Mr Bottle
Mr Bottle[edit]
Mr Bottle (real name: Wee Kien Meng.[1][2][3]) is a Singaporean magician specialising in Children's magic[1]. He is also the founder of Mr Bottle's Kids Party[4][5] and Singapore Magicians Network[4][6]. He is the first kids' magician in Asia[3] featured on cover of trade magazine, The Linking Ring[1] in the issue of September 2015.
He helms a column, call 'Magic in a Bottle', on the official publication of Society of American Magicians, M-U-M[2].
Personal Life[edit]
- Graduated from National University of Singapore under the core curriculum programme[7] with Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) in 2002[6][8].
- Received graduate Dip. in Technopreneurship Innovation Programme (Nanyang Technological University-University of Washington) in 2003[9].
- Performed in Open Homes for Singapore International Arts Festival[10] (2017).
Magic Career[edit]
Mr Bottle is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Singapore Ring 115[11][7][1].
His early influences in Children magic includes Sammy Smith, David Ginn and later David Kaye (Silly Billy)[1].
He founded the Singapore Magicians Network which is Singapore's first magic website to promote magic in 2000[6][12].
He produced Singapore's First Underwater Show at the Underwater World[13] (Jan 2014).
He was first and only magician[14] invited to perform at the Pyongyang Circus for the 31st April Spring Friendship Arts Festival (11-17 April 2018) in Pyongyang, DPRK[15][16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 SCHLANGER, STEVEN (Sep 2015). "Kien "Mr Bottle"". The Linking Ring. 95: 24–27 – via International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kien Meng, Wee (May 2018). "Magic in a Bottle". M-U-M. 107: 50 – via Society of American Magicians.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aw, Cheng Wei (26 October 2015). "Working His Magic-on Children". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Enterprises | Nanyang Technopreneurship Center, NTU Singapore". Nanyang Technopreneurship Center, NTU Singapore. 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Lek, Emily (16 September 2017). "Party Crazy". The Straits Times.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Go online to conjure up a magician". The Straits Times. 21 June 2001.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Davie, Sandra (15 August 1999). "It's in the Cards". The Straits Times.
- ↑ Wong, Sher Maine (17 March 2003). "More Graduates Starting Up in Downturn". The Straits Time.
- ↑ "Technopreneurship" (PDF). NTUNews. Jan – Mar 2004: 11. January–March 2004 – via Nanyang Technological University.
- ↑ Tan, Jeffery. "Open Homes". Singapore International Festival of Arts. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Teo, John. "Singapore Ring 115 (The Great Wong Ring) Celebrates its 59th Anniversary". International Brotherhood of Magicians Singapore Ring 115.
- ↑ "Like Magic". Today. 24 June 2001.
- ↑ "First Underwater Magic Performance". Singapore Books of Records. Jan 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ deng, hua-gui (21 May 2018). "首名代表新加坡到朝鲜表演的魔术师". Lian He Zaobao. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ Wong, Tessa (26 April 2018). "Why I Performed Magic In North Korea". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Coleman, Alistair (17 April 2018). "North Korea's surge of friendly visitors". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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