience with children. Learning a trick could be the beginning of something bigger: introducing yourself, telling a story, or feeling ready to speak.

THE COVID YEARS

The journey pauses.

Covid interrupted that chapter. The world changed, and so did the path forward. Kids Do Magic’s story took a turn I hadn’t planned.

2026

Ten years later, a new spark.

Now I’m bringing Kids Do Magic back. Spark joins the adventure with guided practice, small challenges, and encouragement. The purpose is still close to my heart: helping children believe they have something worth sharing.

There’s a real person behind KidsDoMagic. I’m still that kid who loves a little magic—and I’m excited to share this next chapter with your family.

The Amazing LeeFounder, KidsDoMagic