I am beyond thrilled to be one of the speakers at this year's Essential Magic Conference.

Last year's event was a true game-changer for the world of Magic - a gathering of the top creative minds presented in the highest quality conditions imaginable.

Even though I was watching from my home in LA, I truly had the best seat in the house - the energy coming from that studio was contagious and my mind was buzzing for days afterwards.

I am a huge fan of EMC and am humbled by the thought of being in the same room as my HEROES who inspire me every day.  I hope all my friends and fans will join us - I personally guarantee you will get far more out of it than you expect!

Rudy Coby

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Hello, all my magic friends,

I am supposed to tell you how cool EMC is and how it has changed the history of the magic world, but when I gave it some consideration I found it unnecessary. The other speakers have already told you. I believe you got the message.

I am supposed to tell you how experienced, how great, these 33 speakers are. I am supposed to tell you about the wonderful ideas they will share. But when I gave this some consideration I found this too unnecessary because you can check all those details for yourself on the website of the EMC. I believe you got the message.

Finally, I am supposed to tell you what a good person Luis de Matos is, what a great friend, how hard he works for EMC and what a pleasure it was to be invited by him to join the conference. And how much he does to make everyone happy. But I believe that all the other speakers have told you this already.

I want to say something different to the others…

Let me see.... Em.... Ah.... I think....

Ok, you already know EMC is fantastic. What are you waiting for? Join us now and tell all your friends immediately. Let’s enjoy this magical journey together!   

Lu Chen

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We are very happy to announce that David Copperfield will be joining us via live video link from Las Vegas and giving an exclusive interview for EMC members. You will have a chance to choose the questions. This is a unique opportunity to hear from one of the greatest magicians ever, a performer who redefined what it meant to be an illusionist in modern times. We were thrilled when David Copperfield agreed to the interview but then he surprised us with another exclusive, a virtual tour of his museum of magic in Las Vegas!

A virtual tour of the DAVID COPPERFIELD MUSEUM

As part of the conference David Copperfield will be giving us a live tour of his amazing museum of magic in Las Vegas. This is one of the most magnificent collections of magic ever assembled. And our tour will be conducted personally via David Copperfield. Register now and take the tour as part of the Essential Magic Conference. And look out for our request for questions for David Copperfield. We want you to help build this exclusive interview. 

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A couple of weeks ago we announced our first competition. The prize was a super bundle of goodies courtesy of Murphy’s Magic Supplies. It included Luis de Matos EXTREME. Lennart Green MASTERFILE. And Dani DaOrtiz UTOPIA DVD box sets.

The question we set our members was: Who said, “I think that what makes a great magician is that he’s a good listener. Because that’s how you edit your act. That’s how you polish your act.” The answer lay in our Passion for Magic videos.

We had 37 correct answers that correctly identified the speaker of those words as Lance Burton.

To find a winner we arranged a random draw with cards and dice.  Check it out.

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Since my appearance on the first EMC in 2010 my travels have taken me to many parts of the world and it has been most gratifying to hear magicians talk about their own experience watching that first internet convention. Only then did I fully realize that all 33 of us in Portugal really did visit homes and magic clubs in every corner of the world. Magicians told of emailing in questions about something they had seen during a session and moments later having the answer to their question broadcast live to the rest of the world. They said it really did make them feel as if they were in the studio with us participating in the lectures and demonstrations. I will carry all of those good feelings with me this year when I return to Portugal for EMC2011.

Once again the line up of artists is so fantastic that we all anxiously sign on just for the opportunity to spend three intense days working and socializing with good friends and others whom we know only by reputation. I will happily travel 12,000 miles to attend EMC2011 but you can do so without ever leaving your house. All 33 of us will be coming your way soon and we hope you will send us your questions, comments and opinions on how we did.

Mike Caveney

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