Paul Brook

Brook was born and raised in Birmingham, West Midlands, he now resides in the Scottish county of Caithness near to the loch village of Watten. From a young age Brook had an interest in the subjects of the mind, especially that of hypnosis. In the early years of his career he was a psychotherapist and ran his own therapy practice in Birmingham.{{cite web |url=http://www.hypnotherapistregister.com/Hypnotherapist%20West%20Midlands.htm |title=West Midlands Stop Smoking |publisher=Hypnotherapistregister.com |date= |accessdate=25 October 2012 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018085034/http://www.hypnotherapistregister.com/Hypnotherapist%20West%20Midlands.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.fyple.co.uk/company/hypnotherapy-and-counselling-eq2vaa/ |title=Paul's Old Practice Listing |publisher=Fyple.co.uk |date= |accessdate=25 October 2012 |archive-date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623021051/http://www.fyple.co.uk/company/hypnotherapy-and-counselling-eq2vaa/ |url-status=live }}

In 2004 Brook decided to start entertaining full-time and became a professional psychological mind reader.

In September 2007, prominent magic magazine Genii wrote a review of his first publicised work The Brook Test, beginning his career as a technical author in the field of mentalism.{{cite journal|last=Regal|first=David|journal=Genii|date=September 2007|volume=70|series=9|page=101|url=http://geniimagazine.com/|title=Archived copy|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-date=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009021841/http://geniimagazine.com/|url-status=live}}

April 2007, Winner of the Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year 2006, James Brown, acknowledged Paul as one of the most prominent mind readers in the UK.{{cite web|last=Brown|first=James|title=MAGIC BUNNY Forum|url=http://www.magicbunny.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34646|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306212957/http://www.magicbunny.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34646|url-status=live}}

October 2007, was the first public stage show of Brook's material. The show Open to Influence took place over two nights (18 and 19 October) and was described by a reviewer, "...the audience were clearly enjoying themselves. The work Paul had put into the show was evident, and the smoothness with which it ran was exemplary."{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Phill|title=Stage Show Review|url=http://www.magicweek.co.uk/magic_reviews/review_show_paul_brook_2007.htm|publisher=MagicWeek|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117014721/http://magicweek.co.uk/magic_reviews/review_show_paul_brook_2007.htm|url-status=live}}

April 2008, Brook lectured alongside Marc Paul, Enrique Enríquez and David Berglas in London. The lectures were on the psychological nature of mystery entertainment. A reviewer for the lecture wrote, "Already hailed as a must read for all mentalists, Alchemical Tools has taken the mentalist community by storm."{{cite journal|last=Webb|first=Andrew|title=Tabula Mentis Lecture Review|date=April 2008|pages=5–6|url=http://www.psycrets.org.uk/Meetings/Tabula%20Mentis%20III.pdf|accessdate=25 October 2012|journal=|archive-date=27 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127123932/http://www.psycrets.org.uk/Meetings/Tabula%20Mentis%20III.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 2009 to 2010, MagicSeen magazine gave Brook's products four and five star reviews.{{cite journal|last=Shaw|first=Phil|title=MAGICSEEN Magazine|journal=Magicseen|date=September 2009|volume=5|series=4|page=63|url=http://www.magicseen.co.uk/|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-date=6 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006005304/http://www.magicseen.co.uk/|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|last=Shaw|first=Phil|title=MAGICSEEN Magazine|journal=Magicseen|date=March 2010|volume=6|series=1|pages=50–51|url=http://www.magicseen.co.uk/|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-date=6 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006005304/http://www.magicseen.co.uk/|url-status=live}}

September 2012, ArtsFest Birmingham, Paul gave a public mind reading stage show at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham as part of ArtsFest, the largest free arts festival in the UK{{cite web|title=ArtsFest Birmingham|url=http://www.artsfest.org.uk/programme/paul-brook-2012/|publisher=Artsfest.org.uk|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904231134/https://www.artsfest.org.uk/|url-status=live}}

Throughout 2012 and 2013 Paul was an on-set Executive Consultant for a 10 episode mind reading and magic television series called 'Draíocht' starring Irish TV personality and magician Rua and created by Midas Productions. The show was first broadcast in the Spring of 2014 on the channel TG4.{{cite web|title=Draiocht Tg4|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUKgubo9dMofRjxdoSJsww/feed?view_as=public|website=YouTube|publisher=Midas Productions|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204071312/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUKgubo9dMofRjxdoSJsww/feed?view_as=public|url-status=live}}

April and May 2014, Brook toured the United Kingdom and Europe with the Panasonic Roadshow. During the five weeks Brook presented information about the latest technology that Panasonic has to offer and was able to perform in ways that were analogous to these technologies.{{cite tweet|user=PaulBrookSays|author=Paul Brook|number=455260990469185536|date=13 April 2014|title=Mega great fun for the next 5 weeks with the Panasonic Roadshow. Dress Rehearsal today in Gatwick. #Host #Performer}}

From late 2014 until mid 2017 Paul's main focus has been trade show mentalism, presenting around the world.

In April 2016, Brook gave a live streamed worldwide lecture for Penguin Magic.{{cite web|title=Penguin Magic Lecture|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6663|access-date=26 July 2017|archive-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029122653/http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6663|url-status=live}}

July 2016, Paul was a guest lecturer at the 'MINDS 3'{{cite web|title=MINDS 3 Lecture|url=https://www.mindfx.co.uk/pages/minds-convention-2016|access-date=26 July 2017|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823203854/https://www.mindfx.co.uk/pages/minds-convention-2016|url-status=live}} mentalism convention in Newcastle upon Tyne lecturing alongside Luke Jermay, Jorge Garcia, Alex McAleer, Dee Christopher, Harry Lucas and Mark Chandaue.

February 2017, saw the start of Brook's weekly 'Ask Paul Podcast',{{cite web|title=Ask Paul Podcast|url=http://www.heknows.co.uk/ask-paul-podcast/|access-date=26 July 2017|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719212519/http://www.heknows.co.uk/ask-paul-podcast/|url-status=live}} where listeners call in with entertainment, mentalism and show business questions for Paul to give his views on.

May 2017, Paul filmed an 'At The Table' lecture for Murphy's Magic Supplies.

July 2017, Brook was part of a public theatre show on the Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare.

November 2018, Paul Brook started live streaming retro games on the Twitch streaming platform under the name 'SirGameKnight'.{{cite web|title=SirGameKnight|url=https://www.twitch.tv/sirgameknight|website=Twitch|publisher=SirGameKnight|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419082915/https://www.twitch.tv/sirgameknight|url-status=live}} As of January 2019 the 'SirGameKnight' channel became Twitch Affiliated and in March 2019 has applied to become a Twitch Partner. Due to his father's long illness and subsequent death, the live streaming ended on 25 April 2019.{{cite web|title=Sir Game Knight Final Stream|url=https://twitter.com/SirGameKnight/status/1121336955441176576|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006201431/https://twitter.com/SirGameKnight/status/1121336955441176576|url-status=live}}

• The Brook Test (2007)
• Good Vibrations (2007)
• The Gift: the 14th step to mentalism (2007)
• On Mephisto's Shoulder (2007)
• The Alchemical Tools (2008)
• Thought Reader Card (2008)
• You Know Who Card (2008)
• Locked In Thought (2008)
• The Chrysalis of a Polymath (2009)
• Double Blank Svengali Deck (2009)
• One In The Hand (2009)
• Two In The Bush (2009)
• Underhanded (2009)
• Juxtapose (2010)
• The Book of Lies (2010)
• This Way Up [limited edition] (2011)
• Mind Power Secrets {{ISBN|978-0-244-67462-5}} (2011)
• NIX4 [limited edition] (2013)
• Around The Table (2015)
• The Big Connection (2015)
• NetWorker Deck (2016)
• Loyalty (2016)
• Trade Show Mentalism - Lecture Notes (2016)
• Choose Me (2017)
• Cool Beans (2017)
• Certified Mentalism (2018)
• Inflated Ego (2019)
• Mind Menus (2019)
• Mistress Memory (2019)
• The Copenhagen Cover-Up (2020)
• The Pen Game (2020)
• Birdie Num Nums (2020)
• Getting Into Shape (2020)
• Threeform Though (2020)
• Imp-Ossible (2020)
• Monosemy (2020)
• Photobomb (2021)
• Clearly Psychic (2021)
• Murder in the Matrix (2021)
• Show Me Your Hands (2021)
• Change Of Mind (2021)
• The Cracker (2021)
• Mental Tours (2021)
• It's Your Choice [limited edition] (2022)
• Hired & Fired Professional [limited edition] (2022)
• Not-A-Lotto (2022)

Brook's works have been praised by a long list of prominent members within the field of mentalism, such as Andy Nyman,{{cite web|last=Nyman|first=Andy|title=Review of 'The Brook Test'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/brooktest.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723081047/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/brooktest.htm|url-status=live}} Bob Cassidy,{{cite web|last=Cassidy|first=Bob|title=Review of 'This Way Up'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071145/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|url-status=live}} Marc Salem,{{cite web|last=Salem|first=Marc|title=Review of 'This Way Up'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071145/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|url-status=live}} Keith Barry,{{cite web|last=Barry|first=Keith|title=Review of 'On Mephisto's Shoulder'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/oms.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013075443/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/oms.htm|url-status=live}} Marc Paul,{{cite web|last=Paul|first=Marc|title=Review of 'The Book of Lies'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/bookoflies.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071808/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/bookoflies.htm|url-status=live}} John Archer,{{cite web|last=Archer|first=John|title=Review of 'This Way Up'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071145/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thiswayup.htm|url-status=live}} Jeff McBride,{{cite web|last=McBride|first=Jeff|title=Review of 'On Mephisto's Shoulder'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/oms.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013075443/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/oms.htm|url-status=live}} Richard Osterlind,{{cite web|last=Osterlind|first=Richard|title=Review of 'The Brook Test'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/brooktest.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723081047/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/brooktest.htm|url-status=live}} Colin Cloud,{{cite web|last=McLeod|first=Colin|title=Review of 'The Alchemical Tools'.|url=http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/alchemicaltools.htm|publisher=PaulBrook.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104023834/http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/alchemicaltools.htm|url-status=live}} to name a few.

{{Reflist}}

• BBC – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-pvraFd4s BBC Radio on Paul Brook]
• [http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/ Paul Brook Mind Reader official website]
• [https://www.twitch.tv/sirgameknight SirGameKnight]

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